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Arcadia will benefit from the State Municipal Advisory Reform Team : Enhanced Report (SMARTER) plan for restructuring local government finance which will help stop the city's dependence on sales tax.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Revenue
Sales Taxes
Taxation
Item ID
27366AN
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Arcadia City Council approved the first of a projected series of ten annual 5% increases in the city water rate. Sewer and trash rates will also increase.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Sewer
Trash
Utilities
Water
Item ID
30581AN
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Taxpayer's League

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1932 p. 1
April 8, 1932 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1932 p. 1
April 8, 1932 p. 1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
4293AN
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General items regarding taxation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1936 p. 1 (discussion of tax ordinance)
April 2, 1938 p. 1 (Rancho Santa anita and Anita Baldwin estate tax suit)
May 14,1942 p. 1 ( " )
February 23, 1947 p. 1 (tax protest group organized)
March 10, 1955 p. 1 (taxes paid to city by Santa Anita Race Track)
January 12, 1956 p. 1 (sanitation tax)
December 20, 1956 p. 1 (sewer servicing tax)
November 13, 1958 p. 1 (tax assessment pattern protest)
December 2, 1965 p. 1 (tobacco tax studied)
July 23, 1967 p. 1 (junior college tax 1967)
January 14, 1973 p. 1 (subdivision tax proposed)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1936 p. 1 (discussion of tax ordinance)
April 2, 1938 p. 1 (Rancho Santa anita and Anita Baldwin estate tax suit)
May 14,1942 p. 1 ( " )
February 23, 1947 p. 1 (tax protest group organized)
March 10, 1955 p. 1 (taxes paid to city by Santa Anita Race Track)
January 12, 1956 p. 1 (sanitation tax)
December 20, 1956 p. 1 (sewer servicing tax)
November 13, 1958 p. 1 (tax assessment pattern protest)
December 2, 1965 p. 1 (tobacco tax studied)
July 23, 1967 p. 1 (junior college tax 1967)
January 14, 1973 p. 1 (subdivision tax proposed)
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
4295AN
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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.

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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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Unemployment rates in Los Angeles County dropped to a record low in October. Countywide, the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent last month. Arcadia and several other San Gabriel Valley communities had unemployment rates below 3%.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2006
Pages
"p. News 1, 9"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 18, 2006
Pages
"p. News 1, 9"
Subjects
Jobless rates
Unemployment
Item ID
30467AN
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Increased home values means the City of Arcadia will receive more money from property tax.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Property Tax Valuations
Real Estate
Item ID
29104AN
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Developer Caruso Affiliated offers parking tax revenues if the city approves The Shops at Santa Anita.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Malls
Parking taxes
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30399AN
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Many San Gabriel Valley cities are seeing an increase in property tax revenues in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, namely San Marino, Arcadia, Bradbury, Alhambra and South Pasadena. Arcadia's property tax revenue is expected to be $3,359,282.80 compared to $3,294,314.77 in 2008-2009. Other cities' figures are given. In the average city, property taxes make up 11% of the city budget.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
Property Taxes
Revenue
Item ID
32048AN
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Arcadia City Council to look at possible power and water rate increases during its mid-year budget review.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33287
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
Electricity
Utilities
Water
Item ID
33484AN
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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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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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Arcadia voters will decide, in a special election next week, whether or not to approve ballot Measure A, which seeks to protect the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone usage. Measure A would not raise any taxes. The city already collects taxes on residential cell phone usage and is seeking to legally protect that practice by redefining what constitutes a telecommunications tax.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31702AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
Pages
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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The City of Arcadia has acquired half of the land originally promised for Rusnak's Mercedes Benz expansion. Arcadia Self-Storage and Church in Arcadia are selling to the city but the Elks Lodge and Rod's Grill refused to sell. The city expects Rusnak to produce a minimum of $700,000 each year in sales tax for 10 years, or until the loan is repaid.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30200
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Eminent domain
Redevelopment
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30387AN
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Officials estimate the infection rate of West Nile Virus is higher than what is currently known since health officials stopped testing dead birds where the virus is confirmed to be present. Arcadia and West Covina had high rates of infection among San Gabriel Valley communities.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes
Mosquito and insect repellants - DEET
Item ID
28949AN
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Arcadia's largest individual sales tax producer, Rusnak Mercedes Benz, announced it wants to move out of Arcadia. It would mean an estimated loss of $800,000 to the City. Having faced expansion roadblocks, Rusnak says the City hasn't been able to deliver the acreage and properties as promised. The announcement came as a shock to City Manager Bill Kelly who knew nothing about it.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Business and Industry
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30753AN
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Church in Arcadia will move to land formerly occupied by the city's mounted police at 630 E. Live Oak Avenue. Church in Arcadia is currently at 21 Morlan Place, the former site of Arc Bowl and Arcadia Bowling, which closed in the late 1970s. This deal was done to try to keep neighbor Rusnak Mercedes Benz, the city's largest sales tax generator, from moving to another city.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Church in Arcadia
Rusnak Mercedes Benz - expansion
Item ID
31075AN
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In this ailing economy, San Gabriel Valley property values have dropped significantly, as reflected in the county's home assessments. The county property roll is at $1.1 trillion, a nearly 1% decrease compared to 2008. Homeowners will have smaller tax bills but cities are having to reduce services and employees as they lose businesses, sales tax revenue, and property tax revenue. See a chart of Los Angeles County Assessor's Office property values report showing Arcadia and neighboring cities. Arcadia is a city whose 2009 value increased 2.2% compared to last year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A14"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A14"
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - economy
Housing market
Property Taxes
Property values
Item ID
31762AN
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Arcadia voters have approved ballot Measure A with 2091 people voting yes and 643 voting no. The measure protects the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone use. Measure A will not raise taxes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31706AN
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Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly is skeptical about the way the State of California balanced this year's budget. The State promises to pay cities back for sales tax to be used to pay off $10.7 billion in loans. The maneuver, known as the "triple flip" will take half of the cities' sales tax revenue for the next five years, and pay it back out of property taxes now earmarked for schools. Arcadia will lose 25% of its vehicle license fee reimbursement, around $750,000. Arcadia is in good shape this year and next, primarily because of a healthy reserve fund. After 2004-2005, unless some solutions are in place, the city could face some hard times.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City budget - 2003-2004
California state budget - 2003-2004
Item ID
31988AN
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