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Los Angeles County supervisor Mike Antonovich plans to set aside $650,000 of county funds to re-seed the oak woodland habitat in Arcadia that was demolished last week for flood control purposes, after mud and debris dredged from the Santa Anita Dam has been spread at the site. Bob Spencer, spokesman for Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, said there is much more debris poised to come down the hills and "We need to find a solution." Other county wilderness areas face destruction to make way for sediment. Officials are already considering the relocation of sediment from Devil's Gate Dam, which could end up on a 40-acre mature black willow woodland in the Hahamongna Watershed Park. Environmental activists won't let that happen without a fight.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32293
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Spencer, Bob
Item ID
32492AN
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Los Angeles County keeps environmental activists and media off the site where the 11 acres of oak tree woodlands are being bulldozed near Wilderness Park. It is called Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site. Activists were unable to save the area from becoming a debris basin. See related story "Razing woodland: protesters watch as trees are cut down" Pasadena Star News, January 13, 2011, p. A1, A7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32290
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Santa Anita Dam
Item ID
32489AN
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Environmental activists plan to block work crews from clearing 179 oak and sycamore trees, north of Arcadia. Bob Spencer, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, confirmed that construction would begin this morning to clear the 11 acres of trees, to make room for an estimated 500 cubic yards of sediment from Santa Anita Dam, as well as debris from seven other area catch basins. Spencer said, "The purpose behind this project is public safety; the damn built in 1927 does not meet seismic standards. Arcadia city manager Don Penman hopes that the several hundred thousand cubic yards of extra capacity is not an invitation for frequent trucking from other basins.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32289
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Santa Anita Dam
Spencer, Bob
Item ID
32488AN
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Environmental activists are calling for an independent investigation into a Los Angeles County flood control project--6 days after they failed to stop bulldozers from clearing 11.1 acres of native oak woodland for a dam sediment dump in Arcadia. The group calling for the probe includes Glen Owens, Camron Stone, and "tree-sitters" John Quigley, Andrea Bowers and Julia Posin. Los Angeles County supervisor Michael Antonovich's deputy Tony Bell said the three-year county public works planning process for the sediment project was completely open and the facts were available to the public.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32295
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Bell, Tony
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Owens, Glen
Posin, Julia
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Stone, Camron
Item ID
32494AN
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Bulldozers finished demolishing the 11 acres of oak tree woodlands in Arcadia, at the Los Angeles County Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site yesterday. Four environmental activists, called "tree-sitters," were booked on trespassing and obstruction, then were later released. Los Angeles County Public Works said demolishing the 179 trees to make room for sediment dredged from nearby dams is a flood control effort necessary to ensure public safety. The bitter debate continues. Activists claim the project was not transparent to the public and media.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32292
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Kaspar, Michael
Los Angeles County Public Works
Mead, Cheryl
Oak trees
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Spencer, Bob
Stone, Camron
Item ID
32491AN
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Environmental activists gathered at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration to demand an investigation into the county's destruction last week of oak woodland in Arcadia. Shown in photo are activists Camron Stone, John Quigley, Andrea Bowers and Julie Posin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32298
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Posin, Julia or Posin, Julie
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Stone, Camron
Item ID
32497AN
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Hollywood actors Ed Begley, Jr. and Daryl Hannah called on prosecutors to drop a trespassing case against the group of tree-sitters who have become known as the "Arcadia 4." The four climbed into oak trees on January 12, 2011 while Los Angeles County bulldozers destroyed an 11-acre woodland around them. Begley rallied with supporters outside Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley's downtown headquarters. The four are John Quigley of Glendale, Julia Jaye Posin of Venice Beach, Travis Jochimsen of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers of Los Angeles. The trees were cleared to make room for a sediment site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32380
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Begley, Ed, Jr.
