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Arcadia City Council approves Arcadia Highlands land development projects at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. The larger scale new construction of mansions will replace existing homes. The primary bone of contention came down to whether or not property owners' rights to maximize their investment and exercise freedom to build as they see fit should prevail over homeowners associations and residents concerned with maintaining a neighborhood's traditional aesthetic character while protecting neighboring properties' scenic views and privacy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34086
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)--Architectural Review Board
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34280AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council actions proving to be divisive. Charges of campaign finance misdeeds and board racism alleged. Arcadia finds itself a town divided with feelings split about Councilman Sho Tay, who was passed over last month when it came time for his ceremonial turn for mayor. On one side, several people are accusing Tay of campaign finance fraud for spending money, donated to him, on behalf of two other candidates. Others are accusing City Council members of racism for bypassing the selection of Tay for mayor during its annual reorganization.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35160
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2018
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2018
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Tay, Sho
Item ID
35349AN
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Newspaper Index
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After a five-year hiatus, Arcadia City Council is considering reinstating a policy that would let property owners pay to be assigned a more auspicious house number, which some believe would improve the value of their home. The number 4 in a street address is considered a bad omen in many Asian cultures. In Mandarin language, the word "four" sounds like the word for death, while the number eight is considered lucky, because it sounds like the word for prosper. Arcadia's Asian population is approaching 60% and most potential buyers will be Asian. In a 3-2 vote, Arcadia City Council endorsed the move in principle and directed staff to report back on the costs involved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
House numbers
Property values
Item ID
32596AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A parcel tax in Arcadia appears to pass. Voters appear to have narrowly approved a parcel tax measure that will raise $3.4 million for the Arcadia Unified School District each year for the next five years, according to preliminary results. If the outcome is finalized, property owners would pay $228 per parcel per year in an effort to stave off additional cuts in the classroom. Measure A, which required a two-thirds vote to pass, was approved by 67.61% of those who voted in the district's boundaries. The vote should be finalized tomorrow.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32889
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Arcadia Unified School District
Elections--Ballot measures--Measure A
Item ID
33086AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City revamps intersection, returns excess property on Hugo Reid Drive and Golden West Avenue to owners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34686
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 13, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 13, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Streets
Land
Item ID
34878AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A new HBO series called "Luck" starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte will begin filming in October at Santa Anita Park, during the Oak Tree meet. The pilot of "Luck" was filmed there too. "Luck" is a provocative look at horse racing--the owners, gamblers, jockeys and diverse gaming industry players," according to HBO. HBO is due to film at least two seasons of the series at Santa Anita Park, said Pete Siberell, director of special projects at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32108
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2010
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Cable television--Home Box Office (HBO)
Hoffman, Dustin
Horses and horse racing
Nolte, Nick
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Siberell, Pete
Item ID
32305AN
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Newspaper Index
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Downtown Arcadia business owners establish a Community Benefit District, mandating they each pay an annual assessment on their property taxes to fund marketing programs and activities in hopes of bringing more people to the area. It is called a Property-Based Business Improvement Model. It is a private-sector initiative that bills local businesses by the same criteria used in Old Pasadena--according to their frontage, lot size and scope of any buildings on a given property. 60% of downtown Arcadia owners chose the plan, the result of a three year effort.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33591
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business and Industry
McSweeny, Matt
Item ID
33786AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves $70,000 to help the Downtown Business Association set up a business-improvement district. The district would tax commercial property owners to revitalize the area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32886
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A3
Subjects
Arcadia--downtown
Business and Industry
Item ID
33083AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Brandywine to build seventeen 3-story townhomes in Arcadia. This development brings more affordable options to Arcadia, at 136 Las Tunas Drive. Prices are expected to range from high $600,000s to high $900,000s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34079
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Brandywine Homes
Developments
Houses
Real Estate
Item ID
34273AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Homeless initiative takes a back seat to home improvement grants. Arcadia City Council approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds for 2017-2018 fiscal year for home improvements and repairs to low and moderate-income residents, about $230,000 and only $20,000 on the Homeless Initiative Program. Mayor Tom Beck expressed concern for the disparity.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34782
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Beck, Tom
Habback, Malak
Home improvement
Homeless
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Item ID
