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Dave Lewis, who grew up in Arcadia, will be working as the director of Recreation and Community Services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31038
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 13, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
City of Arcadia - employees
City of Arcadia - Recreation and Community Services Department
Lewis, Dave - biography
Item ID
31233AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department Director Jerry Collins retires after 37 years of public service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30801
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia city employees
Collins, Jerry
Retirement
Item ID
30989AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently evaluated the Arcadia Fire Department and reconfirmed its designation as a "Class 1" department. This is the second time Arcadia has been so honored. Only 41 fire agencies in the country have this elite distinction.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29526
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Awards-honors-recognitions
Insurance Services Office (ISO)
Item ID
29710AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The television show "Joan of Arcadia," starring Amber Tamblyn as a girl who talks to God, is not set in Arcadia, CA. It is set in Arcadia Shores, Maryland.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31746
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Film and television
Joan of Arcadia (television series)
Item ID
31943AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Department's PACE office in the Westfield Shoppingtown mall has a new name and sign. It is now called Arcadia Police Department-Community Services and two officers, Sgt. Bob Guthrie and Officer Paul van der Noorn, are now manning the station in the lower level, near JC Penney.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33470
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-Community Services
Guthrie, Bob
VanderNoorn, Paul
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita Mall
Item ID
33665AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has approved increasing the funding and total service hours for the Arcadia Transit System. The transit program is funded through federal, state and local money distributed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29812
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
R & D Transportation Services
Buses
Transportation
Item ID
29997AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has approved an ordinance specifically laying out the responsibilities of property owners to assist in the maintenance of street trees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30570
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Ordinances
Trees
Item ID
30758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects to be done this summer include roofing, re-roofing, painting, kitchen and plumbing work at area schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30020
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Arcadia Unified School District - Board of Education
Improvements
Contracts
Item ID
30207AN
Collection
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31216
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
Arcadia Police Department station
Buildings
Upgrades
Item ID
31411AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council is considering changes to fees charged by the city through the Development Services Department. One change might be a $25 fee for new business license applications. The fees may increase for design review of new commercial projects and appeals from an architectural review board to the Planning Commission. The General plan amendment fee may drop and tentative tract maps for condos may drop. The city plans to increase fines for code violations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31935
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council - 2001-2010
Fees
Item ID
32132AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city has hired an outside consultant, Cooperative Personnel Services, to look at the Arcadia Public Library and make recommendations on upgrading of services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27706
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 28, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
Item ID
27903AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has approved a new contract with the Pasadena Humane Society (PHS) to provide animal services to Arcadia. The contract is for $69,838, a 3% increase over the current year's agreement. The city has contracted with PHS since 1994. PHS handles dog licensing, answers calls for service and offers low-cost spay and neuter clinics. Other items were approved, including a contract with Engineered Plumbing Inc. for water mains and valves, the purchase of Mobile Data Terminals for the Arcadia Fire Department from Nida Companies, and massage therapist permits.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31456
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Animal control
Arcadia City Council meetings - 2001-2010
Pasadena Humane Society (PHS)
Item ID
31649AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District and the city are collaborating on a $150,000 effort to open a youth center at the Arcadia High School cafeteria and extend school library hours for after school hours. This would take some afternoon pressure off the Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30206
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Youth Center
Youth Master Plan Committee
Youth Services Coordinating Council
Item ID
30393AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Altrusa International, Inc. of Arcadia, an international association of business and professional women and men who volunteer to make their communities better, will host the 48th annual District 11 Conference. Dena Spanos-Hawkey, director of literacy services for Monrovia, Arcadia and South Pasadena, is the keynote speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31273
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Altrusa Club
Altrusa International, Inc.
Service clubs
Spanos-Hawkey, Dena
Volunteers - volunteerism
Item ID
31468AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Christina Aragon, Assistant Superintendent of business services at Arcadia Unified School District, totaled her district car that she uses as a personal vehicle. It is part of her salary package. Arcadia School Board members and Superintendent Mimi Hennessy defended Aragon in media coverage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30202
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Aragon, Christina
Arcadia Unified School District
Automobile accidents
Cayer, Margaret
Takamura, Vickie
Item ID
30389AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A summary of the state of the library includes programs and statistics, and the promotion of Janet Sporleder to City Librarian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30033
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - 2001-2010
Services
Statistics
Ross, Kent
Sporleder, Janet
Item ID
30220AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30844
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Cooper, Charles
Item ID
31032AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia--City of Sin, part II by Charles A. Coulombe. Continued from November 1, 2001. Arcadia's early history from 1903-1914.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33428
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Baldwin, Clara
Baldwin, Elias J. "Lucky"
City of Arcadia--history--incorporation
Clara Villa
Oakwood Inn--Fairyland Park
Stocker, Harold
Item ID
33624AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
City Hall building
Civic buildings
Construction
Item ID
31697AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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