2019 WISPPA MEETINGS
May 4, 2019
WISPPA BUSINESS MEETING 
 This was an opportunity to chat with fellow members about the City Budget, commissions, the South Pasadena T of R float and many other topics that is of general interest. 
April 6, 2019
Be Part of the Solution - The City Needs Our Input on Financial Shortfalls
             Presentation and conversation with Stephanie DeWolfe, City Manager and 
Karen Aceves, Principal Management Analyst
South Pasadena is facing a growing budget deficit.  At our meeting, the city shared budget information, presented potential solutions and 
​asked for input from WISPPA members and the public.  
City of South Pasadena Budget Presentation
March 2, 2019
Business Meeting:  Discussed name change, membership dues, reports from commissioners
SouthPasadenan Article on Name Change
February 2, 2019

ANNUAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FORUM: THE NATURAL SIDE OF SOUTH PASADENA
WISPPA was privileged to have a distinguished panel of experts who discussed actions that the city and residents can take to begin to address the consequences of global climate change.  Changes can have many secondary benefits like clearer air, cooler gardens, quieter neighborhoods, more songbirds, and slower, more rewarding and healthier lives. The panel was moderated by Barbara Eisenstein.   The panel members were:
  • Barbara Eisenstein is a native plant gardener, horticulturist, writer and blogger. Her recent book, Wild Suburbia – Learning to Garden with Native Plants, guides new and experienced gardeners on a journey toward sustainable, habitat gardening. Barbara is research associate at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, plant sale chair for the San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of CNPS, and founder and organizer of Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. Her home garden has been featured on the Theodore Payne Garden Tour numerous times. 
  • William J. Kelly is co-publisher of California Current, a weekly news service on the energy utility industry in California and the West and has written on environmental and energy issues for more than 40 years, including for the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Climate News, LA Weekly, Scientific American, and Alternet. Early in his career, Kelly covered national environmental issues in Washington, D.C., for BNA, today known as Bloomberg-BNA. He’s the author of books, including “Home Safe Home” (National Press, Inc., 1989), “Smogtown: The Lung Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles” (Overlook Press, 2008), “The People’s Republic of Chemicals” (Rare Bird Books, 2014), and several volumes published by BNA. He served for 13 years as press spokesperson and communications manager for the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the smog control agency for greater Los Angeles. Kelly has won numerous prizes for his work and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
  • Marianne Veatch - Board member South Pasadena Beautiful 
  • Rick Schneider. - City Councilmember and past South Pasadena Mayor
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Barbara Eisenstein, Bianca Richards, Marianne Veach, Bill Kelly, and Dr. Rick Schneider.
​January 12, 2018
Conversation with South Pasadena City Manager Stephanie DeWolfe
South Pasadena Review Article
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Ellen Wood (left) moderated a question and answer session with South Pasadena City Manager Stephanie DeWolfe (right)
​Sgt. Shannon Robledo & Cpl. Avec Manoukian thanked WISPPA for helping stock backpacks with necessities to give to the local homeless population.
​ Ellen Daigle (left) spearheaded the project along with Ellen Wood on behalf of WISPPA.