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Arcadia city officials have adopted a voluntary water conservation program that aims to reduce annual water consumption by 10 percent. Currently there is a state wide drought and a local water supply shortage. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has voted to raise water rates 14 percent in July 2009. The other two main sources of the city's water are the Main San Gabriel Basin and Raymond Basin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31183
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Metropolitan Water District (MWD)
Water conservation
Water supply
Item ID
31378AN
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City Council approved a waste management measure that requires residents to recycle yard clippings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22414
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2001
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Trash, recycling
Item ID
22631AN
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Residential customers of Southern California Edison (SCE) may see increases of an average of 30% or more next year because of soaring fuel prices and costs to upgrade infrastructure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31138
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Electricity
Energy
Power
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Utilities
Item ID
31332AN
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Arcadia considers rate tiers for water use. Santa Anita Park race track, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Westfield Shoppingtown, and the two golf courses are Arcadia's biggest users. The tiered rate structure means that users would be charged more per gallon once they cross certain thresholds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31858
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2009
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Water rates
Water use
Item ID
32054AN
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City officials are alerting residents to a temporary situation where the water will be brown and should not be used to wash laundry or dishes as it may stain.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26177
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Water
Item ID
26377AN
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Vendors and 2000 people attended the Southern California Utility Association's Information Fair. Arcadia's water department employee, Richard Reeley, raced to see how quickly he could change a water meter. The Fair was held at the Irwindale Speedway.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24529
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2002
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 20, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Water Department
City employees - Reeley, Richard
Southern California Utility Association
Item ID
24719AN
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City administrators and negotiators for the Arcadia Police Department have not yet reached a contract agreement. Officers want an immediate 10% raise for the first year and 4% increases the second and third years. City council has offered salaries that would make Arcadia police the second or third highest paid in cities surveyed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30852
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2007
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p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Officers Association Union
Labor contracts
Salaries
Item ID
31040AN
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Arcadia City Council voted unanimously to give the final approval on Rick Caruso's The Shops at Santa Anita mall. The City Council also approved an expansion project for the Westfield mall with one condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30501
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2007
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Developments
Malls
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Item ID
30688AN
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Arcadia city officials have approved across-the-board fee increases that are expected to generate $500,000 in revenue this year. Parking tickets will go up from an average of $40 to $50. Other fees going up include building permits, towing fees, business license fees, water, street, and engineering services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31608
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2009
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fees
Revenue
Item ID
31805AN
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A water main broke on December 22,2008, creating a large sinkhole on Orange Grove Avenue, just west of Santa Anita Avenue, near the intersection with Hyland Avenue. The rupture opened a hole about 25 to 30 feet across and 5 feet deep.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2008
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Works
Sinkholes
Water pipes
Item ID
31521AN
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Arcadia is one city among at least 18 cities in the San Gabriel Valley that have met or exceeded the state of California's goal to recycle 50 percent of its waste. Arcadia is recycling 63 percent of its waste.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30185
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2006
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Recycling
Trash
Waste
Item ID
30371AN
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The City Council formally designated the Peacock as Arcadia's official city bird. It also named the oak (no particular type) as the official city tree.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21452
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks, birds
Trees, oak
Item ID
21674AN
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The union for the Arcadia Police Department and the Arcadia City Council have reached an agreement. The contract gives officers a 24.4% increase in salaries and benefits over the next 4 years. The department is still down by 14 officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30898
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Labor contracts
Unions
Item ID
31086AN
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Cities throughut the West San Gabriel Valley will be making cuts in response to the state budget that has been approved. Arcadia is delaying sewer projects and street work.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25950
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
26150AN
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In the last four days before Christmas, the member of shoppers is expected to increase between 3 and 5% at Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27207
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2003
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p. A13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2003
Pages
p. A13
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
27405AN
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Los Angeles County's unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in November, down from 4.3 percent the previous month and 5.3 percent a year earlier. Arcadia's jobless rates appears on the chart at 2.1 percent, along with rates for other cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30331
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2006
Pages
p. Local 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2006
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Jobless rates
Los Angeles County
Unemployment
Item ID
30517AN
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Caruso Affiliated will give Arcadia $2 million in development fees and receive assurances from the city under the terms of a 63-page draft agreement released Friday. The agreement gives Caruso the assurance they can build what is approved. Caruso must dedicate a portion of the parking lot for City Hall to construct a water well. This was the topic of recent controversial closed session meetings held by City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30448
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso, Affiliated
Developments
Malls
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30634AN
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Despite recent heavy rains, water managers across the San Gabriel Valley still recommend that residents conserve water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29387
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Dam
Storms
Floods
Drinking water supply
Conservation
Item ID
29571AN
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The Arcadia City Council has decided to seek a new operator for the Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course, located adjacent to the Peck Road Water Conservation Park, at the city's border south of Live Oak Avenue, by putting the contract up for bid. American Golf Corporation has operated the golf course for the past 20 years. There was discussion of the land's worth and increased city profits with a new golf course operator.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30899
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
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p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
American Golf Corporation
Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course
Golf
Land use
Item ID
31087AN
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Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) torched and vandalized Hummers and other SUVs in a series of San Gabriel Valley attacks which included 9 vehicles at Rusnak Mercedes-Benz in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26172
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6, A7
Subjects
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Ecoterrorists
Hummers
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Item ID
26372AN
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