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WPRA Newsletter Spring 2025

14 Apr 2025

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WPRA sets date, theme for 63rd annual meeting: Find out how we can better protect our lives and property from wildfires

President’s comments: Wildfire risk in the Arroyo Seco

Addressing the elephant in the 710 project room

Focus on 710: Embrace traditional values; push back against car supremacy

A preservation perspective: Our significant personal tragedy will gradually yield to recovery

The State of California vs the City of Pasadena

A thank-you and reminder to our members

At 65 years young … The PSC pitches in to help Eaton Fire victims

Save San Pascual Park; restore the Arroyo Seco

Pasadena 100: Advocating for a safer future

Tree of the quarter: Hymenosporum flavum, commonly known as sweetshade

Scenes from Eaton Fire through the lens of a wildlife camera

WPRA Newsletter Winter 2025

20 Dec 2024

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City turns to AI for emergency evacuation management

Let’s talk about roundabouts – in theory and practice

2024 general election results

A new vision for the SR 710’s northern stub

A preservation perspective: Civic Center growth augments affordable senior housing

Focus on 710: Making the case for road roundabouts

PUSD Board reorganizes; voters green-light ballot measure

PUSD school registration period opens

Pasadena Village offers the best of both worlds

Pasadena Senior Center celebrates 65 years

Meet the Southern magnolia, y’all

City assessing coyote impact in four neighborhoods

AFC cameras capture wildlife in passing

A win for wildlife in the heart of Glendale

A day without the Pasadena Senior Center

Memories of the wonderful Balinese Shop

WPRA Newsletter Fall 2024

26 Sep 2024

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Wildfire! Now what?

WPRA needs direct access to 710 project managers, consultants

The ABCs of PUSD fall ballot measures

City makes incremental progress on bridge barrier designs

The dilemma of Pasadena’s homeless encampments

Empathy is one thing; this is another

Helpless, homeless and on the street in Pasadena

A thank-you and reminder

Pasadena has it ‘made in the shade.’ Literally

The latest threat to Pasadena’s oaks: GSOB

A win for wildlife in the heart of Glendale

A day without the Pasadena Senior Center

Memories of the wonderful Balinese Shop

WPRA Newsletter Summer 2024

17 Jun 2024

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WPRA annual meeting spotlights reconnecting Pasadena project

Time to engage in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Pasadena thanks Sue Mossman for igniting the preservationist flame

Pasadena Heritage selects executive director

Arroyo Seco enhances the expanded National Monument

The legacy (and challenges) of Pasadena’s trees

“Meet & Greet” remains vital part of annual meetings

710 project demands our best

‘We’re the dog that caught the car. What now?’

‘Be patient. This is a 50-year project; make no small plans’

All eyes on wildlife: mountain lions in the San Gabriels

PUSD names new, permanent superintendent; approves two ballot measures

Just keep rollin’ at PSC’s AgeWell Day

Capturing society’s evolution through art

WPRA Newsletter Spring 2024

21 Mar 2024

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WPRA sets date for 62nd annual meeting: Reconnecting Pasadena: Mobility, transportation, opportunity in 710 corridor

President’s column: Thanks for two great years

WPRA to City: Stop kicking the car can down the road

Changes coming soon to the S. Pasadena Avenue corridor

City awards contract for 710 corridor master plan

Pasadena Heritage: Central Library project comes into focus

San Rafael gets high marks for morning ‘valets

A thank-you and reminder to our members

Can PWP be 100% carbon-free by 2030?

Tree of the quarter: Ginkgo tree is one of the oldest living trees

Embrace biodiversity by planting native species

Pasadena 2024 Senior Games set for May–July

Have a party. Make a difference.

100 years of preserving Pasadena’s past

WPRA Newsletter Winter 2024

28 Dec 2023

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PUSD earmarks $35 million for school renovation: A saving moment for San Rafael Elementary?

Who ensures safety at the Rose Bowl?

City continues to seek ways to discourage bridge suicides

The 710 challenge: What’s next?

City aims for 2028 (or earlier) to complete Central Library’s retrofitting, reopening

Adaptive reuse has become a hot topic

La Feria de San Rafael: window into Latin cultures

Slow down! You’re on Candid (speed) Camera

Tree of the quarter: Arbutus ‘‘Marina’’ – strawberry tree

Help protect, preserve the San Gabriel Mountains

Gone, but not forgotten

Statistics don’t lie: Our community needs PSC now more than ever

Charles and Henry Greene: inspiration and dynamic evolution

WPRA Newsletter Fall 2023

27 Sep 2023

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City seeks ways to discourage coyotes from foraging in our neighborhoods

In praise of walking and community

Let’s get Ramona project right

City seeks feedback on new bridge-barrier options

Commission recommends ‘holistic’ approach for CIP

City continues to develop ‘objective’ planning standards

The bridge party came roaring back

A thank-you and reminder to members, new and old

Tree of the quarter: Callistemon citrinus – lemon bottlebrush

Growing resilience: How native plants protect our communities from fire

Opinion: Support expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument to include the Arroyo Seco

Political muscle flexing for expansion of monument

PUSD board infrastructure vote clouds San Rafael’s future

PCC ESL students provide valuable services to Pasadena Senior Center

City Council identifies topics for charter amendment discussions

Carmelita: The legacy of Pasadena’s horticultural haven

WPRA Newsletter Spring 2023

22 Mar 2023

In this issue

WPRA sets date, theme for 61st annual meeting. Pasadena 101: Meet our new City leaders

Healing of west Pasadena’s deep wound begins

City Council establishes 710 advisory working group

Pasadena’s July 4th tradition collides with soccer match

WPRA comments on Brookside miniature golf plans, and questions viability of Planned Developments

State continues to drive housing density higher

Excerpts from Mayor Gordo’s 2023 State of the City speech

KPM addresses citizens’ road concerns

Bridge Party is coming back. Save the date: Saturday, July 15

A thank-you and reminder to our members

Tree of the quarter: Cedrus deodara – deodar cedar

P-22’s legacy: connect wildlife habitats

Pasadena studying housing design standards to meet new State bill

Compete, connect and shine at Pasadena Senior Games

Memories of Terrace Drive and early Pasadena

President	Evan Davis
Vice President	Dan Beal
Secretary	Kenyon Harbison
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA advocates for abolishing Planned Developments

22 Mar 2023

The City Council voted unanimously to abolish Planned Developments at their February 27, 2023 meeting. The WPRA has advocated for this position for some time, and outlined the issues in our Fall 2021 newsletter.

WPRA advocates for abolishing Planned Developments

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