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Loma Alta Park "Pop-Up" Sidewalk Demonstration Project: Altadena Community Walk
Spring into action with Altadena Town Council and LA County Public Works on as everybody plays at LA County Parks in a movement to get youth back into parks safely.

Sign up for the family-friendly Community Walk on Saturday, April 10, from 10:00am to 12:00pm to take your first steps on the expanded walkway at the north side of Loma Alta Dr. from Lincoln Ave. to Sunset Ridge Rd.
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Altadena Senior Center is partnering with Curative and LA County DPH to vaccinate LA County residents. Quick and easy vaccination at no cost to you!
  • 1st Dose – Monday, April 19, 2021
  • 2nd Dose – Thursday, May 13, 2021
at the Altadena Senior Center, 560 E. Mariposa Street, Altadena 91001

Call 626-798-0505 or 626-398-6174 on or before Monday, April 12th for appointment.

Requirements:
Items to Bring With You:
  • Insurance Information
  • ID Card (must be provided with or without insurance)
Southern California Edison Utility Vegetation Management Plan
Distribution Vegetation Management Plan
  • 7:00 - Introductions, SCE Leadership Opening Remarks
  • 7:10 - Pre-Inspection, Grid Schedule, Tree Inventory, Regulatory Requirements, SCE Clearance Table, Tree Risk Assessment Level
  • 7:30 - Environmental Clearance, Desk Top Review, Bio Monitor Support, Tree Crew Training
  • 7:45 - Customer Coordination, Pre-Work Notification, Customer Request, Tree Crew Instruction
  • 8:00 - Utility Arboriculture, International Society of Arboriculture, Utility Tree Pruning Standards, Right Tree Right Place
  • 8:15 - Q&A, Open Forum

To join the meeting:
ArtNight Pasadena
ArtNight Pasadena will be virtual this year. That means that you can log on from wherever you may happen to be! JOIN US on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 6-10PM PST

Long before the 360 video became the industry standard for virtual exhibitions, Altadenan Patricia Cunliffe was making promotional videos for artists to be able to share their work beyond the gallery walls or their studio spaces.
 
SPRING FORWARD with ARTists: Beyond Gallery Walls
A program of select art/artist videos that illustrate a variety of creative ways to share artwork. The program also features a 6 minute documentary by filmmaker Jacquil Constant, Executive Director of the Haiti International Film Festival and Cinema Professor at Pasadena City College, Haiti is a Nation of Artists. The 31-minute program will loop continuously throughout the evening. Hosted by the Pasadena Central Library.
FCC recently announced the first slate of approximately 319 internet service providers that have voluntarily opted to provide broadband services as a part of its Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.
 
A full list of accepted providers can be found here: Emergency Broadband Benefit Providers
 
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program will provide eligible households with discounts of up to $50 a month for broadband service or up to $75 a month if the household is on tribal lands. The program will also provide a one-time discount of up to $100 on a computer or tablet.
 
Program recipients must meet one of the following criteria under the law in order to be eligible:
  • Households that participate in an existing low-income or pandemic relief program offered by a broadband provider
  • Lifeline subscribers including those on Medicaid or accepting SNAP benefits
  • Households with kids receiving free and reduced lunch or school breakfast
  • Pell grant recipients
  • Those who lost jobs and saw their income reduced in the last year