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The WPRA printed publication, The News, is published four times a year and mailed to nearly 8,000 homes and businesses in the 91105 and 91103 ZIP codes and beyond.

WPRA News Fall 2017

28 Sep 2017

In this issue

Reclaim the stubland, re-establish lost social, economic, transportation benefits

Opinion: Caltrans tenants, our neighbors, deserve protection and consideration

City sales, use tax revenue rising slightly

The Playhouse District Association forms Specific Plan advisory committee

Arroyo Advisory Group outreach is underway

Paseo undergoes transformation and gets new owner, name

City Council appoints task force to envision Civic Center future

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District refuses to reduce scale or timing of “Big Dig”

Public Works recommends replacing purple leaf plum street trees

Stand up for San Rafael Elementary’s renovation

South Orange Grove Avenue: “Millionaires’ Row”

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Summer 2017

14 Jul 2017

In this issue

Is it time to celebrate the end of the SR-710 freeway tunnel?

La Loma bridge reopens and takes a new name – John Van de Kamp Bridge

Council suspends controversial YWCA/Kimpton project and sends it back to task force, staff

WPRA survey finds support for City’s approach to regulating short-term rentals

City struggles to accommodate State’s housing mandates

City updates Hillside zoning code to address mansionization

Aquatic Center devises plan to address long-term growing demand

New Arroyo Advisory Group shares its vision for ‘One Arroyo’ at WPRA’s 55th annual meeting

What ‘One Arroyo’ means to us

The epic and ugly battle over what to do about the 710 Freeway – a history of the project

First Arroyo Seco Weekend said to be “mellow”

It takes a city to stage a Tournament of Roses parade and Rose Bowl Game

Crime in west Pasadena: Attempted burglaries in 1887

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena mansionization Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS WPRA surveys

WPRA News Spring 2017

4 Apr 2017

In this issue

La Loma Bridge will reopen in June (maybe)

Remembering a neighborhood hero, John K. Van de Kamp

City considers ordinances for short-term rentals

WPRA supports a balanced and nuanced approach to short-term rental regulation

South Orange Grove Complete Streets study is underway

Opinion: State mandates limit City’s ability to manage development and zoning

WPRA supports SR-710 North study bill with modifications

Court stays “Big Dig” project and sends EIR back to County for revision

Rose Bowl announces lineup for first Arroyo Seco Weekend

Camp Idle a While: An Arroyo Vacation in 1899

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Winter 2017

5 Jan 2017

In this issue

LA County Flood Control District and environmentalists face off over “Big Dig” at Devil’s Gate

Rose Bowl Stadium lists major 2017 events

City considers regulating short-term rentals

La Loma Bridge road deck poured

ArtCenter views south campus as expression of art

Cycle track’s on track; Playhouse alliance forms

City proceeds with Rose Bows Loop enhancement, but wrestles with naming-signage rules

Pasadena Department of Transportation Fact sheet about the SR710 tunnel project

Cultivating our neighborhood arboreal canopies

A magical evening in Arlington Garden

Home burglaries up, theft and car burglaries down; Police don cameras

Early Pasadena: an astonishing garden of flowers

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena Central District Pasadena crime Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Fall 2016

13 Oct 2016

In this issue

How should we recognize donors in the Arroyo?

Diets and parklets and bulb-outs, oh my!

La Loma Bridge update

City Council approves YWCA/Kimpton Hotel project

The YWCA – Citizens deserve more transparency when City develops public property

Making the case for a strong mansionization ordinance

Our trees are worth the investment to keep them

We can bring back native fish to the Arroyo Seco

San Rafael Elementary issues and outlook

Crime rates down, but theft and burglary rising

The G.T. Marsh Tea Garden: A Glimpse of Flowery Japan

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena crime Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

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