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West Pasadena Residents' Association
Neighborhood Update
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
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Founded in 1962, the WPRA is dedicated to maintaining the character of our communities and enhancing the quality of life in
West Pasadena.
Editor
Chuck Hudson
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Council and commission meetings
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Historic Preservation Commission - Cancelled
Board of Zoning Appeals - Cancelled
Public Art Subcommittee of the Arts and Culture Commission
4:30 pm
175 N. Garfield Ave.
Conference Room 1A
Hearing Officer
175 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: a request for (1) a conditional use permit to allow services, receptions and parties; and (2) a minor conditional use permit to allow shared parking on the Ambassador West property, which is bounded by S. Orange Grove, W. Green, St. John and Del Mar. The staff recommendation is to defer the discussion, which formalizes a long-standing arrangement, to March 6.
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Neighborhood notes
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ROAD CLOSURES: Rock'n'Roll half marathon
Several area roads will be closed on Sunday, February 17, 7:30 am to 1 pm for the annual Kaiser Permanente Rock'n'Roll Half Marathon. Event activities include a half marathon and 5K run followed by a post-race festival and finish line concert.
City closures for Presidents' Day
City Hall will be closed and many City services unavailable on Monday, February 18 for Presidents' Day.
Japanese Garden opens its doors again on February 17
Response last month to the first open day for the newly restored Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden (at Arlington and S. Pasadena) was so great that Jim and Connie Haddad, who are responsible for the garden's restoration, have scheduled another open day for Sunday, February 17. To visit and tour the garden send an email to info@japanesegardenpasadena.com. Reservations are required.
Pasadena declares temporary water-shortage emergency
The City has declared a Level 4 water-shortage emergency for February 21-28, while the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) repairs and upgrades its Eagle Rock Tower and Weymouth Treatment Plant in LaVerne. Since the MWD will interrupt all water delivery to Pasadena (and other foothill cities) during that time, Pasadena must rely solely on its groundwater, reserves and water conservation. T he City will enforce a total ban on outdoor watering, with very few exceptions, until the pipeline flow resumes. MORE
The terms for Pasadena City Council districts 3, 5 and 7, and for the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education district seats 1, 3, 5 and 7 (most of West Pasadena) will be up for election on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (Following the approval of Measure A in 2012, PUSD is now divided into seven geographic sub-district areas. Beginning with the March election, board members will be elected by voters residing within a specific geographic sub-district within the District.)
If you're a resident of Pasadena and would like to grow your own fruit, vegetables and/or flowers, but don't have the space to do it at home, you're in luck. Pasadena Community Gardens will kick off a membership drive for its first garden, at 721 South Pasadena Ave, with two informational sessions at 1 pm on Saturday, March 9 OR Sunday, March 10, at Huntington Hospital's Braun Auditorium, 100 West California Blvd. NOTE: Those who wish to become a member of the garden must attend one of these two sessions.
Rose Bowl renovation update
To find out what's going on with the Rose Bowl Stadium renovation, click on the above headline.
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WPRA notes
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WPRA supports Pasadena DoT recommendations on SR-710 study
On February 11, President Bill Urban, on behalf of the WPRA officers and Board of Directors, wrote to Mayor Bogaard, the City Council and City Staff in support of the City Department of Transportation's proposal to collaborate with other cities along the proposed SR 710 extension route to "ensure the full an accurate assessment of impacts from the SR-710 project and the full mitigation of those impacts on Pasadena." The work will include sponsoring white papers and participating in a campaign of direct correspondence with appropriate state and regional authorities.
Contribute to the Rose Bowl EIR lawsuitThe WPRA Board of Directors supports a lawsuit filed recently by the Coalition for Preservation of the Arroyo that challenges City Council's certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) related to the potential temporary lease of the Rose Bowl Stadium by a National Football League team. If you believe in the cause, the WPRA encourages you to contribute to the related legal fees. It's easy with EZ Donate on the WPRA website. And don't forget to check the box to indicate that your donation, which will be tax-deductible, is for the Rose Bowl EIR lawsuit. MORE The News, WPRA style
View the latest issue of The News, the WPRA quarterly magazine.
