the City of Pasadena (Department of Finance) hosted a very useful event on Friday, March 13, 2015. Through their Pasadena First Buy Local program, an event was hosted that provided opportunities for local businesses to better understand the contracting process. There were representative from the following entities: City Departments, JPL and the County of Los Angeles. This Open House provided great insight into procurement process, access to resources and a chance to network with other local businesses.