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Attend the Chamber Networking Lunch on June 1st and Breakfast on June 8th at Brookside-sign up now!

The Pasadena Chamber networking lunch and breakfast have been drawing Chamber members and others since we restarted in February. We want to continue these events as they are valuable opportunities for our members and other business people to get together to promote your business, expand your contacts, find and visit with friends and find new customers. 

Please join us in May.

The Luncheon Alliance returned to Brookside Golf Club (near the Rose Bowl) on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:30am. This month we will meet on June 1st, at 11:30am. Dr. Seth moderates the meeting. Join us to network, promote your business and reconnect with Chamber friends.

The Connection Breakfast is on the second Thursday of June at 7:30am at Brookside at 1133 Rosemont Avenue. This month we meet on June 8th at 7:30 am. Dr. Dennis Buckley moderates the event.

Cost for the lunch and breakfast will be $35 for Pasadena Chamber members and $40 for non-members. Costs must increase due to the significant cost increases in labor and food that the venues are experiencing. COVID cleaning protocols are more labor intensive and take more time, so venues have to bring workers in earlier. Also the cost of workers has risen as has the cost of food. 

Those paying quarterly can save 10% and pay $95 per quarter.

Anyone not able to attend must tell us before noon on the Monday prior to the event or forfeit your payment.  We cannot credit for missed events as we must guarantee and pay for any meals in advance of the meeting. 

All attendees must register and pay in advance. We cannot accommodate walk-in guests under any circumstances. 

We cannot take any reservations after close of business on the Monday prior to the event. We must give the venues a solid count of attendees by the end of business on Monday. 

To pay and reserve for the Luncheon Alliance, click here: RESERVE FOR THE LUNCHEON ALLIANCE

To reserve and pay for the Connection Breakfast click here: RESERVE FOR THE CONNECTION BREAKFAST

Brookside Golf Club is at 1133 Rosemont Avenue adjacent to the Rose Bowl. There is FREE parking in the nearby Rose Bowl parking lot. If you park on the street, please be aware of time restrictions as you may get a parking ticket.

 

COVID-19 Update for May 23, 2022-1 Million Deaths, Cases, the Economy and More

Cases (From the New York Times): After residents enjoyed weeks of relaxed masking and the return of large in-person events such as music festivals, Los Angeles County on Thursday moved from a “low” community transmission level to a “medium” level as defined by federal public health authorities.

The move, while not unexpected under the criteria set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was accompanied by ramped-up urging from public health officials to wear masks indoors and to heed calls to get vaccinated.

Pasadena, which operates its own public health department, the city’s sevenday weekly average of coronavirus case counts has increased more than 150%, rising from 18.4 on April 19, to 47.1 Thursday.

The average is significantly lower than that city’s January peak of more than 400 cases per week. However, city leaders remain concerned about Pasadena’s vulnerable populations.

The L.A. County coronavirus case rate has increased by 15% over the last week to 202 cases per 100,000 people, crossing the 200-mark threshold set by the CDC on one metric for moving the county into the medium level. The CDC measures three metrics every seven days and updates information on Thursdays.

The rise in case rates is an early warning sign that a strain on the health care system could be around the corner, according to data from the CDC’s website. The other two metrics for determining transmission levels are new COVID-19 hospital admissions and the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.

L.A. County’s new hospital admissions rate is at 3.4 per 100,000 and its percent of staffed inpatient beds is 1.7, keeping those metrics in the “low” category.

The shift to medium does not add restrictions across the county, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said, but it does increase caution in sectors such as skilled nursing facilities, schools and large workplace facilities.

Over the last week, there were concerning coronavirus increases in nursing homes where outbreaks doubled from 7 to 14; at worksites, which increased sixfold; and classroom outbreaks increasing from 11 to 17, Ferrer said.

Classroom coronavirus outbreaks more than tripled from a month ago, said Ferrer, adding to the worry over end-of-year commencement celebrations.

Ferrer, in a news briefing Thursday, encouraged residents to use proven methods, such as masking and staying up-to-date on vaccinations and boosters to ensure L.A. County does not move to the high level of transmission.

Countywide, 4,725 new COVID-19 infections were reported Thursday. That brought the overall total from the start of the pandemic to 2,926,848. The county saw nine more virus- related deaths, bringing the cumulative death toll to 32,064.

