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Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31421AN
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Asians make up more than 47% of the city's total population of 53,421. The largest group is Chinese-American. John Wuo discusses what makes Arcadia such an attractive city for Asians.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 13
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Asians
Chinese
Population
Wuo, John
Item ID
31357AN
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Arcadia City Councilman Gary Kovacic will take over as mayor at the next City Council Meeting. He will serve through October 21 and then the position will rotate to John Wuo (October 21-January 4), Mickey Segal (January 4-April 20). Gail Marshall was mayor through April 15 of this year. All council members are rotating to the position of mayor during the city's centennial.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
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p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
City council members
Mayors
Item ID
31820AN
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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31941AN
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Gary Kovacic leaves his position as mayor and welcomes Mickey Segal as the new mayor of Arcadia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayors
Segal, Mickey
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
29405AN
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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the third time. His first term was in 1998-1999 and his second term was in 2000-2001. In this, his third term, he is one of four out of the five Arcadia city council members rotating into the mayor's position during the 2003 Arcadia Centennial. The article includes biographical information.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Kovacic, Gary - biography
Mayors
Item ID
31944AN
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Five candidates are running for Arcadia City Council on the April 9 ballot. They are Roger Chandler, Robert Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo. Biographies given.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
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p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33628AN
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Annie Yuen is the first Asian elected to the School Board. Joann Steinmeier also wins a seat.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Yuen, Annie
Steinmeier, Joann
Arcadia Unified School District - Board of Education
Asians and Asian-Americans
Item ID
30205AN
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Question & Answer with Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo. This week they answer the question: "When the state takes money from the cities, as expected, and we must cut to accommodate, name some of the #1 areas you would want to look at for savings."

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
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p. 24
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33663AN
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Steinmeier and Yuen are elected to School Board. Yuen is the first Asian-American elected to the board and this was the first full election conducted on computerized voting machines in LA County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29220
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Steinmeier, Joann
Yuen, Annie
Arcadia Board of Education
Item ID
29406AN
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Q & A with Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo. This week they answer the question, "Do you think the new police station can be constructed for the $16 million target price? Is it important to keep the cap?"

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33640AN
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
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Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo answer the question, "What one or more issues are you interested in tackling during the next 4 years on the council?"

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2002
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p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33638AN
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Three Arcadia City Council members to be chosen in next Tuesday's municipal election. Candidates are Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo. Two articles on this page.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 4, 2002
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p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 4, 2002
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Bob
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33415AN
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Arcadia Mayor Gail Marshall wants the city and local merchants to look into providing more parking on First Avenue in the downtown business area.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Downtown Business District
First Avenue
Parking
Item ID
30692AN
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Q & A with Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo. They answer the question, "Should Arcadia continue in its efforts to set up a redevelopment area for the south side of the city, despite the county's opposition?"

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
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p. 8, 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8, 20
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33642AN
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A black-tie centennial ball was held in Ayres Hall at Los Angeles County Arboretum, with a Greek theme. Dinner was catered by The Derby Restaurant. Pictured at Pamela Blackwood (Chairman of the Centennial Ball committee, George Fasching, Susan Guirguis, Mayor Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, Mickey Segal, John Wuo, Bob Margett, Jim Helms, Floretta Lauber, Robert Harbicht, Edward Butterworth and Charles Gilb.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
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p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia centennial--2003
Blackwood, Pamela
Butterworth, Edward
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Guirguis, Susan
Harbicht, Robert
Helms, Jim
Kovacic, Gary
Lauber, Floretta
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Segal, Mickey
Wuo, John
Item ID
32927AN
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Arcadia Mayor Dr. Sheng Chang said he plans to sue two business partners for libel over their charges that he embezzled money from the Access IPA medical group. Dr. Araceli Chanbonpin and Dr. Azucena Porrai charged in a letter that Chang improperly closed a savings account in the company's name at Bank of East Asia. The amount in the account was $421,483.59. Chang, who is president of Access IPA, said he moved the funds to Preferred Bank to establish more banking relationships for the company. When the other two doctors objected, Chang said he moved the money back to the Bank of East Asia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
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p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Lawsuits
Libel
Mayors
Item ID
31430AN
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At a candidate forum, Arcadia City Council candidates Roger Chandler, Bob Harbicht, Gary Kovacic, Gail Marshall, and John Wuo discuss issues such as Arcadia's sign ordinance that governs the use of multi-language material, school crowding, firefighters, mansionization, the city's budget, and a bond issue for a Performing Arts Center.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
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p. 1, 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 24
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections--2002
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
33662AN
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The city council reorganizes and elects Gary Kovacic as Mayor and incoming Councilmember Mickey Segal as mayor pro tem.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 20, 2000
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 2000-2009
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
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27698AN
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