34973AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ugly side of politics--a letter naming Arcadia city councilman Sho Tay claims Arcadia property value will fall 30 percent because of the new zoning recommendations that City Council is considering. Sho Tay denies the letter came from him.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34510
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Housing
Mansions
Politics
Tay, Sho
Zoning codes
Item ID
34702AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Results are in from yesterday's city council elections for the City of Arcadia and the City of Sierra Madre. In Arcadia, the semi-official results show the three seats will be filled by Bob Harbicht, Mark "Mickey" Segal, and Peter Amundson. Sierra Madre voted in Joe Mosca, Josh Moran and Nancy Walsh (uncertified totals).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31964
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council Elections--2010
Harbicht, Bob
Moran, Josh
Mosca, Joe
Segal, Mark "Mickey"
Sierra Madre City Council elections-2010
Walsh, Nancy
Item ID
32161AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council clears way for massive new homes at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, despite opposition to the increasing "mansionization," from several members of the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association (HOA). City Council voted to move forward with both projects, finding they complied with city's zoning codes and were exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The two homes met the city's design guidelines and met the resolution that governs design in the HOA areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34087
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Arcadia Planning Commission
Architecture
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34281AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council gave preliminary approval for a proposed $18.5 million, four-story medical office building to be constructed near Methodist Hospital on about 4 acres of Santa Anita Park's expansive southern parking lot. Dick Hale's development firm Hale Corporation, has a joint venture with Santa Anita Park's owner The Stronach Group, to use part of the race track's under-used property at 289 W. Huntington Drive for the roughly 70,000 s.f. building.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33513
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Developers and developments
Hale Corporation
Hale, Dick
The Stronach Group
Item ID
33708AN
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Newspaper Index
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Despite opposition from residents, the Arcadia City Council cleared the way for a property owner to build a 7,730 square feet home on a 27,000 s.f. corner lot on the city's north side, on 1100 block of San Carlos Road. The council's 3-2 vote overturned the Santa Anita Oaks Homeowners Association's Architectural Review Board and the Planning Commision. The owners are Hourig Baghdadlian and her husband.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33103
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Baghdadlian, Hourig
Houses
Santa Anita Oaks Homeowners Association Architectural Review Board
Item ID
33300AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Real estate developer and Arcadia resident Henry Nunez (in photo) started a hunger strike on Easter to draw attention to the importance of Arcadia's upcoming City Council elections. He is fasting and drinking only liquids and wants "a record turnout" in Tuesday's election for three city council seats and he wants people to vote for his choices--Peter Amundson, Paul Cheng and Sho Tay.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31956
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Activism
City council elections - 2001-2010 - April 13, 2010
Nunez, Henry
Item ID
32153AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Proposed two-story home at 1101 S. Fifth Avenue causes kerfuffle. At this week's Arcadia City Council meeting, the project's neighbors appealed the Planning Commission's decision to approve the design of the 3588 s.f. house. Neighbors complain of loss of light and privacy. In a 3-2 vote, the Planning Commission's decision was upheld on the conditions that the owner remove windows on the north and south sides of the second floor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34613
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Planning Commission
Chan, Phillip
Floor-area-ratio (FAR)
Mansions
Verlato, April
Zoning codes
Item ID
34805AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Marriott seeks two hotels in Arcadia. Andrew Chang, of Continental Assets Management, and owner of Santa Anita Inn, is proposing to build two Marriott hotels on the property. His proposal seeks to add 110 rooms to the West Huntington Drive property and would include a six-story Residence Inn and a four-story Fairfield Inn and Suites (Marriott brands). The Santa Anita Inn was built in 1955. The project will require approval from the Planning Commission and City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33701
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2013
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chang, Andrew
Hotels and motels
Marriott Hotels
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
33897AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council appoints ex-mayor Mickey Segal to fill seat vacated by John Wuo's resignation, until the municipal election in April. Wuo, who served on City Council for 12 years, resigned two weeks ago amid mounting allegations over his endorsement of USFIA and Gemcoin, in addition to an ethics investigation launched in September by the Fair Political Practices Commission. Segal is a CPA. Also the zoning code update resumes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34353
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Gemcoin
Segal, Mickey
Wuo, John
Item ID
34546AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council recap: crime is rising in Arcadia and countrywide, with offenses predominantly concentrated in property crime. Council approves home designs at 29 East Orange Grove and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive now that their square footage will be reduced in revised designs. Council also unanimously authorized the $2 million purchase of 3000 acre feet of imported replacement water from Main San Gabriel Basin watermaster for the fiscal year 2015-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34349
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings-2011-2020
Mansions
Water
Item ID
34542AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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