WPRA
West Pasadena Residents' Association 
Neighborhood Update
Saturday, March 22, 2014
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City Council
and commission meetings
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Monday, March 24

  

City Council  

6:30 p.m.

City Hall

Council Chambers, Room S249

100 N. Garfield Ave.

On the agenda: Amendment to Pasadena Municipal Code to increase competitive bidding and formal competitive selection threshold to $50,000; and establish rules governing Pasadena City Council meetings, proceedings and business. 


Wednesday, March 26  

 

Planning Commission  

6:30 p.m.

City Hall

Council Chambers, Room S249 

100 N. Garfield Ave.  

On the agenda: Walden School master plan and variance.

WPRA in motion
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Public hearings set to determine San Rafael Elementary School's future

The 7-11 Community Advisory Committee, established to develop a priority list of uses for Pasadena Unified School District's potential excess property and surplus space, will conduct a public hearing on  Monday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at San Rafael Elementary School, 1090 Nithsdale Rd. The committee will gather input from the community regarding the future of the property after it is vacated, possibly in about three years. The WPRA strongly encourages neighborhood residents, parents of enrolled students and others interested in the future of San Rafael Elementary School, the last public school in West Pasadena, to attend. A second public hearing is scheduled tentatively for April 7.

 

Neighorhoods in motion
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Street closures for Mud Run

The east and west extensions of West Drive from Seco Street to Washington Boulevard, Parkview Avenue and Salvia Canyon Road from Linda Vista Avenue to West Drive will be closed Saturday, March 22, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as about 2,000 people participate in the LoziLu Women's Mud Run.

Spend the morning Saturday, March 22, in nature beginning at 9 a.m. and learn about the innovative ways of managing natural rivers in urban areas. Topics will include the Devil's Gate sediment removal project, Arroyo Seco canyon project and more. Bring a hat and water and wear good walking shoes. Meet at Devil's Gate Dam.

 

Butterfly season at Kidspace

Bring the little ones and celebrate spring at Kidspace Children's Museum! The 18th annual Butterfly Season and Caterpillar Adoption Days beginning March 22 offers the opportunity to adopt and care for Painted Lady caterpillars as they develop into beautiful butterflies.  

 

Join Pasadena Heritage Sunday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for an extraordinary tour of four magnificent architectural treasures designed by distinguished architects. Docents will guide you through each residence, telling its story and pointing out unique architectural details. Go at your own pace on this drive-yourself tour.   

 

Central Arroyo Calendar

Now you can anticipate impacts to residential neighborhoods that surround the Central Arroyo Seco. The City of Pasadena Special Events Office has established a centralized calendar for events in the Central Arroyo Seco, including the Rose Bowl Stadium, Kidspace Children's Museum, Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, Brookside Clubhouse and other locations.

 

The City of Pasadena will be resurfacing specific streets through April. During this process, street segments listed below may be partially or totally closed to traffic; parking will be prohibited on those segments between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The City will notify residences, businesses and neighborhood associations, and provide more specific guidance to residents and businesses directly affected by the street resurfacing. For more information contact the Pasadena Public Works Department at (626) 744-4720 between 7:30.
 
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California Fair Oaks Raymond 
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Marengo Green Glenarm  
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Editor's top news picks
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Monster Tour will feature Rihanna, Eminem 

"The Rose Bowl announced on Twitter that Rihanna and Eminem will co-headline the Monster Tour which is scheduled to kick off at the Rose Bowl on Aug. 7." Pasadena Star-News

 

County reconsiders plan to send 200 truckloads of dirt daily through Pasadena

"Confronted with 200 lengthy submitted comments and an expert action committee formed by the City Council, the project manager of the Devil's Gate sediment removal project said at a meeting this week that the County is considering ways to make the project 'better.'" Pasadena Now  


History in the remaking
"Plans to convert a Pasadena architectural landmark -- the long-vacant YWCA building -- into a hotel will go back to a city commission for a second look later this month." Pasadena Weekly

Pancho Barnes: Pasadena's indomitable aviatrix
"For the first time, the owners of the Pancho Barnes Trust Estate Archives will display rare photos and ephemera in a special program at Pasadena Museum of History on Tuesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. presented in conjunction with the museum's current exhibition 'Kites, Wings & Other Flying Things: A History of Aviation in Pasadena.'" Pasadena Independent 
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.