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A 38-year-old Los Angeles man, accused of setting four arson fires in Arcadia and of carjacking a woman trying to move her car away from one of the fires, is arrested. The first fire was in a rear corridor on the second floor of The Shops at Santa Anita mall, at 400 South Baldwin Avenue at 11:40 A.M. on Friday. The other three fires were in the vicinity of the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36496
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2023
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arson
Crime and Criminals
Fires
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Paul Cheng proclaimed April 2 Education and Sharing Day calling for renewed focus on moral and ethical education. Mayor Cheng presented the proclamation to representatives of Chabad of Arcadia and the greater San Gabriel Valley. Chabad of Arcadia offers Jewish education, community and social service programming for families of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
Education and Sharing Day
Proclamations
Rebbe-Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson
Stiefel, Sholom, Rabbi
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia through the years: Mayor Paul Cheng hosts 48th Annual Community Breakfast and State of the City on September 6, 2023 at Le Meridien hotel at 130 West Huntington Drive. Ed Andersen of Arcadia Historical Society and Rotchana Sussman, owner of White Springs Cafe, are featured speakers.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 2, 2023
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 2, 2023
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Andersen, Ed
Cheng, Paul
Sussman, Rotchana
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Newspaper Index
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Bobcat Fire, on its 9th day in the San Gabriel Mountains, continued to grow north of the San Gabriel Valley. It had charred 38,299 acres Monday with containment at 3%. The fire has crossed to west side of Santa Anita Canyon. On Sunday, residents in Arcadia and Sierra Madre who live north of Elkins Avenue and east of Santa Anita Avenue were ordered to evacuate. About 305 homes were in the evacuation zone. Most are in Arcadia and 32 are in Sierra Madre.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Newspaper Index
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The fight over affirmative action arrives in Arcadia. Arcadia Mayor Roger Chandler and Councilmember Paul Cheng will participate in a demonstration to protest Proposition 16 on Saturday at Arcadia County Park. Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 206, which banned the use of affirmative action involving race-based or sex-based preferences in California, from the state constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35697
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Affirmative action
Chandler, Roger (Mayor)
Cheng, Paul (Councilmember)
Protests
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists named. They will now compete for a share of scholarships worth almost $28 million. Those from Arcadia High School students are Isaac Cheng, Hongji Dai, Casey R. Kim, Kaitlyn A. Kwan, Caroline J. Ji, Jeffrey Oo, Steven H. Shi, Philip Tan, William Wong, Felicia Ye, Katelyn A. Yu.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
Cheng, Isaac
Dai, Hongji
Kim, Casey R.
Kwan, Kaitlyn A.
Ji, Caroline J.
National Merit Scholarship Program
Oo, Jeffrey
Shi, Steven H.
Tan, Philip
Wong, William
Ye, Felicia
Yu, Katelyn A.
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Judge found that a man was sane at the time of the bludgeoning deaths of his then-estranged wife's two teenage nephews in the boys' Arcadia home. Deyun Shi is on trial for the murders of 15-year-old Anthony Lin, who was asleep when attacked with bolt cutters, and 16-year-old brother William Lin, who was killed while studying in a separate room, on January 22, 2016. Shi was found giulty on two counts of first-degree murder.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36650
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Moses, Jared (Judge)
Murders
Trials
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Newspaper Index
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Another homeless village set to open in Baldwin Park. 16-unit tiny home complex will house families in need. It's called Serenity Homes, 13167 Garvey Avenue in Baldwin Park. Senator Susan Rubio, D-West Covina, celebrated the opening with elected officials from all over the San Gabriel Valley, including from Arcadia, Azusa, Glendora, La Puente, Monrovia, San Marino, South Pasadena, Temple City and Mount San Antonio College. It is the second tiny homes village opening in Baldwin Park within a year and serves as a model for how cities can expand homeless services.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A14
Subjects
Baldwin Park, California
Homeless
Homelessness
Housing
Rubio, Susan
Social issues
Tiny homes
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Arcadia City Council elections to be held on Tuesday April 14, 2020. This will not be a district-wide election. Only registered voters in Districts 1 and 4 will receive a vote-by-mail ballot beginning March 16, 2020. Completed ballots must be postmarked by April 14, 2020. The candidates are District 1: April Verlato and Yuli Sira and in District 4: Paul Cheng and Peter Amundson.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
City Council Elections-2020
Cheng, Paul
Sira, Yuli
Verlato, April
