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Keeping Chaney Trail in the clear | January 2, 2003 -- The Altadena Foothills Conservancy has raised funds to purchase 1.5 acres near Chaney Trail in Altadena to ensure that that trail remains fully accessible to the public |
Perchlorate taints region's groundwater | January 6, 2003 -- Rocket fuel has contaminated local water supplies as well as the Colorado River. Here's the story of local cleanup efforts. |
Perchlorate taints region's groundwater | January 6, 2003 - A rocket fuel accelerant has created a toxic residue in Southern California and throughout the nation. |
Bureaucratic Shoals Slow River Effort | January 9, 2003 -- An interesting look at prospects and problems related to the restoration of the Los Angeles River. |
Complaints Heard? | January 7, 2003 -- Pasadena has announced some changes to the Arroyo Seco Master Plan but will it be enough to please the many critics who have taken on the plan? |
EPA to Review Clean Water Act's Scope | January 11, 2003 -- The Bush administration announced Friday that it will reconsider what waters and wetlands will be protected by the federal Clean Water Act, setting the stage to severely limit the federal government's thirty year Clean Water program. |
Lawmakers Pose Link of Parkland | February 12 -- LA Times coverage of the Feinstein/Schiff proposed legislation to extend federal park protection to connect the Santa Monica Mountains to the Angeles National Forest |
Foes Fight Water Cleanup With Dire Study | January 15, 2003 -- Will cleaning up the rivers and ocean in Southern California cost more than war with Iraq? That's the claim of a recent study. |
Corps Initiates Arroyo Study | January 22, 2003 - The US Army Corps of Engineers has initiated a Watershed Study of the Arroyo Seco along with the County Department of Public Works and other local agencies. The study will prepare a comprehensive watershed for the entire Arroyo. |
Pair seeks Busch Gardens memorabilia | February 7, 2003 -- Gary Cowles and Michael Logan are looking for Busch Gardens memorabilia, items from the spectacular gardens in the Arroyo Seco from the early years of the last century to the late thirties. |
Update on Arroyo Planning | February 8 -- This is a report on the Arroyo Seco Foundation's February 6th meeting to discuss Pasadena's Arroyo Seco Master Plan. |
Rose Bowl could hear from NFL in May | February 9 -- The Star News presents the latest update on the potential for an NFL franchise in the Rose Bowl as well as insights as to why the project was not included in the Arroyo Seco Master Plan. |
Schiff, Feinstein Introduce Bill To Study Expanding Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | February 11 -- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Congressman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to explore the possibility of adding the Rim of the Valley Corridor in Southern California to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. |
Nature's Balance | February 13 -- Christopher Nyerges presents a perceptive analysis of the differences that still exist in Pasadena's Master Plan for the Arroyo Seco. |
LVAA on the NFL in the Rose Bowl | February 28 -- The Linda Vista/Annandale Association has written two letters to the City Council and the Rose Bowl Operating Company outlining their concerns about the prospects of a National Football League franchise in the Rose Bowl. |
Pasadena Heritage takes on the NFL | March 2 -- Pasadena Heritage opposes the initial renovation plans for the Rose Bowl that are part of the aging stadium's bid to win an NFL team. |
How about new bowl? | March 2 -- James Behm offers an interesting solution to the Rose Bowl situation. But that's four hundred million, Jim, not four. |
Judge's Ruling Protecting Habitat of Fish Could Set Back Several Projects | March 4, 2003 -- An interesting court ruling regarding the Santa Ana sucker could impact future Arroyo projects. The Santa Ana sucker was one of the native fish species that once swam in the Arroyo. |
Interior gives nod to new park | March 4, 2003 -- The proposed Rim of the Valley Corridor project across north Los Angeles County, including the Arroyo Seco, won support Tuesday from the Interior Department and got a pledge of up to $100,000 in state funds for a study that could result in the nation's largest urban park. |