Thursday, 379 COVID19-positive patients were in county hospitals. That was an increased from 363 Wednesday. The number of those patients being treated in intensive care was 53, down from 55 a day earlier.

In California, five of 58 counties are in the “medium” level: L.A., Humboldt, Sonoma, Santa Clara and Plumas.

L.A. County already has implemented the CDC’s recommendations for areas in the medium category — such as mask-wearing on public transit, wide availability of vaccinations and guidance for improving ventilation in indoor settings. Ferrer said she expected to extend the mask mandate on public transit, which expires in a few days.

The United States reached a previously unthinkable milestone: one million deaths from the coronavirus. The magnitude of loss is nearly impossible to grasp. More Americans have died from Covid-19 than in two decades of car crashes or on battlefields in all of the country’s wars combined. The U.S. toll is higher than that of any other country in the world.

But the virus did not claim lives evenly, or randomly. The New York Times analyzed 25 months of data on deaths during the pandemic and found that some groups were far more vulnerable than others.

Three-quarters of those who have died of Covid have been 65 or older — 1 percent of all people in this age group. And the pandemic has been especially deadly for the oldest. Covid has killed more than 3 percent of the entire U.S. population 85 and older.

Black and Hispanic people in every age group have died at higher rates than white people. Health experts said that the disparity stems in part because a disproportionate share of essential workers are people of color and because communities of color had lower vaccination rates in the first months of the rollout.

About 60 percent of all deaths at the beginning of the pandemic happened in the Northeast, as the virus tore through cities and suburbs on the Eastern Seaboard. New York City alone saw 20 percent of the nation’s deaths in the first wave, despite making up just 3 percent of the U.S. population.

But the South has experienced the highest overall death rates of any region. More than 378,000 people in the region have died, many of them younger. The South is home to some of the lowest vaccination rates. Epidemiologists also point to less stringent virus responses, like shorter lockdowns and loose masking restrictions.

More than 429,000 people have died of Covid since all adults in the United States became eligible for vaccination in April 2021.

A majority of them were unvaccinated, but as the virus has continued to spread, it has killed thousands of vaccinated people, too.

The shocking death toll is the result of many factors, including elected officials who downplayed the threat of the virus and resisted safety measures; a decentralized, overburdened health care system that struggled with testing, tracing and treatment; and lower vaccination and booster rates than in other rich countries.

What these failures left behind are families robbed of time with loved ones and millions of Americans who carry a grief that at times feels lonely, permanent and agonizingly removed from the country’s shared journey.

Long COVID: More than three-quarters of Americans diagnosed with long Covid were not sick enough to be hospitalized for their initial infection, a new analysis of tens of thousands of private insurance claims reported on Wednesday.

The researchers analyzed data from the first few months after doctors began using a special diagnostic code for the condition that was created last year. The results paint a sobering picture of long Covid’s serious and ongoing impact on people’s health and the American health care system.

Long Covid, a complex constellation of lingering or new post-infection symptoms that can last for months or longer, has become one of the most daunting legacies of the pandemic. Estimates of how many people may ultimately be affected have ranged from 10 percent to 30 percent of infected adults; a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office said that between 7.7 million and 23 million people in the United States could have developed long Covid. But much remains unclear about the prevalence, causes, treatment and consequences of the condition.

The new study adds to a growing body of evidence that, while patients who have been hospitalized are at greater risk for long Covid, people with mild or moderate initial coronavirus infections — who make up the vast majority of coronavirus patients — can still experience debilitating post-Covid symptoms including breathing problems, extreme fatigue and cognitive and memory issues.

The analysis, based on what the report calls the largest database of private health insurance claims in the United States, found 78,252 patients who were diagnosed with the new code from the International Classification of Diseases — diagnostic code U09.9 for “Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified” — between Oct. 1, 2021, and Jan. 31, 2022.

The Economy: Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday underscored the Federal Reserve’s determination to keep raising interest rates until there is clear evidence inflation is steadily falling — a high-stakes effort that carries the risk of causing an eventual recession.

The Fed’s increases in its benchmark short-term rate typically lead, in turn, to higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, including for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards.

“What we need to see is inflation coming down in a clear and convincing way,” Powell said in remarks to a Wall Street Journal conference. “And we’re going to keep pushing until we see that.”

