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The City of Arcadia is being sued by the People's Advocate, Inc., headed by Paul Gann, and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee, headed by Jeff Dring. The lawsuit could set a state-wide precedent for post-Proposition 13 municipal financing.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1978

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1978

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2258AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The suit brought against Arcadia by the People's Advocate, Inc. and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee will include all taxes and charges imposed or increased by the city in the wake of Proposition 13. Article gives outline, list of plaintiffs and defendants.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2259AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ruling in favor of the city on Friday, June 8, Judge Richard Hayden said that the lawsuit filed by People's Advocate Inc. & the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee did not have facts sufficient for a legal action. The plaintiffs have 30 days to file and amended complaint.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 10, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2264AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2262AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2265AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The lawsuit challenging Arcadia's recent taxation laws will have its first day in court on March 8, 1979.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2261AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council ignored a request from the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee to vote again on taxes approved in June, 1978, following passage of Proposition 13.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 26, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 26, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2257AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By a vote of 3-2, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce endorsed the "Spirit of 13" or Gann amendment to the California constitution.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2260AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Police Department has decided against a strike at this time, but vowed to fight City Hall over a contract dispute. A 5% salary increase was approved, but not the extensive retirement benefits which were sought.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 14, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2188AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A long-simmering feud between the senior and junior members of the Council came to a boil when Jack Saelid moved for a vote of censure against Jeff Dring, accusing him of attacking Mayor Don Pellegrino in the press and attempting to besmirch his character. The motion was not passed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989

Item ID: 1010AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council on a 3-1 vote turned down second unit developments in single-family residential areas. Councilman Jeff Dring was absent.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens - Housing

Item ID: 3193AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia will no longer permit wood roofs for new construction and replacement throughout the city. The City Council has restricted all new roofing to Class A. Final vote was 3-2, with Councilmen David Hannah and Dick Haltom against the ban on wood roofs and Mayor Don Pellegrino joining Councilman Jeff Dring and Mayor Pro Tem Dennis Lojeski on the winning side.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 3, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fires and Fire Prevention

Item ID: 1599AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jeff Dring, Co-chairman of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee, is running for City Council with Richard Haltom (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) Article provides biographical information.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 21, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1980; Dring, Jeff; Haltom, Richard

Item ID: 1072AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Mounted Police Reserve has filed a lawsuit against the City. The suit apparently stems from the City taking over the organization's headquarters (City owned property) due to members' refusal to allow the City access to their financial records.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 5, 1980

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses; Organizations-Arcadia Mounted Police Reserve

Item ID: 1AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Sacramento staff of the Fair Political Practices Commission currently evaluating charges filed by Arcadia Councilmen Jeff Dring and Dick Haltom that Mayor Don Pellegrino's voting record shows a conflict of interest.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 14, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989; Mayors - Pellegrino, Donald E.

Item ID: 1030AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Richard Haltom is running for City Council as a team-mate with Jeff Dring (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) The two are co-chairmen of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee. Biographical details included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1980; Haltom, Richard; Dring, Jeff

Item ID: 1075AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In a 3-1 vote the Arcadia City Council approved an ordinance authorizing preclusion of second units within single-family and multi-family zoned areas. Councilman Jeff Dring cast the dissenting vote.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens - Housing

Item ID: 3195AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Councilmen Jeff Dring and Dick Haltom sent letter to state Fair Political Practices Commission charging Mayor Don Pellegrino with a $307,500 conflict of interest.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989; Mayors - Pellegrino, Donald E.

Item ID: 1029AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tax reform candidates Jeff Dring and Richard Haltom won the two city council seats in the April 8 election. Dring received 3,750 votes while Haltom received 3,390. Of the 27,001 registered voters in the city, 9,074 voted (33.6%)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1980

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 10, 1980

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1980; Dring, Jeff; Haltom, Richard

Item ID: 1080AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Teachers Association will file unfair practice charges against the Board of Education for "clear and obvious harassment of a teacher." At issue is a leave of absence sought by Jean Voznick.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 11, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 11, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees - Voznick, Jean

Item ID: 2887AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The City of Arcadia is being sued by the People's Advocate, Inc., headed by Paul Gann, and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee, headed by Jeff Dring. The lawsuit could set a state-wide precedent for post-Proposition 13 municipal financing.

The suit brought against Arcadia by the People's Advocate, Inc. and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee will include all taxes and charges imposed or increased by the city in the wake of Proposition 13. Article gives outline, list of plaintiffs and defendants.

Ruling in favor of the city on Friday, June 8, Judge Richard Hayden said that the lawsuit filed by People's Advocate Inc. & the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee did not have facts sufficient for a legal action. The plaintiffs have 30 days to file and amended complaint.

The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

The lawsuit challenging Arcadia's recent taxation laws will have its first day in court on March 8, 1979.

The Arcadia City Council ignored a request from the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee to vote again on taxes approved in June, 1978, following passage of Proposition 13.

By a vote of 3-2, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce endorsed the "Spirit of 13" or Gann amendment to the California constitution.

The Arcadia Police Department has decided against a strike at this time, but vowed to fight City Hall over a contract dispute. A 5% salary increase was approved, but not the extensive retirement benefits which were sought.

A long-simmering feud between the senior and junior members of the Council came to a boil when Jack Saelid moved for a vote of censure against Jeff Dring, accusing him of attacking Mayor Don Pellegrino in the press and attempting to besmirch his character. The motion was not passed.

Arcadia City Council on a 3-1 vote turned down second unit developments in single-family residential areas. Councilman Jeff Dring was absent.

Jeff Dring, Co-chairman of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee, is running for City Council with Richard Haltom (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) Article provides biographical information.

The Arcadia Mounted Police Reserve has filed a lawsuit against the City. The suit apparently stems from the City taking over the organization's headquarters (City owned property) due to members' refusal to allow the City access to their financial records.

Sacramento staff of the Fair Political Practices Commission currently evaluating charges filed by Arcadia Councilmen Jeff Dring and Dick Haltom that Mayor Don Pellegrino's voting record shows a conflict of interest.

Richard Haltom is running for City Council as a team-mate with Jeff Dring (they are asking voters to vote for both or neither of them.) The two are co-chairmen of the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee. Biographical details included.

In a 3-1 vote the Arcadia City Council approved an ordinance authorizing preclusion of second units within single-family and multi-family zoned areas. Councilman Jeff Dring cast the dissenting vote.

Councilmen Jeff Dring and Dick Haltom sent letter to state Fair Political Practices Commission charging Mayor Don Pellegrino with a $307,500 conflict of interest.

Tax reform candidates Jeff Dring and Richard Haltom won the two city council seats in the April 8 election. Dring received 3,750 votes while Haltom received 3,390. Of the 27,001 registered voters in the city, 9,074 voted (33.6%)

The Arcadia Teachers Association will file unfair practice charges against the Board of Education for "clear and obvious harassment of a teacher." At issue is a leave of absence sought by Jean Voznick.