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Pasadena City Council

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

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

2020.10.19-Mansionization-Ltr-to-Council

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

WPRA News Spring 2020

20 Mar 2020

2020-B-WPRA-Spring

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?

Officers

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

2019-08-16-WPRA-letter-to-CC-endorsing-Staffs-IHO-changes

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

2019-08-07_WPRA-letter-zoning-amendments-for-IHR-affordable-housing

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

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

2019-05-04-Request-More-Time-to-Review-Housing-Concessions-Proposal

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

WPRA supports Council’s review of the Desiderio Park design and restroom

12 Sep 2018

WPRA supports efforts to call for Council review the Desiderio Park design, restroom and funding issues

2018-09-12-Desiderio-Restroom-Objections

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Desiderio Project Pasadena City Council Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA wants the Desiderio public toilet’s location be carefully evaluated

19 Jul 2018

WPRA requests that the Desiderio public toilet’s location be carefully evaluated and the final placement be the least intrusive and most safe for its neighbors and users alike

2018-07-19-Desiderio_ltr_to_Council

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Desiderio Project Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA accepts the Art Center Master Plan with the exception of the digital sign

15 Jul 2018

WPRA accepts the Art Center Master Plan and the certification of the EIR, with the exception of the proposed digital sign and opposes any zoning signage amendments that allow the sign

2018-07-15-Art-Center_ltr_to_Council

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Art Center College of Design Pasadena City Council Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development

WPRA News Summer 2018

5 Jul 2018

2018-C-Summer-WPRA

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

Officers

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

2018-B-Spring-WPRA

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

Officers

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

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