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American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper734

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 12, 1984

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: American Savings and Loan

Item ID: 734AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city of Arcadia has already received two checks from Santa Anita Park race track, the first payments on its one-third of 1% of the parimutuel take.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2477

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2422AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mayor Charles Gilb said he has been assured that a helipad will not be constructed on the north edge of the Santa Anita Park race track property due to protest by neighbors.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990; Gilb, Charles

Item ID: 2431AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

LA County expected to reach COVID-19 herd immunity by July. The rate of people getting vaccinated has slowed, so it is taking longer to reach herd immunity. We have probably over 2 million more first doses to go until 80% of all LA County residents age 16 and over, will have received at least one vaccine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35966

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 13, 2021

Pages: p. 9

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 13, 2021

Pages: p. 9

Subjects: Coronavirus (COVID-19); Ferrer, Barbara; Los Angeles County; Pandemics; Public Health

Collection: Newspaper Index

As part of a $2.6 million capital improvements program, Santa Anita Park race track has built a 2-story addition to the east end of the club-house. The 2nd story patio will be open during the Oak Tree meet, with a third story to be constructed next year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2482

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 5, 1985

Pages: p. B-6 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 5, 1985

Pages: p. B-6 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2427AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia voters will consider whether or not to ban "safe and sane" fireworks. The sale of fireworks has been the local American Legion Post's chief source of funds. Arcadia property owners have suffered over a quarter of a million dollars in property damage from fireworks over the past six years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1505

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 4, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Elections - Local

Item ID: 1504AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - Los Angeles Turf Club

Item ID: 2426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park Race Track would like to build a helipad on the hillside on the north edge of its property and has sent a letter to its neighbors to the north asking if they have any objections.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 2, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2429AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2492

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2437AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Enrollment in Arcadia public schools has declined steadily for the past five years and the schools are destined to continue losing students for at least the next years. This has already necessitated the closing of two elementary schools and elimination of numerous teachers.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 1, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 1, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2900AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jennifer Meeks of Arcadia has been chosen for the 1984 Rose Court.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 23, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 23, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Tournament of Roses; Meeks, Jennifer

Item ID: 3359AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Los Angeles Superior Court has stopped the closure of 3 mental health clinics scheduled to close until a hearing on the legality of the cutbacks can be heard.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 14, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 14, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Arcadia Mental Health Service

Item ID: 501AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An ordinance will be introduced for first reading by Arcadia City Council whereby the city would receive .33 of 1% of parimutuel wagers at Santa Anita Park race track. If ordinance is approved, city would eliminate admission tax.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 31, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 31, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2418AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper630

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 630AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Rose Parade 2024. SOI RV Club is a primo event for RV enthusiasts. The Sports Coach Owners International (SOI) has been organizing Rose Parade rallies for 45 years. They park at Santa Anita Park and attend multiple events including Equestfest, Bandfest, and some horse racing at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36612

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 2, 2024

Pages: p. A7

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: January 2, 2024

Pages: p. A7

Subjects: Equestfest; Equestrians; Horses; Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2024; Recreational vehicles; Santa Anita Park-2021-2030; Sport Coach Owners International (SOI)

Collection: Newspaper Index

Appeals court in Kentucky rejects Bob Baffert's bid to halt ban. Signage outside Baffert's barn at Santa Anita Park was removed as part of a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rule that mandates any trainer who is suspended for 60+ days be banned from all CHRB-licensed facilities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36212

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 2, 2022

Pages: p. B8

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: April 2, 2022

Pages: p. B8

Subjects: Baffert, Bob; California Horse Racing Board (CHRB); Horse trainers; Santa Anita Park-2021-2030

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Supreme Court has prohibited school districts from charging home-to-school bus fares. During the 1987-88 school year, approximately 800 students paid $59 a quarter for bus service in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2633

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 4, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 4, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Children - Transportation

