WPRA believes the City should carefully regulate short-term rentals to maintain the character of our residential areas
Pasadena density
Pertaining to residential and commercial development, as well as State density mandates
WPRA News Spring 2017
In this issue
La Loma Bridge will reopen in June (maybe)
Remembering a neighborhood hero, John K. Van de Kamp
City considers ordinances for short-term rentals
WPRA supports a balanced and nuanced approach to short-term rental regulation
South Orange Grove Complete Streets study is underway
Opinion: State mandates limit City’s ability to manage development and zoning
WPRA supports SR-710 North study bill with modifications
Court stays “Big Dig” project and sends EIR back to County for revision
Rose Bowl announces lineup for first Arroyo Seco Weekend
Camp Idle a While: An Arroyo Vacation in 1899
| President | Kenyon Harbison |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2016
In this issue
LA Metro/Caltran’s 710 tunnel plan will take your breath away. Literally.
PUSD saves San Rafael Elementary
Briefs: City Manager resign sand heads to UCLA – City appoints new department directors – Fire Department receives international accreditation
La Loma bridge retrofit, rehabilitation progresses
New law reduces minimum parking requirements for affordable housing
West Pasadena in 1886
City prepares second draft of new urban forest management plan
Neighbors group gathers to mitigate Rose Bowl event challenges
Architectural historian, Robert Winter, donates Batchelder tiles to Pasadena Museum of History
John Van de Kamp fires up the way-back machine
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Fall 2015
In this issue
Trenching at San Rafael Elementary reveals no evidence of active faults
WPRA analysis finds SR-710 DEIR grossly inadequate
The view from City Hall by Steve Madison
Council adopts General Plan with “hybrid” density levels
Briefs: Paseo Colorado embarks on major redevelopment – Pasadena appoints Selvidge to airport authority – Water update – RPOC says “no” to NFL
The City plans to manage our arboreal wealth and burdens
The Emery home: from South Orange Grove to West Green Street
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA urges Council to accept Planning Commission’s recommendations for density expansion
WPRA urges City Council to accept the Planning Commission’s recommendations for reasonable density expansions rather than the recommendations in the Final EIR of Pasadena’s General Plan Land Use Element
WPRA News Spring 2012
In this issue
Mayor delivers sobering State of the City address
City OKs Rose Bowl-NFL study
City Briefs: Art Center buys former Post Office to expand South Campus – New radio system boosts first-responder efficiency – Pasadena deals with results from state budget, prison crowding – Postal Service will close Pasadena processing operations – City to lay off 14; brings total cuts since 2009 to 300 – City transfers more money from Water & Power
Education Briefs: PUSD sees service needs rise and funding fall – Current projected PUSD deficit $7.2 to $17 million – Private-school enrollment in Pasadena is triple state average
Pasadena Beautiful tree fund up to $40,000
Arroyo Realty and Management reverses its prior intention to develop the senior-living portion of the Ambassador College campus
The Rose Bowl Legacy Campaign continues to raise money for Rose Bowl renovation
What is the role of the Design Commission?
Pasadena Community Service Area 1 crime statistics – Jan 2010 to Feb. 2012
PUSD prepares to change the shape of board representation
Census prompts City to redraw Council lines
President Theodore Roosevelt visits west Pasadena in 1903
| President | Michael Udell |
| Vice President | Bill Urban |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2012
In this issue
The NFL at the Rose Bowl survey results
What the 2010 census reveals about Pasadena
Briefs: Lincoln Property Company envisions mixed-use complex on Parsons’ property – Desiderio Army Reserve Center transfer underway – Planning Commission sconsiders use of Residential Impact Fee – Agreement with Roving Archers nears – Gold Line reports crimes – City uses power fund to close budget gap – Third bailout for City pension plan
City Council approves new scaled down IDS design for Playhouse Plaza
YMCA building acquisition proceeds
Opinion: Devil’s Gate project should stress sustainability
Pasadena Beautiful rallies to replace lost trees
Pasadena opens new ice skating center
City decides to retrofit Fire Station 39
‘Hurricane Rose’: A mighty Pasadena wind
West Pasadena considers future growth in Central District
WPRA recommends three principles for General Plan EIR scoping
B.F. Ball’s 1889 brick home
| President | Michael Udell |
| Vice President | Bill Urban |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Fall 2010
In this issue
Chief Sanchez share thoughts and concerns – City swears in new chief
WPRA remembers Dorothy Lindsey
The best of times & the worst of times – editorial by Steve Madison
City Hall update: City to split planning and development department – Ambassador West update – IDS Playhouse project update, Dr. Eric Walsh is new public health director
Search for food and water draws coyotes
Hillside ordinance focuses on size, proximity and view
The Stuart home changes location in 1893
San Rafael welcomes new school year
| President | Michael Udell |
| Vice President | Bill Urban |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| 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 |