Rep. Schiff Testifies for Rim of Valley Bill | March 4, 2003 -- Congressman Schiff will testify today for his bill to direct the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to evaluate the feasibility of expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor. |
NFL: Here We Go Again | March 5, 2003 -- Pasadena city officials, including Darryl Dun, Bill Thomson and Council Member Steve Madison met with NFL officials in Florida to discuss the future of the Rose Bowl. |
Talk of NFL Returning to L.A. Is a Yawner | March 5, 2003 -- The Rose Bowl seems to have achieved most-favorite site status in efforts to bring the National Football League back to LA, but wake this author for the kickoff. |
Verdugos part of national park? | March 6 -- Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Glendale) testified Tuesday in front of a Senate subcommittee, urging congressional approval of a federal study that would connect the Verdugo and San Rafael mountains and hills above Burbank, La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Rose Bowl Officials Want Study to Be Done | March 6 -- Rose Bowl officials will seek authorization to conduct an environmental study of the impacts of a professional football team in the Arroyo stadium. Future meetings with NFL owners are being planned and prepared for. |
Rose Bowl Takes Latest Step to Attract the NFL | March 7 -- The RBOC moves ahead on its NFL bid, authorizing $150,000 for an environmental impact report on the program. |
Trail a dumping ground for pets | March 8 -- City-dwellers with unwanted pets are releasing them in the Angeles National Forest in the mistaken belief that the animals will survive in the wild. |
New Angeles National Forest plan unveiled | March 8 -- The US Forest Service is unveiling a series of six options for the future of the Angeles National Forest and the other forests of Southern California in a series of public meetings. The options are intended to update the management plan for local forets. |
EIR to research effects of NFL renovations | March 8 -- The Rose Bowl Operating Company on Thursday authorized funding an Environmental Impact Report to study how rebuilding the stadium for a professional football team might affect the community. |
Keep Rose Bowl a treasure | March 9 -- Penny York offers her thoughts on the future of the Rose Bowl in a letter to the Star News, |
Some Unanswered Questions Regarding the NFL and the Rose Bowl | March 12, 2003 -- This editorial reviews the history of the discussions and planning regarding the recruitment of an National Football League franchise to make its home in the Rose Bowl. Until now the public has been largely ignored. It's time for broader discussion of the questions and concerns about the impacts of this proposal. |
Rep. Adam Schiff Announces Rim of Valley Bill Moves Forward in the Senatre | March 12, 2003 -- U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) announced that his bill, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - legislation sponsored by California Senator Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate -- passed the full Senate Energy and Resources Committee today. |
Controlled burn above La Canada Flintridge | March 13, 2003 -- County firefighters have ignited a 75-acre controlled burn in the dry hillsides above La Canada Flintridge. |
Public peruses forest options | March 13, 2003 -- The US Forest Service held an open house in Pasadena yesterday to review the master plan for Southern California forests, including the Angeles National Forest. |
Rim of the Valley study expected to get Senate OK | March 13, 2003 -- After being stalled for years, the Rim of the Valley project has finally won federal government backing to fund a study on the creation of a national park linking the mountaintops surrounding San Fernando and neighboring valleys, including the Arroyo Seco.
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Military seeks exemptions from environmental laws | March 14, 2003 -- The Bush administration Thursday asked Congress to ease environmental restrictions on the military, saying current regulations hamper the nation's ability to train U.S. forces for combat. The Pentagon has proposed changes in environmental laws that govern clean air, toxic waste, marine mammals and endangered species.
