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WPRA Newsletter Winter 2022

1 Jan 2022

In this issue

Will SB-9 and Pasadena’s response to it help fix the affordable housing shortage?

President’s Message: We walk the line

City loses baker’s dozen of key personnel; replacement efforts are underway

The Blinn House: a fitting, restored home for Pasadena Heritage

Q&A with Paul Little, president and CEO, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, and Eric Duyshart, manager, City of Pasadena’s Economic Development

The long and winding road to YWCA rehab and a new hotel?

Anywhere and nowhere

Huntington Hospital community services and support stands out

This drought may never end

Wildlife corridors: critical to biodiversity

San Rafael Annual Fund sets 2022 fund-raising goal and events

Healthy aging embodies enrichment, engagement, empowerment

West Pasadena and the golden age of postcards

President	Dan Beal
Vice President, Administration	Evan Davis
Vice President, Communications	Avram Gold
Secretary	Kenyon Harbison
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA recommends 801 San Rafael as a landmark

21 Oct 2021

The West Pasadena Residents’ Association fully endorses the nomination of John Van de Kamp’s home as a historical landmark.

In This Issue

Time to reconcile our drought with the aggressive state-led push for new housing

President’s Message: Time for us to face uncomfortable truths

No consensus on suicide deterrent barriers for bridge

WPRA comments on PDs, revisions to housing elements

Pasadena Heritage postpones Blinn House celebration

Q&A with Chad Augustin, chief, Pasadena Fire Department

A thank-you and a reminder to our members

Lessons learned from controversial ‘Big Dig’

Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy launches butterfly project

City takes step to reduce waste, slow climate change

Zoom: the silver lining of COVID

West Pasadena in three dimensions

Officers

President	Dan Beal
Vice President, Administration	Evan Davis
Vice President, Communications	Avram Gold
Secretary	Kenyon Harbison
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

In This Issue

2021 WPRA annual meeting tackles housing crisis

Elected officials comment on housing challenges

Experts panel discusses path forward for more affordable housing

WPRA honors Rosa Laveaga for service, dedication

President’s message: Bringing down the house

Remembering Becky Wheeler

Pasadena is preparing welcome mats for middle-income workforce renters

Pasadena Avenue on National Register

California’s housing goals for Pasadena defy logic

WPRA provides feedback on bridge options, SB 9

What went wrong with the Raymond Basin?

Daughter’s death prompts parents to advocate for drowning prevention

It’s time to face facts about preventable drownings

Are you ready to get up and get moving?

A civil (housing) war in the city of homes

Officers

President	Dan Beal
Vice President, Administration	Evan Davis
Vice President, Communications	Avram Gold
Secretary	Kenyon Harbison
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

In This Issue

2021 WPRA annual meeting: Can Pasadena increase affordable housing without losing identity, self-determination?

President’s comments: The worst laid plans …

What do we spend your membership/donations on?

Q&A: with Ken McCormick, CEO, Mill Creek Development

New design unveiled for mixed-use Castle Green project

Women’s City Club transfers Blinn House to Pasadena Heritage

A thank-you to our members and a reminder! Donor listing

One Arroyo launches trail demonstration projects

How Everett House came to be home for The Shakespeare Club

Colorado Street Bridge mockups now installed for public viewing

Juliette’s adventures at the Pasadena Senior Center

Advertising Pasadena early in 20th Century

Officers

President	Dan Beal
Vice President, Administration	Evan Davis
Vice President, Communications	Avram Gold
Secretary	Kenyon Harbison
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA Newsletter Winter 2021

7 Jan 2021

In this issue

WPRA streams 2020 annual meeting to elect, reflect, protect

Are you prepared for the next natural disaster?

President’s column: Pandemic or not, WPRA continues to be engaged on your behalf

Gordo rallies community to meet collective challenges

Q&A with John Perez, Chief, Pasadena Police Department

City staff preparing final mansionization code

Pasadena Heritage: Accommodating a new reality

City appeals RHNA allocation

Council revises ordinance to further preserve heritage

Pasadena Senior Center turns 60

History: 1895: The streets of west Pasadena

President	Dan Beal
Vice President, Administration	Evan Davis
Vice President, Communications	Avram Gold
Secretary	Kenyon Harbison
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA Newsletter Fall 2020

18 Sep 2020

In this issue

Creating a brighter future together by Geoffrey Baum

President’s message – Working on your behalf in a time of pandemic

Working on your behalf in a time of pandemic

Q&A with Dr. Robert Miller, President of the Tournament of Roses Association

Mansionization zoning amendments are on way to City Council

Caltrans home-sale bill fails but that may not be all that bad

New plan for arroyo restoration is half-good

How ‘Big Dig’ settlement improved plan

Priscilla Taylor caps 26 years with WPRA

Arroyo Seco Canyon Project: a small-area plan with no long-term context

Photo essay of Pasadena downtown during the COVID pandemic Pasadena

History: ‘The most perfect climate in the world’

President	Dan Beal
Vice President	Avram Gold
Secretary	Evan Davis
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA Newsletter Summer 2020

17 Jun 2020

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Former Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard assesses our city’s dealing with COVID-19 and economic challenges

President’s message – WPRA collaborates with LVAA and MHNA and shows hope for the future

Cheryl Moody is the police department’s first female Deputy Chief

Claire Bogaard among Adam Schiff’s 2020 Women of the Year

Q&A with Bryan Frieders, Pasadena’s interim fire chief

Associations close ranks for greater city transparency, timeliness – joint letter to Planning Department & Commission

Report from Pasadena Heritage – a virtual Colorado Street Bridge celebration

Arborist Rebecca Latta gives advice about Pasadena tree maintenance

Projected further development of Brookside Golf Course with an added arcade

Big Dig suit settlement imminent

WPRA’s first president helps city set Arroyo Seco natural policy through ‘visionary proposal’

Colorado Bridge suicide mitigation mockups near completion

City to host virtual open houses for all eight specific plans

A letter from Huntington Hospital – from Dr. Lori Morgan, President and CEO A city of masks in 1919

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?

President	Dan Beal
Vice President	Avram Gold
Secretary	Evan Davis
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA Newsletter Winter 2020

3 Jan 2020

In this issue

WPRA will host public forum for all candidates for mayor and District 6 council seats

Governor’s ink seals shut the 710 tunnel project & related articles

President’s message – In praise of activism and civic engagement

New state laws undermine Pasadena’s Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance

Briefs: City elections to align with statewide primary, Caltech, city team up to build seismic-sensing network, PFAs not detected in Pasadena’s water sources, Pasadena again earns Section 8 ‘high performer’ rating

City studies designs and seeks input to discourage bridge suicides

Opinion: Historic Civic Center may still be threatened

Clock ticking for soft-story retrofits

Opinion: Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco belongs to us all

Opinion: Balancing water needs in the Arroyo Seco

History: The boom that blew the petals off the Rose City

History: The 1908 Rose parade – a whale of a time

President	Dan Beal
Vice President	Avram Gold
Secretary	Evan Davis
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA recommends 801 San Rafael as a landmark

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