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Allure of the Arroyo | January 22, 2004 - A Pasadena couple has found their perfect retreat in a spot below a freeway. The secret? A home that reflects and respects the simple beauty of their native surroundings.
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Coliseum emerges as prime spot in NFL quest | January 24, 2004 - Things are beginning to look positive for the Coliseum as the site for an NFL franchise in LA. |
Working out the bugs | January 25, 2004 - The bugs are getting at the Southwest Museum's outstanding collection of Native American and southwest artifacts. |
City files claim in closure of wells | January 26, 2004 - Pasadena has filed a claim against NASA and the US Army to recover costs related to the contamination of local water by perchlorate. Meanwhile, NASA will hold two public hearings this week on the subject. |
Pasadena Sues NASA, US Army Over Alleged Contaminated Water Wells | January 27, 2004 - KNBC covers the lawsuit filed by the City of Pasadena regarding perchlorate contamination in the Arroyo Seco. |
Get busy, stop polluted plume | February 20, 2004 - The Pasadena Star News urges NASA to pick up the pace on the cleanup of toxic contaminants which have defiled the Arroyo Seco and local water supplies. |
L.A.'s golden connection | February 20, 2004 - Editor Steve Scauzillo sings the praises of the Gold Line and of connections. |
LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT REACHED FOR ARROYO SECO CONSERVATION | February 20, 2004 - The Spirit of the Sage Council cuts a deal with Pasadena over habitat protection in the Arroyo Seco and an NFL team in the Rose Bowl. In exchange for minor clarifications on Pasadena's EIR on the Arroyo Seco, the Council agrees not to challenge the NFL and to receive $50,000 if the NFL does come to the Rose Bowl. |
NASA begins groundwater cleanup at its JPL campus | March 1, 2004 - NASA is moving ahead with the cleanup of perchlorate and other toxic chemicals in the Arroyo Seco, but the treatment of drinking water wells still needs to be resolved. |
Brush clearing funding allocated | March 8, 2004 - The Arroyo Seco is listed as "ready to burn" in the sites that will receive brush clearing from the US Forest Service. "But a few stretches of old chaparral, such as Monrovia Peak and the Arroyo Seco beyond the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, are ready to burn, he said."
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EIR stalls while plan for Bowl modified | March 11, 2004 - Plans for the NFL in the Rose Bowl are changing dramatically as architects are told to go back to the drawing boards. The NFL is uncomfortable with plans to put 800,000 square feet of commercial space underground and want to change that to save money and time. But what does that mean for the Arroyo Seco??? |
Campaign seeks to transform historic Arroyo Seco Parkway | March 15, 2004 - The historic Arroyo Seco Parkway will undergo some serious sprucing up as part of campaign led by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Scenic Byways program and local Arroyophile groups. You can view the draft plan online at: http://www.arroyoseco.org
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Perchlorate Information Withheld, Suit Alleges | March 25, 2004 - Natural Resources Defense Council, a major environmental group, takes on the Bush Administration for withholding information on the effects of perchlorate. |
Green is flowing for sewer projects | March 30, 2004 - Sewer hookups are finally proceeding in La Canada Flintridge in a development that will protect water quality. |
Tax money for L.A. stadium? - Project leaders deny link to N.Y. plan | March 30, 2004 - Will there be tax funding for an NFL stadium in the LA ? Commissioner didn't say yes, but he didn't say no either. |
Dame Goodall has birthday in San Marino | Saturday, April 3, 2004 - Jane Goodall celebrates her birthday at the Huntington with a call for grassroots efforts like the Roots and Shoots group. The Hahamongna Roots and Shoots group is represented. |
