City of Pasadena

Mayor Bill Bogaard delivered the annual State of the City address at Pasadena City College on January 23rd. Mayor Bogaard touched on Pasadena's finances, economic outlook and initiatives that can impact the city, our public school and our economy.

You can read the full text of the 2014 State of the City address here:

In Case you missed it last month, here is the January to February edition of Pasadena Commerce, the newsletter of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce:

20% off to See Academy Award-nominee Taraji P. Henson in World Premiere Drama ABOVE THE FOLD at The Pasadena Playhouse, Jan. 28 - Feb. 23.

When: Jan. 28 - Feb. 23, 2014

Where: The Pasadena Playhouse

39 S. El Molino Ave.

Pasadena, CA 91101

The Pasadena Chamber provides information on opportunities for our members to do business. As we are aware of them, we post bid and contract opportunities in the e-Bulletin.

The public is invited to a community meeting in February to review draft policies as part of the General Plan update that will help guide the City’s future.

The meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Pasadena City College’s Creveling Lounge (Building CC), 1570 East Colorado Boulevard.  Parking is $2 and is available in lots 3 and 4 along South Hill Avenue. 

Pasadena Chamber Golf Tournament

Join Pasadena Chamber members, business and community leaders for the annual Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on Friday, April 4, 2014, at Brookside Golf Club. Shotgun start is at 12noon following the putting contest. Registration begins that morning at 10:30am. 

A Noise Within, led by Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, begins the second half of its 2013/2014 Season on February 15, 2014 with Tartuffe by Molière, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and concluding with Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge. 
 

Pasadena's celebration of Lionel Sternberger and his creation of the cheeseburger (or, as he called it, the Aristocratic Burger - a hamburger with cheese) at the Rite Spot in West Pasadena in 1924 was another success.