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Officials offer words of condolence for Monterey Park shooting victims. As Monterey Park grieves lives of 11 victims of a mass shooter who shot people at Star Dance Studio on Saturday, January 21, the Lunar New Year eve (Chinese New Year eve), President Joe Biden, Governor Gavin Newsom, and local officials such as Arcadia Mayor Paul Cheng, Rosemead Mayor Sean Dang, Duarte City officials, Los Angeles City Council, among others, offered condolences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36424
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2023
Pages
p. A1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 26, 2023
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
Chinese New Year
Crime and Criminals
Dang, Sean
Gun violence
Holidays
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
Tran, Huu Can
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Foothills threatened as Bobcat Fire swells. Santa Ana winds lead to San Gabriel Valley evacuation warnings. The fire started on Sunday, September 6 near the Cogswell Dam and West Fork Day Use area. It had grown to 10,344 acres with no containment by Tuesday evening. It is moving slowly toward the residential areas of Monrovia, Arcadia, or Duarte, but an evacuation warning has been issued for Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
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Arcadia Living celebrates grand opening of assisted living community. Located in the previous location of Vista Cove, 601 Sunset Boulevard, Arcadia Living provides assisted living services, hospice care, respite care, and adult day programs. Arcadia Mayor Sho Tay (in photo), Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng, and Council member Tom Beck attended.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 22, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 22, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Living
Assisted living facilities
Beck, Tom
Cheng, Paul
Tay, Sho
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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210 Freeway closure creates 5-mile backup for 5 days. 605 Freeway also affected by work on a bridge. Caltrans is repairing a 50-year-old concrete bridge on the 210 Freeway spanning the San Gabriel River. Most affected were motorists and truckers from eastern Los Angeles County and Inland Empire, driving the preferred route into Irwindale, Duarte, Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena, and San Fernando Valley.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Caltrans
Freeways
San Gabriel River Bridge Hinge Replacement Project
Traffic
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Newspaper Index
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Murder trial. Deyun Shi, man accused of revenge on family. The prosecutor said Shi, a Chinese citizen, had plan to flee to Hong Kong after killing his 2 teenage nephews in Arcadia and an attack against his wife. Shi faces life in prison without parole if convicted in the January 22, 2016 killings of 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin, and of injuring his wife the day before. The boys were bludgeoned to death in their home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Amy
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Murders
Trials
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Man, 52, gets two life sentences for killing his nephews in Arcadia. Deyun Shi will spend the rest of his life in prison without a chance for parole for killing 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin in their Arcadia home on the 400 block of Fairview Avenue, and for attacking his now-former wife Amy Lin, at the couple's La Canada Flintridge residence.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36683
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Domestic abuse
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Moses, Jared (Judge)
Murders
Trials
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Newspaper Index
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A San Bernardino teen is arrested following crash. Arcadia police find the fatal hit-and-run suspect, a 17-year old boy, hiding in the bushes after pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, is killed crossing Huntington Drive. The suspect drove a gray Dodge Charger, which was found in the 1200 block of Oakhaven Road, with front end damage and a broken windshield.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Fatalities
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County reports 5 deaths. 77 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia has 6 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Diseases
Illnesses
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
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Newspaper Index
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Local officials launch West San Gabriel Valley vaccination hubs in Monterey Park, Arcadia, Temple City and Rosemead. COVID-19 vaccinations of the Moderna vaccine presented by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Herald Christian Health Center. See also "Individuals with underlying health conditions now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine" Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, March 18, 2021.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 2021
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 18, 2021
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Barger, Kathryn
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Herald Christian Health Center
Pandemics
Public Health
Vaccines
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Newspaper Index
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