Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena Unified Schools Open Monday, But Many State and Federal Agencies Are Closed

Some government offices and libraries throughout the Southland will be closed Monday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day or Columbus Day, but Pasadena city departments will function normally and schoolchildren will attend Pasadena Unified School District schools.

Buses and subway services in both the city and county of Los Angeles will run on a regular schedule, along with Metrolink trains.

But state and federal courts will shut their doors Monday. There will be no U.S. Mail delivery.

Most banks are also expected to be closed.

Columbus Day still is a federal holiday.

President Joe Biden on Friday issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day.

“For generations, federal policies systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures,” Biden wrote in the Indigenous Peoples Day proclamation. “Today, we recognize Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made on every aspect of American society.”

In a separate proclamation involving Columbus Day, Biden praised the role of Italian Americans in U.S. society, but also referenced the violence and harm Columbus and other explorers of the age brought about on the Americas.