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Facing controversy over pay for city staff, the City Council has called for a survey to compare employees' compensation with that in similar cities.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 11, 1997
December 25, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 11, 1997
December 25, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Compensation
City Council - 1990-1999
Salary Survey
Item ID
26121AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's "Senior Prom" won top prize for cities with 50,000-65,000 people.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 6, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 6, 1983
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3355AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is praised for its top-scoring schools, ranch-style homes, and lack of ethnic tensions and political turmoil in similar cities like Monterey Park.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times
Date
March 28, 1993
Pages
p. K-2 photo, map, chart
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Los Angeles Times
Date
March 28, 1993
Pages
p. K-2 photo, map, chart
Subjects
Real Estate
City - Description
Item ID
230AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education granted pay raises to two groups of employees: California School Employees Association members (non-teachers, non-administrative employees) and confidential employees (executive secretaries and others who handle confidential materials).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 17, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2779AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Methodist Hospital in Arcadia laid off or reduced the hours of more than 50 employees in response to short patient stays and too few Medicare dollars.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1807AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than 750 acres burned in the foothills above Arcadia. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 30, 1999
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 30, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
27359AN
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Newspaper Index
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A bomb scare at the J. C. Penney Co. store in Santa Anita Fashion Park mall led to the closing of about ten stores and the evacuation of more than 100 customers and employees.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1556AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Among matters discussed at City Council meeting: new lighting systems for the tennis courts; salary increases for part-time employees; code enforcement.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1980 - 1989
Item ID
1009AN
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Newspaper Index
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With the passage of Governor Deukmejian's cost-cutting state budget, the Arcadia Board of Education will have to find more than $1 million to cut to get down to its estimated $24.2 million income and that, according to Superintendent Stephen Goldstone, probably means some employees will have to go.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 15, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2938AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia registered voters received the second in a series of mailings last week, urging them to vote in the $27.9 million bond election on April 20th. A similar bond measure failed by less than 1% in an election on September 15, 1992.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
223AN
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Newspaper Index
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More than 10,000 brave searing heat for opening day of the Oak Tree racing season at Santa Anita Park. Related story in Sports Section, p. B1

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17680AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 12, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Building Laws
Item ID
684AN
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In the largest Medicare fraud settlement involving an individual in the southland, Arcadia eye doctor (ophthalmologist) Badrudin Kurwa paid the government more than $375,000 to resolve false billing charges.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kurwa, Badrudin
Item ID
11723AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Educational Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation, is now in the process of incorporating. The purpose of the organization is to provide financial support to the school district. Several other cities in the area have formed similar organizations.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
473AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Derby Day 5K started three years ago with less than 2000 participants but is expected to attract between 4000-5000 runners and walkers in the 5K's fourth year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Derby Day
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
26498AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved a mandatory water conservation program that requires a 10% decrease in water use by all residents, as well as the use of penalties if residents use more than their share of water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3590
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3469AN
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The Anoakia estate will most likely be demolished in three months, but its destruction could prompt the city to identify and protect other historic buildings.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18203AN
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Newspaper Index
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A quiz team from Arcadia High School faced tougher competition than expected in the National Science Bowl in Maryland in the second to last round, placing among the top 12 teams nationally.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Item ID
13598AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Less than a month before the Arcadia Historical Society was going to open, the Arcadia City Council has voted to move its building to a new site, at the southwest corner of the Arcadia Public Library.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 20, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Item ID
1713AN
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Newspaper Index
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Despite California's third consecutive dry year, Arcadia pumped 5.56 billion gallons of water from its wells in 1988 setting the city's third highest year on record.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
3466AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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