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West Pasadena Residents' Association
Neighborhood Update
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Saturday, March 23, 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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Design Commission
6 pm
Hale Building
175 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Consolidated design review of the Phase 2A four-story addition to the rear of the Constance Hotel, 940 E. Colorado Blvd.
8 am
City Hall
Council Chambers
100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Bill AB 109, which required release of jailed convicts to reduce prison overcrowding; updates on the Hahamongna sediment removal project, the "Clean Water, Clean Beaches" measure, and transportation issues, including the 710 freeway extension proposal.
6:30 pm
City Hall
Council Chambers
100 N. Garfield Ave.
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Neighborhood notes
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Starting at 8:30 pm, Saturday, March 23, Pasadena will join hundreds of cities and thousands of people around the world to "go dark" for one hour during Earth Hour 2013, organized by the World Wildlife Fund. Lights at the historic City Hall dome will be turned off for one hour. You can also participate by turning out all non-essential lights in your home and encouraging family, friends and neighbors to do the same. MORE The Pasadena Fire Department will host a meeting on March 26, 6:30-7:30, at La Casita Del Arroyo, 177 S. Arroyo Blvd., to discuss hazardous vegetation and fire safety. Although designation as a fire-hazard severity zone has not changed since 2006, the notices regarding inspections recently went to all residents in the zone for the first time.
City Council, on Monday, April 8 at 7 pm in the City Hall Council chamber, will review recommendations from staff and City commissions and committees on the General Plan. These recommendations include changes to the Guiding Principles, new policy-topic areas, changes to the land-use diagram and development levels. Staff is seeking direction before preparing the environmental impact report. The City encourages you to attend the meeting and comment.
A series of modern, color-coordinated "way finding" signs are popping up in Pasadena to make it easier to get around and find key destinations, attractions, parking and other points of interest.
Rose Bowl renovation update
Find out what's going on with the Rose Bowl Stadium renovation.
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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, 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." Terms for the State's $1 million grant require the project to be completed by June 2015. NOTE: In preparation for its formal submission for the grant, the City is now seeking letters of support for the Muir field project. City Public Works project manager Loren Pluth must receive the letters by 5 pm on Tuesday, April 2. Send your letter of support by email to lpluth@cityofpasadena.net or by mail to: California Dept. of Parks and Recreation
Office of Grants and Local Services
c/o Mr. Loren Pluth, Project Manager for Parks and Landscape
City of Pasadena
Department of Public Works - Engineering Division
100 N. Garfield Avenue, 3rd Floor
Pasadena, CA 91109
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
View the latest issue of The News, the WPRA quarterly magazine.
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Gelson's Market to close at Paseo Colorado "After 13 years in the city, Gelson's Market at the Paseo Colorado announced this week it will close its doors, citing a lack of customers. The store will close on July 21, and its 60 employees will be transferred to one of the grocery store's other 16 locations or to the new store planned in Long Beach." Pasadena Star-News Pasadena Playhouse announces its 2013-2014 season "The Pasadena Playhouse announced its 2013-2014 season today." Pasadena NowChu introduces bill to support independently owned pharmacies"The bill would allow community pharmacies to better compete in the prescription drug marketplace against larger pharmacies. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, and Rep. Tom Marino, R-PA, introduced legislation this week that would help independently-owned community pharmacies compete with larger companies." South Pasadena PatchFederal agency awards County $74M for homeless programs"Los Angeles has received almost $74 million for homeless services from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced on Wednesday. The cities of Glendale, Pasadena and Long Beach - which operate their own homeless services programs independently - were also awarded federal funding: Glendale received approximately $2.3 million, Pasadena $2.8 million and Long Beach $6.7 million." South Pasadena Patch
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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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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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