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The Nature of the Arroyo Seco | March 15, 2003 -- Tim Brick, Managing Director of the Arroyo Seco Foundation, delivered a talk entitled "The Nature of the Arroyo Seco" to a conference on open space and parks sponsored by the Pasadena Area League of Women Voters at the Women's Civic Club on Saturday, March 15, 2003. In it he reviews the history of the Arroyo Seco and critiques Pasadena's Arroyo Seco Master Plan. |
Follow Winter Creek up flank of Mt. Wilson | March 16, 2003 -- John McKinney offers an enticing description of the hike to the crest of Mount Wilson up Winter Creek trail. |
Rose Bowl Is on NFL's Agenda | March 18, 2003 -- NFL owners will discuss the Rose Bowl as a potential venue for a professional franchise next week at their meeting in Phoenix, but there will be no formal presentation by Rose Bowl representatives. |
Senator Dianne Feinstein Urges Department of Defense to Clean Up Perchlorate Contamination | March 18, 2003 -- Senator Feinstein has urged the Department of Defense to clean up perchlorate contamination from DoD facilities at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction. |
Congressman urges Senate to pass mountain protection study | March 19, 2003 -- A US Senate subcommittee has approved legislation by Rep. Adam Schiff that would connect the Verdugo and San Rafael mountains and hills above Burbank, La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. |
This owner no advocate of city shifts | March 23, 2003 -- The San Diego Union-Tribune offers some intersting perspectives from NFL owner Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers about NFL support for a renovation of the Rose Bowl. |
Hot Debate Over Rocket-Fuel Contaminant | March 24, 2003 -- How bad is perchlorate? "Now the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will step in to settle the issue. But some scientists worry that the new study may be more of a way to delay new standards than a quest for truth." |
Note to Drivers: Slow Down -- Enjoy the Arroyo | March 25, 2003 -- Plans for the Pasadena Freeway involve retransforming it to a parkway that will feature safety and the spectacular natural character of the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Now "the unsafest route in the region," a new study presents the plan. |
Not smelling like Roses | March 25, 2003 -- NFL officials were impressed with a presentation by city officials regarding the use of the Rose Bowl by an NFL franchise, but they also appear to be concern about the feasibility of such a massive renovation project. |
City's NFL consultant will field questions | March 25, 2003 -- Pasadena's consultant on NFL recruitment to the Rose Bowl will make a presentation on Wednesday, March 26 at the Pasadena Senior Center. |
Broker says NFL may be smelling the roses | March 27, 2003 -- Rose Bowl consultant John Moag expressed his optimism about the prospects of luring an NFL franchise to the Arroyo Arena in a meeting yesterday at the Pasadena Senior Center. |
He Tries to Pinpoint What Moves the NFL | March 29, 2003 -- The Los Angeles Times today features a telling interview with John Moag, the investment banker who is Pasadena's broker in bringing an NFL franchise to the Rose Bowl. |
Pasadena Not Sold on NFL Plan | March 30, 2003 -- Not all Pasadenans are happy about the prospects of an NFL team in the Rose Bowl. The LA Times sports section outlines some of the concerns of neighbors and Arroyo lovers. |
Corner of L.A. Might Be Small, but It's Home | April 3, 2003 -- The community of Hermon on the Arroyo Seco has fought hard to perserve its neighborhood character and identity. |
280-home project rejected; endangered toad cited | April 4, 2003 -- A federal appeals court has upheld federal protectons for the arroyo southwestern toad, a species whose habitat zone includes the Arroyo Seco. |
Federal Legislation to Fund Three IRWD Projects Designed to Clean Urban Runoff and Increase Water Su | April 9, 2003 -- The Irvine Ranch Water District has developed an innovative approach to treating runoff and is seeking federal legislation to back the project. |
Rose Bowl jitters | April 9, 2003 -- Star News letter writer Jim Behm offers his thoughts about the feasibility of an NFL franchise in the Rose Bowl. |
A New Vision for River | April 13, 2003 -- A new environmental vision is emerging for the Santa Ana River, Southern California's largest river system. |
Pasadena City Council set to review master plan | April 13, 2003 -- The long-awaited Arroyo Seco Master Plan will go before the Pasadena City Council Monday night, but not without concerns from citizen groups about the precipitous rush to approve the plan without a clear, edited version and without consensus about environmental aspects of the plan. |
Arroyo Seco may be returned to natural look | April 14, 2003 -- "Many conservationists are betting the Arroyo Seco will be the first to be returned to its natural state," writes Lisa Faught in today's Star News. The article covers an overview of various advocates and restoration projects. |
Arroyo Seco's historic allure undergoing cultural revival | April 14, 2003 -- The tremendous cultural revival in the Arroyo Seco is detailed in this Star News story. |
Arroyo Seco Master Plan hits snag | April 15, 2003 -- After a four hour debate on the future of the Arroyo Seco, the Pasadena City Council voted to certify the Master Environmental Impact Report approved by staff, but balked at the Master, instructing staff to return with an edited or red-lined version to clarify exactly what is contained in the plan elements. |
City improvement: Planting trees | April 16, 2003 - A thorough overview of the benefits of urban streat trees is presented in this story from the Christian Science Monitor. |
New design may save Rose Bowl's status | April 17, 2003 -- Rose Bowl officials hope that new changes to their design might be able to conform with preservation standards. Some of the Since modifications to the design include keeping the stadium's low-slung bowl shape, digging down into the arroyo for parking, and expanding the stadium's space to 1 million square feet.
