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WPRA News Winter 2021

7 Jan 2021

2021-A-WPRA-Winter

In this issue

WPRA streams 2020 annual meeting to elect, reflect, protect

Are you prepared for the next natural disaster?

President’s column: Pandemic or not, WPRA continues to be engaged on your behalf

Gordo rallies community to meet collective challenges

Q&A with John Perez, Chief, Pasadena Police Department

City staff preparing final mansionization code

Pasadena Heritage: Accommodating a new reality

City appeals RHNA allocation

Council revises ordinance to further preserve heritage

Pasadena Senior Center turns 60

History: 1895: The streets of west Pasadena

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice President, AdministrationEvan Davis
Vice President, CommunicationsAvram Gold
SecretaryKenyon Harbison
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Pasadena Civic Center and YWCA Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionizasion Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena Unified School District

WPRA’s 2020 Annual Open Board Meeting

1 Dec 2020

Online though Zoom – November 17, 2020  

WPRA’s 2020 Annual Open Board Meeting panel discussion

PASADENA AND DISASTERS – Just before and just after

On November 17, 2020, the West Pasadena Residents’ Association hosted its annual open meeting, a webinar featuring a presentation of special guests, our president’s message, the election of incoming officers and directors, then culminating with our informational panel discussion about disaster preparedness.

Avram Gold, WPRA VP and MC of program
Avram Gold, WPRA Communications VP

Avram Gold, WPRA vice president, opened the program with a welcome to all and the introduction of: (from left to right) Mayor Terry Tornek, Mayor-elect Victor Gordo, Councilmember Steve Madison, and our 28th District Congressman, Adam Schiff.

  • Pasadena mayor Terry Tornek
  • Pasadena mayor-elect Victor Gordo
  • District 6 councilman Steve Madison
  • Congressman Adam Schiff

Mayor Tornek, Mayor-elect Gordo, Councilmember Madison and Congressman Schiff each conveyed statements and information to our attendees.

Mr. Gold conducted the on-line voting process of our next WPRA officers and board members. WPRA’s attending residents elected unanimously: Dan Beal, president – Evan Davis, Administrative Vice President – Avram Gold, Communications Vice President – Blaine Cavena, Treasurer, and Kenyon Harbison, secretary. Our continuing Board of Directors became: Geoffrey Baum, David Bise, Bill Christian, Peter Ewing, Mic Hansen, Joan Hearst, Susan Kinney, Nancy Walker and Linda Zinn.

WPRA President, Dan Beal, then delivered his annual message.
WPRA president Dan Beal
Dan Beal, WPRA president

Kenyon Harbison, past WPRA president and newly elected secretary, introduced the evening’s expert panelists for the disaster preparedness program. The speakers were, from left to right: Pasadena Fire Chief, Bryan Frieders – Pasadena Public Information Officer, Lisa Derderian – Huntington Hospital Disaster Program Manager, Jennifer Waldron and Pasadena Police Lieutenant, Johnny Mercado (image unavailable).

  • WPRA past president Kenyon Harbison
  • Pasadena Fire Chief, Bryan Frieders
  • Pasadena Public Information Officer, Lisa Derderian
  • Huntington Hospital Disaster Program Manager, Jennifer Waldron

Blaine Cavena, WPRA’s treasure, served as an excellent technical director featuring speakers in the full screen while controlling audio feeds.

WPRA’s treasure Blaine Cavena
Blaine Cavena, WPRA treasurer

After presentations followed by questions and answers, our program ended promptly at 8:00 PM.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Huntington Hospital Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena State of the City address

WPRA News Fall 2020

18 Sep 2020

2020-D-WPRA-Fall

In this issue

Creating a brighter future together by Geoffrey Baum

President’s message – Working on your behalf in a time of pandemic

Working on your behalf in a time of pandemic

Q&A with Dr. Robert Miller, President of the Tournament of Roses Association

Mansionization zoning amendments are on way to City Council

Caltrans home-sale bill fails but that may not be all that bad

New plan for arroyo restoration is half-good

How ‘Big Dig’ settlement improved plan

Priscilla Taylor caps 26 years with WPRA

Arroyo Seco Canyon Project: a small-area plan with no long-term context

Photo essay of Pasadena downtown during the COVID pandemic Pasadena

History: ‘The most perfect climate in the world’

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl

WPRA News Summer 2020

17 Jun 2020

2020-C-WPRA-Summer-1

In this issue

Former Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard assesses our city’s dealing with COVID-19 and economic challenges

President’s message – WPRA collaborates with LVAA and MHNA and shows hope for the future

Cheryl Moody is the police department’s first female Deputy Chief

Claire Bogaard among Adam Schiff’s 2020 Women of the Year

Q&A with Bryan Frieders, Pasadena’s interim fire chief

Associations close ranks for greater city transparency, timeliness – joint letter to Planning Department & Commission