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Hannah, Daryl
Jochimsen, Travis
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32578AN
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John Quigley, the last of the protesting "Arcadia four" tree-sitters, took a deal from prosecutors and pleaded no contest to a single count of trespassing. He has a $60 fine, which was waived for jail time served, three years of informal probation, and 20 hours of community service at a nonprofit agency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32497
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Oak trees
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32696AN
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Arcadia High School's team took 4th place among 68 schools in the 2010 National Science Bowl held in Washington D.C. last weekend. First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the importance of science education and greeted the teams personally. The team is comprised of seniors Jason Jong, Alex Wang and Eddie Xue and juniors Samuel Zeng and Derek Chou. The team coach and advisor is Cheryl Mynster.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32031
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia High School students
Arcadia High School teachers-Mynster, Cheryl
Chou, Derek
Jong, Jason
National Science Bowl
Wang, Alex
Xue, Eddie
Zeng, Samuel
Item ID
32228AN
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Arcadia High School's Constitution Team won the state championship in February and is now competing in the 23rd annual "We are the People: the Citizen and the Constitution National Finals" in Washington D.C. The last time an Arcadia High School team won the national title was in 1993. Team advisor is teacher Kevin Fox. Catherine Tong, Andrew Taylor, Frank Huang, Andrew Lin and Jesse Li are pictured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31999
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 26, 2010
Pages
p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 26, 2010
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia High School
Cassidy, Madyson
Constitution Team
Fox, Kevin
Ha, Derek
Huang, Frank
Li, Jesse
Lin, Andrew
Semenov, Tim
Taylor, Andrew
Tong, Catherine
Item ID
32179AN
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Arcadia High School Constitution Team wins third place at the 25th anniversary We the People: the Citizens and Constitution National Finals.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32964
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 3, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia High School--Constitution Team
Item ID
33161AN
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Arcadia High School students emerged triumphant for the third year in a row at the annual Surf Bowl. It is a quiz competition focused on ocean-related knowledge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34113
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Academic competitions
Chang, Kathy Lee
Kurniawidjaja, Steven
Wang, Kevin
Item ID
34307AN
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Arcadia High School student, senior Timothy Man Hay Lee, a national chemistry champion, has qualified for one of four spots on the U.S. team bound for the 44th annual International Chemistry Olympiad.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32966
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2012
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 24, 2012
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia High School--students
Lee, Timothy Man Hay
Item ID
33163AN
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Arcadia student Raghav Ramanujam, a 6th grader at Foothills Middle School, places third at the 2015 National You Be the Chemist challenge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34233
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
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p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 2015
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Academic competitions
Chemistry
Ramanujam, Raghav
Item ID
34427AN
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Two of four "tree-sitters" that were arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre Arcadia oak woodland in January appeared in Alhambra Superior Court on Thursday and had their arraignment postponed until February 18. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, and Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach. Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles, were also arrested but did not appear for arraignment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32322
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye or Posin, Julie
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32521AN
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Arcadia High School's Constitution Team won its second state championship in three years. They won the national competition in 2010 and the 2012 team placed third. Photos of the team.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33085
Newspaper
San Marino Tribune
Date
July 12, 2012
Pages
p. A9
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Newspaper
San Marino Tribune
Date
July 12, 2012
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Academic competitions
Arcadia High School--students
Constitution Team
Item ID
33282AN
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Two of the four Arcadia "tree-sitters"--Julia Jaye Posin and Andrea Bowers--have pleaded no contest to one count each of trespassing, while protesting the destruction of an Arcadia woodland. The two women were fined $60, waived for jail time served, and ordered to do 10 hours of community service. The two other tree-sitters John Quigley and Travis Jochimsen are scheduled to appear in court in late July.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Jochimsen, Travis
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32634AN
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All four "tree-sitters" arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre oak woodland in Arcadia appeared in Alhambra Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to one count each of trespassing and obstruction a police officer. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach, Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles. They rejected an offer of community service and payment of restitution from the District Attorney's office. The four will appear in court again April 22 for a pre-trial hearing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Jochimsen, Travis
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32554AN
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Newspaper Index
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