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New plan for Rose Bowl to be unveiled | April 19, 2003 - Rose Bowl officals will unveil the new plans for a rehabilitated Rose Bowl Stadium on Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm at the Pasadena Senior Center. |
NFL? No thanks | April 19, 2003 - Joseph Paggi wades in on why he doesn't want an NFL team in the Rose Bowl. |
Want green? Think local | April 21, 2003 -- The Pasadena Star News strongly endorses Lower Arroyo restoration as well as in Hahamongna as part of an Earth Day entreaty to "Think Local." |
Rose Bowl's redesign will be revealed today | April 22, 2003 - Here's the view from San Diego of the new Rose Bowl plans. |
Rose Bowl-colored glasses? | April 22, 2003 - The LA Daily News reports on John Moag's big plans for the Rose Bowl and the NFL. |
$500 million plan to redesign Rose Bowl unveiled | April 23, 2003 -- Rose Bowl officials yesterday unveiled their new plans for a renovated Rose Bowl intended to host a National Football franchise. Reactions from neighborhood leaders and LA officials were mixed. |
Rose Bowl Unveils Plan to Lure NFL Team | April 23, 2003 -- Investment banker John Moag and Rose Bowl officials unveiled their plans to incorporate the Rose Bowl's historic elements into the rehabilitation of the station for a proposed NFL franchise. |
Rose Bowl rendered better | April 24, 2003 - The Pasadena Star News cautiously approves of the new renderings for the NFL in the Rose Bowl. |
Plans for Rose Bowl create new concerns | April 27, 2003 - There's mixed views at the Tournament of Roses about the possible coming of a National Football League team to the venerable Rose Bowl. |
Tagliabue Weighs In on Rose Bowl's Plans | April 27, 2003 - NFL Commissioner Paul Taglibue is impressed with Rose Bowl plans for an NFL team but is not ready to make any commitments. |
Finally, an NFL Winning Play: Pro Football Foots the Bill | April 28, 2003 - Frank del Olmo is crossing his fingers that the NFL will fund the renovations to the Rose Bowl, after decades of receiving local subsidies. |
Big bowl better | May 3, 2003 - Sally Barnes asks some pithy questions about the future of the Rose Bowl. |
Give NFL to L.A. | May 3, 2003 - More thoughts on the Rose Bowl, what it has been and what it should be. |
Coliseum offered as alternative to Rose Bowl | May 6, 2003 - The Coliseum is back in the picture as a potential for an NFL franchise. LA officials admit they are badly trailing Pasadena and the Rose Bowl in luring the professional football league back to this region after eight years of absence. LA Councilwoman Jan Perry says, ""I think they don't realize the extent of NIMBYism they might find in Pasadena. I am not sure the people who live around the Rose Bowl will want professional football there." |
Residents to learn about Arroyo restoration | May 6, 2003 - The annual meeting of the West Pasadena Residents Association Thursday will feature a talk on restoration plans for the Arroyo Seco. Tim Brick, managing director of the Arroyo Seco Foundation, will be the featured speaker. |
Handled with Care | May 7, 2003 - A construction project that threatened to clog the Millard Canyon stream, which flows into the Arroyo Seco, was stopped yesterday after residents complained of stream degradation. |
Coliseum a thorn in Rose Bowl's NFL bid? | May 7, 2003 - Could the Los Angeles Coliseum derail Rose Bowl plans to host a National Football League franchise? Local officals say they are unconcerned, but there is no doubt that the LA bid turns up the heat. |
Toxic soil cleanup may see setback | May 11, 2003 - Proposed federal legislation that would lift environmental regulations affecting the Department of Defense could have local impacts. |
Bowl trade-off required | May 11, 2003 - Reader James Graunke likes the idea of a renovated Rose Bowl with an NFL franchise in it. |
Violation notices issued for piling fill near Millard Creek | May 13, 2003 - A construction project degrading Millard Canyon has been stopped by county, state and federal inspections. |
