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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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A fire displaced homeless encampment in Arcadia at 2nd Avenue and Colorado Boulevard last month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36007
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 10, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 10, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Homeless
Homelessness
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Social issues
Verlato, April
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Arcadia teenager Gianna Monroy is missing. Last seen at 1500 block of S. Santa Anita Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35032
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Missing Persons
Monroy, Gianna
Item ID
35223AN
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Profile on century-old Arcadia resident Helen (photo, last name not given), who refuses to slow down.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35482
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia people
Centenarians
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Newspaper Index
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EDI Media Inc. holds Arcadia's second Lunar New Year festival. It drew approximately 17,500 attendees, a 25% increase from last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34780
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 12, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
EDI Media Inc.
Lunar New Year
Chinese New Year
Item ID
34971AN
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Newspaper Index
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Classic car club "Carcadia at Route 66" will meet last Sunday of every month at Denny's Restaurant at 7 W. Huntington Drive in Downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35091
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Car shows
Clubs, organizations
Denny's Restaurant
Oyoung, Glenn
Item ID
35280AN
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Floy Torvid Pairs Lawn Bowling Tournament held last week at Arcadia County Park. Photo of first place winners Marinko Tudor and Gene Plunkett.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33773
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2014
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2014
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Lawn Bowling
Plunkett, Gene
Santa Anita Bowling Green Club
Tudor, Marinko
Item ID
33968AN
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City of Arcadia to update Recreation and Park Master Plan. Seeking resident input. The last update was 2007. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, June 4, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34177
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 28, 2015
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 28, 2015
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
City of Arcadia--Recreation and Community Services Department
Integrated Consulting Group
Somogyi, Sara
Item ID
34371AN
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Arcadia High School students walk out Wednesday in solidarity with students around the country. Seventeen minutes to remember 17 victims of the school massacre in Parkland, Florida last month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35117
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 6
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Gun control
Protests
School shootings
Item ID
35305AN
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Two horses die in the span of two days from training injuries at Santa Anita Park racetrack. They were named Cayton Kid and Magnolia. Track officials noted the number of fatalities dropped sharply from 2019, when 42 horses died. According to Santa Anita Park, 17 horses died at the track in 2020 and 12 died last year. The track's safety rate has improved by 43% compared to last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36228
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 28, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 28, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Ferraro, Kyle
Horses and horse racing
Marten, Mike
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stute, Gary
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ChapCare opens weekend COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Westfield Santa Anita. Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) stresses the importance of getting the vaccine at a press conference last Thursday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36082
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 2021
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 21, 2021
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
ChapCare
Chu, Judy
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Vaccinations
Viruses
Westfield Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gold Line Bridge wins prestigious architectural design recognition from ArchDaily in its Top 100 Projects of the last decade. The "bridge baskets" were designed by artist Andrew Leicester.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34595
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 16, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia Gold Line Bridge
Architecture
Awards
Leicester, Andrew
Light Rail
Mass transit
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Railroads
Train bridge
Trains
Transportation
Item ID
34787AN
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Arcadia’s Baldwin Lake makes history. A “History Lives Here” historical marker was dedicated at Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum last Thursday. The marker was donated by Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35281
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 20, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society-Historical Markers
Baldwin Lake
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
35470AN
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Arcadia father William (Bill) Morales, finally achieves college degree at age 50. He graduated from Cal State Los Angeles, with a bachelor's degree in business administration last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33527
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2013
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia people
Morales, William (Bill)
Item ID
33722AN
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A new Arcadia Police Officer Sergio Machado is ready to protect and serve Arcadia. He had his ceremonial badge pinning last week after completing his 18-month probationary period.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35299
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department employees
Machado, Sergio
Item ID
35488AN
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Aaron Sharp of Port Hueneme posted a time of 15:01 to win his third straight Santa Anita Derby Day 5K at Santa Anita Park last Saturday. It was the 20th anniversary of the race.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33798
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 31
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 31
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--Santa Anita Derby Day 5K
Sharp, Aaron
Item ID
33993AN
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Arcadia High School Constitution Team is going to Washington DC to the National Finals of the "We the People" Citizen and Constitution Challenge. The team is 30 seniors from AP Government and Politics class. They won the state championship last month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34514
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Arcadia High School--academic competitions--Constitution Team
Fox, Kevin
Garret, Bob
Hong, Mark
Kovacic, Gary
Leahy, Megan
Lopez, Miriam
Morris, Ron
Nielsen, Carl
Item ID
34706AN
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Why the Arcadia Police Department is reporting an overall crime decrease. This most recent quarter (May 1-July 31) has seen a reduction of 10.5% to 11% in residential burglaries compared to the same time period last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34656
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Guthrie, Robert
Arcadia Police Department
Crime statistics
Item ID
34848AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's new city manager Dominic Lazzaretto is ready for the job. He starts March 26 and replaces Don Penman who retired last November. He comes to Arcadia from a City Manager position in La Palma.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32865
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2012
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia city managers
Arcadia city employees
Lazzaretto, Dominic--biography
Item ID
33062AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ninety-three year old fighter pilot Edward J. Lopez publishes "flight of a Hell Hawk," his memoir. He is a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34715
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Authors
Lopez, Edward J.
Memoirs
World War II veterans
Item ID
34907AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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