Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce provides information on Pasadena City Council actions, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ meetings and more that may be of interest to members. If you would like information beyond what is provided here, please email paul@pasadena-chamber.org.

Pasadena City Council

On Monday, May 10th the Council had its first presentation on the City 2010-2011 budget. The Council is expected to adopt its budget on June 14th. Public comment on the city budget is encouraged. If you would like to comment you can email  city_council@cityofpasadena.net. The Council also considered using Recovery Zone Facility Bonds for the Park Place Commercial development at Lake and Colorado. Victor Gordo was selected to serve a second year as Vice Mayor of Pasadena.

On Monday May 17th, the Council heard a report on the draft outreach report from staff. The Chamber has consistently commented that the report is skewed by the preponderance given input provided by residents of Pasadena’s single family neighborhoods and that economic and business interests were almost ignored in the report. The Chamber made those comments again at the Council meeting and provided significant evidence to support the assertions. The Council also discussed taking action in response to Arizona’s recent legislation regarding illegal immigration.

Gold Line Foothill Extension
The Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority hosts a groundbreaking to celebrate the beginning of construction for the next phase of the light rail project. The milestone will be held on Saturday, June 26th at 10:00 a.m. at Newcastle Park at 101 West Colorado Boulevard in Arcadia. The public is invited to celebrate this milestone in the transit history of the San Gabriel Valley. Congratulations to the Authority and its staff who diligently worked to make the extension to Azusa a reality.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a revised contract with DC Golf to operate the Altadena and Eaton Canyon Golf Courses. The supervisors also validated the results of the PUSD/Measure CC election. The measure fell well short of the margin needed for approval.

State of California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presented a revised state budget that includes significant cuts to social services in order to balance spending with income. The governor’s budget spares further cuts to education, continues to raid local governments and redevelopment agencies and includes no tax increases.

The State of California’s Cash for Appliances Rebate program ends May 23rd. To take advantage appliances must be purchased by May 23rd. For details and information visit www.PWPweb.com/rebates.

The California Public Utilities Commission
Hosts a workshop for anyone wanting to do business with the regulated utility companies such as Southern California Edison and the Gas Company. Helping Diverse Business Sell to Regulated Utilities takes place in the Carmel Room at the CPUC offices at 320 West 4th Street in Los Angeles on June 10th. Visit www.cpuc.ca.gov for more information. The CPUC urges everyone to call 811 to find out if there are electric, gas, telephone or water lines buried nearby before you dig.