COVID-19: What’s Open/Closed for Business in Greater Pasadena Area

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Here’s what we know at time of publication.

By News Desk

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COVID-10 in the Southland:

Locations of confirmed cases

Updated: 3/16/20

• Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) — 87
• Long Beach — 5
• Pasadena — 2

By City:    

• Alhambra — 2
• Arcadia — 1
• Beverly Hills — 1
• Boyle Heights — 5
• Carson — 1
• Culver City — 2
• Diamond Bar — 2
• Encino– 3
• Gardena– 1
• Glendale — 2
• Glendora– 1
• Granada Hills — 3
• Inglewood — 2
• Koreatown — 1
• La Mirada — 2
• Lancaster — 1
• Manhattan Beach — 3
• Melrose– 2
• Northridge– 1
• San Dimas — 1
• San Pedro — 1
• Santa Clarita and Stevenson Ranch — 3
• Santa Monica — 1
• Sherman Oaks — 2
• Silverlake– 1
• South Pasadena — 1
• Tarzana — 5
• Torrance — 2
• Venice — 1
• West Adams — 1
• West Hills — 3
• West Hollywood — 5
• West Vernon — 1
• Westchester– 1
• Los Angeles City (Neighborhood <25,000) — 11
• Still Investigating — 11

Cities and Government

City of Alhambra

Last Updated: 3-16-20

Alhambra issued a local emergency after its special meeting today at 4:00 pm.

City of Pasadena

Last Updated: 3-16-20

Local Emergency Issued to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Last updated: 3-12-20

The City of Pasadena is cancelling all of its “non-essential” City-sponsored events and activities until further notice.

City of South Pasadena

Last updated: 3-12-20

Several facility closures, event cancellations and postponements, and changes to council and commission meetings are at the link above.

City of Sierra Madre

Last updated: 3-12-20

The City shut down the library and is taking precautionary measures to help safeguard our residents, visitors, community partners and city employees. Read more at link above.

City of San Gabriel

Last updated: 3-13-20

The City is canceling events where large groups of senior citizens or other populations at risk would likely be gathering. Read more by clicking the link above.

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

Due to the current spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) some of our offices may be closed and/or offering limited services. Click on link above for locations.

Schools

Updated 3-14-20

SGUSD

Last updated: 3-13-20

San Gabriel Unified School District Closes All Schools.

PUSD Schools

Last updated: 3-13-20

> PUSD Schools Will Offer Free Pick-Up Meals to Students Starting March 17

Pasadena Unified School District Postpones/Cancels All Public Events Until April 10.Furthermore, PUSD will close schools effective Monday, March 16th. Classes will resume April 6th.

SPUSD Schools

Last updated: 3-12-20

South Pasadena Unified School District schools will be closed from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27, 2020.

LCUSD Schools

Last updated: 3-13-20

The La Canada Unified School District Board of Education held an emergency meeting to review and address the LCUSD Coronavirus Response. The Governing Board gave direction for a District-wide School Closure from Friday, March 13 through Monday, March 23, 2020.

AUSD

Last updated: 3-13-20

AUSD dismissal of schools from March 16 till April 6.

Last updated: 3-12-20

All Alhambra Unified School District’s non-essential events will be canceled or postponed from Thursday, March 12 until Sunday, April 12.

Private High Schools

Last updated: 3-11-20

For private schools’ closures please check the schools’ websites for the latest information.

Pasadena City College

Last updated: 3-11-20

Turning to online classes.

ArtCenter

Last updated: 3-11-20

ArtCenter Suspended Classes, Closes Both Pasadena Campuses, Until March 22.

Caltech

Last updated: 3-12-20

Caltech announced that they are cancelling large public events through April. Large public events have been cancelled.

Cal State LA

Last updated: 3-12-20

As Cal State LA reverts to online classes, library and computer labs remain open.

Libraries

Pasadena Library

Out of an abundance of caution and to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, Central Library and all nine (9) branch libraries will be closing effective Tuesday, March 17 and until further notice.

Last updated: 3-12-20

Open until further notice. All library programs are cancelled through the end of April.

Sierra Madre Library

Last updated: 3-12-20

Closed until further notice.

Altadena Library

Last updated: 3-13-20

Altadena Library is officially closed,

Last updated: 3-12-20

Open until further notice. Canceling all library-sponsored programs and outreach until Monday, April 6.

South Pasadena Library

Last updated: 3-12-20

South Pasadena Library will close on Monday, March 16.

Entertainment

Boston Court

Last updated: 3-12-20

Open. Just In: All shows are canceled. Closed.

A Noise Within

Last updated: 3-12-20

The theatre is canceling the remaining performances of The Winter’s Tale and Alice in Wonderland. We are also cancelling our Noise Now performances and all other public events through the end of April.

Pasadena Playhouse

Last updated: 3-12-20

Pasadena Playhouse events are still going on as scheduled until further notice. We will update you as soon as we hear from them.

