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Ambassador Campus Housing Development

Pertaining to the World Wide Church of God Ambassador College campus sale and housing development, east or west sections

WPRA News Spring 2016

5 Apr 2016

In this issue

Transforming the 710 ditch; making our neighborhoods safer

SR-710 tunnel project DEIR is a dry hole for water data

CPP presses forward in grassroots effort to redesign the 710 ditch

City Ventures nears completion at Ambassador Gardens

Briefs: Q&A’s about the PWP’s Glenarm Repowering Project – 710 Tunnel makes national list of highway boondoggles – City Council approves non-potable water project – Mayor focuses on economics in State of the City address

La Loma Bridge work continues

Hahamongna co-op nursery thrives

WPRA pleased and disappointed by potential Arroyo Seco music festival’s final EIR

An overview of the proposed Arroyo Seco festival

The Italian Sunken Garden of Hulett C. Merritt

PresidentGeoffrey Baum
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Spring 2014

27 Mar 2014

In this issue

Opinion: Raising the alarm about Metro’s proposed 710 Freeway twin tunnels

Briefs: Ambassador Gardens meets inclusionary housing obligation on and off site – General Plan moves forward – PWP joins state and local leaders in calling for more water conservation in 2014

Mayor Bogaard’s State of the City report

Opinion: A plan for a restored Arroyo Seco

Once plentiful, Pasadena’s water supply is now scarce resource

County gives new life to 88-year-old Arroyo sewer lines

$525,000 La Casita renovation gets underway

Gardening at Garfield School

PresidentBill Urban
Vice PresidentCatherine Stringer
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena La Casita del Arroyo Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Winter 2014

3 Jan 2014

In this issue

PUSD to close last public school in West Pasadena

Opinion: WPRA believes West Pasadena needs and deserves a public school

Citizens, City await court ruling on NFL-EIR suit

Five cities join forces for 710 EIR review

SR-710 project back on accelerated funding list

Ambassador Gardens takes shape

Briefs: Governor signs bill to sell state-owned houses on SR-710 – La Loma Bridge progress report

Arroyo Seco Foundation urges slow and sustainable sediment removal for Devil’s Gate Dam

Pasadena burglaries at three-year high

Complete Streets programs arising to improve road safety

A tale of two trees in the center of Orange Grove Boulevard

PresidentBill Urban
Vice PresidentCatherine Stringer
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena crime Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Fall 2013

1 Oct 2013

In this issue

An opinion piece about mansionization

WPRA concludes archery, if safe, has place in Arroyo

New committee considers San Rafael School’s future

Avenue 64 coalition seeks safer road

Preserving our stately oaks for posterity

Lincoln proceeds with 100 West Walnut project

Green Hotel Project will change this historic site

City to streamline, improve planning, development review

A complete review of the 66-year journey: Ambassador College becomes Ambassador West

Brookside Golf Club: Emerald jewel of the Central Arroyo

The Rosenbaum home: Pasadena’s fifth

PresidentBill Urban
Vice PresidentCatherine Stringer
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Green Hotel Project Pasadena Central District Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Summer 2012

22 Jun 2012

In this issue

PUSD and the community consider San Rafael Elementary’s fate

News Briefs: Voters OK PUSD sub-districts – WPRA voices concerns about use of Rose Bowl by NFL – the Rose Bowl renovation – Green Hotel apartments – Ambassador West under construction – County grants sediment-removal plan review extension – Berkshire Creek to be restored – Pasadena Police improve access to public information and use five helicopters

City Ventures purchases Sunrise parcels

A brief history of planning in Pasadena

Planting street and replacement trees

Pasadena Community Gardens breaks ground and launches fundraising campaign to build first garden

Summary of WPRA’s annual meeting

City considers first balanced budget in 10 years

METRO and Caltrans push for 710 freeway extension

San Rafael news briefs

Henry H. Markham’s ‘most pretentious mansion’

PresidentBill Urban
Vice PresidentCatherine Stringer
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Green Hotel Project Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Spring 2012

4 Apr 2012

In this issue

Mayor delivers sobering State of the City address

City OKs Rose Bowl-NFL study

City Briefs: Art Center buys former Post Office to expand South Campus – New radio system boosts first-responder efficiency – Pasadena deals with results from state budget, prison crowding – Postal Service will close Pasadena processing operations – City to lay off 14; brings total cuts since 2009 to 300 – City transfers more money from Water & Power

Education Briefs: PUSD sees service needs rise and funding fall – Current projected PUSD deficit $7.2 to $17 million – Private-school enrollment in Pasadena is triple state average

Pasadena Beautiful tree fund up to $40,000

Arroyo Realty and Management reverses its prior intention to develop the senior-living portion of the Ambassador College campus

The Rose Bowl Legacy Campaign continues to raise money for Rose Bowl renovation

What is the role of the Design Commission?

Pasadena Community Service Area 1 crime statistics – Jan 2010 to Feb. 2012

PUSD prepares to change the shape of board representation

Census prompts City to redraw Council lines

President Theodore Roosevelt visits west Pasadena in 1903

PresidentMichael Udell
Vice PresidentBill Urban
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Art Center College of Design Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena State of the City address Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl

WPRA News Winter 2009

14 Jan 2009

In this issue

Arlington Garden comes of age – an update

President’s Message – an analysis of Pasadena’s development direction and issues

Pasadena’s General Plan guiding principles

WPRA west Pasadena survey results

City Hall update – administration appointments – budget deficit – online services

City Reviews Tree Protection Ordinance

Ambassador Campus update

Arroyo bird sanctuary and the casting pond areas soon to be renovated

WPRA features local artist Joseph Stoddard

WPRA forms Community Safety Committee

Open space and conservation update – Arroyo Seco Parks and Recreation Historic District

now official

PresidentAudrey O’Kelley
Vice PresidentMic Hansen
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl WPRA surveys

WPRA News Fall 2008

28 Oct 2008

In this issue

Images of Pasadena: Research library and archives at Pasadena Museum of History

Wily Coyotes Everywhere!

Update: The open space & conservation element of the General Plan

Biomedical research laboratory proposed for South Fair Oaks

City reviews tree protection ordinance

Pasadena’s renewed water challenge and water supply challenges

An important look into the City’s future and its General Plan – by Mayor Bill Bogaard

AT&T roll-outs U-VERSE service for cable TV and internet

Annandale Canyon Area Benefit Assessment District vote – A park or development?

Updates and happenings at San Rafael School

Ambassador Campus update

PresidentAudrey O’Kelley
Vice PresidentMic Hansen
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Winter 2008

14 Jan 2008

In this issue

Pasadena Beautiful replacing historic palm trees on Orange Grove

The threat of closure but San Rafael Elementary is on a roll!

Rose Bowl Stadium renovation project

Local Control of Land Use – Fact or Fiction? – an explanation by Steve Madison

Caps, floor area ratios and managing growth

Focus on the West Gateway Specific Plan

Pasadena’s parks and open spaces – what’s needed and how to pay for it

West Pasadena Transportation Update – TAC puts the brakes on speed

limit increases

Ambassador West update

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Fall 2007

20 Sep 2007

In this issue

A conversation with Richard Bruckner, Pasadena’s Director of Planning and Development

An explanation of what EIRs mean for development in Pasadena

The genesis and evolution of the Pasadena’s development boom

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG): Friend or foe?

What does “City of Gardens” ordinance signify?

Explaining “Floor area ratios”

Annandale Canyon Nature Park

West Pasadena Transportation update

Speeding cars coming to a residential street near you

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic

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