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City Manager Bill Kelly outlined a $16 million program to finish all public building projects for Arcadia in three years, as part of the city's five-year capital budget. The spending would include a new $6.5 million City Hall, a $1.3 million upgrade to Fire Station 106 on Baldwin Avenue. The city plans to build a new fire station to replace Fire Station 105 on Santa Anita Avenue. A city gym for the civic center property is in planning stages. The city plans to re-roof the community center for $150,000 and to put up 1/2 of the $800,000 cost to make the high school sports field an all-weather facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31501
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
City Hall building
Civic buildings
Construction
Item ID
31697AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's new city government first formed in 1903 and its first meeting took place at Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel, located at First Avenue and Santa Clara Road. Baldwin's hotel featured gambling and fine dining along with city government. The Oakwood Hotel burned down in 1911, and the city government moved to the McCoy Building at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street. Two years later, City Hall moved across the street to the Hibbard Building. In 1917, the first building was constructed as a City Hall at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (?). A two-story colonial building was built for $18,000. This City Hall opened on July 13, 1918. City Hall moved in 1949 to a 13-acre parcel between Huntington Drive and the Pacific Electric railroad tracks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31749
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia civic buildings
Arcadia City Hall - history - 1903-2003
Item ID
31946AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia and Arcadia City Council are working on plans for a new civic center and multipurpose facility that would be located next to City Hall and the newly constructed police station. The project would use money from the capital construction fund and is not part of the city's general fund.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia civic center - buildings and construction
Item ID
31825AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council voted 4-to-0 to pass a new food hall plan for Downtown Arcadia at 33 West Huntington Drive. The food hall will contain seven to eight different food vendors of a pre-existing building, while the upper floors will continue to operate as self-storage units. One of the project goals is to preserve the existing building and keep the midcentury look of it, according to City of Arcadia Senior Economic Development Analyst Tim Schwehr.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35567
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Downtown Arcadia
Schwehr, Tim
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department has moved to a new police station building at 250 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA, 91007, that is 42,000 square feet and cost $16 million. The official opening ceremony will be October 3, 2003. The old building that was built around 1956 will be demolished in a few weeks. Dispatchers Rosemarie Espejo and Carol Hunter are shown in a photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31809
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department - police station - 2003
Civic buildings
Espejo, Rosemarie
Hunter, Carol
Item ID
32006AN
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Newspaper Index
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The $16 million Arcadia Police Station building, built with bond money and city and CRA funds, is on target for completion in July. WWM Associates designed the building. Mallcraft of Altadena is the contractor and Construction Control Group is the manager of the project. The station is the first civic project constructed with bond funding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31147
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Arcadia Police Station - building (2003)
WWM Associates
Item ID
31342AN
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The police station is scheduled to be demolished and a new one will be built behind the current facility. The project is estimated to cost $16 million. The new building will be 52,000 square feet and slated to open in the first part of 2003.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 17, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Station
Buildings
Item ID
29779AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves $55.7 million General Fund budget for fiscal year 2015-2016. Officials anticipate revenue totaling $59.7 million, enabling $4.5 million in funds transfers toward road and park improvements, staff equipment upgrades, a boost to the general liability and workers' compensation fund, establishing a reserve fund for building a new City Hall and nearly $500,000 in new programs and employees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34184
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
City of Arcadia Budget
Item ID
34378AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved a contract with Rokni Electric for a new 800 Kilowatt generator and a new telephone system (not to exceed $342,251) from SBC-Pacific Bell for City Hall. A contract with Systems Source Inc. for furnishings for the new police station was also approved. The City Librarian job title was changed to Director of Library and Museum Services.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
Arcadia Police Department station
Buildings
Upgrades
Item ID
31411AN
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Construction has started on the expansion of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. There will be two parking structures to replace current surface parking, 104,400 square feet of retail space, 18,400 square feet of restaurants, a 7,800 square foot food court, 45,000 square feet of specialty stores, 54,300 square feet of movie theaters, and a 5,400 square foot auto center. The tenant list includes an AMC theater, Borders bookstore, and a Sports Chalet. The expansion is scheduled to be completed September 2004. City manager Bill Kelly said Arcadia will proceed to expand Fire Station 105 to serve as the new fire department headquarters and will rebuild Station 106. The city is considering building a new City Hall and youth center from city revenues from Santa Anita Park. The new police station, the first city facility partly financed through bonds, will be open this fall. A $1/2 million project to remodel City Council Chambers is finally complete, with the opening of the council conference room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31312
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Police station
Civic buildings
Fire station 105 headquarters
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
31507AN
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Newspaper Index
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Council opposes tribal mascot bill. Arcadia city council voted to oppose AB 2115 or any other legislation that would block Arcadia High School from using the Apache name and mascot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30363
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School mascot
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Assembly bills
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
30550AN
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Newspaper Index
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New Arcadia Mayor Gail Marshall said this week that a study is being conducted on upgrading the City Hall complex.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30245
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Hall - Buildings
Construction
Item ID
30432AN
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Newspaper Index
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Survey proposed on Arcadia Arts Center. The city and school district may collaborate on a public survey to determine public attitude toward construction of an Arts Center in Arcadia. City Manager Bill Kelly told local leaders that an arts center could cost from $5 to $15 million, whether it is an auditorium alone, or a complex, which could include an art gallery and meeting rooms.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 1, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Auditoriums
Item ID
33485AN
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Newspaper Index
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The new landscaping and bus shelter for the west side of the Arcadia Public Library will cost $152,126.03 and will be done by Mariposa Horticultural Enterprises Inc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31157
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Arcadia Transit
Bus shelter
Bus stops
Landscaping
Item ID
31354AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approved an update to the cross-department software Laserfiche. The update, budgeted to cost $33,785, is essential to the digitization of city records.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Laserfiche
Item ID
34934AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council debated the issue of more parking on the west side of Baldwin Avenue, next to the Hub Center, between Duarte Road and Naomi Avenue. The Council approved the revision to the adult business ordinance, adopted an anti-loitering measure for gang members, and more.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
"p. 1, 18"
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
"p. 1, 18"
Subjects
Arcadia City Council meetings - 2001-2010
Parking
Item ID
31644AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council approved the design for a proposed addition to the new car showroom at Rusnak Mercedes-Benz. The dealer wants to build a two-story, 2644 square feet addition to the southeast corner of the showroom. The City council approved additions to other businesses as well.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 26, 2002
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 26, 2002
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Item ID
30961AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved $55,000 to the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce for services such as providing information on the city to brokers, real estate agents, merchants, business people, new residents, and the general public. The Chamber prepares a monthly community calendar, a business hotline, a newsletter, an annual Civic Directory, a bi-annual map and a business directory. The city also lets the Chamber use the building they're in for no charge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31622
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce - services
Item ID
31819AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council does not pursue ballot iniative on home building rules. As the city's effort to update the zoning code continues into the new year, the Arcadia City Council briefly considered sponsoring its own voter initiative to rival a measure from residents that is currently the subject of a petition to qualify for an upcoming election ballot, but City Council decided against pursuing its own ballot iniative because the petition process would not conclude in time to qualify for the April ballot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 24, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 24, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Homeowners Associations (HOA)
Mansions
Verlato, April (photo)
Item ID
34599AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City will pay $25,000 of city money toward putting a 10-foot tall bronze peacock at Peacock Corner, in front of Arcadia County Park, on the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculpture will emerge from the center of the fountain at the corner. The actual cost of the sculpture and base is $36,500. The fountain was originally donated by Rotary Club 35 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30678
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 14, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fountains
Peacock Corner
Sculptures
Statuary
Item ID
30866AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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