The Fed chair, who was confirmed last week by the Senate to a second four-year term, suggested that the Fed would consider raising rates even faster if price increases fail to moderate.

Southern California’s housing market remains overheated, with home prices hitting all-time highs despite soaring inf lation and rising mortgage rates.
With price and mortgage hikes pushing many would-be buyers to the sidelines, sales are sagging. Yet, buyer demand continues to outpace the supply of homes for sale.

The median price of a Southern California home — or price at the midpoint of all sales — hit a recordhigh $760,000 in April, up $109,000, or 16.7%, from a year earlier, according to CoreLogic figures released today by data firm DQNews. That’s equivalent to a price hike of almost $2,100 every week for the past year.

Records were set in all six Southern California counties in the DQNews/ CoreLogic housing report, with median home prices ranging from $519,000 in San Bernardino County to $1.05 million in Orange County.

U.S. consumers are shifting their dollars from merchandise to services like travel, a worrying trend for retailers that benefited from the pandemic spending binge but a promising sign for snarled supply chains and inflation.

For months, economists have been expecting demand for merchandise to wane as COVID-19 fears subside and Americans spend on experiences such as vacations and entertainment. The expectation was that a decline in spending on goods would ameliorate supply-chain pressures and help to tamp down decades-high inflation.

That dynamic is finally starting to happen. And it’s having a dramatic effect on a stock market that’s gotten used to rock-solid earnings and margins from consumer stalwarts. The S& P 500 plunged more than 4% Wednesday, with a basket of consumer discretionary stocks headed for its lowest close in almost two years.

Earnings reports this week from retail giants Walmart and Target showed a slowdown in spending on general merchandise items that had buoyed profits the last two years. Target Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell went so far as to say shoppers were stepping back from big-ticket items such as televisions to buy restaurant gift cards or luggage as the pandemic abates. The company’s stock fell 25% on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, airlines including United Airlines Holdings and Southwest Airlines expect strong sales in the coming months amid pent-up demand for summer travel.

From the perspective of federal policymakers, any slowdown in merchandise inflation is positive, since that’s the component that’s led to the fastest year-overyear inflation since the 1980s. Inflation for services, while rising more recently, has largely maintained its pace from previous years. Lower demand for goods would also alleviate pressure in the shipping and labor markets.

Member News for May 16, 2022

Get your information, events, products and services in front of your fellow Pasadena Chamber members. Send information for inclusion here. 

All Pasadena Chamber members have the opportunity to post information, specials, offers and more through the Member News section of the e-Bulletin from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. If you have information you would like to share, please email a short unformatted paragraph to paul@pasadena-chamber.org. Any illustrations should be in jpg format and submitted as an attachment, not embedded in the email or text document. (I cut and paste each item exactly as you send it, so please be sure to include contact information, business name, url of website and any other information those reading the item may need. Also, please remember to promote your business.)

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FoundrSpace opened with a ribbon cutting.
FoundrSpace opened in Old Pasadena with a ribbon cutting. Photo by Paul Lai for FoundrSpace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here are new items for this week:

The Pasadena Police Foundation launched its annual 2022 Spring Appeal in continuing our efforts towards better education for the young students in our schools.  Recently, the Foundation was successful in raising over $30,000 from our community for the Pasadena Police Department’s youth initiatives. Several civic leaders including Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo and Congresswomen Judy Chu have joined the Pasadena Police Department in supporting the Pasadena Police Foundations efforts of investing in Pasadena youth. We ask for your donation in any amount be made electronically at www.pasadenapolicefoundation.org or with a check mailed to c/o Janie L. Fogg Eide Bailly LLP 300 N Lake Avenue, Suite #930 Pasadena, CA 91101.
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Come celebrate the AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival presented by CHUBB, a spectacular outdoor gourmet food and drink in-person festival taking place on Sunday, June 5th, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the stunning gardens at the Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House in Pasadena! Ticket Information: The AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival will take place on Sunday, June 5th, 2022, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Historic Laurabelle A. Robinson House. For more information and to purchase Tickets directly to this year’s AbilityFirst Food & Wine Festival, please visit Tickets to AbilityFirst Festival of Fall 2022.

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Attorney Nicholas Connon forwarded the ratings of judicial candidates from the LA County Bar Association.

