Design Commission

TRAFFIC & NOISE ALERT: 

Air + Style

The Rose Bowl Stadium will host Air + Style, an extreme sport two-day event with fashion, technology, art and music. The event will take place outside of the Stadium gates in Area H and Parking Lot F from 12 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. today, Saturday, February 21, and from 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22. Gates open to patrons at 11 a.m.

Air + Style features 32 of the world's best snowboarders and free skiers competing on a snow-covered 16-story high jump, twice as high as the Rose Bowl. There will be two stages featuring live music with a mix of indie, rock, hip hop, and DJ music on event days.

Traffic: The estimated attendance for Air + Style is 15,000-25,000 per day, and we do not expect major traffic congestion. All residents should expect to be able to come and go from their homes easily, as the traffic plan is not expected to be one-way in and one-way out like most major events. Parking lots open at 10 a.m.

Noise/Construction: The load-in and building of the event begins Monday, February 9 at 8 a.m. and includes the build-out of the snowboard ramp and stages. Workdays will run from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will continue until the event begins on February 21. Construction noise is expected, which will include the operation of trucks and fork lifts.

Noise During Event: Please expect noise levels during the hours of the event to be similar to that of Fan Fests, which occur prior to most major displacement events in Area H. Unlike the major concerts in 2014, the decibel level in the city's noise ordinance will not be waived for this event. The RBOC will have sound monitors throughout the area and event management personnel will respond to any concerns.

Recreation: Activities in the Arroyo, including the Aquatic Center and Kidspace, will not be closed during the build out or event activities.

Event Hotline: (626) 397-4141

Pasadena Central Library hosts 2nd annual Author Fair

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, February 14, the Pasadena Public Library is hosting the 2nd annual Author Fair. The expanded event features over 50 San Gabriel Valley authors whose work covers a myriad of topics: history, mystery, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, children's, and more. Authors will have booths featuring their books, and will be speaking in ten-minute time-slots throughout the day. Neighborhood Update editor and WPRA board secretary Justin Chapman will be speaking about and reading from his book at 10:20 a.m. The Central Library is located at 285 E. Walnut St.

Draft General Plan Update is now available for review and comment

The public has until March 24 to review and comment on the Draft General Plan Update and the associated Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The Draft General Plan Update includes major revisions to the Land Use and Mobility elements, including the incorporation of several other previously independent optional elements and new goals to reflect progressive thinking in land-use management by demonstrating the link between land-use policies and mobility, historic preservation, urban design, sustainable infrastructure, community services and a number of other topics. The City is hosting a community forum at 9 a.m. today, Saturday, February 21. The forum is designed to summarize these documents and provide a forum for questions, discussion and comment on the Land Use & Mobility Elements and/or the Draft EIR. Any individual or organization is welcome to attend the forum to gain an understanding of the environmental analysis that occurred and to provide comments on the methodology and conclusions within the report. Additional notification with event specific information will be provided as soon as it is available. The City expects the various City commissions to review of the Draft General Plan Update from February through June, and City Council to review them in July.

Black History Parade to march down Fair Oaks Avenue today

Pasadena's 33rd annual Black History Parade and Festival, one of the biggest and longest-running such events in California, will take place today, Saturday, February 21. This year's theme is "Our Heritage: The Bridge to the Future." The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Charles White Park at Fair Oaks Avenue and Ventura Street in Altadena, then heads south on Fair Oaks before ending at Pasadena's Jackie Robinson Park, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave., where the festival will take place from 12 to 4:30 p.m., on the north side of the park on Hammond Street.

Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden hosts Open Day

Acoustic duo the Velopheliacs will perform at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden tomorrow, Sunday, February 22, from 2 to 3 p.m. as part of its monthly Open Day event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The performance is free with the price of admission to Open Day. You may make reservations to Open Day on their website for $7.50 or pay $10 cash or check when you arrive.

Rose Bowl Aquatics Center hosts meeting on master plan

The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center invites the public to attend a Stakeholder Round Table meeting on Thursday, February 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The results of the community survey and progress on the master plan will be presented at the meeting, which will be held in the Arroyo Room on the second floor of the Aquatics Center Clubhouse, located at 360 N. Arroyo Blvd. The master plan, when completed, will solidify the vision for future success and growth of the center. The center is also hosting a Community Day from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 7 at the same location.

City invites public to fraud prevention seminar

The public is invited to attend a free seminar on combating fraud and crimes against the elderly from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday, February 27, at the Robinson Park Recreation Center auditorium, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave. The fraud prevention seminar is part of the Pasadena Senior Commission's "Think Prevention First" campaign, which includes a series of outreach events to educate residents about how to identify, report and prevent scams targeting seniors. 

2015 'Status of Pasadena Women' report to be released at March 4 event

The public is invited to join Pasadena's Commission on the Status of Women for the release of its 2015 "Status of Women" report at a free reception and panel discussion from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at the Pasadena Central Library, Donald R. Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. Panelists discussing the report findings include representatives from Peace Over Violence, the Pasadena Police Department, Union Station Homeless Services, the California Department of Veteran Affairs (CAL VET) and the U.S. Department of Labor. For event information and to RSVP, call the Human Services and Recreation Department at (626) 744-4386. The report will be released in time for Women's History Month to raise awareness about women's needs and challenges. Copies of the report will be available at the event while supplies last. The report will be posted online starting March 4. 

LACFCD releases PEIR for the Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) 

Remembering the life and times of lifelong progressive activist Marvin Schachter

"Longtime political activist and Pasadena Weekly co-founder Marvin Schachter died early Tuesday morning after being hospitalized with a heart infection at Kaiser Permanente Hospital on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Schachter, 90, was involved in one way or another with nearly every major progressive cause since the mid-20th-century - from ending segregation and the Vietnam War to supporting disarmament, equal rights for women and minorities and opposing commercial use of nuclear power as well as American military involvement in Central America, most recently protesting against the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East." Pasadena Weekly

Raul Rodriguez, famed Rose Parade float designer, dies in Pasadena

"A world-renowned artist who designed more than 500 Rose Parade floats died Wednesday in his hometown of Pasadena. Raul R. Rodriguez died of a heart attack at 3:26 p.m. at his home in Pasadena. He was 71." Pasadena Star-News (may require subscription)

Cleveland's 1969 highway revolt sheds light on Opportunity Corridor

"1969 was a year of strong opposition within cities to urban highways. In Cleveland, they are referred to as the highway revolts. There was a fight to turn back powerful interests that wanted to build a network of highways slicing through the east side of the city." GreenCityBlueLake (Editor's note: This article is relevant to our current battle with LA Metro/Caltrans over the SR-710 tunnel proposal)