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WPRA Letter of Support for Holden’s bill AB 768

13 May 2021

The WPRA supportsAssembly Bill 768 by Chris Holden “School Safety: Aquatic and Pool Safety Program: Model Policy” – would require state agencies to develop model swimming pool and waterway policy and programs for use by local educational agencies and other organizations

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena social scene

WPRA Letter to State Housing Committee Supporting SB 15

15 Mar 2021

The WPRA supports Senate Bill 15, which would incentivize local governments to rezone idle big-box retail and commercial shopping centers for housing by providing grants based on the sales and use tax revenue that had been generated by those sites.
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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA strongly opposes SB 10, Letter sent to state committees

14 Mar 2021

WPRA letter opposing SB 10 sent to Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Housing Committee, Governance & Finance Committee, Cassidy Denny (& Weiner). SB 10 as an excessive, misguided and fatally flawed attempt to preempt local land use control.

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA Letter to Portantino opposing SB 9

26 Feb 2021

WPRA strongly opposes SB 9 which will allow up to 8 dwelling units on a lot originally zoned for a single family house

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR)

To Anita Cerna, Senior Planner, So Fair Oaks Specific Plan

15 Feb 2021

WPRA recommends adjustments to guarantee tree maintenance, density & height reductions of residential units, widening the paseos & deign compatibility

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA’s 2020 Annual Open Board Meeting

1 Dec 2020

Online though Zoom – November 17, 2020  

WPRA’s 2020 Annual Open Board Meeting panel discussion

PASADENA AND DISASTERS – Just before and just after

On November 17, 2020, the West Pasadena Residents’ Association hosted its annual open meeting, a webinar featuring a presentation of special guests, our president’s message, the election of incoming officers and directors, then culminating with our informational panel discussion about disaster preparedness.

Avram Gold, WPRA VP and MC of program
Avram Gold, WPRA Communications VP

Avram Gold, WPRA vice president, opened the program with a welcome to all and the introduction of: (from left to right) Mayor Terry Tornek, Mayor-elect Victor Gordo, Councilmember Steve Madison, and our 28th District Congressman, Adam Schiff.

  • Pasadena mayor Terry Tornek
  • Pasadena mayor-elect Victor Gordo
  • District 6 councilman Steve Madison
  • Congressman Adam Schiff

Mayor Tornek, Mayor-elect Gordo, Councilmember Madison and Congressman Schiff each conveyed statements and information to our attendees.

Mr. Gold conducted the on-line voting process of our next WPRA officers and board members. WPRA’s attending residents elected unanimously: Dan Beal, president – Evan Davis, Administrative Vice President – Avram Gold, Communications Vice President – Blaine Cavena, Treasurer, and Kenyon Harbison, secretary. Our continuing Board of Directors became: Geoffrey Baum, David Bise, Bill Christian, Peter Ewing, Mic Hansen, Joan Hearst, Susan Kinney, Nancy Walker and Linda Zinn.

WPRA President, Dan Beal, then delivered his annual message.
WPRA president Dan Beal
Dan Beal, WPRA president

Kenyon Harbison, past WPRA president and newly elected secretary, introduced the evening’s expert panelists for the disaster preparedness program. The speakers were, from left to right: Pasadena Fire Chief, Bryan Frieders – Pasadena Public Information Officer, Lisa Derderian – Huntington Hospital Disaster Program Manager, Jennifer Waldron and Pasadena Police Lieutenant, Johnny Mercado (image unavailable).

  • WPRA past president Kenyon Harbison
  • Pasadena Fire Chief, Bryan Frieders
  • Pasadena Public Information Officer, Lisa Derderian
  • Huntington Hospital Disaster Program Manager, Jennifer Waldron

Blaine Cavena, WPRA’s treasure, served as an excellent technical director featuring speakers in the full screen while controlling audio feeds.

WPRA’s treasure Blaine Cavena
Blaine Cavena, WPRA treasurer

After presentations followed by questions and answers, our program ended promptly at 8:00 PM.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Huntington Hospital Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena State of the City address

Joint Letter to Council regarding RHNA Appeal

26 Oct 2020

Linda Vista-Annandale Association, Madison Heights Neighborhood Association & WPRA continue to support Pasadena appealing the SCAG draft 2021-2029 RHNA allocation resulting in an untenable number of out-of-scale, out-of-character, dense, large buildings with related traffic and other infrastructure impacts.

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

WPRA Mansionization Letter to Council & Planning

20 Oct 2020

WPRA advises Mayor Tornek, Council (& Planning) for Phase 2 of the “Mansionization” Zoning Code Amendment stating very specific suggestions & potential guidelines

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena mansionization Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

RHNA Joint Ltr. to T. Tornek & Council

14 Sep 2020

WPRA, MHNA, LVNA requests that Pasadena oppose the SCAG draft 2021-2029 RHNA allocation and act to appeal the allocation

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Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

LVAA MHRA & WPRA Ltr. to Planning Commission about RHNA Appeal

12 Sep 2020

Request that the Planning Commission urge the city of Pasadena to oppose the SCAG draft 2021-2029 RHNA allocation and to appeal the allocation

2020_09_07-LVAA-MHRA-WPRA-Ltr-to-PC-re-RHNA-Appeal

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

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