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Pasadena Central District

Pertaining to planning and development

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 Planning Commission regarding CDSP Study Session

8 Dec 2021

The WPRA offers suggestions and comments to the Planning Commission about the Central District Specific Plan’s (CDSP) update & revisions

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena Central District Pasadena density Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic 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 Newsletter Spring 2020

20 Mar 2020

In this issue

COVID-19 hits home – WPRA postpones 2020 annual membership meeting

President’s message – We’re making changes to improve communications and engagement

Mayoral, District 6 council candidates debate the issues – Candidate Forum

Q&A with David Reyes, Director of Pasadena Planning & Community Development

Voters go to the polls to select candidates in party primaries and local races

A major project proposed at Arroyo and California

Huntington Hospital and Cedars-Sinai sign a letter of intent to merge

Will city’s new vision for parks raise or raze the bar?

LA and local cities changing single-use plastic recycling rules

A summary of Arroyo Seco news

Little-known facts about America’s first Busch Gardens

Former Fenyes home destroyed by fire! Was it arson?

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Huntington Hospital Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces

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 News Winter 2019

9 Jan 2019

In this issue

Officials declare victory over the proposed 710 tunnel project

As 710 tunnel is put to rest, historic homes need protection

MET continues to upgrade water resources and the system

Voters support ballot measures to help fund city and Pasadena Unified School District

New building on Castle Green/Hotel Green block redesigned

City seeks designs for suicide prevention barriers on the Colorado Street bridge

Plans call for replacing the “Darth Vader” building

Pasadena says good-bye to Fuller Seminary and looks to future

County begins destructive four-year sediment removal project

Big Dig mitigation plan is defective on all counts

Check soil moisture, mulch, adjust watering schedule for shorter and cooler winter days

A personal point of view: Going ‘public school’ in Pasadena

Promoting Pasadena as a paradise in the past

PresidentDan Beal
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 Central District Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA expands policy about Civic Center development while maintaining 107′ setback from Garfield

14 Jun 2018

WPRA expands policy about the Civic Center development and advises guidelines – maintain 107′ setback from Garfield

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena Central District Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

WPRA News Fall 2017

28 Sep 2017

In this issue

Reclaim the stubland, re-establish lost social, economic, transportation benefits

Opinion: Caltrans tenants, our neighbors, deserve protection and consideration

City sales, use tax revenue rising slightly

The Playhouse District Association forms Specific Plan advisory committee

Arroyo Advisory Group outreach is underway

Paseo undergoes transformation and gets new owner, name

City Council appoints task force to envision Civic Center future

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District refuses to reduce scale or timing of “Big Dig”

Public Works recommends replacing purple leaf plum street trees

Stand up for San Rafael Elementary’s renovation

South Orange Grove Avenue: “Millionaires’ Row”

PresidentKenyon Harbison
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 Central District Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Winter 2017

5 Jan 2017

In this issue

LA County Flood Control District and environmentalists face off over “Big Dig” at Devil’s Gate

Rose Bowl Stadium lists major 2017 events

City considers regulating short-term rentals

La Loma Bridge road deck poured

ArtCenter views south campus as expression of art

Cycle track’s on track; Playhouse alliance forms

City proceeds with Rose Bows Loop enhancement, but wrestles with naming-signage rules

Pasadena Department of Transportation Fact sheet about the SR710 tunnel project

Cultivating our neighborhood arboreal canopies

A magical evening in Arlington Garden

Home burglaries up, theft and car burglaries down; Police don cameras

Early Pasadena: an astonishing garden of flowers

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena Central District Pasadena crime Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA requests that City Council public comments immediately follow staff presentation about YWCA/Kimpton project

12 Sep 2016

Regarding the YWCA/Kimpton project, the WPRA requests that public comments immediately follow any staff presentation, and precede significant comments or questions by the City Council, as well as any applicant presentation

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development

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