California has a message for volunteers: Get lost! | April 6, 2004 - It could be the end of volunteerism as we know it. The Sacramento Bee covers an obscure labor regulation that is now being enforced to prevent non-profit groups doing good works like watershed projects from using volunteers. It's an incredible slap at public involvment of the sort that has fueled Arroyo Seco improvement projects for decades. |
REYES PUSHES FOR REGIONAL WATERSHED PLAN | April 19, 2004 - Councilmember Ed Reyes is calling for a watershed plan for the entire Los Angeles River to be directed by the LA Department of Water & Power and the Bureau of Sanitation. |
Pentagon's exemption a threat to SoCal water? | April 22, 2004 - A proposal to exempt the Department of Defense from responsiblity for the use and cleanup of hazardous chemicals on military bases came under fire from public agencies in congressional hearings. |
Settling for nature. Pasadena-based Spirit of the Sage Council wins environmental | April 22, 2004 - The Spirit of the Sage Council will get $50,000 from Pasadena if an NFL team locates in the Rose Bowl as part of a settlement regarding Arroyo Seco planning issues. So much for protecting the Arroyo. It's called checkbook environmentalism. |
Risk of water contamination minimal | April 23, 2004 - "Don't worry, be happy," JPL experts tell attendees at a public meeting about perchlorate contamination and its health effects. |
SoPas committee finalizing report deciding fate of private equestrian facility | April 28, 2004 -- Look for a decision soon about the future of San Pascual Stables, the six acre equestrian facility on the border between South Pasadena and Pasadena. A South Pasadena committee has been looking at other alternatives and will soon issue its report. |
NFL May Be Warming to Team at Coliseum | May 8, 2004 - Prospects for an NFL franchise are looking rosier for the Coliseum. |
The People's Freeway | May 10, 2004 - Marcus Renner tells of reclaiming a concrete corridor to make way
for the next -- and better -- Los Angeles at ArroyoFest.
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Canyon cleanup goes awry | May 13, 2004 -- The restoration of historic Rubio Canyon lags because of money concerna and a dispute over what action the Forest Service should take......if any.
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A place to call home | May 20, 2004 - A review of local architecture features the Arroyo Seco and arts & crafts culture. |
Arborists say Arroyo Seco oak tree may fall at any time | June 13, 2004 - The stately oak at the Bird Fountain gets a bad prognosis from city-hired arborists. The Urban Forestry Advisory Committee will discuss the trees fate this coming WEdnesday. |
Canyon's protectors | June 14, 2004 - In a letter to the editor, Nancy Steele protest the "No Tespassing" sign on Millard Trail. |
Canyon's protectors | June 14, 2004 - In a letter to the editor, Nancy Steele protest the "No Tespassing" sign on Millard Trail. |
Mitigate, don't fell, old oak | June 16, 2004 - The Star News wades into the Bird Fountain Oak dispute and calls for warning signs so that a "magnificent tree, a veteran older than our nation itself, a silent witness to Southern California history, would be allowed to live out its natural life span." |
Setting record straight | June 16, 2004 - Editor Larry Wilson wades in on the Millard Canyon trail issue to remind everyone of the committments that were made when the La Vina development was built. |
Pasadena cyclist club seeks new members | June 21, 2004 - The Pasadena Mountain Bike Club has sponsored fun rides in the local mountains for twenty years. Now they're looking for more members. |
Rose Bowl Group, NFL Officials to Meet Today | June 22, 2004 - Rose Bowl and Pasadena officials are in Green Bay Wisconsin to study the transformation of that stadium to meet NFL standards. |
Trail group victorious in court case | June 23, 2004 -- Save the Altadena Trails scores a big victory in court reopening the El Prieto Fire Road in Altadena to public use. |
Rose Bowl group seeks revamp ideas | June 23, 2004 - Pasadena and Rose Bowl officials toured Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wi to get some ideas about how to transform the aging stadium in the Arroyo Seco for use by the NFL. |
