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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31744
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31941AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Councilman Gary Kovacic will take over as mayor at the next City Council Meeting. He will serve through October 21 and then the position will rotate to John Wuo (October 21-January 4), Mickey Segal (January 4-April 20). Gail Marshall was mayor through April 15 of this year. All council members are rotating to the position of mayor during the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31623
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
City council members
Mayors
Item ID
31820AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Centennial (1903-2003) approaches and the Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission is planning on a year-long, citywide celebration for the city's 100th birthday. In photo, a baseball cap to commemorate the centennial, is on sale at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33397
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial (1903-2003)
Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission
Community events
Item ID
33593AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Cooper, Charles
Item ID
31032AN
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
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Newspaper Index
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Calendar of events in celebration of Arcadia's centennial is printed.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Events
Item ID
31350AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gene Glasco, Arcadia's new city clerk, was sworn in April 17, 2012. He will hold the position for four years, following his election on April 10, 2012. He has lived in Arcadia Highlands since 1954.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32963
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Officials--City Clerk
Gene Glasco--biography
Item ID
33160AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Scots or Scottish pioneer Hugo Reid, came to Southern California in 1832, from Scotland. He was the first private owner of Rancho Santa Anita and an elementary in Arcadia carries his name.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33311
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Reid, Hugo--biography
Item ID
33507AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gloria Horstman, former library board trustee, former columnist for the Pasadena Star News, and reviewer for the Vroman's bookstore newsletter, returns to Arcadia to present a book review program in honor of the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30834
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Arcadia Public Library Foundation programs
Columnists
Horstman, Gloria - biography
Writers
Item ID
31022AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public television personality Huell Howser, of KCET TV, speaks at an Arcadia Centennial dinner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30836
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. 1 w/photo and caption
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. 1 w/photo and caption
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Celebrities
Howser, Huell
Item ID
31024AN
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Newspaper Index
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Why is council member Mayor Pro Tempore Sho Tay spending campaign money after being appointed for an extended second term because he was the only candidate in his 3rd District. Campaign contributions Tay received from Tony Chen and James Chou have been spent on mailers in both Districts 2 and 5 to support candidates Bob Harbicht and Roger Chandler.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35139
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 29, 2018
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p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 29, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2018
Candet Properties
Chandler, Roger
Chen, Tony
Chou, James
Concord Property Management
Harbicht, Bob
Tay, Sho
Item ID
35328AN
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Newspaper Index
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Remembering Charles Gilb on Veterans Day. Biography of Charles Gilb, "Potato King," a former Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps, businessman in the produce industry and former Arcadia City Council member. He served four terms as mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35610
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Biographies
Gilb, Charles
Mayors
Veterans
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Newspaper Index
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The council started work on a two-year budget for 1999-2001.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26956
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 27, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 27, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
27155AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31226
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31421AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's float saluting its centennial was awarded the Queen's Trophy. The float was called "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30830
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Awards
Floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Item ID
31018AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30796
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia city history
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30984AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved a $32.5 million general fund budget for 2003-2004. The total budget is about $142 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31531
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia City budget - 2003-2004
Item ID
31727AN
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Newspaper Index
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Demonstrators occupy Arcadia City Council meeting and call for resignation of Mayor Pro Tem Roger Chandler. They spoke out against removal of basketball courts from Eisenhower Park. Some called Chandler to resign because of his August 20 remarks that he didn't like the "type" of people the courts attracted. Chandler accused Mayor April Verlato of orchestrating the protests.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35563
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Basketball
Chandler, Roger
Eisenhower Park
Parks
Protests
Verlato, April
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"Visions of Arcadia", the anthology of essays celebrating the city's centennial, will be out in time to be presented at the city's 100th birthday party on August 5. The book was edited by Councilman Gary Kovacic. The printing cost over $15,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
City of Arcadia - centennial
Essays
Item ID
31725AN
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Newspaper Index
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20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35297
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Gustin, Jason Scott
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35486AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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