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Property owners overwhelmingly rejected the city's $2.2 million tax increase Tuesday, casting "no" votes by a 2 -to- 1 margin against the Fire Suppression District.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10174AN
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This article presents a list of budget cuts made by City Council and reasons why people should vote for the Fire Suppression District assessment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25837
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Suppression District
Budget
Item ID
26037AN
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By a margin of 2 to 1, Arcadia's Fire Suppression District lost as property owners voted overwhelmingly to defeat the proposed assessment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25841
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Suppression District
Budget
Item ID
26041AN
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Property owners have until Tuesday to turn in their ballots on the vote-by-mail Fire Suppression District tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10222
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10172AN
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Two articles. The Fire Suppression District was overwhelmingly rejected by voters.

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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 7, 1997
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p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10177AN
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Nine out of ten houses of worship voted "no" in the Arcadia Fire Suppression District election last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10229
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10179AN
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Citizens express opinions on Fire Suppression District assessment at a public hearing.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Suppression District
Budget
Item ID
26039AN
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City of Arcadia will put Fire Suppression District to a vote. Opposing views are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25833
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Fire Suppression District
Budget
Item ID
26033AN
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In an attempt to produce permanent revenue enhancement, the City Council has agreed to go to ballot with a Fire Suppression District assessment which would ask property owners to tax themselves to achieve a balanced budget.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Budget
Fire Suppression District
Item ID
26028AN
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A 23.8% turnout of Arcadia voters was enough to defeat the city's special bond measure. It failed by less than 1 percent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper130
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 17, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
September 17, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Elections - Local
Item ID
130AN
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In an unusual move, the normally apolitical Arcadia PTA Council has endorsed Measure A on the April 14 ballot, pushing voter approval for a 2% utility tax increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12840
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Local, 1998
Item ID
13031AN
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Two Asian candidates failed in their effort to diversify the all-white Arcadia Unified School District Board.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4516
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 1995
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
School Board - Elections, 1995
Item ID
4392AN
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Incumbents Sheng Chang and Barbara Kuhn failed in their bids for re-election to City Council as voters gave first-time candidate Gail Marshall, former Mayor Roger Chandler and council appointee Gary Kovacic the nod for the next four years. Gino Roncilli came in well ahead of former Mayor George Fasching for the two year seat. Voters also gave thumbs down to Measure A, a ballot initiative that would have added 2 percent to the current 5 percent utility tax for the next four years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13319
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13525AN
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Nearly 24% of voters - about 5,566 of 24,207 registered - turned out Tuesday to decide on a school bond measure. Officials are disappointed with the low voter turnout.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper131
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 18, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
September 18, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Elections - Local
Item ID
131AN
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Arcadia voters have approved ballot Measure A with 2091 people voting yes and 643 voting no. The measure protects the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone use. Measure A will not raise taxes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31510
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
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p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31706AN
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Questions answered by the nine candidates running for City Council: (1) Why do you want to run for City Council? (2) What knowledge do you have of local government?

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25945
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 1998
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 1998
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Item ID
26145AN
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Arcadia voters will decide on ballot Measure I, Measure N, and Measure P on November 7, 2006. Measure N has to do with billboard-type signs. Measure I calls for residents to finance a bond if the district wants to erect new buildings for public schools. Measure P has to do with charging for parking at The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30218
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2006
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
Parking
Schools
Signs
Item ID
30405AN
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Candidates in the City Council race comment on Youth Master Plan and how it relates to the utility tax (Measure A) increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26294
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 1998
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Youth Master Plan
Item ID
26495AN
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Arcadia voters will decide, in a special election next week, whether or not to approve ballot Measure A, which seeks to protect the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone usage. Measure A would not raise any taxes. The city already collects taxes on residential cell phone usage and is seeking to legally protect that practice by redefining what constitutes a telecommunications tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31702AN
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Incumbents Mary Dougherty, 57, and Joann Steinmeier, 47, beat out challenger Debbie Ewing, 29, for 2 Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education positions. A bond measure to raise funds to renovate AUSD facilities won by a vote of 71% to 28.3% (67% was needed to pass).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper207
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Schools - Finance
Item ID
207AN
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