WPRA presses City Council as it opposes All Saint’s Church’s expansion in the Civic Center
Pasadena Central District
Pertaining to planning and development
WPRA News Spring 2010
In this issue
City Ventures buys Ambassador West property for 15 million
City Hall Update: City employees furloughed as budget woes continue – City Council approves
Hahamongna Plan – Residents sue to stop Playhouse Plaza Project – New bicycle master plan
Pasadena Beautiful Foundation celebrates 50 years of service
San Rafael Elementary and WPRA sponsor student enrichment and technology programs
Editorial: Development and Design or Dilemma
La Loma Bridge – spanning the Arroyo for neoclassical art’s sake and its retrofit restart
| President | Audrey O’Kelley |
| Vice President | Mic Hansen |
| Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA reviews General Plan Update Outreach Summary Report
WPRA reviewed the General Plan Update Draft Outreach Summary Report and recommendations preserving affordable housing, appropriate design standards, traffic mitigation and controlled density
WPRA News Winter 2010
In this issue
Pasadena General Plan update
President’s message: The General Plan – State of California is forcing density on cities – Smart growth lulls people into false comfort
San Rafael Elementary and WPRA sponsor student enrichment programs
City Hall update: Bad economy impacts Pasadena budget – Pasadena seeks new top planner – 710 Freeway tunnel – Traffic plans for Fair Oaks corridor – City approves Playhouse Plaza project
Expanded Pasadena Convention Center is thriving
Last pole rolls away to mark completion of 13-year Avenue 64 undergrounding project
Guest editorial: New state rules trump local control about zoning and housing supply
Ambassador West update
Pasadena Avenue – A recent history
| President | Audrey O’Kelley |
| Vice President | Mic Hansen |
| Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA wants Public Works to restore trees and streets
WPRA presses Public Works to returning Pasadena Avenue to its original width, restoring the sidewalks and parkways with their camphor trees
WPRA News Spring 2008
In this issue
Mayor Bogaard visits San Rafael School
A plan to improve Pasadena’s schools by Superintendent Edwin Diaz
Profile: Bernard Melekian, Interim City Manager
Cell tower placement: private and public property
Development and design – the Pasadena process
A vision of beauty – Arlington Garden
The “Pasadena Great Park” project, a proposal to deck over a 1 ? mile-long 210 Freeway section
Central District residents are well educated and well paid
Easier walking in the Central District
Desiderio update
Ambassador West Housing Project is in receivership
| President | Fred Zepeda |
| Vice President | James Hawkes |
| Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Summer 2007
In this issue
Engaging the community to create a shared vision for the Pasadena Unified School District
What to do with the five acre Desiderio Army Reserve Center site – the planning process
WPRA encourages Pasadena residents to get involved with developing the General Plan
Zoning – an important piece of the planning puzzle
Central District Development Caps: Are they effective?
West Pasadena transportation update – traffic mitigation projects move forward – ARTS bus ridership increases 19 percent – City to buy parking at Gold Line station
La Loma Bridge update
San Rafael Library Associates dedicate the library gardens
| President | Fred Zepeda |
| Vice President | James Hawkes |
| Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2006
In this issue
The proposed Sares Regis/Westgate Project
Changes in the PUSD – closing schools, cutting bus transportation eliminating PUDS’s police force, planning for designated surplus property
WPRA acknowledges donors for the WPRA Arroyo Protection Fund
Transportation Advisory Commission update regarding the Annandale Canyon Estates project
New pedestrian master plan
Residents Work with City to Solve Neighborhood “Problem House”
Huntington Memorial Hospital Outpatient Services Pavilion update
Neighborhood Compatibility under the Hillside Ordinance
Mayfield Senior School master plan update
| President | Dorothy Lindsey |
| Vice President | Cheryl Auger |
| Secretary | Audrey O’Kelley |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2005
In this issue
Pasadena Conference Center Expansion
Ambassador Campus update
“Caps” on residential and commercial development in the Central District have been reinstated
Updated General Plan
NFL/Rose Bowl
Reengagement in the PUSD – the “School Accountability Reform Plan”
Maranatha High School seeking a conditional use permit
West Pasadena residents respond to the NFL survey
Transportation update – ARTS bus service – City Council to hold joint meeting with TAC
| President | David Romney |
| Vice President | Joan Hearst |
| Secretary | Audrey O’Kelley |
| Treasurer | Judith S. Klump |
WPRA News Spring 2004
In this issue
The traffic problem is a daunting problem
WPRA’s president’s message topics: The Ambassador Project, Central District Specific Plan, granny flats (ADU’s), Hillside Ordinance, traffic and gridlock
San Pascual Stables: The Gateway to the Arroyo Seco declared endangered!
Caring for your oak tree – Darya Barar, Pasadena Parks certified arborist, gives advice
West Pasadena traffic and transportation update
Rose Bowl commentary: NFL bait and switch
Ambassador College update
| President | David Romney |
| Vice President | Leslie Clarke Gray |
| Secretary | Michael Vogler |
| Treasurer | Dorothy Linsey |