 

 

 

 

 

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Do you love getting discounts? Do you love experiencing a diverse range of stories onstage? Support our mission and programs at A Noise Within by becoming a pass holder. When you subscribe, you can get a season pass that offers flexible seating and great rates. There are 4 options for you to pick from:

 

PREMIERPASS - Easy to renew & easy to exchange. Pick your favorite seats for the whole season.

 

FLEXPASS - 5 or 4 tickets for use throughout the season with flexible dates and the best available seats at the time of purchase. YOUNG PROFESSIONAL PASS - Same as FlexPass, and an excellent option for audiences aged 18-35. YOUTHPASS - Same as FlexPass for your kids aged 6-17.Bonus: Make a tax-deductible donation for extra perks. PRODUCERPASS - Double the cost of any pass to support A Noise Within and get invitations to special events and exclusive new perks. BECOME A PASS HOLDER

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David Yoon, in conversation with John Cho, discusses City of Orange.Wednesday, May 25th 6:00pm (PT). This free event will be held outside on the Vroman's Paseo. A man wakes up in an unknown landscape, injured and alone. He used to live in a place called California, but how did he wind up here with a head wound and a bottle of pills in his pocket? He navigates his surroundings, one rough shape at a time. Here lies a pipe, there a reed that could be carved into a weapon, beyond a city he once lived in. He could swear his daughter's name began with a J, but what was it, exactly? Then he encounters an old man, a crow, and a boy--and realizes that nothing is what he thought it was, neither the present nor the past. He can't even recall the features of his own face, and wonders: who am I? Harrowing and haunting but also humorous in the face of the unfathomable, David Yoon's City of Orange is a novel about reassembling the things that make us who we are, and finding the way home again. (G.P. Putnam's Sons) . By visiting our in-person event, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. Masks are strongly encouraged for this event.

 
 

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Help With My Loan (HWML) is an innovative software that automates the frontend underwriting process for Commercial, Residential, and Business loans. HWML's AI yields automation and loan matching at a 95% proven funding rate. The problem in our industry is a low 55% average at funding loans due to the fragmented lending process. We solved this problem by giving brokers, banks and consumers access to our software syndicated with 300+ lenders. HWML’s platform has funded over $300M+ and loans sized from $100k-$50M!

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Chipotle Night for Living Beauty! It’s Living Beauty night at Chipotle Pasadena, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 from 4:00 – 8:00 PM. Come join us for dinner, or pick up dinner to go, and help support our programs and services for women with cancer. Chipotle is located at 3409 E. Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena.All you have to do is show the attached flyer. Please share with friends, family, co-workers, neighbors.. the more who attend, the more support! If you have questions, please email me at nancy@livingbeauty.org. Download the flyer here: 

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Stars of stage and screen will illuminate the night sky when the Pasadena Symphony and POPS presents its annual free Music Under the Stars concert on Saturday, June 4 at Pasadena City Hall’s Centennial Square. Presented with sponsorship support from Bank of America, Music Under the Stars will bring Pasadena’s premiere orchestra free to the community for one night only. This year’s concert will have the city “Dancin’ in the Streets” with popular favorites from West Side Story, Chicago, Hairspray, Greatest Showman, Pharrell Williams and more. Highlights include “All that Jazz,” “Big Spender,” “Rhythm is Gonna Get You” and “Happy” among other classics. The event is FREE. Children's Corner opens at 6pm. The concert is at 8pm.

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Vroman's is hiring!

 

 

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Please join Clazzical Notes first in-person program in 2020 since Covid moved us to virtual programming. This unique culturally diverse music has six performers representing three communities, with multiple genres. cultural instruments. and finally, a jam that is visually appealing, musically exciting, inspiring, and fun. Register on Eventbrite.com or clazzialnotes.org

Download the flyer here: 

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Library Journal announced their Movers and Shakers for 2022, the people shaping the future of libraries. Pasadena Public Library’s Senior Librarian Jane Gov was honored as a 2022 Library Journal Mover and Shaker in the Community Builders category. Gov is the Branch Manager at La Pintoresca Branch Library and Senior Librarian for Teen Services. 

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California is facing an unprecedented crisis of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s living on our streets.  A recent study* found people over 50 now account for half of unhoused adults and nearly half became homeless for the first time after the age of 50. The upcoming Changing the Narrative Series: Aging Without a Home on Thursday, May 26th, 12 noon to 1:30 pm will directly address the unique challenges of an aging homeless population. Register to join the Zoom webinar at https://unionstationhs.org/CNS8M  and learn about the implications of older adults becoming a growing proportion of the homeless population.

