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STEVE MERMELL APPOINTED INTERIM CITY MANAGER

Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek announced this week that Assistant City Manager Steve Mermell has been appointed by the City Council to serve as Interim City Manager.  Mr. Mermell assumes his new duties effective February 15, 2016, replacing outgoing City Manager Michael J. Beck, who has accepted a new position as Administrative Vice Chancellor for UCLA.

Join the Pasadena Chamber for our annual Golf Tournament on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Brookside Golf Club. Golfers of all abilities are welcome. The Tournament can only accommodate 144 golfers, so register early to ensure a place. We host a raffle, sell mulligan packages and add some fun nuances to play.

New Pasadena Chamber member Lyft is now serving Pasadena and surrounding communities.

Lyft is an on-demand car service.

Lyft users in Pasadena can get a 50% discount off service until February 12, 2016.

Pasadena Chamber member Pacific Starr Group, Inc. announced today the sale of one of the tallest buildings in Pasadena, a Class A, high rise office tower and additional land consisting of a unique, large 3.73 acre transit oriented, urban infill mixed-use development site immediately adjacent to a Gold Line Station located in Pasadena, California, the “Beverly Hills City of San Gabriel Valley” with many international companies and tourists.

The minimum wage increase proposal in Pasadena (to go to $13.25 by 2018 and ultimately $15 by 2020) is being rushed to the Pasadena City Council for a decision. The meeting is Monday, February 1, 2016, at 6:30pm. (They are expected to discuss minimum wage at about 7:15 or so. If this issue is imoprtant to you, please plan to attend and have your voice heard.)

Pasadena Minmum Wage

At the State of the City address, Mayor Terry Tornek announced that minimum wage increases would come to the City Council on February 1, 2016.

We are not sure if a decision is anticipated at that time, but anyone with contact with a Pasadena City Council member should take time to communicate with that person.

The Pasadena Chamber and the Small Business Development Center at Pasadeana City College present the first Brown Bag Lunch Workshop of 2016 on Thrusday, January 28th at noon at the Ice House Comedy Club at 24 North Mentor Avenue. Parking is free on the street or available in nearby lots for a fee.