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| Preserving Nature in Hahamongna | August 20, 2010 - Veteran Pasadena City Council Member Chris Holden wades in on the Hahamongna issue on his blog with a statement strongly support protecting the natural character of the area. | Improvement project continues on 110 Freeway | August 15, 2010 - The renovation of the Arroyo Seco Parkway continues. | Our View: Water bond removal from ballot a necessary move | August 15, 2010 - The San Gabriel Newspapers explain the delay in the big water bond that was going to be on the November ballot and the need for voters to support it in 2012. | RESEARCH, REFLECTION, AND RELEVANCE ON THE LOS ANGELES RIVER | August 13, 2010 - Urban Planner John Arroyo has undertaken a fascinating study of the cultural aspects of Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco restoration. | Apparent suicide reported at Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena | August 8, 2010 - Another tragic suicide from the Colorado Street Bridge. | JPL moon rover going out for walks in the Hahamongna Watershed Park | August 7, 2010 - JPL is testing a new lunar module in Hahamongna Watershed Park. | History for the highest bid | August 5, 2010 - Thinly disguised real estate promotion in the Pasadena Weekly promotes the bungalows beneath the Colorado Street Bridge. | On 2 Historic Roads, Renovation Encroaches on Preservation | August 4, 2010, 12:30 PM - Oh, what have the done to our historic parkway! Dan Marriott and Nicole Possert decry the new "improvements" and the Arroyo Seco Parkway and point how how they are undermining its historic character. | Altadena hillside ordinance offers stricter development guidelines | August 2, 2010 - A new measure to protect the hillsides of Altadena has been approved. | Preserving Nature in Hahamongna | August 20, 2010 - Veteran Pasadena City Council Member Chris Holden wades in on the Hahamongna issue on his blog with a statement strongly support protecting the natural character of the area. | Old-fashioned summer fun | July 29, 2010 - La Cañada Valley Sun features all the fun that is had at Tom Sawyer Camp in Hahamongna Watershed Park. | For the self-reliant, the wild is a free buffet | July 29, 2010 - "Christopher Nyerges leads the curious on an expedition to see what in nature they can and can't eat. One person's garden weed is another's salad." | Elmer Avenue becomes Green Street, a water-wise and solar-lighted community effort | July 23, 2010 - Elmer Street in Sun Valley is an exciting example of new approaches to low-impact, sustainable development. | Hahamongna Mural at Armory Center for the Arts | July 23, 2010 - Quinton Bemiller's mural "Hahamongna" graces the wall of the main stairway at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena. It was featured in an exhibit earlier this year. | Stream above Altadena temporarily diverted, threatening local wildlife | July 22, 2010 - Lincoln Avenue Water Company cut off water to Millard Canyon creek, but quick action by the Forest Service and community activists got the stream flowing again. | Brush fire threatens La Cañada home | July 22, 2010 - Neal Peterson has been pushing Pasadena Water & Power for months to clear the brush around his home on the rim of the Arroyo above JPL. The crew sent by PWP seems to have caused a fire, which is what Peterson feared. | Hahamongna should be kept as haven | July 21, 2010 - Marnie Gaede in a letter to the editor writes about the important of preserving Hahamongna as a haven. | Crew hired to prevent forest fire in La Canada Flintridge likely caused one | July 21, 2010 - Opps! The crew hired by Pasadena Water & Power to clear brush for fire prevention may have cause a fire. | Crew hired to prevent forest fire in La Canada Flintridge likely caused one | July 21, 2010 - Opps! The crew hired by Pasadena Water & Power to clear brush for fire prevention may have cause a fire. | Resident's complaints about overgrown brush on PDWP land finally get heard | July 20, 2010 - Pasadena has stepped up brush clearance to protect the homes on the rim of the Arroyo above JPL. | Water district says Granada Hills athletic sites must move for a water treatment plant | July 18, 2010 - A set of baseball and soccer fields in Granada Hills will be moved to a nearby site in Sylmar to make room for water treatment facilities. | Pasadena Municipal Electric Railroad | July 19, 2010 - Sid Gally recounts the story of the municipal railroad proposed for Pasadena way back in 1920. | Pasadena Municipal Electric Railroad | July 19, 2010 - Sid Gally recounts the story of the municipal railroad