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Gracie Gao, 57, and Steve Wang, 58, were arrested on suspicion of operating a house of prostitution on the 200 block of West Palm Avenue in Arcadia. Gao and Wang were booked on a misdemeanor charge and later released on $500 bail. The arrests at the well-kept ranch-style house surprised neighbors.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31311
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Gao, Gracie
Prostitution
Wang, Steve
Item ID
31506AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officers honor Albert Matthies, the city's only police officer killed in the line of duty, with a ceremony and a plaque, 80 years after his death. The plaque is on the 1000 block of North View Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30633
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia police officers
Awards - honors - recognitions
Matthies, Albert Edward
Plaques
Remembrances
Item ID
30821AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted 5-0 to reject a proposal for a crematory to be built on First Avenue, next to Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue. The application came from Jim Larkin, who operates Arcadia Mortuary. The proposal drew criticism from neighbors and other Arcadia residents, with pickets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33286
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Mortuary
Crematories
Larkin, Jim
Mortuaries
Protests
Item ID
33483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Monterey Park Planning Commission has approved a massive retail project at Hellman Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard despite objections from Alhambra neighbors. Kam Sang Co., of Arcadia, is the developer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29196
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Kam Sang Co.
Developers
Monterey Park
Atlantic Times Square
Item ID
29381AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Three arrested for marijuana cultivation in the 1000 block of North First Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33837
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 25
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 25
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Chu, Jessie Soi
Drugs
Marijuana
Rodriguez, Rodrigo Salas
Tran, Viet Van
Item ID
34031AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A rich history. Ghosts appear and pull away from the pack as memories of Breeders' Cups past point to the most lucrative sports event in North America. Breeders' Cup takes place today and tomorrow at Santa Anita Park. Other related stories.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Modesti, Kevin
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33446AN
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Newspaper Index
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Proposed two-story home at 1101 S. Fifth Avenue causes kerfuffle. At this week's Arcadia City Council meeting, the project's neighbors appealed the Planning Commission's decision to approve the design of the 3588 s.f. house. Neighbors complain of loss of light and privacy. In a 3-2 vote, the Planning Commission's decision was upheld on the conditions that the owner remove windows on the north and south sides of the second floor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34613
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arcadia Planning Commission
Chan, Phillip
Floor-area-ratio (FAR)
Mansions
Verlato, April
Zoning codes
Item ID
34805AN
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Newspaper Index
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Wind-swept cities slowly recover from a severe windstorm that blew through the San Gabriel Valley early Thursday morning. Arcadia was hit hard and "city crews and contracts are continuing to work hard to clean roadways," said Arcadia police Lieutenant Tom Leveque. Road closures that remained in effect in Arcadia on Friday morning included: westbound Colorado Street at Santa Anita Avenue; westbound Camino Real Avenue at El Monte Avenue; Longden Avenue between El Monte Avenue and Holly Avenue; Colorado Place between Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive; the 200 block of W. Leroy Street; the 1100 block of S. Fifth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32705
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Disasters
Emergencies
Street closures
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32902AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is sprucing up nicely. Phil Wray, Arcadia City Engineer, says the city has been making improvements to road medians. He is proud to share that, "We just finished our median island re-landscaping project from Michillinda to Baldwin." More drought-tolerant plants were planted on the median. The same re-landscaping will be done for the road median on Baldwin Avenue to Holly Avenue. Future projects include rehabilitation of pavement from Santa Clara Street to Fifth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35014
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Roads
Streets
Wray, Phil
Item ID
35205AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2017
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Missing Persons
Monroy, Gianna
Item ID
35223AN
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Newspaper Index
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Police find woman’s body in Arcadia backyard in the 300 block of East Forest Avenue. A 76-year-old Arcadia woman was killed yesterday at her home and her vehicle was stolen. The coroner’s office has not yet identified the woman. Neighbors said she was a longtime resident with two daughters and a grandson. The motive behind the killing is unknown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35417
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Murders
Tsai, Chyong Jen
Item ID
35609AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Temple City will not try to annex an unincorporated area near Arcadia, bounded by Daines Drive on the north, Tyler Avenue on the east, West Hondo Parkway on the south and Santa Anita Avenue on the west. Temple City will continue efforts to expand the city's north and south boundaries but wanted to avoid a fight with Arcadia for this area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30103
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Annexation
Temple City
Unincorporated areas - Los Angeles County
Item ID
30290AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Longden Avenue in Arcadia has had a lot of street construction over the last three years, including construction of wheelchair ramps, missing sidewalks, palm trees removed, and new 30 inch water main.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33466
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Longden Avenue
Streets
Item ID
33661AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Business profile on Fitness Factor in Arcadia. Maggie Riddle and Kevin Riddle are the co-owners. They do personal training and small group fitness at 24 N. 1st Avenue in Downtown Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35244
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Business and Industry
Fitness Factor
Riddle, Kevin
Riddle, Maggie
Small business
Item ID
35433AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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First Avenue zone change delayed. Owners of property at 1020-1026 First Avenue have three more months to work out a compromise for use of the property, with six condominiums in development, in an area zoned as single family residential. Arcadia staffers have found a number of areas where the city general plan and zoning map do not agree in designation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33306
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
"p. 1, 8"
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
"p. 1, 8"
Subjects
Zoning
Item ID
33502AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia elementary school music teacher David Howell returns from Japan on a Fulbright Memorial Fund, with lessons learned from his experiences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33446
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Howell, David
Teachers
Item ID
33641AN
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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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Freeway sound walls promised for Arcadia and Monrovia appear to be still on schedule, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). The sound walls scheduled for construction as early as 2005 run from Michillinda Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia, and from Huntington Drive to California Avenue in Monrovia. Lower priority sound wall project locations are also given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31375
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Freeways
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
Noise
Sound Walls
Item ID
31569AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Friends of the victims of a car crash that killed 3 when their car hit a wall and overturned at Live Oak Avenue and Las Tunas Drive, said they had been at a Pasadena bar before the accident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34735
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Car accidents
Garcia, Marcus J.
Velazquez, Anna Lissa
Yniquez, Raymond Daniel
Item ID
34927AN
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Newspaper Index
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The proposed site for Arcadia's Gold Line station is just east of Santa Anita Avenue, at the First Avenue/Santa Clara intersection. City leaders want to separate the railroad tracks from the street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28351
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Gold Line --Pasadena to Montclair
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Item ID
28548AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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