WPRA
West Pasadena Residents' Association 
Neighborhood Update
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Welcome

Founded in 1962, the WPRA is dedicated to maintaining the character of our neighborhoods and enhancing the quality of life in West Pasadena. 

   
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City Council and commission meetings
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Monday, January 13

City Council
6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
Room S249
100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Recommended appropriation of $50,000 to fund a memorandum of understanding among the city managers of Pasadena and four adjacent cities for sharing of resources and information regarding issues related to the SR-710 North Study.

Tuesday, January 14

Municipal Services Committee
4 p.m.
Council Chambers
Room S249
100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda: Update on water project in the Arroyo Seco.

Design Commission
6 p.m.
Hearing Room
Hale Building/Permit Center
175 N. Garfield Ave. (enter through Ramona Street door)
On the agenda: Maranatha School Master Plan.
 
Neighorhoods in motion
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Recycle your Christmas tree

Help protect the environment by recycling your Christmas tree. Place it curbside on your regular pickup day no later than Friday, Jan. 17. Remove stands, ornaments, lights and tinsel. Flocked and fire-retardant trees will be accepted but artificial trees will not.

 

Comment period extended for Devil's Gate sediment removal EIR

Due to the high volume of content in the Devil's Gate Reservoir Sediment Removal and Management Project Draft EIR and requests for additional time to review the document, the L.A. County Department of Public Works has extended the deadline for comments to Tuesday, Jan. 21 - an additional 15 days, and 90 days in total. Comments emailed to reservoircleanouts@dpw.lacounty.gov or mailed or faxed will be included in the final EIR.  

 

130 Years of Reading in Pasadena 

Join the festivities Saturday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. at Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St., as they kick off a year-long celebration to commemorate 130 years of reading in Pasadena. Enjoy music, historical exhibits, a special cake and much more!  Events and activities at all Pasadena public libraries will be announced soon.   

 

State of the City 

The theme of Mayor Bill Bogaard's State of the City event Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. in the new Center for the Arts at Pasadena City College is Arts+Innovation=Pasadena.  

 

WPRA in motion
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The Winter 2014 issue of the WPRA's quarterly newsletter, The News, is in the mail and will soon be arriving at more than 7,000 homes in the 91105 and 91103 ZIP codes. Features in this issue include updates about the status of San Rafael Elementary School (PUSD has decided to close it), the SR-710 freeway tunnel project (LA Metro has put it back on the accelerated funding list), the retrofitted and rehabilitated Fire Station #39 (it's open again!) and the County's plan to remove sediment from Devil's Gate Dam (the Arroyo Seco Foundation suggests the "slow program") ... and more. Look for your copy in the mail or go to the WPRA's website to view it now.

 

Editor's top news picks
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"After nearly a century, San Rafael Elementary campus is being closed and the school relocated." Pasadena Weekly

"From Jan. 12 to 17, Pasadena salutes Lionel Sternberger for his mastery, insight, pioneering innovation and daring in placing a piece of cheese atop a hamburger for the first time in culinary history at his father's roadside stand the Rite Spot at 1500 W. Colorado Blvd...more than 40 restaurants will create and serve cheeseburgers in hopes of becoming the numero uno." Hometown Pasadena

"SoCal Museums announces the ninth annual 'Museums Free-For-All' Saturday, Jan. 25." [Two are in Pasadena.] Pasadena Now

"The City of Pasadena will host a community meeting Saturday, Feb. 1, at 9 a.m. in PCC's Creveling Lounge to receive input from the community on draft land use and mobility policies that will direct the city's future." Pasadena Now

Leisure
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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 (alphabetical order).

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 this eZine, in our quarterly magazine, WPRA News, on the WPRA website and in this publication. To explore Mr. Stoddard's work, visit josephstoddard.com.