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Measure A seeks to repeal utility users tax in Arcadia, on the April 12 ballot. The utility users tax is a source of revenue expected to generate $7 million for the city this year. Arcadia charges residents 7% for gas, water, and electricity, and 5% for telephone on utility bills. The city estimates each household pays less than $10 per person per month on average. The tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 million general fund budget. If repealed, it would mean a 12.5% cut to city services, including cutting 12 police officers, closing a fire department, increasing blight, street sweeping would be reduced from weekly to every other week. Programs for children and seniors would be eliminated and library and museum hours would be reduced significantly. Larry Papp helped author the initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34644AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia certifies city council election victories for John Wuo and Gary A. Kovacic. The results were certified this week after election officials were able to verify and count 661 of the remaining 681 ballots of the April 10 election. There were 105 ballots that had to be disqualified because voters selected more than 2 candidates in the all-mail election. At least some of those were caused by an error in the ballots' Chinese-language instructions that directed voters to select no more than 3 instead of 2 candidates, prompting the city to send out correction notices. Gene Glasco was elected City Clerk. Measure D, the hotel room tax, passed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32942
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Ballot measures
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Kovacic, Gary A.
Wuo, John
Item ID
33139AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City okays $15,000 contract for coyote trapping, euthanization with Animal Pest Management Services. The City Council vote was 4 to 1 to approve the contract.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2017
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2017
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Animal control
Coyotes
Item ID
35013AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A study session before the Arcadia City Council regarding recreational vehicles (RVs) will take place November 20, 2012 at 5:30 PM at Arcadia City Hall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33241
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2012
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings
Recreational vehicles (RVs)
Item ID
33438AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia declares fiscal emergency. Budget cuts may hurt city services. After an analysis of expenditures and revenues, Arcadia City Council adopted Resolution 7242 and declared a fiscal emergency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35398
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Budget
Fiscal emergency
Item ID
35590AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council will discuss whether a measure to end term limits should be placed on a future citywide ballot. The City Charter requires council members that have served two consecutive four-year terms to take a two-year break before they can serve another term. The charter can only be amended by a voter approved measure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32291
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council -- Term limits
Item ID
32490AN
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Newspaper Index
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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 has decided to leave in place a city policy that imposes term limits for serving on City Council, restricting residents from running for more than two consecutive council terms. Had council voted to remove the restrictions, local voters would have had a chance to vote on term limits as a local ballot measure. Arcadia's city charter requires council members who have served two consecutive 4-year terms to take a 2-year break before they can run again for another term.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32302
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council -- Term limits
Item ID
32501AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city council election results undecided after city receives 999 more ballots yesterday. The second and final count will be completed on April 21. Tentative results had Peter Amundson and April Verlato in the lead, but Bob Harbicht is trailing not far behind. There were 2 seats to be filled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34535
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Amundson, Peter
Harbicht, Bob
Verlato, April
Item ID
34727AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Suspicious fire on January 1, 2013 engulfed a detached 2-car garage next to a recently vacated single family home in the 200 block of East El Camino Real in Arcadia. The estimated damages are $30,000+. No one was injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33334
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 5, 2013
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 5, 2013
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
33530AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Feasibility study for the provision of outside fire responses services to Sierra Madre commissioned. Arcadia City Council, led by Mayor Sho Tay, approved the study to be conducted to weigh the pros and cons of providing fire suppression services to the City of Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35400
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Fire Department
City of Sierra Madre
Tay, Sho
Item ID
35592AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tonight Arcadia City Council will decide on whether the city should pursue an economic impact study before adopting new residential zoning regulations. The zoning code recommendations are concerned with floor area ratios (FAR) in 4 different parts of the city, building height, setback and hillside standards.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34488
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2016
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2016
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Mansions
Planning Commission
Tompkins, Courtney
Zoning
Item ID
34680AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Chief Kurt Norwood is retiring after thirty years in the fire service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34601
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 30, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Chiefs
Arcadia Fire Department employees
Norwood, Kurt
Item ID
34793AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council voted to weed private properties. The motion allowed the Council to direct the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commission to remove "weeds, brush, rubbish and refuse from various private properties" within Arcadia. The council's aim was to remove flammable and noxious material. It is a fire prevention method and a way to fight blight.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34469
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Blight
Fire prevention
Los Angeles County Agricultural Commission
Item ID
34661AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Postmaster Yvonne Carrillo changes Post Office Box Lobby hours due to vandalism and reports of homeless sleeping in the lobby after hours. Doors will be locked 5:30 PM Monday-Friday, 5:00 PM Saturday and 3:00 PM Sunday, effective May 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35169
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Carrillo, Yvonne
United States Post Office
Item ID
35358AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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HQH Chinese American Equalization Association demands electoral changes. It alleges the city of Arcadia is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act and should convert from at-large voting to a by-district system to allow more Asian American representation on the Arcadia City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34713
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections
HQH Chinese American Equalization Association
Item ID
34905AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General Municipal Election announced for April 10, 2018 to elect three city council members for Districts 2, 3 and 5. (This will be the first election since switching from at-large elections to district elections.)

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35036
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 21, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 21, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2018
Item ID
35227AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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PETA and City of Arcadia reach deal over coyote plan. Group had sued after city planned to start trap-and-kill program. Arcadia will pay $15,000 to settle the lawsuit that contended the city council approved the contract without an environmental report mandated by the California Environmental Quality Act. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 10, July 6, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34928
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Animal control
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Coyotes
Kruckeberg, Jason
Lange, Lisa
Lawsuits
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Rosenberg, Sarah
Wild animals
Item ID
35118AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles County Arboretum and parts of the Huntington Library remain closed to the public more than two weeks after a ferocious windstorm hit the region overnight on November 30 and December 1. At the historic Arboretum, more than 325 trees were toppled and more than 700 others were damaged. The Arboretum officials want to reopen by December 31. At the Huntington Library in San Marino, more than 50 major trees went down but officials estimate that between 150 and 200 trees will be lost altogether from the damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32695
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Disasters
Folsom, Jim
Huntington Library
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Schulhof, Richard
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32892AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia firefighters and community raise more than $11,000 for Fairview Avenue Fire victims.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34947
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 17, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Firefighters Association
Charity
Item ID
35137AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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