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Mayor George Fasching blasted a group of nine former mayors for distributing an open letter that accused the new City Council of breaking the law by asking City Manager George Watts to resign.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper83
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 21, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Employees - Watts, George
Item ID
83AN
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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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For the second consecutive week, concerns about the image of Arcadia were expressed at council meetings. Residents are concerned about a new tattoo parlor and Gina's, a bar and grill located beneath Bowling Square.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14553
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 6, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Business & Industry
Item ID
15129AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Gem Coin mastermind Steve Chen sentenced to 10 years in prison. One of Arcadia’s largest financial scandals in 2015 involved cryptocurrency and a host of well-known public officials, including a former Arcadia mayor, for involvement in a Ponzi scheme that ultimately shut down the operations of the Arcadia business known as U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35891
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Cryptocurrency
Gem Coin
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA)
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Newspaper Index
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Dennis Lojeski, the city councilman and former mayor who won his narrowest election victory just four months ago, died Sunday of a brain aneurysm. He was 52.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 1996
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Lojeski, Dennis
Item ID
7208AN
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Dennis A. Lojeski was tearfully remembered as friends and family gathered Sunday to dedicate a baseball field in Eisenhower Park to the former mayor and city councilman, who died in August at age 52.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8455
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Lojeski, Dennis A.
Eisenhower Park
Item ID
8411AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Arcadia man shot to death.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29017
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1992
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 29, 1992
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Manruquez, Charles Joseph
Item ID
29204AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Arcadia's "Doll Lady."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29292
Newspaper
Arcadia Star Tribune
Date
January 15, 1993
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Star Tribune
Date
January 15, 1993
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wood, Muriel
Item ID
29477AN
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Former Mayor Charles Gilb and his wife Ruth, through their family foundation, are donating $300,000 to construct a new museum. Curator Carol Libby displays museum artifacts on the community's history in the current museum.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Libby, Carol
Gilb, Charles
Gilb, Ruth
Item ID
26680AN
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Retired Arcadia firefighter and paramedic Don Morgan is profiled. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5499
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 12, 1995
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
October 12, 1995
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Morgan, Don
Item ID
5357AN
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Husband shot wife and himself. Deaths of Arcadia couple--Paul Thornton, 58, and his wife Maria Lockwood, 54--ruled murder-suicide. He died of a gunshot wound to the head and she died of a gunshot wound to the chest. They had been married a little over a year. They lived in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Lockwood, Maria
Murder-suicide
Shootings
Thornton, Paul
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A group of nine former mayors has denounced the City Council's recent decision to ask for City Manager George Watts' resignation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper78
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Employees - Watts, George
Item ID
78AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13525AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Don Ricardo restaurant is one of five owned by Victor Sampson. It is profiled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5643
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1995
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1995
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Restaurants, Bars, etc - Don Ricardo's Restaurant
Item ID
5494AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Mayor Roger Chandler and first-time candidate John S. MacDonnell have joined incumbents Barbara Kuhn, Sheng Chang and Gary Kovacic in pulling papers to run for four open seats at the council elections April 14, 1998.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11766
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chandler, Roger
MacDonnell, John S.
Kuhn, Barbara
Chang, Sheng
Kocacic, Gary
City Council, Elections - 1998
Item ID
11973AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Two Arcadia men die in truck crash.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1992
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1992
Pages
p. A1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wicker, Ricky Dean
Brown, David Joseph
Item ID
29190AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager has announced the appointment of Don Penman to the position of Deputy City Manager/ Development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11904
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
City Employees - Penman, Don
Item ID
12105AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Current mayor Dennis Lojeski and former Councilman Bob Harbicht appear to have finished ahead of five other candidates Tuesday in the race for two City Council seats. Propositions A and B passed; Propositions C and D did not pass. Final tally is not expected until Thursday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5804
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1996
Lojeski, Dennis
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
5649AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council was reorganized with Gary Kovacic being elected mayor and Roger Chandler, Mayor pro tem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26302
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
Chandler, Roger
Item ID
26503AN
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Newspaper Index
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Donat Gladue, who brought Don's Plumbing to Arcadia in 1945 and served the city ever since, died in his Arcadia home Saturday of natural causes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1662
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Gladue, Donat
Item ID
1661AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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