Item ID: 2572AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

On a 4-1 vote, Arcadia City Council gave first reading to an ordinance whereby the City elects to receive a 1/3 of 1% of parimutual wagers at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Adoption means the city will not charge an admission tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2474

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2419AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City of Arcadia receives over $1.5 million in annual revenue from Santa Anita Park, according to a report from Keyser Marston Associates, which was commissioned for the city's Economic Development Division. Over the next five years, the racetrack is estimated to generate $7.5 million in sales tax, pari-mutuel revenue and property tax. According to the report submitted in the fourth quarter of 2019, Santa Anita Park is responsible for 1,160 jobs annually.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35659

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 5, 2020

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 5, 2020

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: City of Arcadia-Economic Development Division; Santa Anita Park-2011-2020

Collection: Newspaper Index

The proprietor of a company that distributes sexually explicit newspapers has filed a request with the California Supreme Court to have Arcadia delay enforcing the portion of its newsrack ordinance which governs the appearance of such racks until the matter can be settled in the Court of Appeals.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 9, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2067AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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American Savings, which has been in temporary quarters at the southwest corner of Santa Anita Avenue and Wheeler Avenue in Arcadia since 1976, is seeking a new location. Site has been found at 30 South First Avenue but parking problem is proving to be a major stumbling block.

The city of Arcadia has already received two checks from Santa Anita Park race track, the first payments on its one-third of 1% of the parimutuel take.

Mayor Charles Gilb said he has been assured that a helipad will not be constructed on the north edge of the Santa Anita Park race track property due to protest by neighbors.

As part of a $2.6 million capital improvements program, Santa Anita Park race track has built a 2-story addition to the east end of the club-house. The 2nd story patio will be open during the Oak Tree meet, with a third story to be constructed next year.

Arcadia voters will consider whether or not to ban "safe and sane" fireworks. The sale of fireworks has been the local American Legion Post's chief source of funds. Arcadia property owners have suffered over a quarter of a million dollars in property damage from fireworks over the past six years.

If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

Santa Anita Park Race Track would like to build a helipad on the hillside on the north edge of its property and has sent a letter to its neighbors to the north asking if they have any objections.

5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

Enrollment in Arcadia public schools has declined steadily for the past five years and the schools are destined to continue losing students for at least the next years. This has already necessitated the closing of two elementary schools and elimination of numerous teachers.

Jennifer Meeks of Arcadia has been chosen for the 1984 Rose Court.

Los Angeles Superior Court has stopped the closure of 3 mental health clinics scheduled to close until a hearing on the legality of the cutbacks can be heard.

An ordinance will be introduced for first reading by Arcadia City Council whereby the city would receive .33 of 1% of parimutuel wagers at Santa Anita Park race track. If ordinance is approved, city would eliminate admission tax.

A plan to reduce the size of the Arcadia Planning Commission from 7 to 5 members has been held over by the City Council. The Council has until July to think about the proposal.

Rose Parade 2024. SOI RV Club is a primo event for RV enthusiasts. The Sports Coach Owners International (SOI) has been organizing Rose Parade rallies for 45 years. They park at Santa Anita Park and attend multiple events including Equestfest, Bandfest, and some horse racing at the track.

Appeals court in Kentucky rejects Bob Baffert's bid to halt ban. Signage outside Baffert's barn at Santa Anita Park was removed as part of a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rule that mandates any trainer who is suspended for 60+ days be banned from all CHRB-licensed facilities.

The Supreme Court has prohibited school districts from charging home-to-school bus fares. During the 1987-88 school year, approximately 800 students paid $59 a quarter for bus service in Arcadia.

On a 4-1 vote, Arcadia City Council gave first reading to an ordinance whereby the City elects to receive a 1/3 of 1% of parimutual wagers at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Adoption means the city will not charge an admission tax.

The proprietor of a company that distributes sexually explicit newspapers has filed a request with the California Supreme Court to have Arcadia delay enforcing the portion of its newsrack ordinance which governs the appearance of such racks until the matter can be settled in the Court of Appeals.