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Hi Fellow Pasadena Chamber Member,

Vicki Knight and Century Rooter Service and Plumbing sponsors the July Connection Breakfast networking event at the Women's City Club.

Our Thursday, July 11th Connection Breakfast is sponsored by Century Rooter. Join us for a delicious breakfast and learn about the full range of plumbing services provided by Century Rooter.

Justin Tsui sworn in as Chair of the Board, new Board members Hope Hayman of Kaiser Permanente and Debbie Unruh of Elizabeth House join Elizabeth Dever of Fire Family Foundation in being inducted onto the Board of Directors

Parsons Corporation and Pasadena Senior Center recognized as Corporate Citizen of the Year for 2019; Scholarships awarded to three students

LA's Largest Mixer would like to offer Pasadena Chamber of Commerce members the opportunity to exhibit at this year's L.A.'s Largest Mixer, as well as support you, our valued Chamber partner.  I'm sure as a Chamber member, you're constantly looking for unique ways to offer your members a new opportunity that is at a low to no cost for you.  With that in mind, we have designed a program that we feel fits that need!  I've attached your exclusive discount for

You are Invited to a Community Meeting on the NoHo to Pasadena Transit Corridor
Metro is working to improve bus service connecting the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys with a new type of bus service. This new high-quality, reliable Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will link key activity centers and improve access to jobs, entertainment and the regional transit system.

Keshini Wijegoonerathna of the Sri Lanka Foundation sponsors our networking Luncheon Alliance at the Women's City Club on Wednesday, July 3rd at 11:30am.

July's Luncheon Alliance will be held at the Women's City Club at 160 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena. (FREE parking is available off Madison Avenue behind the venue.)

Come out to learn about the mission of the Sri Lanka Foundation and how you can support our new Pasadena Chamber member.

Happy 4th of July!

This is a day to celebrate the vision, daring and courage of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. They stated the ambitions, goals and dreams of freedom and independence for 13 colonies. 

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

In February, the Pasadena City Council voted to increase the local minmum wage in Pasadena. The minimum wage for those employing 26 or more people will be $14.25 per hour starting July 1, 2019. For those with 25 or fewer employees, the minimum wage will be $13.25 per hour.

In 2018, the City of Pasadena amended its municipal code to hold property owners and tenants responsible for permitting the possession, sale, usage or discharge of fireworks on their property.  The code allows for the prosecution of fireworks-related offenses and for the demand of payment for all costs associated with the safe disposal of confiscated fireworks.