Sage Council Files Lawsuit Challenging Arroyo Seco EIR | May 14, 2003 - The Spirit of the Sage Council has filed a lawsuit challenging the environmental impact report recently certified by the City of Pasadena regarding the Arroyo Seco Master Plan. Here is the official news release. |
Tourism Report Card | May 15, 2003 - Two substantialy different views for tourism generation are offered at Pasadena's annual Tourism Industry breakfast. |
What of tradition? | May 19, 2001 - Thomas Mahoney asks some probing questions about the future of Pasadena and of the Rose Bowl in today's letter section to the Star News. |
NFL adds Carson as possible site for team | May 21, 2003 - The NFL owners throw a curve to Pasadena at their meeting considering the future site for a Los Angeles-area football team. After leading city officials to believe that they were engaged, Pasadena discovers that there is another candidate for NFL affection - Carson. |
Avoid gridiron gridlock | May 19, 2003 - Letter writer Jim Behm discusses transportation options for the Rose Bowl. |
NFL Commits $10 Million to Carson | May 21, 2003 - NFL owners decide to give Carson a chance to host the NFL franchise in LA to the consternation of Pasadena officials. |
Owners start ball rolling on L.A. team | May 21, 2003 - Here's the story from Philadelphia of the NFL owners discussions of an NFL franchise for Los Angeles and Rose Bowl prospects. |
Rose Bowl Sends Message | May 22, 2003 - Rose Bowl officials are demanding exclusive negotiating rights by next Tuesday and a sixty day deadline to complete negotiations over an NFL franchise in the Rose Bowl. |
NFL to weigh all its options in L.A. | May 22, 2003 - New questions and new options are emerging in the discussions about a new NFL franchise in the Los Angeles area. |
Pasadena Down in the Dumps as Carson Lures NFL's Interest | May 23, 2003 - Times columnist Steve Lopez pokes away at Pasadena officials who are frustrated that the NFL isn't giving them exclusive negotiating rights for an LA area National Football League team. |
Football and Transit | May 23, 2003 - Letter-writer Roger Christensen claims only the Coliseum is transit ready for an NFL franchise. |
City officials play waiting game | May 23, 2003 -- No, Pasadena officials have not given up their quest for an NFL team in the Rose Bowl despite the NFL's courting a competing stadium proposal in Carson. And that wasn't an ultimatium they delivered the other day about exclusive negotiations by next Tuesday, they clarify. |
Carson hopes 2nd time will be charm | May 25, 2003 - Carson has now emerged as the competition, even the leading contender, for the LA-based NFL franchise, much to the chagrin of Pasadena officals. |
Know neighbor | May 27, 2003 - A Duarte resident thinks the Rose Bowl needs pruning. Of course she's for an NFL team in the Rose Bowl and shame on those noisy residents, who should have know the NFL was coming. |
Brown Act abuse alleged | May 29, 2003 - Pasadena attorney alleges that the City Council has not complied with open meeting provisions of state law in their discussions of the NFL franchise for the Rose Bowl. |
Transit realities | May 29, 2003 - Letter writer Ken Sterling has some ideas for how to expedite transit to the Rose Bowl. |
Action in the arroyo | May 29, 2003 - Letter writer Jim Behm is at it again with modest proposals for the Rose Bowl area and the Arroyo.
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Off and Running | May 29, 2003 -- Here's the scoop on the $140 million sports complex in Carson that includes the new stadium for the Galaxy. |
NFL Pulls End Run in Stadium Site Game | May 29, 2003 - The NFL is cynically pitting Pasadana against Carson in a bid to extract more concessions in their plans to establish a Los Angeles franchise. |
NFL merely toying with us | May 30, 2003 - Here's the cynical view about NFL courtship from Steve Dilbeck. |
Stadium Site Has Been a Tough Sell | May 31, 2003 - Here's the background on the massive vacant lot in Carson that is competition for the Rose Bowl in its bid for an NFL franchise. |
With Support Like This, We Don't Have a Team? | May 31, 2003 - Various views on the NFL franchise, need and location from letter writers to the LA Times.
