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West Pasadena Residents' Association
Neighborhood Update
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Saturday, June 1, 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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City Council and commission meetings
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City Council
6:30 pm
City Hall
Council Chambers
100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Continued public hearings on the City Manager's recommended operating budget for fiscal year 2014; general fee schedule and taxes, fees and charges; and renewal of assessments against hotel and motel businesses.
Recreation & Parks Commission
7 pm
City Yards
Second floor
Training Room 220
233 W. Mountain
Hearings: use permits and variances
6 pm
Hale Building
175 N. Garfield Ave.
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WPRA notes
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- What has happened: California Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered an independent, system-wide review of Caltrans. The review was ostensibly triggered by a reorganization of various transportation-related departments into one agency. However, Caltrans has recently also come under scrutiny for its management of construction of the $6.4 billion Bay Bridge following reports of broken and suspect bolts on the bridge.
- What you can do: Help us capitalize on this opportunity by sending a message to both Gov. Brown and acting State Secretary of the Business, Transportation & Housing Agency Brian Kelly. Let them know that you applaud this investigation of Caltrans and that we, in Los Angeles, also have a multitude of questions and concerns about Caltrans' handling of the 710 Freeway tunnel project.
For more background, email suggestions, and how to send your message
The News, WPRA style
View the latest issue of The News, the WPRA quarterly magazine.
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TRAFFIC AND CROWD ALERTS:
- Arroyo Seco Parkway northbound lanes temporarily closed this weekend
Caltrans will close the northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR-110) from Avenue 60 to Orange Grove Avenue, beginning midnight Saturday. The closure will last until 8 a.m. Additionally, from midnight Sunday to 8 a.m. that morning, the northbound lanes from Avenue 52 to Avenue 60 will be closed. Detours will be in place. The closures are in relation to a slab replacement project. South Pasadena Patch - Saturday, June 1: Make Music Pasadena: Up to 35,000 people are expected to attend this year's Make Music Pasadena, the largest free music festival on the West Coast. The all-day, all-ages music festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., primarily throughout the Old Pasadena, Playhouse District and Paseo Colorado areas. Colorado Boulevard (between Fair Oaks Avenue and Arroyo Parkway) and Raymond Avenue (between Union Avenue and Green Street) will be closed from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Madison Avenue, between Colorado Boulevard and Green Street, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Use Del Mar and Walnut for east- and westbound travel or Orange Grove and Lake for north-and southbound travel.
- Saturday, June 1: Kare Circus and Family Fair: Up to 11,000 people are expected to attend the Kare Circus and Family Fair at the Rose Bowl from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Sunday, June 2: Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia: More than 500 bicyclists are expected to participate in this year's Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia, a European-style bicycle ride for bicyclists of all ages and abilities to participate in road courses of 25, 69 and 94 miles. The event begins at 7 a.m. at Pasadena City Hall, and travels throughout the greater Pasadena area. Riders begin to return to Pasadena City Hall around 8:30 a.m. and throughout the rest of the morning. While no specific road closures are planned, motorists may encounter rolling escorts along the course and caution is urged when encountering bicyclists.
- Thursday, June 6: Colorado Bridge closure: The Colorado Bridge will be closed from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. to accommodate a Tournament of Roses filming. Please plan for alternate routes.
Rose bowl Pavilion open houseThe Pasadena City Council and the Rose Bowl Operating Committee invites the community to an open house on Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rose bowl to celebrate the completion of the stadium's Pavilion. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be conducted at Noon. Please enter through Gate F and follow the directional signs. Pasadena Symphony announces 2013-14 classics concertsThe Pasadena Symphony has announced its 2013-14 Singpoli Classics series. Single tickets will go on sale Saturday, June 1. All concerts in the Pasadena Symphony's Singpoli Classics Season will be held at Ambassador Auditorium, 131 S. St. John Ave., unless otherwise noted. The schedule includes works of Stravinsky, Dvořák, Beethoven, Bruch, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
Summer Reading Club
Children 12 and under can register for Summer Reading Club at any Pasadena library, including the San Rafael branch, beginning Saturday, June 8. There is also a summer program for teens.
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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"Academic Performance Index (API) numbers released last week by the California Department of Education showed that, overall, the Pasadena Unified School District gained three points, climbing from 758 to 761, in comparison to last year." Pasadena Now
"Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Foundation President Jacqueline Howard distributed grant checks totaling $100,000 to 28 civic, educational and cultural organizations in the San Gabriel Valley at the Tournament of Roses Foundation Grant Award Reception held yesterday at Tournament House. Seven of the 28 organizations funded are first-time grant recipients." Pasadena Now
"In just over one year, Kidspace Children's Museum has met a $2 million matching challenge put forward by Chicago-based Galvin Family Foundations. The funds from the challenge move the Museum past the $8.9 million mark in their $13 million capital campaign." Pasadena Now
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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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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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