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West Pasadena Residents' Association
Neighborhood Update
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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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Pasadena City Council
6:30 pm
City Hall
Council Chambers
100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Acceptance of certificate of canvas of the March 5, 2013 consolidated primary nominating election to declare winners for City Council: John Kennedy (District 3), Victor Gordo (District 5) and Terry Tornek (District 7).
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Neighborhood notes
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Jarratt Brunson, 87, a founder and former president and board member of the Pasdena Educational Foundation, who was also a 23-year administrator for Pasadena Unified School District, died on February 24. PEF described Brunson as "a pillar of the Pasadena community who was regarded as 'the consummate educator' within PUSD." In his memory, PEF has established the "Jarratt Brunson Memorial Teacher Grant" to honor his legacy. Obituary
City of Pasadena employees have invited the public to participate on March 19-21 in a blood drive, sponsored by the Pasadena Public Health Department and the American Red Cross.
Assemblymember Holden invites public to district open-house
Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) from 2-5 pm on Saturday, March 16 welcomes the public to his 41st Assembly District Office, 600 N. Rosemead Blvd., Suite 117. He will provide a brief update from the Capitol.
Pasadena Heritage schedules Spring lecture and home tour
Pasadena Heritage (PH) on Saturday, March 23 will provide a peek into the past during its 2013 Spring lecture and home tour, "Before the Bungalow." The tour will feature residential architecture from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Arroyo Seco Foundation is sponsoring a Hahamongna Walkabout on Saturday, March 23, 9-Noon. The event will offer a journey of discovery in our region's most environmentally rich and rare spot. Participants will take an escorted walking tour of Hahamongna, stopping at strategically placed learning stations to discover about the recreation, habitat, wildlife, birds and water resources in that unique basin at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Park in the lower parking lot in Hahamongna Watershed Park at Foothill and Oak Grove Drive (across from La Caņada High School). Tour groups start every half hour from 9-10:30 am. Registration is recommended.
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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The WPRA has expressed to the City its support of the recently revised proposal (also known as the multi-benefit/multi-use project) to construct a multi-use sports field at Muir High School, rather than, as was originally proposed, in the Hahamongna Watershed. "This project" wrote the WPRA in the letter to the City, "would improve the existing south field (at Muir) to include a full-size soccer field, reconfigured softball field, turf renovation, irrigation system upgrades, sports field lighting and various on-site furnishings. The fields would be available for public use during non-school hours." The letter concluded with "Hahamongna Watershed Park should be permanently removed from consideration for this project."
Slow down on S. Pasadena Avenue for safety, at least while Caltrans studies speeds Although the posted speed on S. Pasadena Avenue is 30 MPH, most vehicles travel 50 MPH or more. Caltrans will soon be measuring speeds on the street to determine the "proper" speed limit for the avenue. The WPRA urges you to drive within the current posted speed limit, at least during this period, to provide the State with data supporting a safe speed limit. Then continue to drive at a safe speed on S. Pasadena Avenue, as well as all other City streets. ROSE BOWL EIR LAWSUIT The 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 share that view, 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
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Is redevelopment coming back? Campos bill would re-establish tax increment"You won't find the term redevelopment anywhere in Assemblywoman Nora Campos' bill. Instead, the Silicon Valley legislator is offering cities and counties the next best thing: the powerful tool known as tax increment financing." Pasadena Star-NewsL.A. looking for other ways to get convention center upgrade"The top budget official at L.A. City Hall said Friday that he will begin researching other strategies for upgrading the city's convention center in case plans for developing a downtown football stadium fall apart. One day after stadium proponent Anschutz Entertainment Group announced that its top executive had stepped aside and that the company was no longer for sale, City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana said the city's consultants will begin examining whether other private developers could be tapped to fix the convention facility." LA TimesMeasure TT administrators out at Pasadena Unified in wake of billing scandal"The Pasadena Unified School District is parting ways with the administrators involved in its Measure TT scandal, all of whom had not worked since December." Pasadena Star-NewsHow will sequestration cuts affect PUSD schools?"Sequestration - automatic federal cuts that started March 1 - has the country abuzz, but what does it mean locally? U.S. Reps. Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) and Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) urged parents and others Friday to take action against the cuts that will affect the already struggling Pasadena Unified School District." Pasadena PatchStorm water cleanup fee put on slow track; could reach voters in 2014"Supervisors placed the county's storm water cleanup fee on the slow track Tuesday, opting not to proceed with the parcel fee as written but allowing for the possibility it could re-appear on a general election ballot in June or November of 2014." Pasadena Star-NewsNatives soon will outnumber newcomers in L.A. County"It used to be everyone in the region seemed to be from somewhere else. This year, for the first time in well over a century, native-born residents of L.A. County will outnumber those who moved here." LA TimesAlan Zorthian to lead the Doo Dah Parade as 2013 grand marshal"Alan Zorthian, architect, art-lover and son of legendary bohemians Jirayr and Dabney Zorthian, has been named grand marshal of the 36th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade on April 27." Pasadena Star-NewsEarthquake early-warning system successful during Monday quake"An earthquake early warning system being tested in California gave seismologists in Pasadena up to 30 seconds to prepare for Monday morning's temblor in the desert of Riverside County." Pasadena Sun
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Attend WPRA board meetings each month
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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To submit information for the Neighborhood Update, send it to update@wpra.net.
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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