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West Pasadena Residents' Association
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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 2016
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Published weekly since 2000
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The Griswolds and your
Neighborhood Update s
taff are taking their customary summer break. We'll see you again on Saturday, September 3.
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WELCOME
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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 southwest Pasadena.
Subscribe, unsubscribe or update your email address at the bottom of this page.
Send comments to
update@wpra.net
Chuck Hudson
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Neighborhood Update
View past issues of this weekly WPRA eNewsletter, which is emailed each Saturday morning to more than 1,500 residents of Pasadena (and beyond).
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COMMUNITY MEETINGS
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>CLICK ON HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION<
NOTE: The following meeting dates, times and agenda items are accurate as of Saturday morning.
Click on the appropriate blue headline to ensure the meeting hasn't been cancelled or rescheduled.
MONDAY, AUGUST 1
6 p.m.
Second Floor, City Public Works Yards, 233 W. Mountain St.
On the agenda:
FY 2015-16 annual work plan accomplishments and FY 2016-2017 annual work plan
7 p.m.
Suite 101, 150 S. Los Robles Ave.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
4 p.m.
Hale Building, 175 N. Garfield Ave.
6:30 p.m.
Brookside Clubhouse, 1133 Rosemont Ave.
On the agenda: Not available
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Verbatim
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"In a recent community survey we rated about a 78% approval rating, which suggests that there is still some work to do - there's no doubt about that - but I think the vast majority of Pasadenans support its police officers and recognize the difficult job our first responders do every day."
- Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez in a televised interview with KABC-TV Eyewitness New
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WPRA'S POINT OF VIEW
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>CLICK ON HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION<
The public is invited to attend the regular WPRA board meetings, held the first Wednesday of the month (except August and December) in the Westridge School Community Room (unless otherwise noted), 324 Madeline Dr.
WPRA seeks email newsletter editors
Do you have writing and editing skills and want to help inform your community? Contact Chuck Hudson at hudson@wpra.net to learn how to become a co-editor of WPRA's weekly Neighborhood Update email newsletter.
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UPCOMING MAJOR ROSE BOWL STADIUM EVENTS
TRAFFIC, CROWD AND NOISE ALERTS
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Caltrans will close all lanes of the westbound Foothill Freeway (I-210) between Lake Avenue and Mountain Street for the second of two 55-hour weekend closures as part of a pavement rehabilitation project from Friday, July 29 at 10 p.m. through Monday, August 1 at 5 a.m. The eastbound Ventura Freeway (SR-134) connector to westbound I-210 will also be closed. The westbound I-210 Marengo Avenue and Mountain Street off-ramps and Walnut Street on-ramp will need to be closed throughout the weekend closures as well. Motorists should expect delays and are strongly advised to plan ahead, use alternate routes, avoid the area or use public transit. For online map information about Caltrans work projects, go to quickmap.dot.ca.gov/. Additional Caltrans info can be found at dot.ca.gov/d7 and on Twitter twitter.com/CaltransDist7 @CaltransDist7.
Take precautions to protect against mosquito bites
As of July 26, Pasadena has no reports this year of human cases of mosquito-borne diseases including Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue fever. While that's good news locally, California's drought and travel plans outside of Pasadena can increase your chances of being bitten by a mosquito, and possibly contracting one of these diseases, if precautions are not taken.
You're invited to District 6 Town Hall meeting
Pasadena District 6 Councilmember Steve Madison on
Tuesday, August 23, will convene a Town Hall meeting from
6-8 p.m. for residents of South Orange Grove neighborhoods. The main topic will be "Mitigation of Traffic Issues" and include presentations from the City's Department of Transportation and the Police Department. The meeting will be held in the Hayden Student Commons at Mayfield Senior School,
500 Bellefontaine St. To park, enter the school gate and park in the spaces to the left along the driveway. Hayden Commons is the building to the left of the driveway. For more information, call 744-4739 or email
tvsuzuki@cityofpasadena.net
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THE EDITOR'S TOP NEWS PICKS
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PWP considers water-rate redesign
"The Pasadena Water and Power presented the current state of its efforts to redesign the City's water rate structure Wednesday afternoon to the Pasadena City Council Municipal Services Committee. Essentially, according to the redesign proposal, water rates would be modified to reflect the City's decreasing demand for water, due to the drought and subsequent conservation, and the need to make capital improvements in the city's water lines and facilities. The proposed new rates 'may have a significant impact on some customers,' a PWP report to the Committee said. Among other factors, the plan proposes to use property size as a driving factor in the allocation of water to single family residential customers." Pasadena Now
Pasadena Sister Cities Armenian Subcommittee Honored with International Award
"The Pasadena Sister Cities Committee Armenia Subcommittee received the Innovation: Humanitarian Assistance Award from Sister Cities International during the organization's annual conference July 16 in Washington, D.C." Pasadena Now
"Where now a former Ford dealership sits empty, not one but two hotels are planned on a block cater-corned to Pasadena City College's northwestern flank. As Pasadena gears up for the coming wave of construction and development of six new hotels, at least one of the proposed projects would dramatically reshape its immediate local landscape and skyline." Pasadena Now
"At the heart of Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to ease the state's housing crisis is an effort to help developers leapfrog many of the local ordinances that can make building virtually impossible. But cities across the state are hoping to use the November ballot to institute even more restrictions on new development, setting the stage for a showdown that could help determine the future of housing in California." Voice of San Diego
Twenty-nine specially trained personnel from the cities of Pasadena, Glendale, Arcadia, Monrovia, Alhambra, Monterey Park and San Gabriel will go through an Urban Search and Rescue Regional Task Force 4 training to keep them in shape to respond to large scale incidents such as earthquakes, flooding, and terrorism."
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 (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 ... ... to serve your community and do it with a group of your neighbors who are equally dedicated. 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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To submit information for the Neighborhood Update, send it to update@wpra.net.
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.
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