proposed for Pasadena way back in 1920. | Construction on the Lower Arroyo Seco | July 17, 2010 - Creek Freak Joe Linton digs into the construction project in the Arroyo Seco channel near the Confluence. | Letter to the editor: Balancing park needs | July 16, 2010 - Christle Balvin takes on Councilmember Steve Haderlein for calling Hahamongna defenders "pigs at a smorgasbord." The fault instead lies with a council that has pursued develop at the expense of recreation and human needs. | A Tale of Two Rivers ~ A Tale of Two Cities | July 16, 2010 - Blogger Meredith McKenzie asks and answer the question "Which city of more devoted to environmental values, Los Angeles or Pasadena?" | 110 Freeway improvements underway; section will be closed this weekend | July 16, 2010 - Get set for major closures on the Arroyo Seco Parkway for the next six months as repairs are undertaken. | Conservation trumps the big machine | July 16, 2010 - Opinion Editor likes conservation and not desalination. | Biologist found dead in Angeles National Forest ravine | July 16, 2010 - A devoted bird-watchers meets his end in a a ravine in the Angeles National Forest. | A gamble on the river pays off | July 16, 2010 - Heather Wylie staked her job on a kayak expedition to prove that the Los Angeles River is navigable. She lost her job, but the results of the trip will ensure Clean Water protection for the river and its tributaries. | Piece of Mind: Giving fields a sporting chance | July 15, 2010 - Editor Cormaci wonders why there isn't more support for soccer fields at Hahamongna. | Outward and Upward | July 15 - Two young people from Outward Bound Adventures were able to share their insights on nature and the environment with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last week. | One planned sports field in Hahamongna to be eliminated, one to remain | July 14, 2010 - After a long public hearing in which every speaker spoke against siting additional soccer fields in Hahamongna, the City Council took action early Tuesday morning to eliminate one soccer field from the Hahamongna plan but to push ahead with another. Haderlein calls Hahamongna defenders "selfish" and "like a pig at a smorgasbord." | Angelenos torn over funds to fix CA's oldest freeway | July 14, 2010 - American Public Radio covers the angst over paying for signs for the Arroyo Seco Parkway but neglects the erosion of its historic character. | City Council Agrees Not to Build Field in Lake! | July 13, 2010 - Laura Garrett of the Audubon Society captures the flavor of the Pasadena City Council hearing and discussion about the siting of soccer fields in Hahamongna. | One planned sports field in Hahamongna to be eliminated, one to remain | July 13, 2010 - After a long public hearing in which every speaker spoke against siting additional soccer fields in Hahamongna, the City Council took action sometime after midnight. This is the early version of the story without Haderlein's rant. | FIRST TRAIL WORK OUTING A SUCCESS | July 13, 2010 - Bob Cates reports on the Sierra Club work group activity in the Angeles National Forest to remediate the damage of the Station Fire. | EPA declares L.A. River 'traditional navigable waters' | July 8, 2010 - EPA gives the LA River "Clean Water" status. "The designation is crucial to applying Clean Water Act protections to the concrete-lined waterway often regarded as little more than a flood-control channel." | Saving Hahamongna: the Wisdom of those Before Us, a Gift to Future Generations | July 7, 2010 - Susan Campisi contributes here piece for the Great Hahamongna Blog Day from Vermont. | Save Hahamongna | July 7, 2010 - Mister Earl's Musings kicks in its bit for the Great Hahamongna Blog Day. | Hahamongna | July 7, 2010 - Another great contribution to the Great Hahamongna Blog Day from Mendolonium. | Deciding Hahamongna’s fate. Again. | July 7, 2010 - LA Creek Freak has been to Hahamongna before, but today they are offering a special contribution to the Great Hahamongna Blog Day. | Hahamongna Watershed Park | July 2010 - Margaret Finnegan contributes her thoughts to the Great Hahamongna Blog Day. | Hahamongna: Something Precious That Needs Saving | July 7, 2010 - A Thinking Stomach, a blog on "hands on food and culture: growing, making, exploring, eating" contributes some powerful thoughts and images to the Great Hahamongna Blog Day. | Hahamongna Watershed Park: Let it be | July 7, 2010 - Altadenahiker wades in on the Great Hahamongna Blog Day. | Hahamongna - Keep It Natural | July 7, 2010 - Michael Coppress offers his contribution the Hahamongna Blog Day. | Do the Haha ChaCha | July 7, 2010 - Altadena