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Pasadena City Council

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

WPRA News Summer 2009

4 Aug 2009

In this issue

San Rafael Elementary and WPRA launch neighborhood volunteer programs

Why are all these buildings being built? Where is all this traffic coming from?

Pasadena General Plan: Speak Up!

City Hall update: City Council adopts new budget – City Council raises water rates – City approves office building for Monty’s restaurant site – Urban Forestry Committee supports new trees on Colorado – New Pasadena listings on National Register

Pasadena adopts new water conservation measures

Neighborhood Safety – crime statistics

The Long Road – Hahamongna Annex Plan Process

Ambassador College update

New Pasadena building design guidelines

Save Beautiful Rubio Canyon

Special Care for A Special Place – the Rose Bowl

President
Audrey O’Kelley Vice President
Mic Hansen Secretary
Dorothy Lindsey Treasurer
Blaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador West Housing Development Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Fall 2008

28 Oct 2008

In this issue

Images of Pasadena: Research library and archives at Pasadena Museum of History

Wily Coyotes Everywhere!

Update: The open space & conservation element of the General Plan

Biomedical research laboratory proposed for South Fair Oaks

City reviews tree protection ordinance

Pasadena’s renewed water challenge and water supply challenges

An important look into the City’s future and its General Plan – by Mayor Bill Bogaard

AT&T roll-outs U-VERSE service for cable TV and internet

Annandale Canyon Area Benefit Assessment District vote – A park or development?

Updates and happenings at San Rafael School

Ambassador Campus update

PresidentAudrey O’Kelley
Vice PresidentMic Hansen
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Summer 2008

20 Jul 2008

In this issue

Pasadena’s Arroyo Parks & Recreation District approved for listing in the National Register of Historic Places

Michael Beck accepts City Manager Position

City Council appoints Mark Jomsky as City Clerk

City Council approves Rose Bowl EIR for improvements

City puts the brakes on speed limit increases

Pasadena General Plan update moves forward

Art Center Environmental Impact Report raises concerns

Arroyo Seco Foundation $2.5 million project completed ambitious goals

PresidentAudrey O’Kelley
Vice PresidentMic Hansen
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Art Center College of Design Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Rose Bowl

WPRA News Spring 2008

24 Apr 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

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador West Housing Development Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) Desiderio Project Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Summer 2007

1 Jul 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

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Desiderio Project Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena traffic Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Winter 2006

9 Feb 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

PresidentDorothy Lindsey
Vice PresidentCheryl Auger
SecretaryAudrey O’Kelley
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Arroyo Seco Huntington Hospital Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl

WPRA News Summer 2005

20 Jul 2005

In this issue

Update on the Environmental Impact Report for the NFL at the Rose Bowl and WPRA’s effectives resistance to the NFL becoming a tenant

Former Ambassador Campus site update

2007 slated for opening of Whole Foods Market

New Master Plan proposed for Mayfield Senior School

New ARTS bus service – avoid traffic delays in southwest Pasadena

Chopping block for San Rafael School?

Update on the La Loma Bridge project

PresidentDorothy Lindsey
Vice PresidentCheryl Auger
SecretaryAudrey O’Kelley
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Fall 2002

7 Oct 2002

In this issue

Citizens seek a “Natural” Arroyo Seco – the Arroyo Seco Master Plan

Planning Commission approves Pasadena’s 2000 – 2005 housing element and recommends changes in future planning process

Worldwide Church of God moves forward with Ambassador College development – an update

A brief history of Pasadena Heritage: Keeping the promise of preservation for 25 years

City staff revises Pasadena environmental policy guidelines

Annandale Canyon Estates Project update

Spotlight on La Casita del Arroyo

South Orange Grove could be “Re-Striped” as part of Pasadena’s General Plan – an update

Recap of the WPRA San Rafael Survey regarding natural wildlife

LVAA propose advisory committee to work with the City and ROCB on Rose Bowl NFL plan

An explanation of the Vista del Arroyo Bungalow project

Getting to know and understand the Metro Gold Line (originally the Blue Line)

PresidentVince Farhat
1st Vice PresidentCharles “Kicker” McKenney
2nd Vice PresidentJames Hawks
SecretaryJoan Hearst
TreasurerDorothy Linsey

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Desiderio Project Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena La Casita del Arroyo Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Rose Bowl

WPRA News Summer 2002

16 Jul 2002

In this issue

A natural environment in the Arroyo Seco may be forever lost by the adoption of the Arroyo Seco Master Plan

Legacy Partners withdraws from Ambassador College development; Worldwide Church of God moves forward with a bigger project

Del Mar Station complex receives final design approval

West Pasadena will have a new historic district in the National Register of Historic Places

“Predevelopment Plan Review” (PPR) for the proposed Annandale Canyon Estates project

Spotlight on the Shakespeare Club of Pasadena

Proposed changes to the historic preservation ordinance

Pasadena tree protection ordinance

Letter to the editor from the World Wide Church of God

PresidentVince Farhat
1st Vice PresidentCharles “Kicker” McKenney
2nd Vice PresidentJames Hawks
SecretaryJoan Hearst
TreasurerDorothy Linsey

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA News Fall 1987

8 Sep 1987

In this issue

Report from City Director Katie Nack

Festival in Old Town, Pasadena

Vista del Arroyo report

District 6 Neighborhood Action Group (NAG) responds to increasing west Pasadena traffic

The repair of the Old Colorado Bridge

Recent activities of Friends of the Arroyo Seco

Co-PresidentsDonna Secundy & Annette Serrurier
1st Vice PresidentRandy Wilson
2nd Vice PresidentRobert Takata
SecretaryDiane Philibosian
TreasurerGeorge McWilliams

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Vista del Arroyo Hotel

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