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Your (Un)natural Garden” is an experience unique to anything at Descanso Gardens before. Installations at the Sturt Haaga Gallery, Boddy House, and throughout the landscape will intrigue visitors’ senses and invite participation. Archways, created with found materials, will lead to the art gallery and house. Once there, explore a host of surprising rooms – from hundreds of bells playing. to feather boas hanging from the ceiling. The show will invite visitors to experience nine large-scale multimedia installations as they adventure through the gardens and explore the Sturt Haaga Gallery and Boddy House. www.descansogardens.org.http://www.descansogardens.org

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Pasadena Media Executive Producers George Falardeau, Monet Bagneris Tolbert, and Producer Kevin Bruce have received a WAVE award for Pasadena Media’s special edition of Arroyo Live highlighting Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) voices.The award was presented by the Alliance for Community Media West Region (ACM West) at its annual awards program in San José, CA on Friday, April 1st, in the “Underserved Voices (Professional)” category.

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Visible. Engaging. Inspiring: Portraits, Headshots, Branding. In our studio or on location. If you’re planning a website build or rebranding, let's connect. Lyd & Mo Photography Studio & Gallery is located in the Pasadena Playhouse Village. Stop by and say hello. Because We Care... Hand sanitizer and masks always available. Contact Us

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hey Media is a marketing company that offers Integrated Advertising Campaigns. We combine multiple channels such as print ads, news articles, emails, videos, creative content, display advertising and social media platforms in order to promote a consistent message to a specific audience. Our goal is to convert viewers into customers for you.

Did you know a customer needs to see your brand at least 7 times before they purchase? Hey Media uses 25 years of expertise to get your brand message in front of a targeted audience and drive customers to you! Give us a chance to show you the Hey Media Difference! Download the flyer here: 

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Smile! We are bringing modern dentistry to Pasadena on Lake. Dr. Martin Galstyan and the team welcome you and your family to the Dentists of Pasadena on Lake. We are so excited to have opened our doors on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022! Our office will be offering a wide range of services, all available under one roof. We will accept most insurances, including many HMO and PPO plans. Our team is committed to keeping smiles going in Pasadena and nearby communities. The Dentists of Pasadena on Lake team look forward to serving you and your family's dental needs. Please visit www.dentistsofpasadenaonlake.com.

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261 Fearless Club Los Angeles was launched at the Pasadena Senior Center in January 2020 to empower senior women to become and stay active. This fearless and successful beginning has enabled and inspired us to reach out to women of all ages and all abilities, 18 years and up.

Our weekly, one-hour activity programs are guided by Certified 261 Coaches and supported by welcoming and experienced members. Our meetings are from 2–3 pm every Tuesday. Our meeting  location varies, including the Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena City points of interest, Pasadena parks, and the Pasadena Rose Bowl, Arroyo and trails. Locations are posted on Strava at 261 Fearless Club Los Angeles Meeting Locations or please feel free to email Coach Pat at pwinieck@sbcglobal.net.

Those interested in supporting our efforts for women’s health may donate at https://GoFund.me/bd0b0232. We cannot thank you enough for your support!Please feel free to contact Coach Pat at pwinieck@sbcglobal.net. You can download the flyer here:

 

 

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The Kiwanis Club would like to welcome you to attend one of our upcoming lunches (12 noon) or dinner meetings (6:00 pm) on Thursdays. These events are held at the Pasadena Salvation Army, 960 East Walnut Street, Pasadena, 91106.  We are entering our most exciting part of the year with many popular events.  This is the optimal time to become a member of the Kiwanis Club of Pasadena.I hope to see you at one of our meetings soon.

Here is the Club membership application for you to review, and keep in mind our current monthly dues are only $15 per month, with an initial $100 for the indoctrination fee. 

