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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to support legislation establishing February 19 as "Remembrance Day" for those Japanese who were sent to internment camps during World War II. Locally, an internment camp was set up at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25134
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Japanese Internment Camps
Santa Anita Park - Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
25329AN
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Charles Cooper continues his series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese, where at its height, it housed more than 18,000 people. Japanese had a long local history, dating back to workers on the Santa Anita Ranch, and local residents had the uncomfortable feeling of seeing friends behind the wire at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32004
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cooper, Charles
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32184AN
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Ed Inouye of West Covina, whose family was sent to the internment camp at Santa Anita Park during World War II, died on February 19th. He was instrumental in getting the government to pay reparations to some of the imprisoned families.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25195
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Inouye, Ed
Japanese Internment Camps
Santa Anita Park - Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
25391AN
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Newspaper Index
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A new exhibit at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum is about the Santa Anita Assembly Center, a temporary facility at Santa Anita Park that held Japanese Americans before they were sent to more permanent internment camps during World War II. The opening reception will feature speakers Osamu Miyamoto, Akkiko Nomura and others. Dana Dunn is the curator.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31821
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
Pages
p. Weekend 1, 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2009
Pages
p. Weekend 1, 2
Subjects
Dunn, Dana
Miyamoto, Osamu
Nomura, Akkiko
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
32018AN
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A schedule and information on the 20th Breeders' Cup is published.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26660
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2003
Pages
p.C1, C7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2003
Pages
p.C1, C7
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Breeders' Cup
Item ID
26862AN
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George Haines, General Manager of Santa Anita Park race track, writes an open letter in support of the Caruso Affiliated development called The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29797
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Haines, George
Santa Anita Park race track
Shops at Santa Anita
Developers
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
Item ID
29982AN
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School uniforms, shoes, socks, jackets, school supplies and treats were given out to about 1000 local children from low-income families in the Foothill Unity Center's Fifth Annual Back-to-School Distribution at Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
26451AN
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A full page-advertisement paid by Westfield is a letter from Westfield president Ken Wong thanking the Arcadia community for signing petitions limiting billboards and for free parking , to be voted on in the November 2006 general election ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30043
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2006
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2006
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Advertisements
Wong, Ken
Mall war
Ballot iniatives
Ballot measures
Item ID
30230AN
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Featured articles on Seabiscuit include quotes from the book, readers remembering the horse, locals used as extras in the filming of the movie at Santa Anita Park, silver lined hooves on display at the California the Thoroughbred Association's library, information on Gary Stevens, and interviews with author Laura Hillenbrand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25866
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2003
Pages
p. A12, A13, C1, U6. U10, U13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2003
Pages
p. A12, A13, C1, U6. U10, U13
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Filmmaking
Moving pictures
Item ID
26066AN
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Local activist group Arcadia First was misinformed about plans to put 240 slot-style gambling machines known as "Horse Wizards" at The Shops at Santa Anita, the proposed Caruso mall development. George Haines, General Manager of Santa Anita Park race track, and Arcadia city officials say this is incorrect. There are no slot machines planned for the new mall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30336
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia First
Gambling
Horse racing
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30522AN
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Michi Murayama of Alhambra created a quilt documenting the Japanese-American internment during WW II.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21152
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Japanese American Internment
Murayama, Michi
Item ID
21381AN
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A handful of Republicans are vying for a seat in the 59th Assembly District including Anthony Adams and Harry Scolinos. The political mudslinging has started even though the June primary election is eight months away.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29727
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Politics
Politicians
Assembly districts
Republicans
Item ID
29912AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31628
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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A group of young people protested outside Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy's office. They protested AB 1326, a bill Mountjoy introduced to ban the teaching of homosexuality in schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30576
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Assembly bills
Homosexuality
Mountjoy, Dennis
Protests
Item ID
30764AN
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Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, 44th District (of which Arcadia is part), announced his candidacy for Speaker of the State Assembly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33214
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 2
Subjects
California State Assembly
Politicians
Portantino, Anthony
Item ID
33411AN
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A panel discussion chaired by Assembly member Carol Liu, D-Pasadena, addressing the issue of Asian gang activity, was held in Arcadia City Council Chambers on Wednesday, November 14. It was a fact finding hearing intending to develop legislative and community oriented solutions to Asian organized crime in California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33406
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Asian Gangs
California State Assembly
Liu, Carol
Item ID
33602AN
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Assemblyman Dennis Mountjoy of Arcadia was among state lawmakers who did not support Assembly Bill 60 which would have allowed undocumented immigrants to get a drivers license. Governor Davis vetoed the bill.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24597
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2002
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2002
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Mountjoy, Dennis
Assembly Bill 60
Drivers License
Item ID
24788AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city of Arcadia has chided the Westfield Corporation for arguing for a delay in the Caruso project's entitlement process. The city informed Westfield that the approval process will proceed on schedule.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29556
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City of Arcadia
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Mall war
City Attorney
Item ID
29740AN
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Westfield America may feel threatened by Caruso Affiliated's proposed outdoor mall and residential complex on the parking lot of the Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield America
Westfield Santa Anita
Shopping centers
Commercial Developers
Caruso Affiliated
Item ID
29375AN
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Twelve junior high school students from Kurobane-machi in Tochigi, Japan, visit Arcadia from September 23-28.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30087
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 6, 2001
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Sato, Ryo
Japanese exchange students
Kurabane-machi, Tochigi - Japan
Item ID
30274AN
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Newspaper Index
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