WPRA asks that Hayden Melbourn and Public Works abandon plans to build and place large canopies over playground equipment in Desiderio Park
Desiderio Project
Pertaining to the land sold by the Army Reserve Center at the base of the Colorado Bridge east end, developed as Vista del Arroyo condominiums
WPRA News Fall 2018
In this issue
710 tunnel opponents hope for the best, but prepare for the worst
Pasadena city sales tax proposal on the ballot
Transparency and trust in City Hall? It is our Desiderio.
Desiderio Park restroom project marches on
‘Big Dig’ likely to start this November
Anti-mansionization plans shift gears
Opinion: WPRA urges tighter mansionization rules
Opinion: WPRA opposes zoning change for Art Center’s external jumbotron
Urban Land Institute study: More ideas about managing the arroyo
Pasadena needs to rethink its priorities for the Arroyo
Extraordinary heat wave damages plants in the San Gabriel Valley
Rose Bowl explains the Ed Sheeran concert traffic gridlock
Major infrastructure projects planned for the upper Arroyo Seco
The controversial 710 Freeway in Pasadena 54 years ago
| President | Dan Beal |
| Vice President | Avram Gold |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA supports Council’s review of the Desiderio Park design and restroom
WPRA supports efforts to call for Council review the Desiderio Park design, restroom and funding issues
WPRA wants the Desiderio public toilet’s location be carefully evaluated
WPRA requests that the Desiderio public toilet’s location be carefully evaluated and the final placement be the least intrusive and most safe for its neighbors and users alike
WPRA News Summer 2018
In this issue
Housing, planning experts react to state threat to local control
710 tunnel is only “mostly dead”
Marijuana ballot measures pass. Now what?
District 6 town hall focuses on traffic and crime
First draft anti-mansionization guidelines revealed
City on brink of solving mansionization challenge
Swirl over Desiderio restroom continues, but is unfunded for FY 2019
City strengthens tree protection ordinances
Arroyo Seco tributary finally getting its long over-due attention
City acts to meet state climate goal
How zoning changed on South Orange Grove Avenue
| President | Dan Beal |
| Vice President | Avram Gold |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
To Design Commission, WPRA opposes the Desiderio Park restroom
To the Design Commission – WPRA advises against the intended plans for the Desiderio restroom
WPRA News Summer 2016
In this issue
Mayor warns of SR-710 tunnel threat to region
Progress in the fight against the SR-710 tunnel: Measure M taxes will not fund SR-710 freeway tunnel – PUSD joins opponents to SR-710 freeway tunnel – City Council defers ballot measure to repeal Measure A. – WPRA receives ‘consulting party’ status
La Loma Bridge update
$182.7 million Rose Bowl renovation – project enters final phase
YWCA/Kimpton Hotel Final EIR released; Planning Commission to consider
Briefs: Update on General Plan implementation – Kim Kenne elected president of PUSD Board of Education – Refinancing of PCC bonds will reduce taxes for property owners – City prepares ordinance to restrict use of styrofoam containers
City, Habitat break ground for new Desiderio development and park
San Rafael Elementary issues and outlook
Pasadena receives $100K grant, publishes water quality report
Citywide crime down 15%, but theft, burglary up
Pasadena Transit connects riders with high-tech convenience
Arroyo Seco and Devil’s Gate for early picnics in west Pasadena
| President | Kenyon Harbison |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Fall 2015
In this issue
Trenching at San Rafael Elementary reveals no evidence of active faults
WPRA analysis finds SR-710 DEIR grossly inadequate
The view from City Hall by Steve Madison
Council adopts General Plan with “hybrid” density levels
Briefs: Paseo Colorado embarks on major redevelopment – Pasadena appoints Selvidge to airport authority – Water update – RPOC says “no” to NFL
The City plans to manage our arboreal wealth and burdens
The Emery home: from South Orange Grove to West Green Street
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA opposes Council’s vote for Desiderio Park restroom
WPRA opposed the City Council’s 4 to 3 vote to include a restroom for the Desiderio Park
WPRA News Summer 2014
In this issue
7-11 Committee to PUSD: “Work harder to keep San Rafael Elementary School open”
Briefs: Metro delays SR-710 tunnel DEIR – Council considers SR-710 alternatives – City’s proposal to host music festival at the Rose Bowl Stadium
Opinion: Is Pasadena losing its ‘sense of place’?
Desiderio project to transform base into community
Citizen’s group develops responsible plan for sediment removal
City celebrates San Rafael Library patio renovation
Conger’s Hill: A commanding view for our first physician
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
