San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership (SGVEP)

06/21/2026

Congratulations to SGV Legislative Caucus member Assemblymember Michelle Rodriguez on a successful 2nd Annual Summer BBQ. Our Director of Public Policy, Matthew Lyons joined in on the community fun and valuable community resource fair. It was great seeing San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership (SGVEP) member Kaiser Permanente supporting this event in the 53rd Assembly District.

06/20/2026

Join the YWCA San Gabriel Valley for their 2026 Champions of Change Awards Gala, Aug 27 at the Hilton San Gabriel. Your support helps provide emergency and transitional shelter for domestic violence survivors, meals and healthy aging programs for seniors, case management, mental health services, maternal and infant health, Eaton Fire relief and recovery, programs for youth, and more.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-champions-of-change-awards-luncheon

06/20/2026

Arcadia has filled its recent City Council vacancy with John Han, a longtime resident of the city's District 3. Our congratulations to Mr. Han on his appointment, which was made official on Tuesday June 16.

https://www.arcadiaca.gov/government/city_council/vacant.php

06/19/2026

The Rose Bowl Stadium plays host once again to a massive lineup of alternative superstars at this year's Just Like Heaven Fest. Passes on sale now as low as $49.99.

https://justlikeheavenfest.com/

06/19/2026

The Partnership congratulates Maryvale on 170 years of serving the most vulnerable members of our community. Their anniversary celebration was held last night at their Rosemead campus, and welcomed as guests many community partners, as well as Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, Assemblymember Mike Fong, & City of Rosemead - Government Mayor Sandra Armenta (pictured here with Maryvale CEO Steve Gunther & members of the SGVEP team).

06/19/2026

A very happy Juneteenth to all from the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership!

06/18/2026

Los Angeles Metro has published the results of their recent public polling about priorities for public transportation in Los Angeles County. An interactive dashboard displaying how your responses will influence their budgeting decisions is available after the link.

https://budget.metro.net/my-metro-budget.html

06/18/2026

How to avoid HR disasters as a small business? (June 24) How can AI provide low-cost photo shoots? (Aug 12) Claude 101 for business owners? (Aug 26) These are just a few of the free upcoming workshops available from the Pasadena Small Business Development Center. Get plugged in!

https://pccsbdc.org/workshops/

06/18/2026

Measure ER: How will the temporary half-cent sales tax increase in LA County, approved to fund healthcare and essential services, impact local organizations, communities, and individuals? Find out July 14, 1 pm, in a Zoom meeting with the Greater SGV Health Consortium.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mft6zr4pR5GYU1Gm1LP03Q #/registration

06/17/2026

The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a motion urging the federal government to take all possible measures to ensure access to bikes & recreation around the Whittier Narrows Dam, once work is completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A massive project that will repair the Whittier Narrows Dam will cut off parks and a major greenway bicycle path, and Board of Supervisors object.