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"Pasadena on Monday inched toward creating a coalition of cities to launch its own review of a possible tunnel extension to connect the Long Beach (710) and Foothill (210) freeways. The Pasadena City Council voted unanimously begin collaborating with South Pasadena, La Caņada Flintridge, Sierra Madre and Glendale and return in 60 days with options for studying the project." (Pasadena Sun)City Manager denies RBOC on chopping block"City Manager Michael Beck Sunday evening knocked down a media report that said city officials are considering the elimination of the Rose Bowl Operating Company." (Pasadena Now)
"A day after Pasadena City Manager Michael Beck defended the organization that oversees the Rose Bowl - and a renovation budget that has ballooned by $40 million - expectations among City Council members about what a pending review should entail appears to be split." (Pasadena Sun)Fish kills trigger water delivery slowdown; local agencies prepared "The deaths of 232 threatened Delta smelt in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River triggered a steep reduction in water deliveries last week affecting 25 million Californians and millions of acres of farmland. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California realized an 80% reduction in pumping from the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project. That equals the amount of water used by 400,000 homes; a six-week supply of water." (Pasadena Star-News)"The Senate Rules Committee has appointed former Assemblymember Anthony Portantino to the California Film Commission." (San Marino Patch)
"Flu activity across California continues to be widespread, although in some areas, the number of people hospitalized with the virus appears to be declining. So far, 18 people have died of influenza statewide, seven of those in Los Angeles County." (Pasadena Star-News)
"Pasadena is now one of approximately 1,500 municipalities around the world - and only the second in Southern California - to have achieved recognition as a Fair Trade City as part of the Fair Trade Towns Campaign. Fair Trade Towns is an international campaign uniting community activists, businesses and consumers across the country to make a tangible impact on the market by creating the demand for justice and equity for producers, artisans, farmers, and workers locally and around the world." (Hometown Pasadena)
"On Saturday, February 16, the Pasadena Showcase House of the Arts will award $30,000 in prizes to aspiring young musicians at the 28th annual Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition being held at Thayer Hall at the Colburn School in downtown, Los Angeles." (Pasadena Independent)
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Looking for other ways to entertain or educate yourself and your family?
For current events around the area, we encourage you to visit our local news outlets. Click on the publication title to visit that publication's events page.
You're welcome to attend WPRA board meetings
Monthly WPRA board meeting dates and locations are on the WPRA website. Click on the headline above or visit our website and look under "Meetings and Events."
The WPRA needs you ...
If you'd like to serve your community and do it with a group of your neighbors who are equally dedicated, the WPRA encourages you to join your neighborhood residents' association. If you live within our service area, we'd welcome your help.
- Got the local news bug? Just curious about your city (and would like to share news with 1,000 or so of your closest friends), consider serving as a co-editor of Neighborhood Update. It will only take a few hours a week (on your own schedule) in the month or two a year in which you serve. We'll train you.
- We have lots of opportunities to serve on one of our many committees:
- Land use and planning. If you care about what, how and where it gets built.
- Education: If you want to help save public education in West Pasadena.
- Open space & conservation. If you care about preserving open space and conservation of land and resources.
- Membership. If you'd like to help us continue to build and serve our membership so we can do more for our members.
If you'd like to chat about ways we could help you become more involved or, more likely, more effective (by helping us), send an email to WPRA President. Tell us about your interests.
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Joseph Stoddard's watercolors: The WPRA wishes to express its appreciation to local artist Joseph Stoddard, who has generously allowed us to display his watercolors in our quarterly magazine, WPRA News, on the WPRA website and in this publication. To explore Mr. Stoddard's work, visit josephstoddard.com.
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