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West Pasadena Residents' Association
Neighborhood Update
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Saturday, May 11, 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
Ann Erdman
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City Council and commission meetings
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Design Commission
6 p.m.
George Ellery Hale Building
Hearing Room
175 N. Garfield Ave.
City Council
6:30 pm
City Hall
Council Chambers
100 N. Garfield Ave.
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Bike Week PasadenaExplore Pasadena on two wheels May 13 to 18. All activities are free, including A Taste of Pasadena bike ride, Bike to Movie Night, Bike to Work Day, costume parade for kids with Mayor Bogaard and much more. Pasadena 1940 Forward presented by Pasadena HeritageOn Thursday, May 16, three noted architectural historians will make a presentation at Pasadena Presbyterian Church about mid-century modern homes; on Sunday, May 19, take a drive-yourself tour of six exceptional homes in the Pasadena area where docents will lead tours.Vote for San Rafael SchoolSan Rafael Elementary School is in the running for a Seeds of Change Share the Good grant for up to $25,000 that would fund an onsite sustainable garden that could produce enough food to feed the school population during lunch hours; eventually it would be made available to neighborhood residents and surplus produce could be donated to local food banks. Clicking on the headline above through May 17 will lead to a Facebook page: Click "Like," then enter 91104 as the zip code to vote. Help raise money for Desiderio homesSmall Bites for Big Dreams is the theme of a Habitat for Humanity fundraising event Sunday, May 19, 4 to 8 pm at the University Club, featuring many local restaurants. Celebrate the ArroyoThe Arroyo Seco Foundation presents an evening of presentations, videos, music, art, refreshments and more to celebrate the remarkable resources of the Arroyo Seco Watershed and River on Wednesday, May 29, 6 pm in the auditorium at Caltech's Beckman Institute.
Rose Bowl renovation update
Find out what's going on with the Rose Bowl Stadium renovation.
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Editor's top news picks
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"After an almost three year grassroots organizing campaign led by Invest in PUSD Kids and supported by a broad spectrum of Pasadena residents, the Pasadena City Council voted Monday night to make public education one of the city government's top priorities." Pasadena Journal
City website, online services down this weekend
"If you can't seem to access the City of Pasadena's website or online services this weekend, know that it's not due to an issue with your internet connection or computer." Pasadena Patch
New and re-elected officials sworn in
"Newly elected and re-elected members of the Pasadena Board of Education and the Pasadena City Council formally took their seats on Monday after separate ceremonies at City Hall and Pasadena Unified School District headquarters." Pasadena Weekly
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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 section.
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'd 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 him 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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