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Sex offenders launch series of lawsuits challenging residency restrictions. The California Supreme Court decided residency restrictions for some sex offenders violate the federal constitution. Arcadia's restrictions place more than 90% of Arcadia's residential property in exclusion zones that effectively banish registered sex offenders. Janice Bellucci says the law in Arcadia violates the 5th and 14th amendments and the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34282
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Housing
Lawsuits
Sex offenders
United States Constitution
Item ID
34476AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia to amend sex offender registration to align more with recent state Supreme Court rulings. The amendment would repeal part of Arcadia Municipal Code, Chapter 9.4 of Article IV, which contains residency restrictions for registered sex offenders.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34586
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 9, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 9, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
California Supreme Court
Jessica's Law (Proposition 83)
Sex offenders
Item ID
34778AN
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Newspaper Index
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Registered sex offender Jaime Elvis Elizondo, who was convicted of assaulting a 5-year-old girl inside an Arcadia bookstore in 2008 and sent to prison in September, was beaten to death in his cell at High Desert State Prison. Prime suspect is Elizondo's cellmate Steven Cisneros.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32284
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Sex offenders
Item ID
32483AN
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Sex offender Jaime Elvis Elizondo, 35, of San Gabriel, was sentenced this week to 30 years to life in prison for molesting a 5-year-old girl at a mall bookstore in Arcadia in 2008.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Molestation
Sex offenders
Item ID
32359AN
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Newspaper Index
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Saving Arcadia, the anti-mansionization group, sues City over controversial two-story home proposed at 1101 S. Fifth Avenue. Lawsuit alleges the project violates California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34682
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arvizu, David
Houses
Mansions
Saving Arcadia (activist group)
Item ID
34874AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 3-toilet turmoil in South Arcadia has become a battle of constitutional proportions. The lawsuit alleges that El Monte is attempting to extort land use concessions from Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper328
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 10, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
328AN
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Newspaper Index
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A class action lawsuit filed against the city of Arcadia and Extended Stay Hotels claims the city "improperly levied a daily room tax" on guests staying beyond 30 days and violated state and local law.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33067
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Extended Stay Hotels
Hotel occupancy tax
Lawsuits
Item ID
33264AN
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Newspaper Index
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Yongjian "Richard" Zhang and Ruixia "Nancy" Zhang, the parents of Alice Zhang, have filed a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia and the driver who struck and killed Alice. The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that "the dangerous condition" of the crosswalk on the 600 block of West Duarte Road was a significant factor in Alice's death. The Zhangs are asking for unspecified general and special damages. The complaint also alleges that driver Bowen Du's negligence was a "substantial factor" in the teen's death.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32554
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Zhang, Ruixia "Nancy"
Zhang, Yongjian "Richard"
Item ID
32753AN
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Newspaper Index
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Naked sex offender Paul Allan McQuown arrested in Arcadia church yard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34124
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia Congregational Church
Crime and Criminals
McQuown, Paul Allan
Item ID
34318AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dajin Tang, 52, employee of Arcadia-based Millennium Trucking Company filed a negligence lawsuit against his employer and his supervisor Xu Chen. Tang was involved in a crash near Rockwood, Tennessee. The suit alleges his employer forced him to wait a week to get medical care, after he was seriously hurt.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2015
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2015
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Millennium Trucking Company
Chen, Xu
Lawsuits
Tang, Dajin
Item ID
34356AN
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PETA sues Arcadia over cruel plan to snare, slaughter coyotes. In the lawsuit, PETA alleges that because City Council voted to approve the plan on February 21 without first performing an environmental impact assessment, which is required under the California Environmental Quality Act, its decision is illegal. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, March 4, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34826
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 4, 2017
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 4, 2017
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Animal control
Coyotes
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Item ID
35018AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alice Zhang's parents sue the City of Arcadia and Bowen Du over her crosswalk death on the 600 block of Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32568
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 6, 2011
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 6, 2011
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Zhang, Ruixia "Nancy"
Zhang, Yongjian "Richard"
Item ID
32767AN
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Newspaper Index
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PETA sues Arcadia over cruel plan to snare, slaughter coyotes. Photo of protesters.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34829
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 9, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Animal control
Coyotes
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Item ID
35021AN
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Newspaper Index
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Peacock Donuts on Duarte Road is being sued by plaintiff John Ho in regards to its handicap accessibility. While the Peacock Donut shop has 3 clearly marked handicapped spots, the lawsuit alleges that the rear access is not accessible to those in wheelchairs. John Ho has filed hundreds of such suits. Robert Chen, owner of the shop and Alan Wilson, owner of the building, are being sued.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33190
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
Chen, Robert
Doughnut shops
Ho, John
Lawsuits
Peacock Donuts
Small business
Wilson, Alan
Item ID
33387AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 5, 1980
Pages
p. A-2
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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
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El Monte city attorney, Sidney Maleck, who was just appointed to a municipal judgeship in Orange County thinks "it would be foolish to continue with the lawsuits" against Arcadia over a public storage facility. Arcadia city attorney, Michael Miller, however, says these conciliatory words need to be backed up with actions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper329
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
329AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents sue Arcadia City Council in attempt to block construction projects.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34126
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Highland Oaks Homeowners' Association (HOA)
Lawsuits
Mansions
Item ID
34320AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A lawsuit by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency seeking reimbursement of $855,000 it spent to remove toxic and other waste from 1.6 acres of land will go to trial in June.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
335AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The latest blow in a continuing feud between Arcadia and El Monte is a lawsuit by Arcadia to attempt to force El Monte to allow a local water company to supply a planned building in Arcadia with water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper324
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 28, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 28, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
324AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The lawsuit between Arcadia and El Monte is based on the disputed number of toilets at a Public Storage facility in South Arcadia. El Monte claims there are 5 toilets. Arcadia claims there are 3. Earlier it had been reported there was only one toilet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper327
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 23, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
327AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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