WPRA comments on the proposed Rose Bowl Music & Arts Festival EIR and adds recommendations
Rose Bowl
Pertaining to the Rose Bowl events, restoration and the NFL’s bid to become a tenant
WPRA News Spring 2015
In this issue
La Loma Bridge will close as it approaches its retrofit
Briefs: Council tries once more to oppose SR-710 tunnel – Working Group: tunnel option is not a preferred alternative
Caltrans and Metro release SR-710 DEIR – WPRA response team gets to work
Beetle threat may not be as great as first thought
City Council renews contract with Pasadena Roving Archers
Hahamongna sediment lawsuit proceeds
Seasonal rain disappoints and water supply continues to ebb
Opinion: Feds back efforts to restore Arroyo stream but the City must engage
Bill Bogaard’s 16 years as our first elected Mayor
Community hears about Rose Bowl plans and finances
The winter residence of Newton Claypool on Terrace Drive
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2015
In this issue
WPRA launches effort to protect our neighborhoods from SR-710 North tunnel option
Five cities form new coalition to consider regional traffic plan
Briefs: Working Group seeks preferred 710 Alternative – City has new fire chief Bertral Washington – Tips on how to deter home burglaries
City studies “mansionization”
Arroyo Seco Foundation and the Pasadena Audubon Society sue over the County’s “Big Dig” sediment plan
Stand up and pitch in for Arroyo Seco restoration
Questions remain as tree infestation inventory continues
PUSD Boar declares San Rafael Elementary “Surplus Property”
News nuggets from Rose Bowl community meetings
The Hurlbut home: The first Orange Grove mansion
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Justin Chapman |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Fall 2014
In this issue
Pasadena’s urban forest threatened by tiny beetle
The Connecting Pasadena Plan
Community deliberates new capital improvement funds and a music festival
Ambassador Gardens’ construction proceeds
Maranatha’s 20-year Master Plan nearing final stage
Briefs: City establishes SR-710 alternatives working group – Japanese garden forms board, non-profit organization – Art Center buys building at Gateway to Pasadena
Preparing for historic drought takes years of planning and water banking
Working group and the City continue to seek ways to make Avenue 64 safer
First WPRA president, Richard Jencks, dies at 93
La Casita reopens after massive upgrade and renovation
Glen Rosa: “One of the choicest planes in Pasadena”
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Summer 2014
In this issue
7-11 Committee to PUSD: “Work harder to keep San Rafael Elementary School open”
Briefs: Metro delays SR-710 tunnel DEIR – Council considers SR-710 alternatives – City’s proposal to host music festival at the Rose Bowl Stadium
Opinion: Is Pasadena losing its ‘sense of place’?
Desiderio project to transform base into community
Citizen’s group develops responsible plan for sediment removal
City celebrates San Rafael Library patio renovation
Conger’s Hill: A commanding view for our first physician
| President | Geoffrey Baum |
| Vice President | Sarah Gavit |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA supports recommendations by neighborhood organizations for Rose Bowl Music Festival EIR
WPRA urges recommendations, by partner neighborhood organizations as well, for the Rose Bowl Music Festival EIR
WPRA News Winter 2014
In this issue
PUSD to close last public school in West Pasadena
Opinion: WPRA believes West Pasadena needs and deserves a public school
Citizens, City await court ruling on NFL-EIR suit
Five cities join forces for 710 EIR review
SR-710 project back on accelerated funding list
Ambassador Gardens takes shape
Briefs: Governor signs bill to sell state-owned houses on SR-710 – La Loma Bridge progress report
Arroyo Seco Foundation urges slow and sustainable sediment removal for Devil’s Gate Dam
Pasadena burglaries at three-year high
Complete Streets programs arising to improve road safety
A tale of two trees in the center of Orange Grove Boulevard
| President | Bill Urban |
| Vice President | Catherine Stringer |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Spring 2013
In this issue
Opinion: The more folks know, the more they oppose the 710 tunnels
City breaks ground on Fire Station 39 retrofit, rehab
Opinion: What happened to the NFL?
NFL at the Rose Bowl
Briefs: Arroyo Seco Foundation comments on Urban Land Institute’s Central Arroyo proposal – Pasadena’s first “bicycle boulevard” opens – City takes possession of Desiderio – Pasadena plastic bag ban yields positive results – Dispose of unwanted firearms through Pasadena Police – Police report 2011 “use of force” stats
Ambassador West goes into high gear
General Plan update
Recreation and Parks Commission briefing: Hahamongna and soccer fields – City trees – Public Works project in the Arroyo – Changes to recreation programs
The Pasadena Cycleway
| President | Bill Urban |
| Vice President | Catherine Stringer |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA News Winter 2013
In this issue
WPRA supports suit against City’s certification of the NFL EIR
WPRA battles over the 710 Freeway tunnels
Community fights for San Rafael Elementary’s future
Briefs: Ambassador West construction update – EIR underway for new Marriott hotel
Historic preservation can pay off with the Mills Act
Arroyo Seco Foundation wins $3.3M grant for Hahamongna
Pasadena Beautiful completes mission to replace wind-storm trees
Haddads restore Japanese garden for historical, cultural and personal reasons
City releases the Glenarm Power Plant DEIR for major upgrades
Work to begin on retrofit of Fire Station 39
A letter from San Rafael Elementary – San Rafael Elementary is rising to the challenge
La Casita Foundation launches community campaign
The Lowe mansion: “A noble house”
| President | Bill Urban |
| Vice President | Catherine Stringer |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
WPRA takes issue with DEIR for NFL’s Rose Bowl use
To the Planning Dept. – WPRA take issue with the Draft Environmental Impact Report about the NFL’s temporary use