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Rose Bowl officials await word from NFL | June 1, 2003 - The word on NFL prospects for the Rose Bowl could come as early as Monday Night. Look for an extended closed session at the City Council meeting if there are any new developments. |
Moag directs Rose Bowl's NFL dreams | June 2, 2003 - John Moag, the deal-maker hired by Pasadena to land an NFL franchise for the Rose Bowl, has pulled off other big deals. Will he succeed this time? |
Major revisions not incorporated | June 3, 2003 -- The Pasadena City Council delayed any decision last night on the Lower Arroyo and Central Arroy Master Plans for some further clarification of the projects involved. |
ArroyoFest will bring 110 to screeching halt | June 3, 2003 - Get set to ride your bike or walk on the Arroyo Seco Parkway at ArroyoFest June 15. |
City reads letter by Tagliabue cautiously to-act-as-a-subhead | June 4, 2003 - NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabut has sent a letter to Pasadena officials regarding the Rose Bowl prospects for a professional football team, but city officials are acting cautiously about what it means. |
According to Tagliabue, Rose Bowl Still in the Picture | June 3, 2003 - The Rose Bowl is still in the picture, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue assures Pasadena officials in a letter, but meanwhile the NFL is taking steps to evaluate the Carson proposal more thoroughly. |
Plan to join trail bits advances | June 3, 2003 - Plans for connect the trail network from the Arroyo Seco to Eaton Canyon across Altadena are making progress. |
FLINT WASH BRIDGE CROSSING WILL BE RESTORED | June 3, 2003 - Here is the City of Pasadena news release on the new funding for Flint Wash Bridge in Hahamongna Watershed Park. |
Tagliabue suggests meeting with Pasadena officials | June 3, 2003 -- NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue wants to meet with Pasadena officals regarding Rose Bowl prospects. |
Funding falls in place for Flint Wash bridge | June 6, 2003 - The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has provided the last piece of funding to restore the Flint Wash Bridge that will again connect the road over Devil's Gate Dam to the western part of Hahamongna Watershed Park. |
Rose Bowl sparkles again | June 6, 2003 - There will be fireworks at the Rose Bowl again this year for the annual Independence Day celebration. |
Bridge is passage to the east | June 6, 2003 - Does the Flint Canyon Bridge connect Pasadena to La Caņada or La Caņada to Pasadena? Think about that and read the good news. |
Take a Freeway Stroll for a New Look at the 110 | June 7, 2003 - Take another look at the Arroyo Seco Parkway and at transportation itself at ArroyoFest this Sundsy. |
Arroyo Seco restoration has become a city goal | June 8, 2003 - The potential for stream restoration in the Lower Arroyo and the Arroyo Seco Foundation are featured in a front page story in the Sunday Star News. |
ArroyoFest on the freeway will cultivate seeds of a new vision | June 12, 2003 - ArroyoFest organizer Marcus Renner outlines the philosophy and goals of the upcoming freeway bike and walk event and community festival. |
Footsteps on the Pasadena Freeway | June 12, 2003 -- Take another look at the Arroyo Seco at ArroyoFest this Snday. |
Pasadena officials optimistic after meeting with NFL brass, including Tagliabue. | June 12, 2003 - Pasadena officials left their Wednesday with NFL executives feeling that perhaps their bid for a professional football was back on trank. Perhaps. |
NFL meets with Pasadena officials in New York | June 12, 2003 - A meeting with NFL executives leaves Pasadena officials optimistic. |
Home Depot Center scores Cup final | June 13, 2003 -- In awwarding the Women's World Cup soccer final to the new Home Depot Center in Carson, a top US soccer official takes an ominous swipe at the Rose Bowl as a venue for future soccer events. |
Cyclists, Walkers to Take Over Pasadena Freeway | June 14, 2003 - The scenic Arroyo Seco Parkway/Pasadena Freeway will close Sunday morning for an event to raise awareness of the issues facing communities along the Arroyo Seco.