San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

Last updated: 3-12-20

Newsies production is canceled. Silent Sundays Series, scheduled for March 22, is still happening unless noted otherwise.

Sierra Madre Playhouse

Last updated: 3-12-20

Open until further notice.

Regency Theatres

Limiting the number of seats sold to provide plenty of room for social distancing.

Laemmle Playhouse 7

For now, we are open and showing movies for those who would like to attend:
– We regularly disinfecting and sanitizing restrooms, concessions stands, auditoriums, and commonly touched surfaces. Monitoring employee health, and insisting that any sick employees stay home if sick, and immediately go home if they feel unwell while at work.
– We are following current recommendations for social distancing by limiting seating capacity to no more than 50% of auditorium size, enabling patrons to keep an appropriate distance from other patrons who are not part of their immediate party.
– We are asking patrons to stay home if they are not feeling well, and request that they follow guidelines for personal contact by minimizing hand-to-hand contact (where possible) with other patrons and staff.
– If governing authorities require that we go to a stricter quarantine, we will of course comply. But until then, we hope to preserve some semblance of normalcy by staying open and providing quality entertainment for people who want to get out of the house and escape for a few hours.
– If you’ve purchased tickets to an upcoming show and it’s cancelled, we will email you with instructions on how to get a refund. If you have purchased tickets to a cancelled program, or if you feel that you would like to get a refund for an upcoming film for any reason whatsoever, please contact the theatre directly: Playhouse: (626) 844-6444.

Universal Studios

Out of an abundance of caution and in response to the guidance provided by the California Department of Public Health, Universal Studios Hollywood will temporarily close from Saturday, March 14 through March 31. We continue to monitor the situation. Universal CityWalk will remain open.

We have created flexible programs for guests who have purchased tickets with us. Here are answers to some of our most-asked questions. Guests with specific questions can call this number for more information: 1-866-258-6546.

Museums

Pasadena Museum of History

Last updated: 3-12-20

Note to Researchers: While the Reading Room & Archives will be closed to the public, at this time staff will be in during regular business hours to respond to research requests submitted via email.

Simon Norton Museum

Last updated: 3-13-20

In an effort to help slow the spread of the virus, and ensure the health and wellbeing of our staff and visitors, the Museum will close temporarily until further notice, effective Sunday, March 15.

Last updated: 3-12-20

The museum will continue to remain open to the public, but they will be postponing or canceling large public events through April. (Click on link above for canceled events).

The Bunny Museum

Last updated: 3-12-20

The Bunny Museum is open.

Churches

Note: Most churches are cancelling their services for the next two Sundays. Check your church’s website for more details.

Catholic Churches

Updated 3-13-20

Los Angeles Archbishop Gomez dispenses Catholics from attending Mass. Livestream of Mass will be broadcast from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels each Sunday. All Catholic schools are closed as well.

First Baptist Church Pasadena

Sunday worship and other public gatherings are Suspended until further notice.

Throop Universalist Unitarian

Worship services on March 15 and March 22 are canceled. Also all in-person programs and activities are canceled through March 28.

Venues/Events

Wistaria Festival

Last updated: 3-12-20

Sierra Madre’s Wistaria Festival is canceled.

Pasadena American Little League

Last updated: 3-12-20

PALL temporary suspends all Little League activities until April 6th.

Pasadena Senior Center

Most events are either postponed or canceled. The Center is open until further notice.

South Pasadena Farmers’ Market

Last updated: 3-12-20

As of now, the Farmers’ Market will be open on March 12. HOWEVER, the selection may be very limited. Some farmers and vendors are choosing not at come today in an abundance of caution. Some farmers are already en route, and may set up a very small selection. If you decide to shop, PLEASE COME EARLY as circumstances may change and the Market may close early.

Pasadena Farmers Market

Pasadena Farmers Market at Villa Parke and Victory Park are still open to the public with limited supplies.

Mt Lowe Chamber Players Concert

Last updated: 3-11-20

Mt Lowe Chamber Players concert, scheduled for March 29, will be postponed to a later date.

Eclectic Music Festival

Last updated: 3-12-20

2020 Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl will be postponed.

Pasadena Film Festival

Last updated: 3-16-20

All remaining screenings are also suspended, as well as Great Gatsby Gala and Award Ceremony until further notice.​

Last updated: 3-12-20

All screenings and events are proceeding as scheduled. We will keep you posted with new developments as needed.

Santa Barbara Film Festival

Starting tomorrow, March 17th, SBIFF’s Riviera Theatre will be temporarily closed for the health and safety of our community.

Hospitals

Huntington Hospital

Last updated: 3-13-20

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), visitor policy has been updated:
“For the safety of our community, patients, physicians and employees, we are temporarily restricting visitors to a maximum of two individuals per patient at any given time. Children under 15 are not permitted to visit the hospital.
This helps us lower the risk of exposure to our healthcare workers who are caring for our patients.”

