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Pasadena Unified School District

Pertaining to District 6 schools and Pasadena’s School Board

WPRA News Spring 2012

4 Apr 2012

In this issue

Mayor delivers sobering State of the City address

City OKs Rose Bowl-NFL study

City Briefs: Art Center buys former Post Office to expand South Campus – New radio system boosts first-responder efficiency – Pasadena deals with results from state budget, prison crowding – Postal Service will close Pasadena processing operations – City to lay off 14; brings total cuts since 2009 to 300 – City transfers more money from Water & Power

Education Briefs: PUSD sees service needs rise and funding fall – Current projected PUSD deficit $7.2 to $17 million – Private-school enrollment in Pasadena is triple state average

Pasadena Beautiful tree fund up to $40,000

Arroyo Realty and Management reverses its prior intention to develop the senior-living portion of the Ambassador College campus

The Rose Bowl Legacy Campaign continues to raise money for Rose Bowl renovation

What is the role of the Design Commission?

Pasadena Community Service Area 1 crime statistics – Jan 2010 to Feb. 2012

PUSD prepares to change the shape of board representation

Census prompts City to redraw Council lines

President Theodore Roosevelt visits west Pasadena in 1903

PresidentMichael Udell
Vice PresidentBill Urban
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Art Center College of Design Pasadena City Council Pasadena crime Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena State of the City address Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl

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 News Fall 2011

27 Sep 2011

In this issue

City and schools and neighbors wrestle with fire-station closure

City Hall update: Ambassador West – Huntington Hospital master plan EIR – the General Plan – New development in Old Pasadena – PUSD hires new superintendent – Pasadena Roving Archers

Is NFL knocking at the Rose Bowl door again?

Valley Hunt Club revises 20-year master plan

The changing (water-wise) landscape of Pasadena

Arlington Garden: A miracle of vision, hard work & persistence

Country Living in Pasadena: The Arroyo Vista Guest House in 1882

For Pasadena Beautiful, it’s always tree time

At San Rafael Branch Library, it’s new and all about you

PresidentMichael Udell
Vice PresidentBill Urban
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador West Housing Development Arroyo Seco Huntington Hospital Pasadena Central District Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

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

PresidentMichael Udell
Vice PresidentBill Urban
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador West Housing Development Pasadena City Council Pasadena drought & water contamination Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl

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

PresidentMichael Udell
Vice PresidentBill Urban
SecretaryRobert Holmes
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador West Housing Development Desiderio Project Pasadena Central District Pasadena crime Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena history Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

WPRA urges PUSD remove San Rafael School from closure list

1 Oct 2010

WPRA urges PUSD to remove San Rafael School from the closure list

Filed Under: Letters Tagged With: Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Spring 2009

7 Apr 2009

In this issue

West Pasadena development and planning update – Office building proposed for Monty’s Restaurant site – General Plan moves forward – design guidelines ready for comment

Happenings at San Rafael School – New dual language immersion program

City Hall update – budget deficit and no-smoking ordinance

New landscaping for Bellefontaine triangle

Pasadena Beautiful Foundation advocates for street trees

Summary of Steve Madison’s District 6 town hall meeting

La Loma Bridge rehabilitation

Long Beach Freeway (710) tunnel proposal – boring studies and arguments for and against

PUSD update – instruction – budget Measure TT

City develops new policy for telecommunications facilities

PresidentAudrey O’Kelley
Vice PresidentMic Hansen
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena ordinances 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 News Spring 2008

24 Apr 2008

In this issue

Mayor Bogaard visits San Rafael School

A plan to improve Pasadena’s schools by Superintendent Edwin Diaz

Profile: Bernard Melekian, Interim City Manager

Cell tower placement: private and public property

Development and design – the Pasadena process

A vision of beauty – Arlington Garden

The “Pasadena Great Park” project, a proposal to deck over a 1 ? mile-long 210 Freeway section

Central District residents are well educated and well paid

Easier walking in the Central District

Desiderio update

Ambassador West Housing Project is in receivership

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador West Housing Development Connecting Pasadena Project (CPP) Desiderio Project Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena governance Pasadena maintenance & utilities Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena planning & development Pasadena social scene Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS

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

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Ambassador Campus Housing Development Ambassador West Housing Development Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena density Pasadena General Plan Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena planning & development Pasadena traffic Pasadena trees and open spaces Pasadena Unified School District Rose Bowl San Rafael Elementary

WPRA News Summer 2007

1 Jul 2007

In this issue

Engaging the community to create a shared vision for the Pasadena Unified School District

What to do with the five acre Desiderio Army Reserve Center site – the planning process

WPRA encourages Pasadena residents to get involved with developing the General Plan

Zoning – an important piece of the planning puzzle

Central District Development Caps: Are they effective?

West Pasadena transportation update – traffic mitigation projects move forward – ARTS bus ridership increases 19 percent – City to buy parking at Gold Line station

La Loma Bridge update

San Rafael Library Associates dedicate the library gardens

PresidentFred Zepeda
Vice PresidentJames Hawkes
SecretaryDorothy Lindsey
TreasurerBlaine Cavena

Tagged With: Arroyo Seco Desiderio Project Pasadena affordable housing Pasadena Central District Pasadena City Council Pasadena density Pasadena governance Pasadena neighborhood associations Pasadena ordinances Pasadena planning & development Pasadena public transportation Pasadena traffic Pasadena Unified School District San Rafael Elementary

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