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WPRA News Spring 2014

27 Mar 2014

In this issue

Opinion: Raising the alarm about Metro’s proposed 710 Freeway twin tunnels

Briefs: Ambassador Gardens meets inclusionary housing obligation on and off site – General Plan moves forward – PWP joins state and local leaders in calling for more water conservation in 2014

Mayor Bogaard’s State of the City report

Opinion: A plan for a restored Arroyo Seco

Once plentiful, Pasadena’s water supply is now scarce resource

County gives new life to 88-year-old Arroyo sewer lines

$525,000 La Casita renovation gets underway

Gardening at Garfield School

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Winter 2014

3 Jan 2014

In this issue

PUSD to close last public school in West Pasadena

Opinion: WPRA believes West Pasadena needs and deserves a public school

Citizens, City await court ruling on NFL-EIR suit

Five cities join forces for 710 EIR review

SR-710 project back on accelerated funding list

Ambassador Gardens takes shape

Briefs: Governor signs bill to sell state-owned houses on SR-710 – La Loma Bridge progress report

Arroyo Seco Foundation urges slow and sustainable sediment removal for Devil’s Gate Dam

Pasadena burglaries at three-year high

Complete Streets programs arising to improve road safety

A tale of two trees in the center of Orange Grove Boulevard

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Fall 2013

1 Oct 2013

In this issue

An opinion piece about mansionization

WPRA concludes archery, if safe, has place in Arroyo

New committee considers San Rafael School’s future

Avenue 64 coalition seeks safer road

Preserving our stately oaks for posterity

Lincoln proceeds with 100 West Walnut project

Green Hotel Project will change this historic site

City to streamline, improve planning, development review

A complete review of the 66-year journey: Ambassador College becomes Ambassador West

Brookside Golf Club: Emerald jewel of the Central Arroyo

The Rosenbaum home: Pasadena’s fifth

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Summer 2013

8 Jul 2013

In this issue

Opinion: How will a 710 tunnel impact Pasadena?

Opinion: Think the 710 freeway extension won’t be completed?

Local update from Sacramento by Chris Holden: Gold Line extension – Hahamongna Watershed Park – 710 Freeway

Briefs: Recreation and Parks Commission questions Desiderio park budget – City celebrates new Defenders Parkway lighting – Grove Manor apartments sell for $3.4 million – City recognizes contributions to historic preservation – New hotel may be rising at Paseo – City Council approves EIR for Glenarm “repowering” project

Recreation and Parks Commission and Pasadena Roving Archers try to reach a new agreement

Pasadena Heritage: Former YWCA project negotiations announced with Kimpton Hotels – La Loma Bridge design continuing

General Plan moves forward to draft EIR

Arroyo Seco Canyon project to increase and improve

Renovation plans advance to bid phase for La Casita del Arroyo

Orange Grove Avenue: “A splendid park”

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Spring 2013

26 Mar 2013

In this issue

Opinion: The more folks know, the more they oppose the 710 tunnels

City breaks ground on Fire Station 39 retrofit, rehab

Opinion: What happened to the NFL?

NFL at the Rose Bowl

Briefs: Arroyo Seco Foundation comments on Urban Land Institute’s Central Arroyo proposal – Pasadena’s first “bicycle boulevard” opens – City takes possession of Desiderio – Pasadena plastic bag ban yields positive results – Dispose of unwanted firearms through Pasadena Police – Police report 2011 “use of force” stats

Ambassador West goes into high gear

General Plan update

Recreation and Parks Commission briefing: Hahamongna and soccer fields – City trees – Public Works project in the Arroyo – Changes to recreation programs

The Pasadena Cycleway

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Winter 2013

5 Jan 2013

In this issue

WPRA supports suit against City’s certification of the NFL EIR

WPRA battles over the 710 Freeway tunnels

Community fights for San Rafael Elementary’s future

Briefs: Ambassador West construction update – EIR underway for new Marriott hotel

Historic preservation can pay off with the Mills Act

Arroyo Seco Foundation wins $3.3M grant for Hahamongna

Pasadena Beautiful completes mission to replace wind-storm trees

Haddads restore Japanese garden for historical, cultural and personal reasons

City releases the Glenarm Power Plant DEIR for major upgrades

Work to begin on retrofit of Fire Station 39

A letter from San Rafael Elementary – San Rafael Elementary is rising to the challenge

La Casita Foundation launches community campaign

The Lowe mansion: “A noble house”

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Fall 2012

21 Sep 2012

In this issue

WPRA board opposes all Metro 710 Freeway options

Arroyo sewer line to undergo rehab

Briefs: City will continue to observe Brown Act – Windstorm tax relief bill signed into law – Pasadena joins regional homeless effort – Residential burglaries – PUSD adopts $174 million budget

An explanation of environmental impact reports

WPRA comments on Devil’s Gate sediment removal project

Urban Land Institute recommends strategies to better manage Central Arroyo

Notes from Pasadena Beautiful Foundation

Foundation partners with City to refurbish La Casita del Arroyo

Opinion: Are you ready for NFL football?

Crime rate remains low

Historic Orange Grove Fenyes mansion reopens for tours

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Summer 2012

22 Jun 2012

In this issue

PUSD and the community consider San Rafael Elementary’s fate

News Briefs: Voters OK PUSD sub-districts – WPRA voices concerns about use of Rose Bowl by NFL – the Rose Bowl renovation – Green Hotel apartments – Ambassador West under construction – County grants sediment-removal plan review extension – Berkshire Creek to be restored – Pasadena Police improve access to public information and use five helicopters

City Ventures purchases Sunrise parcels

A brief history of planning in Pasadena

Planting street and replacement trees

Pasadena Community Gardens breaks ground and launches fundraising campaign to build first garden

Summary of WPRA’s annual meeting

City considers first balanced budget in 10 years

METRO and Caltrans push for 710 freeway extension

San Rafael news briefs

Henry H. Markham’s ‘most pretentious mansion’

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Spring 2012

4 Apr 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

6 Jan 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

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