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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 News Summer 2017

14 Jul 2017

In this issue

Is it time to celebrate the end of the SR-710 freeway tunnel?

La Loma bridge reopens and takes a new name – John Van de Kamp Bridge

Council suspends controversial YWCA/Kimpton project and sends it back to task force, staff

WPRA survey finds support for City’s approach to regulating short-term rentals

City struggles to accommodate State’s housing mandates

City updates Hillside zoning code to address mansionization

Aquatic Center devises plan to address long-term growing demand

New Arroyo Advisory Group shares its vision for ‘One Arroyo’ at WPRA’s 55th annual meeting

What ‘One Arroyo’ means to us

The epic and ugly battle over what to do about the 710 Freeway – a history of the project

First Arroyo Seco Weekend said to be “mellow”

It takes a city to stage a Tournament of Roses parade and Rose Bowl Game

Crime in west Pasadena: Attempted burglaries in 1887

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena mansionization Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS WPRA surveys

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 News Winter 2017

5 Jan 2017

In this issue

LA County Flood Control District and environmentalists face off over “Big Dig” at Devil’s Gate

Rose Bowl Stadium lists major 2017 events

City considers regulating short-term rentals

La Loma Bridge road deck poured

ArtCenter views south campus as expression of art

Cycle track’s on track; Playhouse alliance forms

City proceeds with Rose Bows Loop enhancement, but wrestles with naming-signage rules

Pasadena Department of Transportation Fact sheet about the SR710 tunnel project

Cultivating our neighborhood arboreal canopies

A magical evening in Arlington Garden

Home burglaries up, theft and car burglaries down; Police don cameras

Early Pasadena: an astonishing garden of flowers

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena Central District Pasadena crime Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena short term rentals (STR) Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Fall 2016

13 Oct 2016

In this issue

How should we recognize donors in the Arroyo?

Diets and parklets and bulb-outs, oh my!

La Loma Bridge update

City Council approves YWCA/Kimpton Hotel project

The YWCA – Citizens deserve more transparency when City develops public property

Making the case for a strong mansionization ordinance

Our trees are worth the investment to keep them

We can bring back native fish to the Arroyo Seco

San Rafael Elementary issues and outlook

Crime rates down, but theft and burglary rising

The G.T. Marsh Tea Garden: A Glimpse of Flowery Japan

PresidentKenyon Harbison
Vice PresidentSarah Gavit
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena City Council Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena crime Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

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

PresidentBill Urban
Vice PresidentCatherine Stringer
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Green Hotel Project Pasadena Central District Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary

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

PresidentBill Urban
Vice PresidentCatherine Stringer
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena crime Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

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

PresidentMichael Udell
Vice PresidentBill Urban
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl

WPRA presses Rec & Parks Commission to follow Arroyo Master Plan about Roving Archers

15 Apr 2011

WPRA presses Rec & Parks Commission to follow the Lower Arroyo Master Plan safety guidelines with respect to the Roving Archers

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

WPRA asks Planning Dept. approve RBOC’s request for CUP

14 Jun 2010

WPRA asks Planning Dept. approve the Rose Bowl Operating Company’s request for a conditional use permit

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances

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