Restaurants

Pizza of Venice (Altadena)

• In an effort to protect the health of our staff and customers, POV is putting into effect the following procedures until further notice:
• Pick up and Delvery orders need to be paid in advance via phone or internet.
• No dine-in
• Please keep as much distance as possible when in the restaurant and limit contact to picking up orders.

The Habit Burger Grill

• Sanitizing – We sanitize all surfaces that are commonly touched frequently throughout the day such as: tables, trays, counters, pagers, door handles, bathroom surfaces, credit card machines and kiosks. We are also in the process of rolling out an additional EPA Disinfectant certified to kill Coronavirus.
• Hand Washing- We have reinforced and directed all team members to continue to follow our strict handwashing procedures. All team members must wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water every 20 minutes. Team members must also wash hands after using the restroom, before preparing and handling food and after coughing or sneezing.
• All restaurants are required to have our Illness Policy posted for easy access and review. Any employee exhibiting any signs of illness are instructed to stay home.

Stores

Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Kroger

• Cleaning commonly used areas more often, including cashier stations, self-checkouts, credit card terminals, conveyor belts and food service counters, and cleaning shelves when restocking products.
• Sanitizing restrooms more frequently and restocking with supplies, including soap, paper towels and hand sanitizer.
• Adding extra hand sanitizer at cashier stations, food service counters, and all Pharmacy, The Little Clinic and Starbucks locations.
• Wiping down shopping carts, baskets and equipment.
• Partnering with our suppliers to replenish high-demand preparedness products.
• Continuing to provide our customers with free disinfectant wipes at our store entrances to sanitize their shopping carts or baskets.
• Following best practices for safe food handling, as always.

Vons, Pavilions, Albertson’s

We have stepped up how often we clean and disinfect all departments, restrooms, and other high-touch points of the store, like checkstands and service counters.  Cart wipes and hand sanitizer stations have been installed in key locations within the stores for your convenience, too.  As always, we encourage customers to wash their fresh and packaged produce before consuming at home.

• In-Stock Items.
  In many markets, we are asking customers to respect quantity limits of select, high-demand items (like hand sanitizers and household cleaners) to help ensure more of our neighbors can find the products they need.  We’re refilling high-demand products as quickly as we can.

• Taking Care of Our Team.
  All of our associates are encouraged to follow the CDC’s recommendations to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy.  We are encouraging our associates to stay home when they feel ill, and are working with our Human Resources team to ensure that every member of our team who faces a crisis can have peace of mind that we will help them get through it.  Please help us keep our store associates and community safe by considering use of our Grocery Delivery or Drive Up & Go services if you have a fever or flu symptoms such as cough or shortness of breath.

• Planning for Local Needs.
  Our team is also planning to make sure we can serve you if your community becomes impacted in a significant way.  From a single case to local community outbreaks or situations, we have plans to keep our stores and pharmacies open and serving our communities.

Stater Bros.

Limited hours from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.

Walgreens

Our pharmacists are continuing to partner with various health plans, physicians and state officials, and can speak to you about options like 90-day refills, early refill authorizations and prescription delivery.

As a reminder, Walgreens Find Care on our mobile app can connect you to a wide selection of health care services from local providers, as well as various telehealth options and services.

Tto make online shopping even easier, also beginning this Friday and for the time being, we’ll be offering free delivery on any purchase on Walgreens.com, with no minimum purchase required.

CVS

CVS Health to assist with COVID-19 testing.

Utilities

SoCalGas

• We do not anticipate any service disruption to our customers at this time.

• We will ask customers a series of questions before entering the home about recent travel, exposure to anyone who has traveled, or exposure to the virus.

• If you are quarantined or sick and place a call for a service order or report a natural gas leak, we ask that you advise us ahead of time. We have measures in place that will allow us to continue providing essential services to you.

• Our employees have been instructed to take precautionary measures to mitigate their exposure to limit the possibility of infection. Some of those precautions.

> SoCalGas suspended service disconnections as part of COVID-19 response.

Latest

Latest update: 3-15-20

What’s New in the Fight of COVID-19: Free testing, Compensation for sick days, Unemployment Aid, and more…

> U.S. providers offer free Wi-Fi for 60 days.

• Live Map of Coronavirus cases all over the world.

• Walmart will be turning part of its parking lots into coronavirus testing stations. CVS and Walgreens also plan to dedicate portions of their parking lots for coronavirus testing. Individuals being tested will not have to leave their cars.

> A message from ColoradoBoulevard.net:

1. Please don’t panic.
2. Practice social distancing. It will help containing the spread of the virus and won’t overwhelm our health workers.
3. Read this article about 10 Reasons Why You ought to NOT Panic. (#3 is our favorite: “Science is on it, Globally”).
4. Keep checking this article for the latest updates.
5. Stay safe.

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