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Physicians of Southern California is a group of Physicians who specialize in Internal Medicine. Our serve all communities and have several locations. Some of our clinical services are: Diabetes treatment; Hypertension; Asthma; Flu Vaccinations; Annual physicals; Rapid Drug Test; Pulmonary Function Test for post Covid Patients; And many more…. Please call our office for more information at 626-859-2249. Download the flyer here:

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Have You Had Your Yearly Drain Cleaning? Many property owners don’t consider their drains until there’s a clog, an off-putting smell, or their water is backing up. Preventative maintenance is essential for keeping your drains in great shape. When you have your drains professionally cleaned by an experienced plumber at Western Rooter, you can enjoy faster-draining water, prevent leaks and clogs, and save money by avoiding costly emergency plumbing service calls. Here two helpful PDF's, both of which we'd love to share. If only one can be shared, we prefer the HydroJetting flier, as that's more to the point of what we offer. But you're also welcome to include the WhatNotToPutInYourDrains PDF, as it's also good content for subscribers.

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You can find procurement opportunities at Jet Propulsion Laboratory by clicking here: https://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/opportunities/

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Pasadena Sandwich Company caters! Download the menu here: 

 Here is the Take-out menu: 

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Building on ongoing efforts to aid workers and employers as California reopens, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced actions to strengthen the state's Work Sharing program--a growing and innovative unemployment insurance program that helps employers bring furloughed or laid off employees back to work with subsidized pay. The Work Sharing program allows workers to collect both their pay for hours worked and unemployment benefits for reduced hours--including the federally-funded boost of $300 in weekly benefits. The program is fully funded by the federal government until September 4, 2021, when federal unemployment benefit programs are scheduled to expire. 

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Flair Airlines, Canada’s only true ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC), continues to change the face of the Canadian aviation market with unprecedented growth as it announces non-stop, low fare flights between 8 Canadian cities and 6 U.S destinations: Fort Lauderdale, Orlando-Sanford, Phoenix-Mesa, Hollywood-Burbank Airport, Palm Springs and Las Vegas.

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Delight Pastry is a family-owned business. We specialize in modern European style pastries with over 20 years of experience. Our goal is to provide an exquisite and unique experience for our customers with a variety of desserts, cakes and pastries for any occasion. The pleasure of Delight pastry creations is for all the senses.

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Simply OBGYN, located in beautiful Pasadena, California, is a female-led obstetrics and gynecology office. We provide the high quality, personalized care you deserve. Through a patient-centric approach, we focus on delivering medical care to help enhance patients’ quality of life.  We are committed to improving patients’ experience with patient education to optimize the patient as a whole individual. With our experienced team and the best treatments available, you can rest assured that your health is in the best of hands.

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From John Burt Intelligent Executive Leadership Coaching: "Executive coaching may be regarded differently by different people.  While there may still be some people for whom the concept of “coaching” may carry connotations of remediation, for the most part, this outdated idea has fallen by the wayside.  Executive coaching is assisting top executives, managers, and other identified leaders to perform, learn, stay healthy and balanced, and effectively guide their teams to successfully reach desired goals and exceed individual and corporate expectations. Enabling leaders to unlock and unleash their full-potential so they bring greater value and abundance to the people and entities they serve.

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pioneered by John Mattone, the #1 authority on Intelligent Leadership and the world’s top executive coach. ILEC’s unique coaching philosophy and blueprint achieves results by igniting and strengthening a leaders inner-core and outer-core, which enables them to realize 4 “game- changing” outcomes that they can leverage as leaders in their business and life: altruism, affiliation, achievement, and abundance (The 4 A’s). The 4 A’s are the seeds to achieving sustained greatness, driving breakthrough results for themselves and their team and creating a legacy that lasts. Learn more about Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching - https://johnburt.intelligentleadershipec.com

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KHB Marketing has a social media resource for businesses starting to use (or struggling with) Facebook or Instagram. It is available for free to members on the KHB Marketing website.

KHB Marketing offers services that give startup founders and small business owners the support they need, at a fraction of the cost of hiring a full-time marketing strategist. Their marketing services include one-on-one coaching, instructional classes and digital plans that include a performance guarantee.

KHB believes in doing marketing that matters. The company offers services that allow clients to flex their marketing support, based on the growth stage of their business. Principal Katherine Hunter-Blyden is an experienced top tier MBA with more than two decades of marketing expertise.

Pasadena Chamber and Community Partners Hosted a Candidate Forum for Local Elections with Pasadena Media-You Can See It Here.

Pasadena Media and the Chamber presented a candidate forum on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Many thanks to Board Chair Raphael Henderson of Wells Fargo who moderated expertly. 

