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West Pasadena Residents' Association
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Saturday, April 20
, 2019
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Published on Saturday 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 update@wpra.net
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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, APRIL 22
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
5:30 p.m.
Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
On the agenda: Commission work plan updates; establish nominating committee for 2019-2020 officers
6:30 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave.
On the agenda:
- Item 5A: Preliminary consultation. 540 S. Lake Ave (Council District 7) New construction of a five-story mixed use project with commercial space and 62 residential units
- Item 6A: For information only. 101 S. Marengo Ave (Council District 6) - major modifications to an existing five-story windowless office building to create window openings.
4 p.m.
300 E. Green St.
On the agenda:
Agenda not available at press time
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
4 p.m.
Suite 210, Parking Division, Department of Transportation, 221 E. Walnut St.
On the agenda:
Agenda not available at press time
4 p.m.
Room 236, 351 So. Hudson St.
On the agenda:
- Item E: Staff presentation on Culture of Continuous Improvement |Presentation
- Item M: Approval of various resolutions on state legislation and other topics
- Item P: Finance Committee consent calendar - various MOU's and contract amendments
- Item R: Facilities Committee consent calendar - various contracts and change orders
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WPRA'S POINT OF VIEW
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The WPRA will convene its 57th annual meeting held on Wednesday, May 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Mayfield Senior School, 500 Bellefontaine. The theme of the meeting is homelessness in Pasadena.
Homelessness is an issue that affects our community, our city and our nation. While there is much debate about the causes of and solutions for homelessness, the annual meeting's panel of authorities will focus on basic questions. Panelists will include Department of Housing Director William Huang, leaders of the Pasadena Police Department's Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Evaluation (HOPE) team, and Union Station Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement Shawn Morrissey. Each of the panelists will help us frame the topic by providing a better understanding of the current situation and insight into what is being done to address the issue, including what we, as individuals, could do. We will also elect our
2019-2020 officers.
The public is invited to attend the regular WPRA board meetings. Generally all regular meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month (except in
May,
August, and
December) in the Westridge School Community Room (unless otherwise noted), 324 Madeline Dr. Park in the State Street 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 update@wpra.net 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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Your annual membership contribution helps us meet our organizational imperatives: Maintaining the character of our neighborhoods and enhancing the quality of life in west Pasadena neighborhoods.
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Samples of recent WPRA positions and correspondence:
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Terry Donahue Pavilion and Rose Bowl Field
Estimated Attendance: 8,000+
8 a.m. Parking Lots F, K Open; No Charge; Parking is open to both event attendees and recreational users
9-10:30 a.m.: VIP Bunny Brunch (ticketed attendees only - sold out)
9 a.m.: Amplified Sound Begins
11 a.m.: Egg Bowl begins; open to the general public)
3 p.m.: Event and amplified Sound Concludes
This event is free and open to the general public. To receive assistance on Saturday, April 20 please contact the Rose Bowl Event Day Resident Hotline at (626) 397-4141
Celebrate Earth Day with a festival that takes place in adjacent locations. From 9 a.m.-Noon in the Armory Center Community Room, 145 N. Raymond Ave., learn more about the One County sustainability plan. Then, from Noon to 3 p.m., join the Earth Day Festival at Memorial Park and learn about local efforts to be more water wise, reduce waste, support clean energy, travel green, and more.
Sister Cities showcase
Items from the countries of Pasadena's six sister cities - Germany, Japan, Finland, Armenia, China and the newest, Senegal - are showcased in display case windows at the back entrance of the Pasadena Library main branch. Learn more about Pasadena's Sister Cities relationships! The work of Pasadena Sister Cities Committee volunteers will be on display through April 30.
The 27th Annual Pasadena Senior Games will take place
April 27 - July 14, 2019. Competitions in 25 different sports are open to everyone age 55 and older - no competition experience required! The schedule and registration information is provided on the website. Registration is open.
Do you know about Pasadena's proposed water rate adjustments?
Pasadena Water and Power will be hosting a community meeting to collect public input and illustrate the differences between the current water rates and the proposed changes on
Thursday, April 25 at
6:30 p.m. at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center, 3035 E. Foothill Blvd.
Throughout the month of April, Pasadena Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers on their phones as part of the national campaign for Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Review and scoring of the 128 submitted commercial cannabis applications is underway and expected to be completed by early May.
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EDITOR'S TOP NEWS PICKS
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"A bill known as SB-7, which would lay the foundation for the state to return surplus 710 freeway stubs back to local cities in the freeway corridor passed a state Senate committee Tuesday. The bill, authored by Pasadena-area Senator Anthony Portantino, additionally would forever officially prohibit the implementation of a freeway tunnel or surface freeway in the gap between Alhambra and Pasadena." Pasadena Now
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Pasadena schools and nonprofit organizations that have been leasing buildings and land from Caltrans along the former 710 Freeway extension route may get a big hand up in continuing their respective missions. A proposed California law, SB 7, which passed a state Senate committee Tuesday, would allow nonprofits to purchase their properties from Caltrans for below market rate and continue in place." Pasadena Now
"A few months ago, neighbors living in the canyons of Glendale, La CaƱada, and Pasadena noticed ash residue sticking to their cars. Some neighbors said they were having trouble breathing. The city of Glendale, owner of the Scholl Canyon landfill, had abruptly stopped sending methane, a flammable byproduct of decaying trash, to its power plant through a pipeline. Instead, Glendale Water & Power decided to burn the methane gas at the landfill through flares." Pasadena Star-News (may require subscription)
"A year-and-a-half-long effort by multiple City agencies led by the Pasadena Fire Dept. has culminated in detailed emergency plans to guide City rescue and recovery operations in the face of calamitous disasters. The draft of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan lists 22 different possible hazards or disasters, including both natural and man-made calamities, and the applicable responses to each one of them." Pasadena Now
"A new seismic study by two Pasadena-based U.S. Geological Survey geophysicists confirms that the last century's hiatus from major California earthquakes on any one of the state's three most infamous faults is unprecedented over the past 1,000 years." 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 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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