On the front steps of Pasadena City Hall, Police Chief John Perez and Interim Fire Chief Bryan Frieders stand 6-feet away from one another, while they record a video for the community.
“I know that there is great uncertainty about what lies ahead for the City, State and Country,” Perez said. “But I want to reassure you that our essential law enforcement … will proudly answer the call of duty.” “My thoughts are with you all of you, as we not only fight the pandemic together, but also adjust our daily lives to a new normal,” Chief Frieders said. The halls of City Hall, normally bustling with City employees, is shut down with just a handful of staff working to get public health messages out to the community.
The usual prime parking spots in front of the City’s courthouse is quiet aside from a few people walking outside.
This is the ‘new normal’ in the City’s municipal corridor on the first Monday morning back after a weekend of social distancing and quarantine.