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Pasadena affordable housing

Pertaining to multi-unit development and state mandated rezoning

WPRA Newsletter Winter 2020

3 Jan 2020

In this issue

WPRA will host public forum for all candidates for mayor and District 6 council seats

Governor’s ink seals shut the 710 tunnel project & related articles

President’s message – In praise of activism and civic engagement

New state laws undermine Pasadena’s Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance

Briefs: City elections to align with statewide primary, Caltech, city team up to build seismic-sensing network, PFAs not detected in Pasadena’s water sources, Pasadena again earns Section 8 ‘high performer’ rating

City studies designs and seeks input to discourage bridge suicides

Opinion: Historic Civic Center may still be threatened

Clock ticking for soft-story retrofits

Opinion: Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco belongs to us all

Opinion: Balancing water needs in the Arroyo Seco

History: The boom that blew the petals off the Rose City

History: The 1908 Rose parade – a whale of a time

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Fall 2019

26 Sep 2019

In this issue

Pasadena’s One Arroyo: an urban park or a natural treasure?

Can we preserve the fabled “Pasadena Way”?

WPRA’s land-use watch list

Will a new inclusionary housing ordinance discourage the use of the State Density Bonus Lay?

City and fire departments announce key appointments

Pasadena Heritage report

Feature Article: A day in the life of our state Senator, Anthony Portantino

Navigating open enrollment at San Rafael School

BRIEFS: City to restore low-flow streams in Lower Arroyo & PWP wins greywater grant

“Big Dig” controversy continues but compromise may be imminent

Rose Bowl goes beyond recycling by closing the loop on its organic waste

Pasadena must recommit to a more focused zero-waste program

History: The Arroyo Seco – a place of wonder in early Pasadena

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

Letter to City Council endorsing Staff's IHO changes

16 Aug 2019

Regarding Public Hearing item #11: Zoning Code Amendments relating to Inclusionary Housing and Affordable Housing Concession Menu and Adjustments to Inclusionary In-lieu Fee Rates

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena General Plan Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA letter zoning amendments for IHR & affordable housing

7 Aug 2019

WPRA letter to Planning Department supporting staff’s proposals for zoning code amendments to update inclusionary housing requirements and establish an affordable housing concession menu

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena General Plan Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA News Summer 2019

28 Jun 2019

In this issue

WPRA’s Annual meeting – Homelessness in Pasadena

Keeping the Civic Center civic and green

City rewards positive contributions to historic preservation

Caltrans houses could be in danger

City signs contract for Colorado Bridge safety fence design

Senate Bill 50 is tabled in Senate Appropriations Committee

More traffic control for Rose Bowl events

“Big Dig” sediment removal begins – protecting air quality

Striving to ban one-time use plastics

John D. Gaylord’s horse and the elixir of life

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA requests public hearings on inclusionary housing requirements be continued

4 May 2019

WPRA requests the Commission’s deliberations and the public hearing on inclusionary housing requirements and an affordable housing concession menu be continued to a future date

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

WPRA News Spring 2019

21 Mar 2019

In this issue

Council streamlines pre-sale home inspection program

Waiting for mansionization redux

“Urban Edge” can deliver death sentence to street trees

Pasadena strives to permit multi-unit developments and encourage affordable housing and preserve city character

Definitions of key Pasadena and state housing laws and rules

Is Caltrans finally shutting down the 710-stub batch plant?

The (really) ‘Big Dig’ is underway

A ‘sunny spot’ in west Pasadena: the La Solana Inn

PresidentDan Beal
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 density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA News Summer 2018

5 Jul 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

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Desiderio Project Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Spring 2018

27 Mar 2018

In this issue

PUSD struggles as revenues decline and expenses rise and unique services expand

Mayor sounds fiscal alarm

State mandates usurp City’s control over development

State launches flights of bills intended to fix housing shortage

City Council reacts negatively to Green Hotel project…again

City, school board approve ballot measures for city election changes

City approves new accessory dwelling unit regulations

Task force searches for ways to discourage bridge suicides

City OKs ballot measure for new sales tax

Marijuana regulation measure to be on June 5 municipal ballot

Civic Center Task Force moving toward recommendations

WPRA supports all but one proposed mobility improvement

San Rafael Elementary celebrates 100 years

West Pasadena in 1893: healthful prosperity

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Colorado Street Bridge Green Hotel Project Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena State of the City address Pasadena traffic Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Winter 2018

4 Jan 2018

In this issue

WPRA urges Council to Cite Caltrans for code violations and call out Caltrans’ unethical tactics

City wrestles with financial challenges

Briefs: Street Bridge task force addresses suicide uptick – Fire station assessment is mixed – Report proves cost of a well-maintained urban tree canopy is quite a bargain – City Council passes resolution to align elections with State cycle

Colorado Street Bridge task force gathers community suggestions and input

Green Hotel project preview at City Council in January

City approves amended ADU rules to conform to State law

Council settles on how to regulate the profit from short-term rentals

“One Arroyo Day” highlights advisory group’s efforts on behalf of Pasadena’s great city park

Community task force begins study of Civic Center’s future

Supervisors reduce scope, negative impacts of Big Dig

At long last the City begins to clear flammable brush from Lower Arroyo to reduce risk of fire

Arlington Garden rebrands and passes leadership to next-gen “constant gardeners”

Police report crime stats for Gold Line

The essentially domestic life at Mrs. Dexter’s tourist home

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Green Hotel Project Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena crime Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

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