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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2292
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2258AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2293
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2259AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2298
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2264AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2296
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2262AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2299
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2265AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The lawsuit challenging Arcadia's recent taxation laws will have its first day in court on March 8, 1979.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2295
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2261AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2291
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2257AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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By a vote of 3-2, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce endorsed the "Spirit of 13" or Gann amendment to the California constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2294
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2260AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2214
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 14, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 14, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2188AN
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Newspaper Index
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The State Supreme Court ended a three-year battle between El Monte and Arcadia, dismissing a lawsuit filed against Arcadia for approving a proposed landfill along El Monte's border. Rodeffer Industries, Inc. must still get approval from several state and regional agencies before proceeding.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Actions and Defenses
Rodeffer Landfill
Item ID
10031AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council voted to cease city-sponsored athletics due to the rash of lawsuits brought against other agencies (city, county, and state) in cases of injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1136
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 5, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 5, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
City Employees
Item ID
1135AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two Federal judges have declined to grant a request for an injunction blocking further construction on Fashion Park. The request had been made by PLAN (People Looking Ahead Now).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1531
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1974
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1974
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1530AN
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Newspaper Index
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Newly elected City Councilman Bob Margett has had a lawsuit filed against him by Roy Speirs charging malicious mischief for destroying campaign signs in April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1059
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1976
Margett, Bob
Speirs, Roy
Item ID
1059AN
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Rung "RC" Tang, 44, settled her lawsuit against Southern California Edison Co. on the eve of a retrial for charges of causing her cancer from radiation exposure. Tang dropped all claims in exchange for an undisclosed amount of money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3407
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tang, Rung
Item ID
3296AN
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Newspaper Index
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El Monte Airport closure sought

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3668
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1973
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1973
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Airports
Item ID
3543AN
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Newspaper Index
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5 year old Arcadian Jeff Kettle got his wish to tour the Arcadia Police Department. Jeff, who is suffering from lymphoma, has only a 5-20 percent chance of living a year.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 13, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 13, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Kettle, Jeff
Item ID
139AN
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The Arcadia school board has come out in opposition to State Proposition 223. See also Arcadia Weekly, May 28, 1998, page 19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26313
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board
Proposition 223
Item ID
26514AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident and actor Jeff Fierson is going to New York for his graduate degree in classical acting from NYU.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15318
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 1998
Pages
p. D1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 1998
Pages
p. D1 w/photo
Subjects
Fierson, Jeff
Item ID
15877AN
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Solutions are being sought to the problems of freeway noise and its impact on the eastern edge of the City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1629
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 2, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 2, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Foothill Freeway - (210)
Item ID
1628AN
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Newspaper Index
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The campaign over a controversial ballot measure to restrict development at Santa Anita Park race track is heating up, with two community groups coming out against the initiative and a new group being formed to support it. Measure M requires a majority vote of approval from Arcadia residents for any change in land use requested by Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Elections, Local - 1996
Item ID
7976AN
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Newspaper Index
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