Above It All contributes to the Hahamongna Blog Day. | Effort to improve beach water quality could cost Valley cities millions of dollars | July 6, 2010 - It's going to be costly to clean up urban pollution and protect the streams, beaches and ocean. | An Open Letter to the Pasadena City Council on Hahamongna Athletic Fields | July 6, 2010 - Meredith McKenzie gets the jump on the Great Hahamongna Blog Day with an Open Letter to the City Council. | Chance for historic repeat on Arroyo Seco Parkway | July 4, 2010 - Larry Wilson alerts Caltrans of the rare opportunity to rechristen the Arroyo Seco Parkway. | Plan to recycle sewage into drinking water coming undone | July 3, 2010 - Support for a major water recycling program in the San Gabriel Valley seems to be flagging. | Beyond weather: Southland's water challenges | July 2, 2010 - Tim Brick, chairman of the Metropolitan Water District, explains the new complexities of Southern California's water situation. | What Are They Doing Down There? | June 30, 2010 - Waltarrrr wonders what the County is up to (or down to) in the Arroyo Seco channel. | A wrong turn on the Pasadena | June 28, 2010 - Readers, including Linda Dishman of the LA Conservancy, respond to the Times article last week on "improvements" to the Arroyo Seco Parkway. | Pasadena's Kidspace Museum plans new "Physics Forest" expansion | June 27, 2010 - Kidspace is going to go with nature rather than an expensive building to educate and entertain young children in their new "Enchanted Physics Forest." | Pasadena Freeway getting a new look and a new name | June 25, 2010 - "L.A.'s oldest freeway will be renamed the Arroyo Seco Parkway as Caltrans adds new lighting, improves the center divider and adds decorative low walls to the shoulders." | $650,000 spent to rename Pasadena Freeway, add new signs. | June 26, 2010 - The LA Times asks about the new Arroyo Seco Parkway signs and whether they are worth the cost. | LA Freeway Gets New Old Name | June 25, 2010 - The Arroyo Seco Parkway is getting a sprucing up and an old name. The Pasadena Freeway is now the Arroyo Seco Parkway . . . again. | Hikers, campers find alternate areas to recreate after Station Fire | June 23, 2010 - The Station Fire last summer devastated the forest and mountains, but it hasn't kept hikers from hiking. | S.F.'s buried streams may see the light of day | June 13, 2010 - San Francisco is considering restoring some of the creeks and streams that once flowed through the city. | Feds begin study of Los Angeles wilderness areas | June 5, 2010 - A National Park Service study will study the expansion of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Arroyo Seco and the eastern edge of the Rim of the Valley network. | A bit of whimsy perched above a Pasadena arroyo | June 5, 2010 - A stately Craftsman on the banks of the Arroyo Seco at 320 Linda Vista Avenue is featured as Home of the Week in the LA Times. | 110 Freeway's historical value threatened by renovation, local preservationists say | May 23, 2010 - Local preservationists claim that Caltrans "improvements" to the Arroyo Seco Parkway (aka Pasadena Freeway) are destroying its historic character. | Riders take the reins | May 20, 2010 - Equestrians celebrated their local roots in a fun event at Hahamongna last Sunday. | Patt Diroll: Garden party grows on big ideas | May 18, 2010 - The Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy anniversary bash gets reviewed in the society section of the Star-News. | Preservationists: Don’t change West’s 1st freeway | May 17, 2010 - Preservationists are asking why Caltrans has ignored the historical character of the Arroyo Seco Parkway. | Arroyo Seco Bike Path Moving Forward Slowly | May 16, 2010 - Joe Linton reports on the LA County meeting on the Arroyo Seco bike trail. | Top US Cities for Cleantech Incubation Clusters | May, 2010 - Pasadena is one of the top cleantech cities in the US according to the very credible Sustainlane source. | Unofficial Hahamongna bird walk | May 16, 2010 - A birder travels through the sometimes eerie remains of last winter's storms. | Rose Bowl games a chance to sell $170 million renovation plan | May 15, 2010 - The Rose Bowl is preparing plans for a $170 million renovation bond issue. | Pasadena to discuss next year's budget at tonight's meeting | May 10, 2010 - Hahamongna is on the agenda for tonight's Pasadena City Council meeting. | Wear Your Extrovert Genes | April 27, 2010 -- Petrea Buchard invites all the friends of Hahamongna to join the "Friends of Hahamongna" in the Doodah Parade this Saturday. | Pasadena's Busch Gardens, a historic treasure unearthed | April 24, 2010 - Pasadena Heritage will show off the remnants of Busch Garden on May 22nd, an event not to be missed. | Larry Wilson: Doo Dah organizers are the real Thorny Roses | April 25, 2010 -- Larry Wilson turns the Thorny Rose Award to the rightful recipients, Tom Coston and Pattie Hurley, the Doodah organizers. | Station Fire provides opportunity to understand the science of mudslides | April 25, 2010 -- There are powerful lessons to learn from raging fires and the mudslides that follow them. | Thorny Rose recipients riled up - "What took so long?" | April 24, 2010 -- Friends of Hahamongna gets the Doodah Parades Thorny Rose Award, but are they prickly enough? | Pasadena may adjust water rates as soon as summer | April 22, 2010 -- Pasadena may soon adopt budget-based water rates. | Soccer at Hahamongna? | April 21, 2020 -- Jessica Hall covers the soccer at Hahamongna question on her river blog, http://lacreekfreak.wordpress.com/ | Second suicide in a week reported at Colorado Street Bridge | April 21, 2010 -- Another suicide from the Colorado Street Bridge. | Gardening hangovers, Part 2: Mexican fan palms | April 20, 2010 -- They tall weeds, but weeds nonetheless. Ilsa Setziol talks about the value of Mexican fan palms. | Efforts to build new sports fields in Northeast Pasadena picking up | April 20, 2010 -- While plans are moving ahead for an athletic field in Hahamongna, Pasadena city officials are also hoping to develop a 3-acre site in east Pasadena for soccer. | Gardening hangovers, Part 1: periwinkle | April 19, 2010 -- Ilsa Setziol takes on a green menace -- periwinkle. | Obama to take a grass-roots approach to conservation | April 16, 2010 -- Community-based initiatives to save our nation's rivers and outdoor spaces will get the emphasis from the Obama Administration. | Obama to take a grass-roots approach to conservation | April 16, 2010 -- Community-based initiatives to save our nation's rivers and outdoor spaces will get the emphasis from the Obama Administration. | Conservation still on agenda of Crescenta Valley Water District | April 15, 2010 -- Local residents in the Crescenta Valley are doing a good job of conserving water during this dry period, and their efforts will have to continue. | Viewpoints: State's water planning should begin at the source – the Sierra | April 13, 2010 -- Look to the mountains and the watershed, Joseph Day and Richard McIntyre urge Californians. "There is a quiet message in those snowcapped peaks. The sound of cool, clean, running water should not be taken for granted." | Steve Scauzillo: There's water in them thar hills | April 9, 2010 - Steve Scauzillo sees water when he looks at the mountains hovering above our foothill communities in an interesting piece about watershed management. | Appeals court affirms public's right of access to La Vina hiking trails | April 7, 2010 -- The public's right to use the Millard Canyon trail is upheld again by the California Court of Appeal. | Larry Wilson: Trail's end for La Vina lawsuit | April 7, 2010 -- The Homeowners' Association gets slammed again by the court for trying to block hiker access on an ancient trail. | Environmental extremist gets 5 years for attempted arson of Pasadena condos | April 6, 2010 - Five years is the sentence for Steven Murphy who tried unsuccessfully to fire-bomb the luxury condos under the Colorado Street Bridge. To view the scene of the crime, click here: Arson Attempt | Worshipers at a pre-Easter service want more protection for three wilderness areas | April 4, 2010 - A gathering of Easter celebrants prayed for protection for the San Gabriel Mountains. | Affordable Water Solutions in Pasadena | April 3, 2020 - Greenroots, the publication of the Planning and Conservation Leagues features Pasadena and its need for affordable water solutions. | Haha Petition Soars Past 200 | April 3, 2010 - Momentum is gathering for the Save Hahamongna campaign. More than 200 signatures have already been collected. | U.S. Forest receives $1.5 million from AQMD to plant trees in Station Fire burn area | April 3, 2010 - Funding from the Air Quality Management District should help repair a bit of the damage from last summer's devastating Station Fire. | Larry Wilson: You're against soccer? That's un-American | March 31, 2010 - Star-New Public Editor notes the athletic field controversy at Hahamongna and directs readers to the Save Hahamongna website. | Pasadena meeting to focus on challenges of future water supply | March 30, 2010 - Pasadena is beginning a planning process for its water future. | Pasadena Garden Club still rooted in the Arroyo Seco after 94 years | March 