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The City Council approved a mandatory water conservation program that requires a 10% decrease in water use by all residents, as well as the use of penalties if residents use more than their share of water.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 10, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 10, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3469AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city council approved water conservation measures for city owned facilities such as regularly inspecting the city's sprinkler systems to reduce runoff and replacing the dial-type water timers with digital timers. Other measures were set aside for the time being, such as replacing grass-covered medians with cement, and washing down tennis courts less frequently.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3470AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In order to provide customers with more information on their water bills, the City Council approved Tuesday a $97,500 water billing system.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 23, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 23, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 17AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council decided Tuesday to suspend overuse penalties indefinitely on water bills issued after December 3 of this year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 19, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3471AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents will no longer pay penalties for using too much water starting in January, after the City Council decided Tuesday that the existing system was unfair.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 8, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3473AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 12, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 12, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Building Laws

Item ID: 684AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Items regarding water rights.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 4, 1937 p. 1; September 9, 1937 p. 1 (test suit); September 13, 1937 p. 1 ( " ); September 27, 1937 p. 1 ( " ); September 24, 1938 p. 1 (rights of Rancho Santa Anita); July 13, 1939 p. 2 (Pasadena right to Arcadia water); November 23, 1939 p. 1 (survey); June 18, 1953 p. 1 (survey of city water rights)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 4, 1937 p. 1; September 9, 1937 p. 1 (test suit); September 13, 1937 p. 1 ( " ); September 27, 1937 p. 1 ( " ); September 24, 1938 p. 1 (rights of Rancho Santa Anita); July 13, 1939 p. 2 (Pasadena right to Arcadia water); November 23, 1939 p. 1 (survey); June 18, 1953 p. 1 (survey of city water rights)

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 4321AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Items regarding city water system.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1931 p. 1 (land sought by Council); October 30, 1931 p. 1 (new well); November 18, 1932 p. 1 (pumphouse); February 19, 1936 p. 1 (Havenhurst Development pipes); January 24, 1936 p. 1 (pipe laying on santa anita); April 4, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); July 6, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); January 7, 1943 p. 1 (guards for wells during World War II); October 29, 1949 p. 1 (Camino Real well); March 18, 1950 p. 1 (water emergency solved); July 20, 1953 p. 1 (use record broken); June 6, 1955 p. 1 (First Priority System Program); September 8, 1955 p. 1 (use record broken); May 29, 1958 p. 1 ($2.7 million water plan); December 8, 1960 p. 1 (illegal sale of water by City); September 2, 1961 p. 1 (wells added); March 3, 1963 p. 1 (San Gabriel Valley Water Co. wells in Arcadia); January 21, 1965 p 1 (Colorado River water in Arcadia); February 7, 1965 p. 1 ( " ); January 2, 1966 p. 1 (treatment of City Water); January 23, 1966 p. 1 (water basin adjudication); April 7, 1966 p. 1 (final payment of debts); July 21, 1966 p. 1 Property owners vs water users over taxation); August 4, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); August 7, 1966 p. 1 (property sale by City); August 25, 1966 p. 1 (property owners vs water users re. taxation); April 2, 1967 p. 1 (costs updated); March 18, 1970 p. 1 (St. Joseph plant); June 22, 1972 p. 1 (State water project benefits to So. Calif.)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 16, 1931 p. 1 (land sought by Council); October 30, 1931 p. 1 (new well); November 18, 1932 p. 1 (pumphouse); February 19, 1936 p. 1 (Havenhurst Development pipes); January 24, 1936 p. 1 (pipe laying on santa anita); April 4, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); July 6, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); January 7, 1943 p. 1 (guards for wells during World War II); October 29, 1949 p. 1 (Camino Real well); March 18, 1950 p. 1 (water emergency solved); July 20, 1953 p. 1 (use record broken); June 6, 1955 p. 1 (First Priority System Program); September 8, 1955 p. 1 (use record broken); May 29, 1958 p. 1 ($2.7 million water plan); December 8, 1960 p. 1 (illegal sale of water by City); September 2, 1961 p. 1 (wells added); March 3, 1963 p. 1 (San Gabriel Valley Water Co. wells in Arcadia); January 21, 1965 p 1 (Colorado River water in Arcadia); February 7, 1965 p. 1 ( " ); January 2, 1966 p. 1 (treatment of City Water); January 23, 1966 p. 1 (water basin adjudication); April 7, 1966 p. 1 (final payment of debts); July 21, 1966 p. 1 Property owners vs water users over taxation); August 4, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); August 7, 1966 p. 1 (property sale by City); August 25, 1966 p. 1 (property owners vs water users re. taxation); April 2, 1967 p. 1 (costs updated); March 18, 1970 p. 1 (St. Joseph plant); June 22, 1972 p. 1 (State water project benefits to So. Calif.)

