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Concerned about neighborhood coyotes? Interested in learning how to help keep them away? Then join this family-friendly Coyote Safety webinar on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm! Pasadena Humane’s expert Wildlife Manager will share information about the urban coyote and demonstrate humane hazing techniques so that you can peacefully – and safely – …

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August 22nd would have been the 100th birthday of famed writer and public library advocate Ray Bradbury. In celebration of the Bradbury Centennial, South Pasadena’s Poet Laureate Ron Koertge has recorded a poem written in remembrance of Bradbury, and the Library is participating in the national Ray Bradbury Read-A-Thon. From August 22 through September 5, 2020, …

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LA County continues to increase access to testing in our communities that need it most. Data shows that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts certain communities more than others. Specifically, low income communities and communities of color. That is why increasing equity and access to testing is critical to slowing the spread of COVID-19 and advancing us on …

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Visit DPH at publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus to stay safe & informed. If you haven’t visited LA County’s Department of Public Health’s (DPH) COVID-19 Website recently, you’re missing out on a new, more intuitive, platform connecting you to the latest COVID-19 data, protocols and guidance. Whether you’re a business owner, essential worker or a resident of LA County, we want …

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“Know Your Landlord/Tenant Rights” Webinar Don’t miss Tuesday, August 25, 2020  “Know Your Landlord/Tenant Rights” webinar, hosted by our team of experts at the Department of Consumer & Business Affairs (DCBA). The webinar will run from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and will cover LA County’s: 1) Temporary Emergency Eviction Moratorium & Rent Freeze. 2) Rent …

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The Library’s first ever all virtual Summer Reading Program (SRP) was a great success. A total of 1,095 readers registered on the Beanstack reading tracking app and together they read for 7,742 hours! Teens read the most hours overall, with 3rd through 5th graders right behind them. Pre-readers had the largest number of participants, at …

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The South Pasadena Fire Department is assisting resources from the State and County with additional local wildfires. Engine 81, with four personnel, responded to the Lake Fire near Lake Hughes in Los Angeles County. They were assigned to structure defense, protecting homes in the area for 7 days. They were reassigned to the Holser Fire in Ventura …

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On 8-16-20, at about 1:20 AM, victim was sitting in her parked vehicle on her cellphone in the 1800 block of State Street, South Pasadena, CA when the above suspect walked up and started to hit her driver’s side window with his shirt wrapped around his fist. After a few attempts, the suspect walked away …

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