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Pasadena neighborhood associations

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To Kelly Ewing-Toledo, WPRA comments on SR-710 North Study: Finding of Adverse Effects

1 Mar 2018

To Kelly Ewing-Toledo, Historic Resources Coordinator, Caltrans District 7 – WPRA comments on the SR-710 North Study: Finding of Adverse Effects

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena traffic SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA comments on Arroyo Advisory Group recommendations

3 Feb 2018

WPRA comments on the Arroyo Advisory Group recommendations and adds suggestions and of its own

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA Requests SR710 FOAE Review Extension

7 Jan 2018

To Kelly Ewing-Toledo in Caltrans District 7 explaining that the SR-710 North Study FOAE extension is still not enough time for review and at least 90 days

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena traffic SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Winter 2018

4 Jan 2018

In this issue

WPRA urges Council to Cite Caltrans for code violations and call out Caltrans’ unethical tactics

City wrestles with financial challenges

Briefs: Street Bridge task force addresses suicide uptick – Fire station assessment is mixed – Report proves cost of a well-maintained urban tree canopy is quite a bargain – City Council passes resolution to align elections with State cycle

Colorado Street Bridge task force gathers community suggestions and input

Green Hotel project preview at City Council in January

City approves amended ADU rules to conform to State law

Council settles on how to regulate the profit from short-term rentals

“One Arroyo Day” highlights advisory group’s efforts on behalf of Pasadena’s great city park

Community task force begins study of Civic Center’s future

Supervisors reduce scope, negative impacts of Big Dig

At long last the City begins to clear flammable brush from Lower Arroyo to reduce risk of fire

Arlington Garden rebrands and passes leadership to next-gen “constant gardeners”

Police report crime stats for Gold Line

The essentially domestic life at Mrs. Dexter’s tourist home

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Green Hotel Project Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena crime Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA expresses concern about Caltrans properties along the 710 extension corridor

15 Nov 2017

WPRA expresses concern about the state of the Caltrans properties along the 710 extension corridor and its apparent attempt to depopulate the corridor of its low to moderate income tenants

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

To Kathryn Barger, WPRA wants less aggressive sediment removal behind Devil’s Gate Dam

6 Nov 2017

To Kathryn Barger, LA County Supervisor for 5th District – WPRA supports a slower, less aggressive alternative to sediment removal behind the Devil’s Gate Dam

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA News Fall 2017

28 Sep 2017

In this issue

Reclaim the stubland, re-establish lost social, economic, transportation benefits

Opinion: Caltrans tenants, our neighbors, deserve protection and consideration

City sales, use tax revenue rising slightly

The Playhouse District Association forms Specific Plan advisory committee

Arroyo Advisory Group outreach is underway

Paseo undergoes transformation and gets new owner, name

City Council appoints task force to envision Civic Center future

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District refuses to reduce scale or timing of “Big Dig”

Public Works recommends replacing purple leaf plum street trees

Stand up for San Rafael Elementary’s renovation

South Orange Grove Avenue: “Millionaires’ Row”

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA wants regulation of short-term rentals

29 May 2017

WPRA believes the City should carefully regulate short-term rentals to maintain the character of our residential areas

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR)

WPRA supports the approval of the SR-710 North Study Bill, AB 287, with modifications

27 Mar 2017

To LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board, CA State Assembly Transportation Subcommittee, Honorable Chris Holden – WPRA supports the approval of the SR-710 North Study Bill, AB 287, with modifications

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena traffic SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA supports nomination of the Rose Bowl Stadium for Driehaus Preservation Award

24 Feb 2017

WPRA supports the nomination of the Rose Bowl Stadium for a Driehaus Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena social scene Rose Bowl

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Pasadena, California  91115
The WPRA service area is bounded on the north by Colorado Boulevard, on the east by Fair Oaks Avenue and on the south and west by the city limits.
All WPRA activities are funded through membership dues and contributions. The WPRA receives no public funding and has no paid employees. Since the WPRA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation, contributions and donations are fully deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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710 stub (7) Ambassador Campus Housing Development (19) Ambassador West Housing Development (28) Arroyo Seco (98) Art Center College of Design (11) Colorado Street Bridge (26) Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) (9) Desiderio Project (18) Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” (31) Green Hotel Project (6) Huntington Hospital (12) Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) (16) Pasadena affordable housing (39) Pasadena Central District (37) Pasadena City Council (62) Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA (12) Pasadena crime (26) Pasadena density (63) Pasadena drought & water contamination (21) Pasadena General Plan (58) Pasadena governance (148) pasadena heritage (4) Pasadena history (73) Pasadena La Casita del Arroyo (7) Pasadena maintenance & utilities (64) Pasadena mansionization (23) Pasadena neighborhood associations (136) Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard (21) Pasadena ordinances (39) Pasadena planning & development (156) Pasadena public transportation (25) Pasadena schools (3) Pasadena Senior Center (5) Pasadena short term rentals (STR) (7) Pasadena social scene (62) Pasadena traffic (102) Pasadena trees and open spaces (79) Pasadena Unified School District (35) PUSD (9) Rose Bowl (56) San Rafael Elementary (34) SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS (64) Vista del Arroyo Hotel (12) wildlife (4) WPRA surveys (5)

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