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WPRA Newsletter Fall 2024

26 Sep 2024

2024 D Fall WPRA NewsDownload

In this issue

Wildfire! Now what?

WPRA needs direct access to 710 project managers, consultants

The ABCs of PUSD fall ballot measures

City makes incremental progress on bridge barrier designs

The dilemma of Pasadena’s homeless encampments

Empathy is one thing; this is another

Helpless, homeless and on the street in Pasadena

A thank-you and reminder

Pasadena has it ‘made in the shade.’ Literally

The latest threat to Pasadena’s oaks: GSOB

A win for wildlife in the heart of Glendale

A day without the Pasadena Senior Center

Memories of the wonderful Balinese Shop

Tagged With: 710 stub Art Center College of Design Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena governance pasadena heritage Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces PUSD wildfires wildlife

WPRA encourages Housing Element Policies

6 Apr 2022

WPRA acknowledges there is a need for additional housing in Pasadena, especially affordable housing followed by a list of suggestions and support for ongoing policies.

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA Newsletter Winter 2022

1 Jan 2022

In this issue

Will SB-9 and Pasadena’s response to it help fix the affordable housing shortage?

President’s Message: We walk the line

City loses baker’s dozen of key personnel; replacement efforts are underway

The Blinn House: a fitting, restored home for Pasadena Heritage

Q&A with Paul Little, president and CEO, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, and Eric Duyshart, manager, City of Pasadena’s Economic Development

The long and winding road to YWCA rehab and a new hotel?

Anywhere and nowhere

Huntington Hospital community services and support stands out

This drought may never end

Wildlife corridors: critical to biodiversity

San Rafael Annual Fund sets 2022 fund-raising goal and events

Healthy aging embodies enrichment, engagement, empowerment

West Pasadena and the golden age of postcards

PresidentDan Beal
Vice President, AdministrationEvan Davis
Vice President, CommunicationsAvram Gold
SecretaryKenyon Harbison
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena density Pasadena draught & water contamination Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA Letter to the Planning Commission regarding the SB 9 Study Session

10 Nov 2021

WPRA Supports the Interim Development Standards in Response to SB9 (regarding lot splits and duplex construction in RS zones) and endorses the letter submitted by the Linda Vista-Annandale Association.

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

WPRA Newsletter Fall 2021

21 Sep 2021

In This Issue

Time to reconcile our drought with the aggressive state-led push for new housing

President’s Message: Time for us to face uncomfortable truths

No consensus on suicide deterrent barriers for bridge

WPRA comments on PDs, revisions to housing elements

Pasadena Heritage postpones Blinn House celebration

Q&A with Chad Augustin, chief, Pasadena Fire Department

A thank-you and a reminder to our members

Lessons learned from controversial ‘Big Dig’

Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy launches butterfly project

City takes step to reduce waste, slow climate change

Zoom: the silver lining of COVID

West Pasadena in three dimensions

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice President, AdministrationEvan Davis
Vice President, CommunicationsAvram Gold
SecretaryKenyon Harbison
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Colorado Street Bridge Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces

Pasadena Housing Draft Element – WPRA Letter to Council

30 Aug 2021

WPRA’s comments on the July 14, 2021 Draft Housing Element – WPRA considers this draft to be an overall good start to a difficult task, one that provides a platform for further engagement and revision. We list 7 key points of focus & 3 appendixes.

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena drought Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA Letter to Assembly Member Holden opposing SB 10

8 Jul 2021

The West Pasadena Residents’ Association strongly opposes SB 10as an excessive, misguided and fatally flawed attempt to pre-empt local determinations on land use.

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

WPRA Newsletter Summer 2021

23 Jun 2021

In This Issue

2021 WPRA annual meeting tackles housing crisis

Elected officials comment on housing challenges

Experts panel discusses path forward for more affordable housing

WPRA honors Rosa Laveaga for service, dedication

President’s message: Bringing down the house

Remembering Becky Wheeler

Pasadena is preparing welcome mats for middle-income workforce renters

Pasadena Avenue on National Register

California’s housing goals for Pasadena defy logic

WPRA provides feedback on bridge options, SB 9

What went wrong with the Raymond Basin?

Daughter’s death prompts parents to advocate for drowning prevention

It’s time to face facts about preventable drownings

Are you ready to get up and get moving?

A civil (housing) war in the city of homes

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice President, AdministrationEvan Davis
Vice President, CommunicationsAvram Gold
SecretaryKenyon Harbison
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA Letter to State Housing Committee Opposing SB9

19 Jun 2021

SB 9 is not an equity bill. It is the exact opposite. Its emphasis on expensive market rate construction would constitute an unprecedented and destabilizing attack on 7 million California single-family households with 20 million residents—white, Black, Latino and Asian—at all income levels.

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)

The 2021 West Pasadena Residents’ Association Annual Meeting

13 Jun 2021

On May 27, 2021, the West Pasadena Residents’ Association held its virtual annual meeting and informational program. This year we took a deep dive into the current topic many people are concerned about: our state’s housing shortage and how it severely affects California’s urban centers.

Two video program versions were placed on YouTube for public viewing.

CLICK HERE for the replay of the entire annual meeting.

CLICK HERE for the housing content only without WPRA’s business segment.

We kicked off our meeting with Dan Beal’s president’s message…

Dan Beal, WPRA President

…and then we presented WPRA’s Community Service Awards to Rosa Laveaga, former Arroyo Seco Project Supervisor and to Priscilla Taylor who recently retired from our board after serving 26 years.

WPRA Board Director, Joan Hearst & Rosa Laveaga
WPRA President Dan Beal & Priscilla Taylor

We elected our 2021 to 2022 Board of Directors and moved on to our discussion topic: The Housing Crisis: How do we build our way out of the housing shortage, and especially affordable housing?  

We started our focus on our local planning challenges within Pasadena, expanding the conversation to the LA County area and then widening the analysis even further to state legislation. Moderating was Avram Gold, WPRA Vice President of Communications. WPRA Treasurer, Blaine Cavena handled the webinar engineering as Tech Director.

Avram Gold, Moderator
WPRA’s treasure Blaine Cavena
Blaine Cavena, Tech Director

Our lineup of introductory speakers were:

Mayor Victor Gordo
Council member Steve Madison
LA County Supervisor,
Cathryn Barger
State Assembly member,
Chris Holden

We then followed these four reports with a panel discussion. Our special guest panelists were:

Senator Anthony Portantino
Pasadena Planning Director,
David Reyes
Non-profit developer,
Robin Hughes
Non-profit developer,
Charles Loveman

Topics discussed were: more production vs the reach for more land, the lack of current state funding and existing county subsidies, the struggle to finance affordable housing, state vs local control, gentrification, communication breakdowns in Sacramento, developer influence and lobbying, and ending with the question: Will there really be a reduced demand for cars in the future?

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena planning & development

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