Thanks also to Chamber Board Member Charlotte Lacey of Pasadena Humane and the Junior League of Pasadena who organized the event for us.

You can see the informative event here: 

 

Please remember to Vote. It is important that every voice be heard.

Bid and Contract Opportunities-Take Advantage of Government Procurement-Small and Local Business Requirements Can Work in Your Favor

Here are bid and contract opportunities with local governments that we are aware of. 

If you have contracting or procurement needs, please let us know at paul@pasadena-chamber.org. We are more than happy to publicize your opportunity to our members. 

To bid for this work, you must sign up with Planet Bids (just follow one of the links) and register with the appropriate jurisdiction.

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Interested in learning more about L.A. County contracting opportunities related to the American Rescue Plan Act and Care First Community Investment initiatives? Check out the new website for current solicitations and an interest form for future opportunities: https://ceo.lacounty.gov/recovery/contract-opportunities/

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We are pleased to welcome Citrus College as the newest public agency to join PlanetBids and utilize the PB System™, a fully automated web-based vendor and bid management system. At this time, you are invited to visit the Citrus College Vendor Portal to register as a vendor. Each agency utilizing PlanetBids has their own database of vendors and their own Vendor Portal, therefore, even if you are already registered at another agency using PlanetBids, you must create a NEW profile specifically for this agency. Upon successful registration, you will be sent a confirmation email and begin receiving Bid Alert emails when projects in your area of interest are posted. Citrus College appreciates your time and effort and looks forward to doing business with you. Register Now

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Here are the public contracting opportunities we are aware of at this time:

A new bid request was posted by City of Burbank which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: ELECTRIC INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP) - BWP
Posted: May 13, 2022 4:05 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 24, 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific)

Please visit the bid details for more information.

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City of Glendale has a new bidding opportunity that may be of interest to you!

Please visit the bid details for more information.

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A new bid request was posted by City of El Monte which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Trolley Station Paving Project
Posted: May 19, 2022 1:21 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 2, 2022 3:00 PM (Pacific)

Please visit the bid details for more information.

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A new bid request was posted by City of Manhattan Beach which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Manhattan Beach Blvd Eastbound Left-Turn Improvement at Aviation Blvd
Posted: May 19, 2022 9:45 AM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: July 7, 2022 4:00 PM (Pacific)

Please visit the bid details for more information.

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Project Management and Construction Management Services for the Central Library Seismic Retrofit and Renovation Project
Posted: May 19, 2022 8:57 AM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 23, 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific)

Please visit the bid details for more information.

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Inspection, Service, Repair, and Maintenance of Boom, Crane, and Aerial Platform Trucks
Posted: May 18, 2022 3:29 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 7, 2022 3:00 PM (Pacific)

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North County Transit District has a new bidding opportunity that may be of interest to you!

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Furnish and Deliver Ford Automotive Parts
Posted: May 18, 2022 9:33 AM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 6, 2022 3:00 PM (Pacific)

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City of Glendale has a new bidding opportunity that may be of interest to you!

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: On-Call Artwork Construction Services
Posted: May 11, 2022 5:22 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 1, 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Outdoor Firing Range Remediation
Posted: May 11, 2022 2:05 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 7, 2022 1:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Burbank which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: FORD F-750 DUMP TRUCKS
Posted: May 9, 2022 10:51 AM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 7, 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Burbank which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: PA 2271 - TESTING OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING FLUID
Posted: May 6, 2022 1:09 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: May 26, 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Repair Azusa Conduit
Posted: May 5, 2022 4:00 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: June 1, 2022 11:00 AM (Pacific)
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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: LIBRARY BOOKSTACKS
Posted: May 5, 2022 12:42 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: May 26, 2022 4:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Copier Lease & Maintenance
Posted: May 5, 2022 12:28 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: May 27, 2022 12:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Burbank which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: WATER COST OF SERVICE ANALYSIS & RATE DESIGN SERVICES
Posted: May 3, 2022 2:33 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: May 31, 2022 2:00 PM (Pacific)

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A new bid request was posted by City of Pasadena which meets your selected criteria.

Project Title: Management Coaching, Consulting and Training
Posted: April 29, 2022 2:15 PM (Pacific)
Bid Due Date: May 23, 2022 2:30 PM (Pacific)

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