WPRA presses Public Works to returning Pasadena Avenue to its original width, restoring the sidewalks and parkways with their camphor trees
Pasadena neighborhood associations
Pertaining to resident and community oriented activist groups or foundations, including the WPRA
WPRA News Winter 2009
In this issue
Arlington Garden comes of age – an update
President’s Message – an analysis of Pasadena’s development direction and issues
Pasadena’s General Plan guiding principles
WPRA west Pasadena survey results
City Hall update – administration appointments – budget deficit – online services
City Reviews Tree Protection Ordinance
Ambassador Campus update
Arroyo bird sanctuary and the casting pond areas soon to be renovated
WPRA features local artist Joseph Stoddard
WPRA forms Community Safety Committee
Open space and conservation update – Arroyo Seco Parks and Recreation Historic District
now official
President | Audrey O’Kelley |
Vice President | Mic Hansen |
Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Summer 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
President | Audrey O’Kelley |
Vice President | Mic Hansen |
Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Spring 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
President | Fred Zepeda |
Vice President | James Hawkes |
Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2008
In this issue
Pasadena Beautiful replacing historic palm trees on Orange Grove
The threat of closure but San Rafael Elementary is on a roll!
Rose Bowl Stadium renovation project
Local Control of Land Use – Fact or Fiction? – an explanation by Steve Madison
Caps, floor area ratios and managing growth
Focus on the West Gateway Specific Plan
Pasadena’s parks and open spaces – what’s needed and how to pay for it
West Pasadena Transportation Update – TAC puts the brakes on speed
limit increases
Ambassador West update
President | Fred Zepeda |
Vice President | James Hawkes |
Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Summer 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
President | Fred Zepeda |
Vice President | James Hawkes |
Secretary | Dorothy Lindsey |
Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 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
President | Dorothy Lindsey |
Vice President | Cheryl Auger |
Secretary | Audrey O’Kelley |
Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2003
In this issue
Plans for the Arroyo Seco Master Plan move forward – No bike path in Lower Arroyo and Watershed to be studied
Church plans massive housing project
Citizens are affected by density & traffic, WPRA survey concludes
PUSD School Board candidates report their positions
San Rafael Library news from the San Rafael Library Association (SRLA)
President | Vince Farhat |
1st Vice President Charles “Kicker” McKenney 2nd Vice President | James Hawks |
Secretary | Joan Hearst |
Treasurer | Dorothy Linsey |
WPRA News Fall 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)
President | Vince Farhat |
1st Vice President | Charles “Kicker” McKenney |
2nd Vice President | James Hawks |
Secretary | Joan Hearst |
Treasurer | Dorothy Linsey |
WPRA News Summer 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
President | Vince Farhat |
1st Vice President | Charles “Kicker” McKenney |
2nd Vice President | James Hawks |
Secretary | Joan Hearst |
Treasurer | Dorothy Linsey |