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ArroyoFest will close Pasadena Freeway | June 14, 2003 -- Here's the announcement for ArroyoFest, the ambitious plan to close the Pasadena freeway to celebrate the Arroyo. |
Pasadena Freeway Closed For ArroyoFest | June 15, 2003 - Television news coverage of ArroyoFest. |
Freeway Closed | June 16, 2003 - The closing of the freeway opened up new perspectives to everyone who took part in the spectacular ArroyoFest event. |
Freeway Sheds Cars, but Not Heavy Traffic | June 16, 2003 - ArroyoFest was a three-hour lark for all participants. |
Freeway festival stops traffic | June 16, 2003 - CNN picks up the AP feed on ArroyoFest. |
Freeway Opens to Different Sort of Traffic | June 16, 2003 - Here's how they covered ArroyoFest in Canton, Ohio. |
Thousands bike, walk across closed LA freeway in car culture snub | June 16, 2003 - SF coverage of the Arroyo spectacular. |
Arroyo Dreams | June 17, 2003 - KCET Life and Times features ArroyoFest and Arroyo restoration efforts. |
Greenway protects natural heritage | June 18, 2003 - Here's an outstanding model for the Arroyo from the Cascades in Washington. |
Arroyo Culture: Back to nature | June 18, 2003 - The Pasadena Star News editorial salutes ArroyoFest and backs the naturalization of the Arroyo. |
L.A. Celebrates its Historic Parkway | June 18, 2003 - Preservation Online, the online magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, covers ArroyoFest. |
Make car-less a routine | June 21, 2003 - Jeff Chapman sings the praises of the walk and bike event on the Arroyo Seco Parkway. |
County orders Altadena resident off his land | July 9, 2003 - County inspectors have ordered Millard Canyon dweller Henry Corbett off of his creekside for illegally living in a motor home. Corbett has also been cited for a host of other violations of the Millard creeks, the eastern-most tributary of the Arroyo Seco. |
Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route | July 13, 2003 -- Cecelia Rasmussen traces the historic route of the new Gold Line train through the Arroyo Seco. |
70,000 Riders Go for the Gold Line | July 27, 2003 - The Gold Line sweeps through the Arroyo Seco. |
Put value of NFL franchise into perspective | August 7, 2003 - Sports marketting consultant David M. Carter offers some works of caution about courting the NFL. |
Felled Trees Seedlings of Great Green Movement | August 24, 2003 -- Scott Wilson and North East Trees have been planting trees and parks in our region for 13 years now. |
NFL may cover report cost | September 3, 2003 -- A deal is in the works in which the National Football League will cover most of the cost for an environmental impact report for Rose Bowl renovations to accomodate an NFL franchise. |
River cleanup deal reached | September 3, 2003 - Los Angeles reaches a settlement with water quality officials about the long-term cleanup of trash in the Los Angeles River. |
Waterfalls' Restoration Is Planned | September 6, 2003 - Plans are unveiled to clean up the slide that has blocked Rubio Canyon five years ago, but the controversy remains. |
Practicing a Bit of Botanical Philanthropy | September 7, 2003 - Pasadenan John Cox is out there on weekends collecting seeds from native plants for the Theodore Payne Foundation. |
Supporters of Rose Bowl fear image of obsolescence | September 7, 2003 - The Star News begins a three-part series looking at potential site for an NFL stadium. This article features the Rose Bowl. |
Is pedigree enough to ensure survival of Rose Bowl future? | September 7, 2003 - Here's the history and future prospects of the aging stadium in the Arroyo. |
Pasadena accepts offer on Bowl EIR | September 9, 2003 -- Despite Mayor Bogaard's concerns about exposing Pasadena to uncertainity and costs, the Pasadena City Council unaminously approved an agreement with the National Football League to proceed with a one year environmental review process. |
Too much pressure steadily degrades Valley's playground | September 14, 2003 - The challenges facing the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains are highlighted in this feature from the Star News. |
Groups spread blame for forest damage | September 14, 2003 -- The conflict and controversy between hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers erupts again on the pages of the Star News. |
Masses and Messes | September 15, 2003 - Have the San Gabriel Mountains above us become too popular. This Star News series outlines some of the challenges facing the Angeles National Forest. |
Arroyo Seco Master Plan hits new snag | September 30, 2003 - The Pasadena City Council considers pieces of the Arroyo Seco Master Plan, raising concerns from neighborhood and environmental groups working to protect the Arroyo. |
Arroyo Seco plans approved - Deal took five years; millions to be spent on both ends | September 30, 2003 - After years of wrangling and debate, the Pasadena City Council finally approves the Arroyo Seco Master Plan. |
