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Pertaining to issues addressed by the City Council or the previous Pasadena Board of Directors

WPRA supports the Van de Kamp house as a Pasadena landmark

21 Mar 2022

WPRA strongly supports the staff recommendation for the residence located at 801 South San Rafael Avenue to be designated as a City of Pasadena Landmark, the former home of John Van de Kamp.

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena City Council Pasadena history Pasadena social scene

WPRA’s letter supporting City’s SB9 Interim Ordinance

6 Dec 2021

The WPRA strongly urges City Council to approve the recommendations of the Planning and Community Development Department report of 12/6/2021, which would enact an Interim Urgency Ordinance in response to Senate Bill 9.

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena governance 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

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

The WPRA Letter to Mayor Gordo about the Colorado Street Bridge Barriers

19 Jun 2021

The WPRA requests that the City delay implementation of the current options for suicide-deterring Vertical Barrier Enhancements to the Colorado Street Bridge, and continue to conduct an in-depth review of alternatives, including any technologies that could replace the physical barriers, or enhance a reduced height of those barriers.

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance

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

WPRA Mansionization Letter to Council & Planning

20 Oct 2020

WPRA advises Mayor Tornek, Council (& Planning) for Phase 2 of the “Mansionization” Zoning Code Amendment stating very specific suggestions & potential guidelines

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena mansionization Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

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

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

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