Rose Bowl

Pertaining to the Rose Bowl events, restoration and the NFL’s bid to become a tenant

WPRA News Spring 2015

23 Mar 2015

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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

5 Jan 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

3 Oct 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

2 Jul 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 News Winter 2014

3 Jan 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

26 Mar 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

5 Jan 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

8 Oct 2012

To the Planning Dept. – WPRA take issue with the Draft Environmental Impact Report about the NFL’s temporary use

WPRA News Fall 2012

21 Sep 2012

In this issue

WPRA board opposes all Metro 710 Freeway options

Arroyo sewer line to undergo rehab

Briefs: City will continue to observe Brown Act – Windstorm tax relief bill signed into law – Pasadena joins regional homeless effort – Residential burglaries – PUSD adopts $174 million budget

An explanation of environmental impact reports

WPRA comments on Devil’s Gate sediment removal project

Urban Land Institute recommends strategies to better manage Central Arroyo

Notes from Pasadena Beautiful Foundation

Foundation partners with City to refurbish La Casita del Arroyo

Opinion: Are you ready for NFL football?

Crime rate remains low

Historic Orange Grove Fenyes mansion reopens for tours

President	Bill Urban
Vice President	Catherine Stringer
Secretary	Robert Holmes
Treasurer	Blaine Cavena

WPRA takes issue with DEIR for NFL’s Rose Bowl use

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