Arroyo Seco plans approved | October 1, 2003 -- After years of discussions, the Pasadena City Council moves forward and approves the Hahamongna Watershed Park Master and the Lower Arroyo Plan with amendments that gained cautious support from Arroyo lovers. |
History hopes to repeat itself in Highland Park | October 12, 2003 - The Neighborly Advice feature of the Los Angeles Times features historic Highland Park. |
Terror of Colorado Boulevard | October 31, 2003 - Pasadena puts its NFL hopes on Moag, man who 'gets things done'
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Audubon Focuses on Nature in Midst of City | November 2, 2003 - The new Audubon Center in the Arroyo Seco is a pilot for an ambitious national outreach program by the National Audubon Society. |
Art away from Hollywood is where his heart is | November 6, 2003 - Native American art and the Intertribal Marketplace at the Southwest Museum are featured in this article. |
Rose Bowl may become a consolation prize | November 6, 2003 - The advent of the national championship has taken some of the bloom off the Rose. Bowl, that is. |
Families and fun: here, a natural fit | November 8, 2003 - Here's the LA Times Calendar feature on the wonderful new Audubon Nature Center. |
A mile of smiles | November 9, 2003 - Both politically charged art and whimsy fill up Hahamongna Watershed Park for a weekend of interesting and challenging art. |
Aging JPL facility to get three new buildings | November 11, 2003 - JPL at the mouth of the Arroyo plans to expand its facilities on campus. |
Least costly option involves replacing historic structure | November 12, 2003 - Plans for one of the Arroyo classic bridges are now emerging. Pasadena ponders whether to rehab or rebuild the graceful La Loma Bridge. |
Keep on banning | November 12, 2003 - Letter writer Peter S. Griffith has some great ideas for the Arrroyo. |
Lovely to look at, but little to be learned | November 12, 2003 - An Art review in the LA Times Calendar section gives a mixed review to the Autry Msueum exhibit of Southwest Museum artifacts.
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History in the making - 6 Pasadena dwellings, 2 districts nominated for national registry | November 14, 2003 - Two Arroyo districts are nominated for the National Registry of Historic Places for their stunning architecture and neighborhood charm. |
Gnomes sighted in Hahamogna | November 15, 2003 - Is the Arroyo Seco really safer with Gnomeland Security asks editor Steve Scauzillo, who has to be dragged to the Arroyo for the fantastic environmental art exhibit in Hahamongna last weekend. |
Author, Historian Left His Imprint on Los Angeles | "Charles Lummis built a house to last and designed it to be as quirky as he was," says the Los Angeles Times of the original Arroyo luminary and his home on the banks of the Arroyo at Avenue 43 in Los Angeles.
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History hopes to repeat itself in Highland Park | November 20, 2003 - A profile of the homes and architecture of Highland Park. |
You're Never Too Antique for Playtime | November 23, 2003 - The stately Ziegler House in Highland Park is alive with new energy thanks to the efforts of local preservationists. |
Compromise reached on trail | November 29, 2003 - The Altadena Crest Trail will go ahead with a new route after a developer blocked the previous plan. |
LCF sewer plans stuck in quagmire | December 3, 2003 -- Problems could delay the construction of La Canada's sewer system for up to two years. |
Brookside officials seek higher fees | December 3, 2003 - Fees may soon be climbing at Brookside Gold, er Golf Course. |
County seeks grant for Crest Trail | December 4, 2003 - The County is seeking a grant to close the gap in the Altadena Crest Trail. |
Seattle's new drainage plan to provide wildlife with healthy creeks | December 5, 2003 - Seattle is setting the way for environmentally sensitive treatment of stormwater runoff in a program designed to restore livable conditions for fish in local creeks. |
Los Angeles by Kayak: Vistas of Concrete Banks | December 8, 2003 - Take a trip down the LA River by canoe and experience its myths and disparities. |
Remember, Anaheim also courting NFL | December 17, 2003 - There's intense competition for LA's dream of securing an NFL franchise including the Coliseum, Carson and Anaheim besides the Rose Bowl. |
The River That L.A. Forgot | December 22, 2003 - A profile of the majesty and marvels of the Los Angeles River. |
Ploy Against Clean Waters | December 30, 2003 - The Bush Administration has backed away from its plan to gut Clean Water Act provision regarding the protection of streams and wetlands, but other administrative orders still imperil them. |
This hike's all about attainable goals | December 30, 2003 - Take a hike through scenic Debs Park with Keith Maline and the Los Angeles Times. |
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