Wishing you a successful new year!
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• January 2022
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Paramount Chamber of Commerce (paramountchamber.com) • Serving the community since 1947
Start your new year by cleaning out the clutter!
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f your garage, attic or storeroom looks anything like the one shown below, mark your calendar for Saturday, January 22. That’s when the City will once again hold Clutter-Free Paramount, a community-wide cleanup event, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Paramount Park, 14400 Paramount Blvd. Here’s your chance to get rid of all your post-holiday clutter, as well as many unwanted items that have been piling up around your home. You can bring the following things for free disposal: • Mattresses • Large bulky items • E-waste • Green waste • Documents for shredding (a maximum of three medium-sized 15”x12” boxes per residence) • Tires (but no tires from businesses or oversized or tractor tires, please). Please do not bring paint, hazardous waste, light bulbs, liquids, auto parts, construction or demolition debris, lumber, palm fronds, cactus, ice plant, ivy, loose debris or anything in plastic bags. You must unload your own vehicle and wear a mask at all times. This event is for Paramount residents only, and you must present a valid ID
with a Paramount or 90723 address. The event is hosted by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department. Special thanks to CalMet Services for providing containers, drop-off and
pick-up and disposal at no cost, and to Homeboy Industries for the e-waste collection. For more event information, please call 562-220-2002 and see CityScape (page 11).
MUSA comes through again!
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hank you to MUSA (Mujeres Unidas Sirviendo Activamente, or Women United Serving Actively), for again filling thousands of goodie bags with apples and candy canes for the Paramount Santa Train in December 2021! The devotion of this organization to the Paramount community is fantastic and very much appreciated. (Also see related stories and photos on pages 3 and 5.)
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Paramount Chamber of Commerce 15357 Paramount Boulevard Paramount, California 90723 Telephone: 562-634-3980 paramountchamber.com
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From the Mayor’s Desk..........................................................................................................................................................................................3 Public Safety: Cracking down on intersection takeovers............................................................................................................................4 PEP: Scholarship applications now available................................................................................................................................................4 Paramount City Council report..........................................................................................................................................................................5 Save the date: State of the City event...............................................................................................................................................................6 COVID-19 vaccination myths...........................................................................................................................................................................6 Business Corner: Five common small business marketing mistakes..................................................................................................10 CityScape..................................................................................................................................................................................................................11