Talk:South Pasadena, California
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"However opponents say that neglects to consider the fact that the entire region is already well overrun with cars, trucks and buses, and that the addition of the 710 extension will do little, if any, to correct that. Caltrans admits that the extension would be just as congested as, or even more congested than, any other freeway in the region from its opening day forward."--putting aside the pervasive weasely-ness, this doesn't even pass the smell test; anybody with awareness of the basic facts, some of them admitted to in this article, e.g. how many times the Feds have been dragged in and the constant lobbying of Sacramento by every other city in eastern L.A. County, would find it suspicious for a purportedly honest and accurate account of why this dispute is perpetually stalled (in S. Pas's favor) -- Housewares 17:02, 1 December 2007 (UTC) -- I changed it such that it is not so much of an advertisement on the 710 part, but I honestly know nothing about that issue. Danbornekde (talk) 17:37, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
S.P.U.S.D high grades? From what I can conclude, La Cañada and San Marino have higher test scores? --Fpo 02:59, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
- In March 2005, controversy spreaded when South Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Rob Arias reassigned four school administrators, which was against district policy. The school board accepted the reassignments, leading to a walkout of students at South Pasadena High School and angering many South Pasadena residents. The reassignments were secretly made, in which school board members met in a closed session to reassign the administrators, in violation of the Brown Act. A few weeks later, the school board reversed their decisions after numerous emails sent to board members and weeks of pressure from residents and parents. The board admitted that it was against district policy for a superintendent to reassign employees. After reversing their decisions, one member called for Arias' resignation. He did so a few weeks later. He leaves the South Pasadena Unified School district after nine months as Superintendent of Schools.
Is this material really of importance to South Pasadena? The Arias matter seems like a closed issue of little ongoing relevance. Any thoughts? -Willmcw 05:48, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
I've actually been to both the San Marino and South Pasadena elementary schools (SP also for middle school). I prefer San Marino as an elementary school. And I think the grades are higher too. I also have a friend that goes to La Canada High, so its kind of interesting about the relationship here. The South Pasadena Middle School is pretty interesting though. Freddy Tsao
When discussing academics, we have to look at the school's performance at a much broader scale. SPUSD has high API numbers as well as decent averages on standardized tests such as the SAT I. Comparing this district with La Cañada or San Marino is like trying to make distinctions amongst several fine restaurants. All three are superb public school systems relative to what California as a whole has to offer to its students. In an article on a site as widely read as Wikipedia, that's the kind of perspective articles should be written from.Alexhlau I also agree with Willmcw that the Arias case is old news and is not really relevant to what's currently going on in South Pas...
In regards to South Pas APIs, the South Pasadena demographics are different from those of San Marino and La Canada. South Pasadena has a substantial number of condominiums as well as rental properties. A large number of its inhabitants are lower middle class/working class. San Marino by contrast is all single family detached housing with substantially more wealthy inhabitants. Such economic distinctions in regards to class diversity are not corrected for in the API.
[edit] Incorporation
I have read, in a book on architecture in LA County, that Pasadena and South Pasadena were incorporated separately because one was wet (allowed alcoholic beverages to be sold) and the other was dry (sales prohibited). Can anyone point to more direct sources on this? Thanks.
Under the "Demographics" heading, it says "Johnny Chen was considered the fastest Asian runner in the San Gabriel Valley." It seems really random.. and is it really necessary to put that? lol
I'd like to see a citation on the claim that South Pasadena residents call their town "Mayberry". South Pasadena is my home town and I lived there from 1966-1987 and NEVER heard any South Pasadenan refer to it that way. Spidra 18:15, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
How about everybody(the Pasadena Star-News included) referring to your city as "SoPas", just like the perceived contention that the City of Moreno Valley HATES being nicknamed "MoVal" by the Riverside County Press-Enterprise(and just about everybody else in the state)?...Baldwin91006 16:52, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
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