WPRA
West Pasadena Residents' Association 
Neighborhood Update
Saturday, February 15, 2014

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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, February 17

  

Tuesday, February 18

 

Historic Preservation Commission - CANCELLED 

 

Environmental Advisory Commission 

6 p.m.

Hale Building

175 N. Garfield Ave.

Permit Center hearing room, 1st floor

On the agenda: General Plan update; reports from Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee and Zero Waste ad hoc committee

 

Wednesday, February 19

 

Board of Zoning Appeals - CANCELLED

 

Hearings: use permits and variances

6 pm

Hale Building

175 N. Garfield Ave.

Permit Center hearing room, 1st floor

Neighorhoods in motion
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Pasadena Black History Month events
Celebrate Black History Month 2014 in Pasadena by participating in a parade and numerous special events and activities planned through Friday, Feb. 28. All events are free unless otherwise noted.
  Pasadena residents and businesses are reminded that City Hall and many City services will be closed on Monday, February 17 for Washington's Birthday (observed).  

   

Japanese garden features piano recital

The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden will present a special piano recital by Pasadena resident Inessa Niks on its next Open Day, Sunday, February 23. The Open Day is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ms. Niks, who will perform at 1:30, will play works by Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and Chopin. Seating is limited and reservations are necessary. The cost to enter the garden is $7.50 (children under age 12 are free). Garden admission (click on headline above) includes access to the recital.

 

"Your water: The big picture"

PWP invites all to discuss state and local water concerns during its upcoming forum, "Your Water: The Big Picture," beginning at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 26 at the Pasadena Convention Center. A panel of California water experts will share insights about the water supply challenges facing the state and what local efforts can be made to ensure long-term sustainability. Register for this free session online or by calling (626) 744-3715.

 

March 1 is 2014 deadline for buying a Rose Bowl Stadium brick  

If you'd like to purchase a Rose Bowl Stadium brick, note that the initial brick installation is slated for this summer; bricks must be purchased by March 1. Bricks may still be purchased after this date, but they will not be installed until 2015.

Editor's top news picks
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Foothill extension light-rail project surpasses 50% completion

"The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority announced that the 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa is now more than halfway to project completion. When completed, the nearly $1 billion Measure R project will include six new light rail stations with intermodal parking facilities in the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa; two dozen new and rebuilt bridge structures; 14 at-grade street crossings; 3.6-miles of relocated freight track within a shared corridor with BNSF Railway; and a 24-acre, $265 million Operations Campus to house up to 84 light rail vehicles."
Pasadena Now

 

Urban Commons purchases 333-room Sheraton in Pasadena

"Urban Commons, LLC, together with Brighton Management, has purchased of the 333-room Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, 303 E. Cordova. The companies have received a 20-year commitment from the Sheraton Brand to keep the Sheraton flag." 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 is grateful to local artist Joseph Stoddard, who has generously allowed us to display his watercolors in our quarterly newsletter, The (WPRA) News; on the WPRA website; and in this publication. To explore Mr. Stoddard's work, visit josephstoddard.com.