WPRA urges the Mayor and City Council to continue fighting the SR-710 freeway tunnel alternative proposed by Metro and Caltrans
SR-710 tunnel proposal - closing the gap - DEIR & FEIS
Pertaining to the 710 extension freeway project, the later tunnel project, and the houses owned by Caltrans and being sold along the north/south freeway route through Pasadena
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 News Spring 2014
In this issue
Opinion: Raising the alarm about Metro’s proposed 710 Freeway twin tunnels
Briefs: Ambassador Gardens meets inclusionary housing obligation on and off site – General Plan moves forward – PWP joins state and local leaders in calling for more water conservation in 2014
Mayor Bogaard’s State of the City report
Opinion: A plan for a restored Arroyo Seco
Once plentiful, Pasadena’s water supply is now scarce resource
County gives new life to 88-year-old Arroyo sewer lines
$525,000 La Casita renovation gets underway
Gardening at Garfield School
| President | Bill Urban |
| Vice President | Catherine Stringer |
| Secretary | Robert Holmes |
| Treasurer | Blaine Cavena |
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 wants City staff to plan for a SR-710 review using WPRA questions
WPRA requests that City Council have city staff prepare a plan for a thorough SR-710 DEIR review with added questions from WPRA
WPRA tells Metro SR-710 must not be part of Measure R
WPRA contacts Metro Board stating: SR-710 North must not be included in the Measure R Acceleration Financing Plan
WPRA writes Metro opposing SR-710 tunnel alternative
WPRA writes Metro to oppose the SR710 extension tunnel alternative
