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The salaries of city managers in the area have come under scrutiny following the city of Bell's scandal involving overpaid city officials. Bell's now-ousted city manager Robert Rizzo was earning close to $800,000. Arcadia city manager Don Penman's salary of $214,032 is shown in a chart along with other nearby city managers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32125
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
City employees--salaries
Item ID
32322AN
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Newspaper Index
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City clerks often earn six figure salaries. Pasadena has the highest paid clerk in the San Gabriel Valley with an annual salary of $143,006, and 10 cities have clerks that make more than $100,000. The City Clerk is responsible for all city records and for orchestrating city elections. Arcadia's city manager Don Penman said the role of city clerk as chief record keeper is essential and the pay is justified because of the level of responsibility the position demands. Arcadia's city clerk is paid $90,870 per year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32138
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
City employees--salaries
Item ID
32335AN
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Newspaper Index
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In lieu of pay raises, Arcadia City Council members and city employees will see an increase in the city's contribution to their health benefits. "It is fair because in these economic times, we couldn't afford to give (employees) anything else," said Mayor Peter Amundson. The total fiscal impact will be $56,750 for all employees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32187
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
City of Arcadia--employees
Item ID
32386AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dominic Lazzaretto will be the new Arcadia City Manager, pending City Council's approval next week. He replaces Don Penman and is expected to start on March 26. He has been City Manager of La Palma for 6 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32834
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
City managers
City of Arcadia--employees
Lazzaretto, Dominic--biography
Item ID
33031AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pension reform is happening with Arcadia city employees. Arcadia City Council approved an ordinance last week whereby police officers and firefighters hired by the city are now required to pay their full employee share, or 9 percent, of their pension costs--an amount previously covered by the city. In addition, tentative agreements are in place with 4 out of 5 employee unions, to have members pay their full share by the next 3 years. Annual increases in employee costs during that period would be offset by equivalent annual raises. Other San Gabriel cities may follow suit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32480
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
City of Arcadia employees--benefits
Pensions
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
Item ID
32676AN
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Newspaper Index
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Trip to China and Taiwan called off by Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, in light of recent "questions" about city officials' motives. The $30,000 in donations to fund part of the trip will not be accepted. See VF Sister City. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, February 26, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34074
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Sister City
Item ID
34268AN
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Newspaper Index
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California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) warned City of Arcadia of gift limits regarding the trip to China and Taiwan that city officials are planning for cultural learning and sister city relationships. See VF Sister City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34073
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2015
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
California Political Reform Act
Sister City
Item ID
34267AN
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Newspaper Index
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Chinese firms donate $20,000 to City of Arcadia. Several city officials and employees might use it for business travel to China and Taiwan in hopes of fostering sister-city relationships. City employees plan to meet with government officials in China and Taiwan to learn more about government services, residential design and the culture in an effort to better serve Arcadia. The two companies that donated this money are Companhia de Comercial Dingyuan Limitada and Sichuan Arrow Recovery Technology Company Ltd. See VF Sister City.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34069
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Companhia de Comercial Dingyuan Limitada
Sichuan Arrow Recovery Technology Company Ltd.
Sister City
Item ID
34263AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police probe possible election code violation by city council candidate Sho Tay. See hard copy in VF City Council Elections (2014).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33783
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2014
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections--2014
Tay, Sho
Item ID
33978AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has decided to leave in place a city policy that imposes term limits for serving on City Council, restricting residents from running for more than two consecutive council terms. Had council voted to remove the restrictions, local voters would have had a chance to vote on term limits as a local ballot measure. Arcadia's city charter requires council members who have served two consecutive 4-year terms to take a 2-year break before they can run again for another term.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32302
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council -- Term limits
Item ID
32501AN
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Newspaper Index
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City okays $15,000 contract for coyote trapping, euthanization with Animal Pest Management Services. The City Council vote was 4 to 1 to approve the contract.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2017
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2017
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Animal control
Coyotes
Item ID
35013AN
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia to split cost of fixing critical ballot error with Anaheim-based election consultant Martin and Chapman Co. Both the city and Martin and Chapman have agreed to pay $5408 each to fix a Chinese language error in the April 2012 City Council election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33134
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2012
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2012
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Martin and Chapman Co.
Item ID
33331AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city's nearly 29,000 voters were sent election ballots last week with a critical error in its Chinese language instructions that could cause votes to be invalidated. The mail-in ballots directed voters in Chinese, to choose up to 3, instead of 2, City Council candidates, in the race for two open seats. City Manager Don Penman said the error is estimated to cost between $7,000 and $10,000 and that the election consultant Martin and Chapman Co., in Anaheim, should reimburse the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32884
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Martin and Chapman Co.
Item ID
33081AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council will discuss whether a measure to end term limits should be placed on a future citywide ballot. The City Charter requires council members that have served two consecutive four-year terms to take a two-year break before they can serve another term. The charter can only be amended by a voter approved measure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32291
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
Arcadia City Council -- Term limits
Item ID
32490AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia is asked by election consultant Martin and Chapman Co. to split the cost of the $10,000 ballot error that was sent to the city's nearly 29,000 voters. The error was in the Chinese language instructions, directing voters to choose up to 3 City Council candidates, in the race for only 2 open seats.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32902
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Martin and Chapman Co.
Mussenden, Lisa
Item ID
33099AN
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Newspaper Index
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Triple Crown winning jockey Victor Espinoza (he rode the race horse American Pharoah) visits patients at City of Hope. He donated about $80,000-his entire earnings from the Belmont Stakes-to the City of Hope cancer research and treatment facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34245
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 25, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 25, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Charitable donations
City of Hope
Espinoza, Victor (jockey)
Item ID
34439AN
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Newspaper Index
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After apology, Sho Tay named Mayor of Arcadia at City Council meeting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35193
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2018
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2018
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Arcadia City Council Elections-2018
Beck, Tom
Chandler, Roger
Harbicht, Bob
Mayors
Tay, Sho
Verlato, April
Item ID
35382AN
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Newspaper Index
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Results are in from yesterday's city council elections for the City of Arcadia and the City of Sierra Madre. In Arcadia, the semi-official results show the three seats will be filled by Bob Harbicht, Mark "Mickey" Segal, and Peter Amundson. Sierra Madre voted in Joe Mosca, Josh Moran and Nancy Walsh (uncertified totals).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31964
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council Elections--2010
Harbicht, Bob
Moran, Josh
Mosca, Joe
Segal, Mark "Mickey"
Sierra Madre City Council elections-2010
Walsh, Nancy
Item ID
32161AN
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Newspaper Index
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Tonight Arcadia City Council will explore building a new $12 million City Hall after the proposal was shelved in 2009 for financial reasons. The existing City Hall is undergoing a $2.3 million renovation and remodeling that includes a new heating and air conditioning system, energy efficient windows, new wiring, carpeting and painting. If Council moves forward with new building, the existing one could be used as a community center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
Civic buildings
Construction
Public buildings
Item ID
33024AN
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Newspaper Index
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Measure A seeks to repeal utility users tax in Arcadia, on the April 12 ballot. The utility users tax is a source of revenue expected to generate $7 million for the city this year. Arcadia charges residents 7% for gas, water, and electricity, and 5% for telephone on utility bills. The city estimates each household pays less than $10 per person per month on average. The tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 million general fund budget. If repealed, it would mean a 12.5% cut to city services, including cutting 12 police officers, closing a fire department, increasing blight, street sweeping would be reduced from weekly to every other week. Programs for children and seniors would be eliminated and library and museum hours would be reduced significantly. Larry Papp helped author the initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34644AN
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Newspaper Index
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