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Developer Rick Caruso and his company are soliciting the Arcadia community's thoughts on his $400 million mall project slated for the parking lot of Santa Anita Park. A "scoping session" designed to solicit public views on what should be included in the environmental review will take place at City Council chambers at 7pm on April 7, 2005.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29465
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Malls
Item ID
29650AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Stephen Deitsch, Arcadia's City Attorney, wants residents to know he has not taken a position on ballot Measure N or Measure P. Westfield Group has published campaign materials that might lead residents to believe Deitsch has taken a stance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Attorneys - city attorney
Ballot measures
Caruso Affiliated
Deitsch, Stephen
Elections - local - 2006
Mall war
Westfield Group
Item ID
30426AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A court hearing today will provide clarification on Judge James Chalfant's July ruling that stopped progress on an upscale mall proposed by developer Rick Caruso at the Santa Anita Park parking lot. The proposed mall is known as the Shops at Santa Anita. In July, Judge Chalfant ruled that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and would have to be revised before the project can move forward. Chalfant could modify his ruling today, or allow the existing ruling to become final judgment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31242
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31437AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Seen as retaliation for Westfield tactics, Caruso Affiliated announced it would ask Arcadia voters to block mall rival Westfield from leasing space to Target Stores or a similar "big box" discounter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29970
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
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Mall war
Caruso Affiliated
Ballot measures
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30156AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group, owner of Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita, has proposed two ballot measures for the November election. Westfield is gathering signatures for the two initiatives: 1) to mandate free parking at all large retail projects and 2) to ban large billboards. A poll of 300 registered Arcadia voters in February showed 74% support the free parking initiative and 62% support the billboard measure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29945
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Polls
Westfield Group
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Mall war
Item ID
30131AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield is at odds with city officials over the city's handling of the Caruso mall development at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30077
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chandler, Roger
City Council - 2001-2010
Mall war
Westfield America
Item ID
30263AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents voice concerns over the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot development of an outdoor mall to include retail, commercial and apartment space. Residents worry about how the quality of life in Arcadia will be affected. A draft of the environmental report should be ready by late June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29466
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Malls
Item ID
29651AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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One candidate for City Council, Sheng Chang, has signed a pledge issued by Arcadia First!, the Westfield-funded organization formed to defeat the Shops at Santa Anita mall. Chang opposes the proposed new mall project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29965
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Arcadia First!
City Council elections -- 2001-2010
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Candidates
Malls
Item ID
30151AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso Affiliated plans to put in a 4-acre lake as part of the 800,000 square feet outdoor mall proposed for Santa Anita Park race track parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29617
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso project
Developments
Santa Anita Park race track
Malls
Lakes - man-made
Item ID
29801AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge James A. Chalfant heard arguments yesterday on two petitions challenging the adequacy of an environmental impact study done for a proposed upscale Arcadia mall, known as The Shops at Santa Anita, developed by Rick Caruso of Caruso Affiliated. The complicated nature of the case could delay a ruling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31013
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 8
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31208AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso Affiliated's proposed mall, The Shops at Santa Anita, may be hit with a second lawsuit. Anti-development group Arcadia First! said it will sue on the grounds that the environmental impacts of the project have not been fully addressed. The suit will make a ballot referendum unnecessary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30528
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30716AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Red Rock Chili restaurant's co-owner Brent Beckwith defends Westfield and the Arcadia First! coalition in this letter. He feels business owners and residents have a right to voice their best interests and that the group is not merely a front for Westfield's interests.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29601
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Letters to the editor
Beckwith, Brent
Arcadia First!
Coalitions
Grass roots organizations
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - business owners
Malls
Developments
Caruso project
Item ID
29785AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Developer Rick Caruso's $400 million open-air mall at the Santa Anita Park race track may be stiff competition for retailers at Westfield Shoppingtown. City leaders hope the two malls can coexist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29467
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita - 2001-2010
Business and Industry
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Item ID
29652AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield, Santa Anita Shoppingtown, and Santa Anita Fashion Park, are the three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia, the City Council, and developer Rick Caruso, aimed at stopping the new mall The Shops at Santa Anita. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study done was flawed. Assistant City Manager Don Penman said the study was the most thorough one he had ever seen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30546
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Caruso Affiliated
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30734AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield America may feel threatened by Caruso Affiliated's proposed outdoor mall and residential complex on the parking lot of the Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield America
Westfield Santa Anita
Shopping centers
Commercial Developers
Caruso Affiliated
Item ID
29375AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Responding to allegations made by Westfield-funded Arcadia First! that Caruso representatives met privately with City Council, Caruso Affiliated spokesperson Julie Wong said Arcadia First! should apologize and get their facts straight. Sung Tse, Arcadia First! spokesperson said there is nothing to apologize for.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30615AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rick Caruso, who is planning to build a new mall at the Santa Anita Park race track, invited guests from Arcadia to The Grove to get community feedback on his proposed development. He is trying to learn things about what Arcadians want or need. He expresses his philosophy and background.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29520
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Malls
Caruso, Rick
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Developers
Feedback
Item ID
29704AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group expects to complete its second expansion project at Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita in three years -- an $85 million, 185,000 square feet wing that would convert the mall into a cross between a traditional indoor mall and an outdoor shopping center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29504
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2005
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2005
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita - 2001-2010 - expansion
Retail stores
Malls
Business and Industry
Westfield Group
Item ID
29688AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Opponents of the proposed mall The Shops at Santa Anita have filed a complaint accusing the City Council of breaking open meeting laws. An attorney for Arcadia First! asked the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to investigate whether negotiations between the city and developer Caruso Affiliated violated the Brown Act because they were held outside of public view.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30423
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council wants to finish its review of the Caruso outdoor mall project before the April council elections. Opponents to the development feel the Caruso project is being fast-tracked through the approval processes for political reasons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29704
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Caruso project
City Council elections
Item ID
29889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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