'Neigh' to soccer field | June 27, 2004 - It looks like the stable and equestrian facilites on the border between Pasadena and South Pasadena in the Arroyo will stay. Here's the account of the celebration. |
Birding society takes flight after 100 years following flocks | June 27, 2004 - One hundred years of bird-watching in this region were celebrated at a recent dinner held by the Pasadena Audubon Society. |
Thanks Larry | June 28, 2004 - Lori Paul praises Star News editor for his column on the much disputed Millard Canyon trail. |
Council raises ante on park fees | July 4, 2004 - The Pasadena City Council has endorsed a plan to increase developer fees to provide for new parks and the upkeep of current parks. |
Perchlorate: No need to panic | July 6, 2004 - The Star News editorializes on perchlorate. |
Bond to Clean L.A. Waterways Advances | July 8, 2004 - A $500 million municipal bond issue that would appear on the Los Angeles ballot in November received preliminary Council approval yesterday. |
Water plant on line by fall | July 10, 2004 - NASA will move ahead with well-head treatment of the drinking water wells in the Arroyo Seco contaminated by rocket fuel. |
State water bill advances | July 10, 2004 - The House of Representatives has passed a critical piece of legislation supporting the CALFED program to restore the Sacramento San Joaguin Delta ecosystem and to ensure water supplies for more than 20 million Californians. |
L.A.'s fate in NFL's hands | July 23, 2004 - The NFL is still in a quandry over which (if any) site to use for a new LA franchise. The Rose Bowl remains in contention with the league stepping up to pay for a design and environmental review. |
Rose Bowl deal need stay course | July 23, 2004 - The Star News offers qualified support for persistent efforts to plop an NFL team in the Rose Bowl. |
Rose Bowl NFL Initiative??? | August 10, 2005 - Pasadena councilmember Chris Holden hasn't given up on putting an NFL team in the venerable Rose Bowl. |
Taking a peek at Rose Bowl | August 18, 2004 - Delays in the review of the Rose Bowl are raising concerns around town. The new design for the stadium will be unveiled on Saturday. |
Rose Bowl plan adds amenities, cuts seating | August 20, 2004 - Initial details of the proposed renovation plan to convert the Rose Bowl for the NFL have been released by Pasadena officials. |
Rose Bowl board OKs plan to change stadium | August 22, 2004 - RBOC votes for the new renovation plan for the Rose Bowl. "This is just the beginning," RB GM Darryl Dun says. |
Rose Bowl moves NFL dreams closer to reality | August 22, 2004 - Rose Bowl officials have approved a new design for the Rose Bowl intended to lure in an NFL team. |
Student saves wilderness as park | August 24, 2004 - Lily Don is an Arroyo Seco hero. |
Looking to Return, NFL Sees Daylight in Anaheim | August 26, 2004 - Surprise, surprise. The NFL is now couurting Anahein for the new professional football site. What happened to it's love affair with the Rose Bowl? "The timing of the Anaheim announcement was particularly awkward for backers of the Rose Bowl proposal, who on Saturday unveiled a renovation plan that would add almost 1 million square feet and 200 luxury suites to the 82-year-old stadium."
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NFL in Anaheim? | August 26, 2004 - The NFL flirts with Anaheim. |
NFL Pits Hurray Against Ho-Hum | August 27, 2004 - Reaction to the NFL's courting of Anaheim? "Who cares?" Does anyone really think that the franchise will go anywhere other than LA? |
Thanks for inspiration | September 3, 2004 - Star News letter-writer Michael Gray salutes Arroyo volunteer Lily Dong. |
Some locals question bid for NFL team | September 7, 2004 - Believe it or not, folks, there are those who question the wisdom of courting the National Football League for the Rose Bowl. |
L.A. is OK without NFL | September 7, 2004 - Has LA and region suffered from not having a professional football for ten years? Bob Keisser doesn't think so. |
Local Environmentalists Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bay-Delta Bill | September 15, 2004 - Here's local reaction to the news that the US Senate has voted unanimously to reauthorize the CALFED Bay Delta Program.
