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West Pasadena Residents' Association
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Saturday, November 3
, 2018
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Published weekly since 2000
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WELCOME
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Founded in 1962, the West Pasadena Residents' Association is dedicated to maintaining the character of our neighborhoods and enhancing the quality of life in southwest Pasadena.
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Send comments to [email protected]
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Neighborhood Update
This weekly WPRA eNewsletter is emailed each Saturday morning to more than 1,600 residents of Pasadena and beyond.
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COMMUNITY MEETINGS
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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, NOVEMBER 12
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave
On the agenda:
Preliminary consultation
- 139 S. Oak Knoll Ave (District 7) New construction of a four-story, 16 unit multi-family apartment building, 16,328 sq/ft of gross floor area and subterranean parking of 19 spaces.
- 150 S. Oak Knoll Ave (District 7) New construction of a four-story, 19 unit multi-family apartment building, 27,197 sq/ft of gross floor area and subterranean parking of 22 spaces.
Concept design review
- 417 N. Madison Ave. (District 3) New construction of a three-story, 35 unit multi-family apartment building with subterranean parking.
6 p.m.
Permit Center Hearing Room, 175 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda:
Reports and comments from: Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee, Power Integrated Resources Plan Stakeholder Technical Advisory Group, Open Space & Conservation Element Evaluation Ad Hock Committee
2 p.m.
Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
On the agenda:
Presentation from Pasadena Police Department, also a City's emergency operations center/disaster preparedness presentation
6:30 p.m.
Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
On the agenda:
Presentations from: Leadership Pasadena, Heritage Housing Partners, Lineage Dance, Garraway Performing Arts, PUSD and Pasadena Water & Power regarding collaborations with PUSD.
4:00 p.m.
Room 236, 351 So. Hudson Street
On the agenda:
Approval of Proposed List of Reduction Options in the 2018-19 Fiscal Stability Plan
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
6:30 P.M.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 N. Garfield St.
On the agenda
: Study session for zoning code text amendment to chapter 17.48 zoning code for outdoor electric signs. This amendment would potentially allow outdoor electronic signs.
5:30 p.m.
Hale Building, 175 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda:
Review and approval of FY2017-18 annual report, FY 2018-19 work plan, final art plan for 711 East Walnut St.
6 p.m.
Grand Conference Room, S038, City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda:
FY2018-2019 work plan updates, Rules and regulations update (LOLA) and information about the homeless student PUSD data
6 p.m.
City Public Works Yards, 233 W. Mountain St.
On the agenda:
Request for public tree removal in the Hahamongna Watershed park and 635 East Union Street
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WPRA'S POINT OF VIEW
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The public is invited to attend the regular WPRA board meetings, held at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month (except May, August, and December) in the Westridge School Community Room (unless otherwise noted), 324 Madeline Dr. Park in the State St. lot and walk north across campus to the Community Room.
WPRA seeks email newsletter editors
Do you have organizing and editing skills? If so, you can help the WPRA achieve its mission of informing the community. Send an email to [email protected] to volunteer to serve as one of several co-editors of WPRA's weekly Neighborhood Update email newsletter. It will only take a few hours a week (on your own schedule) in the month or two each year in which you'd serve. We'll train you.
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Click HERE to contribute to the WPRA.
Your annual membership contribution can help us meet our organizational imperatives: Maintaining the character of our neighborhoods and enhancing the quality of life in southwest Pasadena.
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Recent WPRA positions and correspondence:
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Upcoming Rose Bowl/area events:
Old Pasadena will be the site for the festival's closing event - an installation of a special sequence of colors, or "Sun Songs," titled "Sunstar" and created by artists Liliane Lijnthat and John Vallerga. It will only be viewable Sunday, November 11 from Memorial Park. Between 1-2:30 p.m. enjoy a free concert by the acclaimed Los Angeles chamber music group wasteLAnd! Bring a blanket, bring your friends and family, and enjoy this very unique artwork shining brightly from the top of the solar observatory at Mt. Wilson!
City of Pasadena fiscal 2019 budget report available on line
It's more than spreadsheets of how money is spent, where it comes from and where it needs to go in the future. The report is an explanation of how our management is structured, its services to the city, who is in charge and exactly what they do for us. More importantly, the report explains where reductions have been made and will be made to balance the budget based on projected revenues.
The Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade began as a grassroots event in 1978 to gain national attention for its eccentric and, often, irreverent satire. This year it's Sunday, November 18 - Step off starts at 11:00 a.m. Click HERE for free tickets and entry forms.
Winter watering schedule reminder: From
November 1 through March 31
, the winter watering schedule resumes and outdoor watering is only permitted on
Saturdays before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m
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EDITOR'S TOP NEWS PICKS
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"State Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-41), along with U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-27), and Congressman Adam Schiff (D-28), all of whom represent Pasadena in Sacramento and Washington D.C., easily won re-election to their respective seats in the general election Tuesday." Pasadena Now
"Spokesman Greg Risling of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said Wooten was found guilty of 53 charges including embezzlement, conflict of interest, and misappropriation of public funds, and faces a maximum of 24 years in prison. Wooten funneled some of the stolen money to co-defendant Tyrone Collins, 59, who owns Collins Electric, the prosecutor said. Collins was convicted today of 20 counts and those counts included embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds, said Risling. Collins faces up to 15 years in prison." Pasadena Now
"The Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government, has chosen the City of Pasadena as one of the winners in the 2018 Digital Cities Survey, out of about 30,000 cities and towns in the U.S. In ranking Pasadena, the Center said the City has made the use of data a top priority and has heavily utilized its Information Technology department to execute its plans." Pasadena Now
"About 90 Pasadena police officers are taking part in training this week to learn how to save as many lives as possible using innovative medical training in the event of an active shooter or other mass casualty incident, authorities said. The program focuses on teaching police officers, who are often the first to arrive on the scene of a tragedy, tactical medical skills to help them render life-saving aid to injured victims before other first-responders, such as paramedics, are able to access the scene."
Pasadena Now
"County Education Office will not allow District to include any revenue from future sales tax revenues in its budget calculations. Meanwhile, the City Council is treading lightly with regard to approving sharing future tax revenue with the School District. Suggestions from Councilmembers ranged from depositing the new tax revenue into a reserve account rather than giving it directly to the District, and even sharing less than the recommended one-third of the new tax revenue."
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).
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."
... 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 1,600 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 natural 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 [email protected].
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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