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Final Round of COVID-19 Relief Grants from the State of California: The final round of the State of California's COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will open on April 28th and close on May 4th. This final round will accept new applications. Grant award amounts will be between $5,000 - $25,000.

The California Restaurant Foundation launched a new Restaurant Resilience Grant Program.  SoCalGas, PG&E and SDG&E all contributed (and our goal is to find more donors so we can help more restaurants/in other areas).  But for now, small, independently owned restaurants in LA County may qualify for a $3,500 grant.  

From the LA Times: 

How to boost mental health at your workplace

Rose Wong For The Times 

By Rachel Schnalzer

The stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic have led many employees to look to their managers for support — with mixed results. Ultimately, though, the pandemic may result in more awareness of the importance of mental health care.

PASADENA POLICE - COMMUNITY BRIEF March 2021

From the New York Times: The Biden administration proposed a significant expansion of federal spending Friday, asking Congress to bolster funding by 16% for domestic programs including education, health research and fighting climate change as it tries to harness the government’s power to reverse what officials called a decade of underinvestment in the nation’s most pressing issues.

Connection Breakfast Thursday, April 8th at 8am. (Sorry, because of the calendar, the lunch and breakfast are on back-to-back days. Hope to see you at both.)

John Burt of Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching sponsors April's breakfast.

Network, promote your business, meet new people, make new connections, build our contact list-all from the safety of your own home or office (or wherever you may be) via ZOOM. 

Pasadena has qualified to advance to the less-restrictive orange tier of the state’s COVID-19 business-reopening blueprint, but will not ease restrictions until Monday. Qualifying for the orange tier requires L.A.

What COVID-19 safety measures do employers need to have in place before bringing employees back to the worksite from remote work?

Employers who are bringing their employees back to the workplace have several steps and considerations to make.

Written Prevention Program

More Retirements Bode Ill for Growth By Amara Omeokwe

The proportion of older workers participating in the labor force is hovering at its worst level since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, raising the prospect that many of these Americans may have permanently left the workforce, potentially impairing future economic growth.