Pasadena trees and open spaces

Pertaining to Pasadena’s tree canopy, the Arroyo Seco and the community parks

WPRA News Spring 2011

4 Apr 2011

In this issue

A summary of Mayor Bill Bogaard’s State of the City address

Recap of 2011 WPRA recommendations and funding

Conserve water

City Hall update: City announces IDS Playhouse suit settlement – City Council and PUSD election results – Ambassador West and City Ventures – City budget and Council fills the pension gap – Successful lease renewal for Linda Vista Park

New City Planning Director, Vince Bertoni, encourages participation to build community consensus

About Vince Bertoni

Progress report for the Rose Bowl renovation

Pasadena’s west side plan update

The Durand home becomes the western part of Arlington Garden

President	Michael Udell
Vice President	Bill Urban
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Winter 2011

4 Jan 2011

In this issue

The history of Pasadena’s public parks

PUSD school consolidation – two elementary schools close

City Hall update – Army closes Desiderio Center – State pension shortfall impacts city budget – four land-use alternatives to the General Plan – Court ruling forces reconsideration of IDS Playhouse project – Ambassador West update – Pasadena honored for historic preservation – City Council approved new ice rink at the Pasadena Convention Center

Pasadena’s General Plan update and explanation

Col. Jabez Branbury’s home becomes the Tournament House rose garden

E-mail can help take a bite out of neighborhood crime

Rose Bowl renovation slated to begin Jan. 10

Planetary Society’s new headquarters at 85 South Grand Avenue

An open letter from San Rafael Elementary

President	Michael Udell
Vice President	Bill Urban
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Spring 2010

23 Mar 2010

In this issue

City Ventures buys Ambassador West property for 15 million

City Hall Update: City employees furloughed as budget woes continue – City Council approves

Hahamongna Plan – Residents sue to stop Playhouse Plaza Project – New bicycle master plan

Pasadena Beautiful Foundation celebrates 50 years of service

San Rafael Elementary and WPRA sponsor student enrichment and technology programs

Editorial: Development and Design or Dilemma

La Loma Bridge – spanning the Arroyo for neoclassical art’s sake and its retrofit restart

President	Audrey O’Kelley
Vice President	Mic Hansen
Secretary	Dorothy Lindsey
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Summer 2009

4 Aug 2009

In this issue

San Rafael Elementary and WPRA launch neighborhood volunteer programs

Why are all these buildings being built? Where is all this traffic coming from?

Pasadena General Plan: Speak Up!

City Hall update: City Council adopts new budget – City Council raises water rates – City approves office building for Monty’s restaurant site – Urban Forestry Committee supports new trees on Colorado – New Pasadena listings on National Register

Pasadena adopts new water conservation measures

Neighborhood Safety – crime statistics

The Long Road – Hahamongna Annex Plan Process

Ambassador College update

New Pasadena building design guidelines

Save Beautiful Rubio Canyon

Special Care for A Special Place – the Rose Bowl

President

Audrey O’Kelley Vice President

Mic Hansen Secretary

Dorothy Lindsey Treasurer

Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Winter 2009

14 Jan 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 Fall 2008

28 Oct 2008

In this issue

Images of Pasadena: Research library and archives at Pasadena Museum of History

Wily Coyotes Everywhere!

Update: The open space & conservation element of the General Plan

Biomedical research laboratory proposed for South Fair Oaks

City reviews tree protection ordinance

Pasadena’s renewed water challenge and water supply challenges

An important look into the City’s future and its General Plan – by Mayor Bill Bogaard

AT&T roll-outs U-VERSE service for cable TV and internet

Annandale Canyon Area Benefit Assessment District vote – A park or development?

Updates and happenings at San Rafael School

Ambassador Campus update

President	Audrey O’Kelley
Vice President	Mic Hansen
Secretary	Dorothy Lindsey
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA News Winter 2008

14 Jan 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 Spring 2004

20 Apr 2004

In this issue

The traffic problem is a daunting problem

WPRA’s president’s message topics: The Ambassador Project, Central District Specific Plan, granny flats (ADU’s), Hillside Ordinance, traffic and gridlock

San Pascual Stables: The Gateway to the Arroyo Seco declared endangered!

Caring for your oak tree – Darya Barar, Pasadena Parks certified arborist, gives advice

West Pasadena traffic and transportation update

Rose Bowl commentary: NFL bait and switch

Ambassador College update

President	David Romney
Vice President	Leslie Clarke Gray
Secretary	Michael Vogler
Treasurer	Dorothy Linsey

WPRA News Summer 2002

16 Jul 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

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