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Ask yourself 5 questions before buy-now-pay-later holiday purchases-By Jackie Veling

Shoppers gearing up for the 2023 holiday season won’t have to look hard for a convenient way to pay for all those presents.

By Soumya Karlamangla, California Today, Writer

What an El Niño winter could mean for California. Plus, Interstate 10 in Los Angeles fully reopens today.

More than 150 inches of snow was reported in areas in California from snowstorms last winter.Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Odds are that this winter’s going to be a wet one.

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce will honor Tournament of Roses Association President Alex Aghajanian at the annual President’s Breakfast at the Hilton Pasadena on Thursday, December 7, 20223. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by a festive celebratory program.

Wells Fargo is presenting sponsor of the President's Breaklfast. 

To shine a spotlight on small and independent local businesses heading into the holiday shopping season, the city of Pasadena and Visit Pasadena have partnered to launch the “Authentically Yours, Pasadena” campaign, which begins on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25.

Giving Tuesday is a day to be charitable. 

You can support our non-profit members today easily and simply.

Here is a link to our non-profit members. Find one (or more) that you like and donate. 

You can also make a tax-deductible donation to the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Foundation at www.pasadenayouthworks.org. 

Simple. Thank you. 

The Pasadena Chamber has enjoyed the membership of many and diverse companies. We celebrate each new member and value those who renew their investment in the Chamber. 

Thank you to Bryan Muth of Pasadena Private Wealth for recruiting the most new members during the most recent Fiscal Year. Pasadena Private Wealth received a 1/2 page color ad in our annual Business Directory (valued at $2,390). 

DCBA is pleased to announce a new program designed to help qualified landlords who have been impacted by COVID-19 related economic hardships. The Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program will provide over $46 million in direct financial assistance to qualified landlords to help mitigate the negative economic impacts of the pandemic that have left many tenants behind on rent.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for the Economy): From the New York Times: For many Americans, the end of the year is a time for parties, family gatherings, festive meals and, of course, shopping. And all that holiday celebrating makes the fourth quarter the most important time of the year for the U.S. economy.

CMG Home Loans has developmed a unique program for first time home buyers to help them raise funds for a down payment and

City of Pasadena and Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Bring Experts Together at Altadena Town and Country Club

Jobs (from the New York Times): Job Growth Slows, Sowing a Mix of Concern and Calm-U.S. employers added 150,000 workers in October, falling short of expectations, but the labor market retains spark nearly three years into a recovery.

The labor market has been relentlessly hot since the U.S. economy began to recover from the shock of the pandemic. But there are signs of cooling as the holidays approach.