Report from Pasadena Heritage – a virtual Colorado Street Bridge celebration

Arborist Rebecca Latta gives advice about Pasadena tree maintenance

Projected further development of Brookside Golf Course with an added arcade

Big Dig suit settlement imminent

WPRA’s first president helps city set Arroyo Seco natural policy through ‘visionary proposal’

Colorado Bridge suicide mitigation mockups near completion

City to host virtual open houses for all eight specific plans

A letter from Huntington Hospital – from Dr. Lori Morgan, President and CEO A city of masks in 1919

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” Huntington Hospital Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena crime Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena mansionization Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Rose Bowl

WPRA News Spring 2020

20 Mar 2020

2020-B-WPRA-Spring

In this issue

COVID-19 hits home – WPRA postpones 2020 annual membership meeting

President’s message – We’re making changes to improve communications and engagement

Mayoral, District 6 council candidates debate the issues – Candidate Forum

Q&A with David Reyes, Director of Pasadena Planning & Community Development

Voters go to the polls to select candidates in party primaries and local races

A major project proposed at Arroyo and California

Huntington Hospital and Cedars-Sinai sign a letter of intent to merge

Will city’s new vision for parks raise or raze the bar?

LA and local cities changing single-use plastic recycling rules

A summary of Arroyo Seco news

Little-known facts about America’s first Busch Gardens

Former Fenyes home destroyed by fire! Was it arson?

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Huntington Hospital Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces

WPRA News Winter 2020

3 Jan 2020

2020-A-WPRA-Winter

In this issue

WPRA will host public forum for all candidates for mayor and District 6 council seats

Governor’s ink seals shut the 710 tunnel project & related articles

President’s message – In praise of activism and civic engagement

New state laws undermine Pasadena’s Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance

Briefs: City elections to align with statewide primary, Caltech, city team up to build seismic-sensing network, PFAs not detected in Pasadena’s water sources, Pasadena again earns Section 8 ‘high performer’ rating

City studies designs and seeks input to discourage bridge suicides

Opinion: Historic Civic Center may still be threatened

Clock ticking for soft-story retrofits

Opinion: Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco belongs to us all

Opinion: Balancing water needs in the Arroyo Seco

History: The boom that blew the petals off the Rose City

History: The 1908 Rose parade – a whale of a time

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryEvan Davis
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Colorado Street Bridge Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Fall 2018

27 Sep 2018

2018-D-Fall-WPRA

In this issue

710 tunnel opponents hope for the best, but prepare for the worst

Pasadena city sales tax proposal on the ballot

Transparency and trust in City Hall? It is our Desiderio.

Desiderio Park restroom project marches on

‘Big Dig’ likely to start this November

Anti-mansionization plans shift gears

Opinion: WPRA urges tighter mansionization rules

Opinion: WPRA opposes zoning change for Art Center’s external jumbotron

Urban Land Institute study: More ideas about managing the arroyo

Pasadena needs to rethink its priorities for the Arroyo

Extraordinary heat wave damages plants in the San Gabriel Valley

Rose Bowl explains the Ed Sheeran concert traffic gridlock

Major infrastructure projects planned for the upper Arroyo Seco

The controversial 710 Freeway in Pasadena 54 years ago

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Art Center College of Design Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) Desiderio Project Devil’s Gate Dam Sediment Removal “Big Dig” 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 Rose Bowl SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

WPRA News Summer 2018

5 Jul 2018

2018-C-Summer-WPRA

In this issue

Housing, planning experts react to state threat to local control

710 tunnel is only “mostly dead”

Marijuana ballot measures pass. Now what?

District 6 town hall focuses on traffic and crime

First draft anti-mansionization guidelines revealed

City on brink of solving mansionization challenge

Swirl over Desiderio restroom continues, but is unfunded for FY 2019

City strengthens tree protection ordinances

Arroyo Seco tributary finally getting its long over-due attention

City acts to meet state climate goal

How zoning changed on South Orange Grove Avenue

Officers

PresidentDan Beal
Vice PresidentAvram Gold
SecretaryJustin Chapman
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Desiderio Project Pasadena accessory dwelling units (ADU) Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena mansionization Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

To Dept. of Transportation, Caltrans District 7 – the SR-710 North Study FRDEIR/SDEIS is deficient

2 Jul 2018

To Dept. of Transportation, Caltrans District 7 – WPRA reviews and responds to the SR-710 North Study FRDEIR/SDEIS – report is deficient

2018-07-2-SR-710-Ref-4_18_7_2_WPRA-Response-to-SR710-FDEIR_SDEIS

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena social scene Pasadena traffic Rose Bowl

WPRA News Winter 2018

4 Jan 2018

2018-A-Winter-WPRA

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

Officers

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

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