28, 2010 -- For ninety-six years the Pasadena Garden Club has been protecting the Arroyo and beautifying Pasadena. | ASF Launches Save Hahamongna Campaign | March 27, 2010 - The Arroyo Seco Foundation has launched Save Hahamongna, a campaign to preserve the nature of that rare 250 acre basin at the mouth of the Arroyo Seco as it descends from the San Gabriel Mountains. The campaign will consist of a petition to be presented to the Pasadena City Council and a series of educational activities. | More Arroyo Hardscape | March 26, 2010 -- Larry Wilson notes the new paving in the Arroyo swallowing a landscaped triangle on the Rose Bowl loop. | Businesses adapting to Pasadena water rate increase | March 25, 2010 - Recent water rate increases are having their impact in reduces use or higher bills. | Bond vote delayed | March 24, 2010 - Foothill Municipal Water District has decided to postpone a vote on a $20 million bond issue until further studies are conducted and made available to the public. | HWPAC to Council: Reconsider Playing Fields | March 24, 2010 - The Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee is asking the Pasadena City Council to reconsider a 2003 plan to place athletic fields and a parking lot in the middle of the Hahamongna flood basin. | Centennial Place housing trade-off is key to Desiderio site transfer to Pasadena | March 21, 2010 - Plans for the Desiderio site under the Colorado Street Bridge has dramatically shifted to meet federal low-income housing demands. | San Gabriel water district gives big win to organized labor | March 15, 2010 - Upper San Gabriel MWD will insist on union labor or tough training and apprentice requirements for upcoming capital projects. | California looks to Australia for lessons on water management | March 7, 2010 - Australia has some powerful lessons for water management in California. Tim Brick, Jennifer McKay and Wendy Martin reveal some of them. | Water district serving Altadena considering monthly parcel tax | March 6, 2010 - Foothill MWD looks for a parcel charge to reduce its reliance on imported water and boost local water recycling. | Larry Wilson: City Council can't throw Rose Bowl runners for a loop | March 3, 2010 - Larry Wilson praises Steve Haderlein's perspective on improvements for the recreational loop around the Rose Bowl. | Pasadena Bicycle Master Plan: Let’s do more! | March 3, 2010 - Dorothy of LA County Bicycle Coalition reviews the February 23 public meeting on the new version of the Pasadena Bicycle Plan. | Stormy weather not a new problem for Pasadena | March 1, 2010 -- There have been some humongous floods in the Arroyo Seco as Sid Gally relates. | 70 Years Ago: Digging Completed for Figueroa's First Street Cut | February 25, 2010 - An interesting bit of history about the stretch of Figueroa that used to connect downtown LA to the Arroyo Seco is treated by Eric Richardson in blogdowntown. | City plan would expand bicycling options for Pasadena residents | February 16, 2010 - A new version of the Pasadena Bicycle Master Plan has been released for public scrutiny, and the initial response is generally positive. | Leftovers from City Hall: So long, disc man | February 15, 2010 - Here's the history of disc golf, including its origins at Hahamongna. | Pasadena comes up with plan to keep walkers, bikers safe | February 5, 2010 - Pasadena is considering improvements on the Rose Bowl Loop to improve safety for all users there. | Road To Nowhere | February 4, 2010 - The Pasadena City Council has unanimously approved the Hahamongna Annex Plan with some revisions to satisfy community concerns. | Nuestro Pueblo | February 3, 2010 - The Daily Mirror LARRY HARNISCH REFLECTS ON LOS ANGELES HISTORY | After years of objections, Pasadena passes tentative plan for Hahamongna | February 3, 2010 - After five years of wrangling, the City Council gives preliminary approval to the Hahamongna Annex Master Plan. | Water, water everywhere, but storing it is the problem | January 22, 2010 - Larry Wilson muses on the waste of precious rain water flow out concrete channels to the ocean. | Larry Wilson: Up Rubio Canyon with a lawyer and a weather eye | January 20, 2010 -- Larry Wilson takes a jaunt up Rubio Canyon with Paul Ayers. | Checking in on Angeles National Forest trails | January 15, 2010 | 4:41 pm - The latest on the trail situation in the Upper Arroyo Seco and the San Gabriel Mountains. | Gardening with the California natives | January 11, 2010 - The ongoing drought underscores the reality that water-guzzling non-indigenous plants just don't belong here. |
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