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West Pasadena Residents' Association
Neighborhood Update
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Saturday, April 13, 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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Pasadena Council and commission meetings
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Hale Building
175 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: review of a request by the new owner for a conditional use permit to allow on-site sales and consumption of beer, wine, and spirits at Twin Palms restaurant, 85-101 West Green St.
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Neighborhood notes
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Search & Rescue offers advice to hike safely Recent highly publicized rescues of hikers should be powerful reminders to all those enjoying the great outdoors. In 2012, LA County Sheriff's Department participated in 560 search-and-rescue activities. Those rescued came from all of the world, yet most were local; none ever expected his or her life to be at risk; many nearly lost their lives. What is it that rescuers ask of you as they risk so much to help you and those you love?
Pasadena police launch "curbside coffee & chat" Pasadena police officers assigned to the Neighborhood Outreach unit are now meeting and chatting with residents in their neighborhood thanks to a Mobile Command Post. If you'd like the program to visit your neighborhood, call Officer Ralph Ordonez at (661) 744-7651 or send an email to him at ralphordonez@cityofpasadena.net. The unit will bring the coffee! Celebrate "Earth Day" in Pasadena Celebrate a world of nature, art and live music at the 11th Annual Pasadena Earth and Arts Festival, 11 am-5 pm, Saturday, April 20, at Memorial Park and the Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave. This year's master of ceremonies is noted author, performer and KPCC radio commentator Sandra Tsing Loh. City Council has approved the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Glenarm Power Plant Repowering Project. The project plans to replace an antiquated, steam-generating power plant with a new, state-of-the-art, 71-megawatt natural gas powered generator and the best available air pollution control systems. The new plant will generate power about 30% more efficiently and will augment the reliability of the City's electrical system when conditions are unfavorable for wind and solar energy production.
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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SAVE THE DATE:
WPRA schedules 51st annual meeting for May 1 at the Rose BowlThe West Pasadena Residents' Association cordially invites you to attend our 51st annual meeting on Wednesday, May 1. The event will be held in the storied, historic Rose Bowl Home Team locker room. "Celebrating success and inspiring change" is the theme. The annual meeting is open to the public and free of charge. Free parking is available to all in Lot F. Enter the stadium through Gate A. T he evening starts at 4:45 pm with tours of the stadium to witness, firsthand, the remarkable progress the City has made in modernizing America's Stadium. During the reception period, which begins at 5:30 pm, attendees can enjoy refreshments, while visiting with the many community organizations that'll be exhibiting. The main program opens at 6:30 pm. 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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Huntington Hospital reaches halfway mark in expansion"Huntington Memorial Hospital has reached the halfway mark in its expansion project which, when completed, will double the number of patients that can be seen in the Nan and Howard Schow Emergency & Trauma Center." Pasadena Independent
"The dropout rate for Pasadena public high schools remained static at 13% last year, despite increases in the percentage of students who graduated on time. The statewide dropout rate decreased from 14.7% for the 2010-11 school year to 13.2% for 2011-12. For Pasadena Unified, 78.7% of students who began high school in the fall of 2008 graduated last year - a smidge better than the statewide average of 78.6%." Pasadena Sun
"California's community college chancellor released scorecards Tuesday for all 112 two-year schools in the state, measuring how often students complete an associate degree or certificate or transfer to a four-year school. Pasadena City College showed the highest completion rates in the San Gabriel Valley with 55% overall, though its rates have gradually declined in the past five years." Pasadena Star-News
"The number of people living on the streets of Pasadena is the lowest in more than a decade, according to results of an annual city survey." Pasadena Sun
"Renovations at the Rose Bowl, beset by escalating costs, have so far this year progressed within the new timeline and budget set for the project in January, officials said this week." Pasadena Sun
Doo Dah Parade queen is a "pirate""The zany and somewhat irreverent Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena has a new queen, a singing, dancing, outrageously dressed pirate with a guitar-wielding slave and her own brew. Altadena artist and specialty foods entrepreneur Susann Edmonds was crowned queen of the upcoming parade during a raucous selection party on Sunday that drew some 250 revelers to American Legion Post 280 in Pasadena." Pasadena Sun
"Pasadena's 127th birthday is on June 22. The Pasadena Museum of History and the City of Pasadena will be hosting a free community celebration with the theme "Celebrating Bridges." The Happy Birthday Pasadena Committee invites high-school students who live or study in Pasadena to grab their cameras and snap pics of bridges in Pasadena (excluding the Colorado Street Bridge) and the surrounding areas." Hometown Pasadena
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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 how we use our land
- Education
If you want to help save public education for 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 our membership so we can do more
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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