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Residents pressure county to clean basin | September 16, 2004 - La Cañada Flintridge homeowners' group warns county will be held liable should debris basin runoff cause property damage. |
Senate approves CalFed water bill | September 16, 2004 - The critical CALFED reauthorization received a unanimous vote in the US Senate moving the bill a big step closer to approval. |
Council raises parks fees | September 22, 2004 - Park advocates scored a big victory for future generations of Pasadena on Monday night when they convinced the City Council to dramatically increase the park fee on new development. |
Schoolkids Make History Their Story | September 22, 2004 - The LA Times presents a wonderful account of a visit of school childen to the historic Lummis Home. |
Coalition Seeks to Protect Watershed's Very Nature | 9-30-04 Army engineers and Ventura and L.A. counties will study ways to prevent development from harming the Santa Clara River. |
Preservationists to City Council: Punt | October 17, 2004 - Sue Mossman and Pasadena Heritage take off the gloves on the Pasadena's bid for National Football League team in the historic Rose Bowl at a forum sponsored by the Linda Vista Annandale Association on Saturday. Besides objections to the new design, the proposal is reeling with recent setbacks relating to other potential sites and the NFL's refusal to accept city guidelines. |
Rose Bowl plan faces opposition | October 17, 2004 - Pasadena Heritage is going after the Rose Bowl NFL proposal stating that the group has "absolutely no alternative but to resist renovation." |
$500-Million Water Proposal Has Nothing but Friends | November 23, 2004 - Los Angeles is leading the way for local cities in the clean-up of our streams and ocean by placing a $500 million bond issue on the November 2nd ballot. |
Legal fight looms over historic spot | October 26, 2004 - The long-simmering dispute over access to the El Prieto Fire Road and Owen Brown's grave site has led to a lawsuit file by local residents who are trying to protect public access rights. |
CALFED Bill Signed into Law | October 26, 2004 - President Bush has signed historic legislation that reauthorizes the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. Special kudos go to Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congress members Richard Pombo, Ken Calvert and Grace Napolitano. |
Governor Schwarzenegger Praises President's Signing of CALFED Legislation | October 26, 2004 - President Bush has signed pivotal legislation to authorize and fund one of the nation's most significant environmentl programs, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. |
Storm Restores Waterfalls Buried in '98 Slide | October 18, 2004 - Recent rainstorms have cleared the wonderful waterfalls in Rubio Canyon blocked since 1998 by a construction mishap. |
Swept clean --- Heavy rains blast rock pile at top of Rubio Canyon to its base | October 28, 2004 - A few hours of rain cleared up six years of controversy over the best way to fix the damage caused by a construction project that had buried five waterfalls in historic Rubio Canyon in 1998. |
Move backs up plan to lure NFL | October 30, 2004 - Los Angeles is sweetening the pot in its bid to win the NFL franchise for the Coliseum, offering redevelopment incentives. Can Pasadena continue to hold firm to its position about no public funds? |
River Plan Rolls Along | November 4, 2004 Efforts to revitalize L.A.'s concrete-lined waterway will get a boost as city leaders begin a search for a design consultant. |
River Plan Rolls Along | November 4, 2004 - Los Angeles is moving ahead with plans to restore the Los Angeles River. Efforts to revitalize L.A.'s concrete-lined waterway will get a boost as city leaders begin a search for a design consultant.
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River Plan Rolls Along | November 4, 2004 - Los Angeles is moving ahead with plans to restore the LA River. Efforts to revitalize L.A.'s concrete-lined waterway will get a boost as city leaders begin a search for a design consultant.
