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1985
The potential renovation of the Vista Del Arroyo bungalow properties
The City would acquire the U.S. Army Reserve Armory Desiderio site
The development and construction of Old Pasadena will soon be underway
Rehabilitation is actively underway at the Castle Green
Neighborhood watch groups and the Crime Prevention Unit of the Pasadena Police Department
City Board of Directors endorsed a plan to divert water from the flood control channel which would create a 300 yard free flowing stream in Lower Arroyo Seco
Installation of a cable television network begins in Pasadena
New restaurants in west Pasadena
Extremely heavy rains and flooding in 1889
Construction begins on Route 134 sound barrier
Speed humps on Bellefontaine Street
Colorado Street Bridge rehabilitation
Old Pasadena is undergoing a facelift
The Vista del Arroyo rehabilitation is concluding
The History of Poppy Peak and Avenue 64
Colorado/Orange Grove Special District
Huntington Hospital helicopter use permit
Disclosure of political action committees’ contributions
Urban design plan will guide downtown development
A new configuration to the Pasadena Unified School District
The Vista del Arroyo Hotel becomes the U.S. Court of Appeals of the 9th Circuit
Neighborhood traffic plan
Vista del Arroyo and its bungalows
The consideration of a Colorado/Orange Grove Special District
History of the Arroyo Seco told by Mark Beidebach
Lower Arroyo Seco Management Plan
WPRA submits letter to the City Board requesting prompt action in adopting reasonable Rose Bowl use policy
City traffic issues
Policies for Rose Bowl use
Sound barrier walls south side of the 134 Freeway between Annandale Road and San Rafael
Update on the Landmark District Ordinance
Explaining the proposed Landmark District Ordinance revisions
Area code 213 or 818 for Pasadena?
Expansion of City policy for undergrounds of utilities
Update on the Vista del Arroyo renovation
Cable TV in our future – a TV franchise to deliver at least 52 channels with community access
Pasadena City Board objectives – (A) A renewed commitment to control of crime (B) an emphasis on balanced development policy designed to encourage new development which meets community needs for jobs and housing and reinforces the special quality of living in Pasadena and (C) a policy of inviting the neighborhood associations into the city policymaking
Pasadena Neighborhood Network
Urban design plan within the City of Pasadena
Vista del Arroyo Restoration
Neighborhood street work Fair Oaks to south of California Boulevard
Fair Oaks/Alessandro zone change
Huntington Hospital demolishes three mansions without proper permits
Strong community controversy over Pasadena Redevelopment Agency’s plan for high rise buildings in Pasadena
City Board considers proposals for restructuring the City’s economic development program.
Neighbors for and Open Government presses for the transfer of management responsibilities from the Pasadena Redevelopment Agency to elected City directors
WPRA funds Friends of the Arroyo to replace live oaks near the Colorado Street Bridge
Reform of the Fire and Police Uncapped Cost-of-Living Retirement Benefits System
Pasadena Redevelopment Agency’s study: downtown development of ten commercial buildings up to twenty stories
District 6 neighborhood associations are concerned about increasing traffic created by Plaza Pasadena and more condominiums
The results of the Colorado Street Bridge engineering study
WPRA supports downzoning of the west side and other Pasadena residential neighborhoods
The formation of the Parks and Recreation Commission
City Arboriculturist restoration plan for Lower Arroyo Seco
Parks and Recreation Commission drafts an amendment to City Charter providing preservation of public parkland
WPRA seeks funding for the Colorado Street Bridge Engineering Study
The City adopts an urban conservation zone for the old town area’s conversion to a historic district
Members of Arroyo Seco Planning Study Committee have been named
Marengo Avenue sprawling street trees
The City wants the completion of the full 710 Freeway rather than connecting with the Pasadena Freeway
The U.S. Court of Appeals’ effort to restore and use the Vista del Arroyo Hotel
Proposed 14-story condominium project on North Lake at 210 Freeway
City survey: government economy and crime and 710 Freeway extension are principal concerns
Arroyo Walk and the Interim Study District for the Arroyo Seco
Controlled burning in the Lower Arroyo for fire prevention
West side neighbors meet with City staff to discuss zoning changing to allow future development of townhouses and condominiums
The City establishes an “Interim Arroyo Seco District” for land use controls & maintenance
The Arroyo Walk
Nancy Esbenshade becomes William Bogaard’s field representative
Friends of the Pasadena Public Library organizes a volunteer program
Caltrans places sound barriers along 134 Freeway in the San Rafael area
Pasadena Heritage submits a nomination of the Civic Center to the State Office of Historic Preservation
Planning underway to preserve the Arroyo
The Vista del Arroyo site becomes eligible for the inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places
