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The Arcadia City Council approved a 5% tax on interstate and international telephone calls over the strong objections of residents. The tax, which will cost about $.40 per person per month, is expected to generate $225,000 in city revenues, which will help close the gap between the city's general fund expenditures and revenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3450
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3337AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article traces history of telephone service in Arcadia. In 1903, when the city was incorporated, the directory listed two customers in the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3448
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 5, 1981
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Telephone
Item ID
3335AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council lowered the city's utility tax from 7 to 5% and rescinded the street-sweeping assessment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3438
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3326AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article outlines discussion at City Council meeting about the ballot measure to increase the utility tax to raise money for the schools. It was suggested a higher admission tax at Santa Anita Park be used to raise the money.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2924AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council unanimously agreed to hold a June election to attempt to bail the school district out of its financial troubles. Proposition A would increase the utility tax by 2%, bringing in $550,000. Proposition B would raise the tax an additional 1% bringing $250,000 more. The funds would be for maintenance of school property and facilities used by the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2923AN
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The Arcadia City Council voted unanimously to ban fireworks in Arcadia beginning July 5, 1987.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1619
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fireworks
Item ID
1618AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council candidate Johanna A.M. Hofer is circulating petitions asking for a reduction in the city's utility tax rate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3445
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3333AN
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Newspaper Index
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Don Pellegrino, incumbent on the ballot for City Council, has definitive opinions, listed in this article, on the election issues: the budget, race track admission, utility tax, etc.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Pellegrino, Donald E.
Item ID
1087AN
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Roy Speirs and Steve Worsley are running as a team in the upcoming election. Their publicly stated purpose is to form a coalition with Haltom and Dring to bring about tax reforms. Their initial goal will be to further reduce the utility tax, eliminate the sewer tax, reduce the number of employees and control salaries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1089
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Speirs, Roy
Worsley, Steve
Item ID
1088AN
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Article outlines school board's plans if voters approve a boost in the utility tax in June.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2926AN
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Jack Saelid has proposed a cap on the utility tax: when a yet-to-be-determined sum has accrued, collection would cease. City Attorney Charles Liberto will research and report on a possible ordinance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3441
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3329AN
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Arcadia seeks to extend the right to collect cell phone usage tax. Officials plan to hold a special election in May or June in 2009 for a ballot measure. If communicated to voters correctly, it should pass, because it would not raise the tax but protect the city's revenues. At stake is about $1 million in yearly revenue. To do that, voters must allow the city to legally redefine what a telecommunications tax is. Recent court rulings have suggested cities cannot tax cell phone use by relying on older telecommunications tax ordinances.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cellular telephones - cell phones
Taxes
Telecommunications
Item ID
31523AN
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Council unanimously OK's Dial-A-Ride related issues.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1427AN
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Article discusses further arguments pro and con on the upcoming ballot measures to raise the utility tax to provide funding for the schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3003
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2928AN
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Santa Anita Avenue carries 33,000 cars a day. If a train bridge is not built, the road will be blocked about every five minutes during rush hour. Measure A would allocate $8 million to build a Gold Line train bridge for the Gold Line extension. The bond measure would cost property taxpayers about $7 per year for every $100,000 of assessed valuation. Although the bond measure has many vocal supporters, this city has traditionally resisted new taxes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Measure A
Gold Line extension
Train bridges
Bond measures
Santa Anita Avenue
Item ID
30155AN
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Beginning July 1 water bills are increasing by 5.9%. For average homeowner, it will amount to only about 49 cents per month.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1983
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3461AN
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Article outlines arguments for and against the two ballot measures raising the utility tax in order to restore school programs and prevent school closure.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1981
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2927AN
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City council unanimously adopted the budget for the new fiscal year. Arcadia is back in the black.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Budgets
Fiscal year 2006-2007
Item ID
30289AN
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The City Council voted unanimously to make a new senior citizen's center a priority this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3259
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 10, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 10, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Senior Citizens Center
Item ID
3163AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council voted unanimously to hire a consultant for a citywide survey of historic buildings, with a budget of up to $40,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18186
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 2000 - 2009
Item ID
18433AN
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