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Don't reinvent wheel | November 4, 2004 - In a letter to the Star News, Arroyo Brigader Ray Dashner lays out his views on how to restore the Arroyo Seco. |
Winning numbers | November 6, 2004 - An NFL franchise would pump an additional $3.3 million into the local economy each year. Is that all? |
La Vina irking county | November 6, 2004 - County Supervisor Michael Antonovich plans to do something about the way the La Vina Homeowners Association keeps blocking the Altadena Crest trail as it moves toward the Arroyo SEco. |
Why Americans love their lawns — and why there are better choices | 2004-11-18 After so much talk about what needs improving in the world, wouldn’t it be wonderful to find a project that would satisfy all the things on your wish list? If your list includes creating more time to volunteer, improving the environment for wildlife, polluting less and reducing the use of the world’s natural resources, you may have a made-to-order project right in your own back yard. |
Concrete solution for water? | November 22, 2004 Raising Shasta Dam's height looms large among ideas to boost state's dwindling storage. |
Storm proves mightier than oak | November 24, 2004 - The famed Bird Fountains, subject of controversy, has succumbed to the forces of time and nature. |
Old oak dies with dignity | November 26, 2004 - Here's the obit for the Bird Bath Oak, of such recent fame. |
Salmon and Steelhead May Lose Protections | |
Salmon and Steelhead May Lose Protections | December 1, 2004 - The administration proposes to roll back 'critical habitat' for the ever-declining fish by up to 90%. Developers applaud the plan. |
Winter? To natives, it's spring | December 2, 2004 - This time of year is ideal for growing plants that evolved in the Southland. Hunt down an enticing lilac or manzanita, plop it in the ground, then settle in and listen for the hummingbirds. |
Advocates Want Tests for Key Fish | December 3,2004 - O.C. sightings of possibly wild steelhead spark calls for action so the rare trout can't be overrun by development or harmed by pollution. |
Nature centers just unnatural | December 4, 2004 - Nature centers are made by you and me, says Steve Scauzillo, but only God can make nature. |
Group opposes higher park fee | December 4, 2004 - The recently increased park fees are under attack by developers, billing themselves as "Homes for Pasadena Workers." |
Nature centers just unnatural | December 4, 2004 - Editor Steve Scauzillo has his say about nature centers, their uses and usefulness. |
Forest Service faulted for lack of outreach programs | December 5, 2004 - The Center for Law in the Public Interest believes that the US Forest Service needs to do more to serve the diverse ethnic community near the Angeles National Forest. |
Perfect use of Space | December 5, 2004 - Star News editor Larry Wilson tours the new Kidspace Museum facility in Brookside Park and offers his verdict. |
City approves naming trail after Begley | December 8, 2004 - Pasadena has named a rediscovered trail after the late Arroyo Brigade stalwart Roy Begley. |
Parks fee hike draws criticism | Tuesday, December 7, 2004 - Developers strike back against park fees designed to expand Pasadena parks to meet the needs of a growing community and increased density. |
JPL van plunges off road; 3 killed | December 9, 2004 - A tragic accident sends a JPL commuter van into the Arroyo Seco high in the Angeles Mountains. |
Ecologist says scrub plants don't deserve brushoff | December 11, 2004 - The importance of native plants and understory in fire protection needs to be emphasized more says Escondido-based fire ecologist Richard Halsey. |
The beauty of the Arroyo Seco | December 14, 2004 - Star News writer Emanuel sings the praises of the Arroyo Seco and recounts a bit of its history. |
Matilija Dam Removal a Step Closer | December 15, 2004 - Ventura County OKs environmental report. The project's cost is pegged at $130 million. |
Matilija Dam Removal a Step Closer | December 15, 2004 - Plans are moving ahead for the removal of Matilija Dam near Ojai, as Ventura County supervisors approve the environmental review. |
Arroyo the cat's pajamas | December 12, 2004 - Possible sightings of Mountain Lions in the Arroyo region |
Learning playground | December 16, 2004 - Kidspace celebrates opening of new facility in Brookside Park. |
L.A. a bargaining chip | Sunday, December 19, 2004 - Would it be appropriate to have the Sains in the City of Angeles? New Orleans NFL owner Tom Benson is playing the LA card with his home town. |
City could be forced to close more wells | December 22, 2004 - Pasadena officials move ahead with treating the local groundwater contaminated by percholorate in the Arroyo Seco. |
Getting back to nature | Thursday, December 23, 2004 - Nonnative trees being removed from Arroyo Seco
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Holiday blessings abound | December 24, 2005 - Larry Wilson and Christopher Nyerges pose a puzzle for Arroyo afficionados. |
Keep non-natives | December 24, 2004 - Reader Al Freemon grumbles about the habitat restoration in the Arroyo Seco. |
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree? | December 25, 2004 - Here's the story of the annual Christmas bird count. |
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