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 4319AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Items regarding Water Department

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 11, 1936 p. 1 (rates); September 17, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); September 21, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); September 29, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); October 2, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); February 3, 1949 p. 1 (rate increase); January 25, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study; January 28, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); February 1, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); February 11, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and expansion financing); February 15, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and rate increase); February 18, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); March 4, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); June 2, 1958 p. 1 ( " ); June 9, 1958 p. 1 ( " ); October 23, 1958 p. 1 ( " ); April 23, 1959 p. 1 (Board created); January 27, 1963 p. 1 ( " ); September 5, 1963 p. 1 ( " ); November 13, 1966 p. 1 (increase study); November 17, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 4, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 11, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 18, 1966 p. 2 ( " ); December 22, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 25, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); March 3, 1971 p. 1 (modernization of Department); February 4, 1973 p. 1 (history)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 11, 1936 p. 1 (rates); September 17, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); September 21, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); September 29, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); October 2, 1936 p. 1 ( " ); February 3, 1949 p. 1 (rate increase); January 25, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study; January 28, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); February 1, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); February 11, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and expansion financing); February 15, 1954 p. 1 (Alderman study and rate increase); February 18, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); March 4, 1954 p. 1 ( " ); June 2, 1958 p. 1 ( " ); June 9, 1958 p. 1 ( " ); October 23, 1958 p. 1 ( " ); April 23, 1959 p. 1 (Board created); January 27, 1963 p. 1 ( " ); September 5, 1963 p. 1 ( " ); November 13, 1966 p. 1 (increase study); November 17, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 4, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 11, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 18, 1966 p. 2 ( " ); December 22, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); December 25, 1966 p. 1 ( " ); March 3, 1971 p. 1 (modernization of Department); February 4, 1973 p. 1 (history)

Subjects: Water Department

Item ID: 4330AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City dropped a proposed anti-graffiti ordinance on Tuesday when the Council took no action on the matter.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 25, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 25, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Graffiti

Item ID: 1668AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia residents saved 22% more water over the past seven months than they did in the same period last year. Arcadia Water Manager Eldon Davidson attributed the mandatory 10% reduction program implemented by the City in February.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 6, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 6, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3472AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A law designed to protect Arcadia's oak tree population was passed 4-0 by the City Council on Tuesday. The trees listed in the ordinance may not be cut down or excessively trimmed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 26, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Trees

Item ID: 20AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The recently released statewide Advanced Placement figures show that in Arcadia, the number of exams passed per 100 seniors has grown from 24.2 students in 1984 to 80.9 students in 1990.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 5, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 5, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3131AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, which recently persuaded Temple City, Rosemead and Garden Grove to stop restricting the use of foreign languages on business signs, has requested a change in the Arcadia city ordinance that allows only 1/3 of the area of a sign to be in a foreign language. The new ordinance is more restrictive than the law that was deemed unconstitutional in Pomona in 1989 which required at least 50% of a sign to be written in the Roman alphabet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Signs and Signboards

Item ID: 3215AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Many of the local Chinese community, including members of the Arcadia Chinese Association, said they support the city council's decision to keep an ordinance requiring 2/3 of any business sign to be written in Roman letters.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Signs and Signboards

Item ID: 3217AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Rose Foreman, 100, an Arcadia resident since 1947 and a Dial-A-Ride user since 1975, has been given a lifetime Dial-A-Ride pass, enabling her to ride for free.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1990

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1990

Pages: p. B-1 photo

Subjects: Foreman, Rose; Dial-A-Ride

Item ID: 1639AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council to adopt official city emblem on August 6.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1935

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1935

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Seal

Item ID: 4244AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Area dropout rates for Arcadia Unified School District showed a 50% increase during the past five years. The latest figures are reportedly inaccurate because of a district reporting error.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 2, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 2, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2628AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to an expansion of the Arcadia Public Library that may add 15,000 square feet of space at a cost of about $3.5 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 28, 1992

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library, 1990-1999

Item ID: 88AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Unified School District's scores on the California Assessment Program went up in math for all grades this year, but down in reading in the 3rd and 6th grades, while 8th grade students showed an increase in reading. Other figures are also given in the article, as well as a chart of scores for each AUSD school on page A-2.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3130AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The City Council approved a mandatory water conservation program that requires a 10% decrease in water use by all residents, as well as the use of penalties if residents use more than their share of water.

In order to provide customers with more information on their water bills, the City Council approved Tuesday a $97,500 water billing system.

The City Council decided Tuesday to suspend overuse penalties indefinitely on water bills issued after December 3 of this year.

Residents will no longer pay penalties for using too much water starting in January, after the City Council decided Tuesday that the existing system was unfair.

The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)

Items regarding water rights.

Items regarding city water system.

Items regarding Water Department

The City dropped a proposed anti-graffiti ordinance on Tuesday when the Council took no action on the matter.

Arcadia residents saved 22% more water over the past seven months than they did in the same period last year. Arcadia Water Manager Eldon Davidson attributed the mandatory 10% reduction program implemented by the City in February.

A law designed to protect Arcadia's oak tree population was passed 4-0 by the City Council on Tuesday. The trees listed in the ordinance may not be cut down or excessively trimmed.

The recently released statewide Advanced Placement figures show that in Arcadia, the number of exams passed per 100 seniors has grown from 24.2 students in 1984 to 80.9 students in 1990.

Many of the local Chinese community, including members of the Arcadia Chinese Association, said they support the city council's decision to keep an ordinance requiring 2/3 of any business sign to be written in Roman letters.

Rose Foreman, 100, an Arcadia resident since 1947 and a Dial-A-Ride user since 1975, has been given a lifetime Dial-A-Ride pass, enabling her to ride for free.

City Council to adopt official city emblem on August 6.

Area dropout rates for Arcadia Unified School District showed a 50% increase during the past five years. The latest figures are reportedly inaccurate because of a district reporting error.

The City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to an expansion of the Arcadia Public Library that may add 15,000 square feet of space at a cost of about $3.5 million.