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The unemployment rate in every city in the San Gabriel Valley either went down or stayed flat last month, for the first time in several months, according to state numbers. Still, economists say many people are out of work now compared to this time last year. A chart shows Arcadia has 2000, or 7.3% unemployment. A chart shows numbers for nearby cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Jobless rates
Unemployment
Item ID
32024AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Breeders' Cup, known as the world championship of horse racing, was held at Santa Anita Park last Friday and Saturday. The event has helped the local economy in Arcadia, with an estimated $50 million spent on restaurants, hotels, wagering, taxis, etc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31798
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Item ID
31995AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Pasadena's Lighthouse Christian Store on Lake Avenue closed its business earlier this month, due to tough competition from bookstores like Amazon and big box stores like Costco, Sam's Club and Target. Lighthouse still has locations in Long Beach and Orange, but their stores in Glendale and Arcadia both closed in recent years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31767
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bookstores
Business and Industry
Christian supplies
Item ID
31964AN
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Newspaper Index
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Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick of the Arcadia Historical Society are both on the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee, which wants to restore the Hugo Reid Adobe on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. They want to re-create the adobe as it was in its heyday, when Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin lived there from 1875 until he died in 1909.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31725
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee
Hettrick, Scott
Historic preservation
Hugo Reid Adobe
Libby, Carol
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
31922AN
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Newspaper Index
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Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is not considering the Gold Line Foothill Extension from Sierra Madre to Claremont a priority now. County transportation officials recommended the so-called "Subway to the Sea," a proposed extension of the Purple Line out to Santa Monica and a "regional connector" project that would link several rail lines through downtown Los Angeles, as the priorities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31723
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA)
Transportation
Item ID
31920AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership held its annual awards gala at Santa Anita Park. AeroVironment Inc. received the Green Technology Award. Harry Baldwin, a former San Gabriel councilman, recived the Community Service Award. The Majestic Realty Foundation received the Humanitarian Award. Other award recipients are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31672
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2009
Pages
p. A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2009
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
AeroVironment Inc. - Monrovia, CA
Awards - honors - recognitions
Baldwin, Harry
Item ID
31870AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters have approved ballot Measure A with 2091 people voting yes and 643 voting no. The measure protects the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone use. Measure A will not raise taxes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31706AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police and firefighters have voted to defer a portion of their salaries and health benefits to help close the city's budget shortfall. In total, employee pay and benefit deferments will free up about $300,000. The city is trying to close a $600,000 deficit this fiscal year in its $48 million general fund budget.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
Arcadia city employees
Unions
Item ID
31705AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters will decide, in a special election next week, whether or not to approve ballot Measure A, which seeks to protect the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone usage. Measure A would not raise any taxes. The city already collects taxes on residential cell phone usage and is seeking to legally protect that practice by redefining what constitutes a telecommunications tax.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31702AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia High School student Brittany Klein is now a Women's Professional Soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31494
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2009
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2009
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Athletes
Klein, Brittany
Sports
Women's Professional Soccer
Item ID
31689AN
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Newspaper Index
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In the election for Arcadia Unified School District board members, it seems incumbents Joann Steinmeier and Janet Chew are ahead. Steinmeier is seeking to extend her five terms on the school board.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31443
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education - elections
Chew, Janet
Davis, John
Measure I
Steinmeier, Joann
Item ID
31637AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Pamplemousse, a favorite to win the Santa Anita Derby, was scratched from the race due to a lesion on the horse's left front leg tendon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31427
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Canani, Julio
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Derby
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Solis, Alex, II
The Pamplemousse (race horse)
Item ID
31620AN
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Newspaper Index
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Monrovia's Aztec Hotel is showcasing fine art in its non-profit Aztec Art Center Route 66 Gallery. Visitors are not just from Monrovia, but from Pasadena, Duarte and Arcadia. A painting by Manuel Barillas is pictured. The hotel is owned by Kathie Reece-McNeill. The hotel was designed in 1925 by English architect Robert Stacy-Judd and was inspired by Mayan and Aztect structures. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Art
Aztec Hotel - Monrovia, California
Barillas, Manuel
Historic Buildings
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
Pettie, Ron
Route 66 Gallery
Reece-McNeill, Kathie
Scully, Richard
Stacy-Judd, Robert
Item ID
31572AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31347
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 17, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Kennedy, Fred G. ("Fritz")
Libby, Harold Dean
Item ID
31542AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2009
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2009
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Chew, Betty Romalie
Kennedy, Fred G. ("Fritz")
Libby, Harold Dean
Mayor, Jay (1920-2008)
Ostergard, Irma W.
Item ID
31541AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2009
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2009
Pages
p. A12
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Kennedy, Fred G. ("Fritz")
Libby, Harold Dean
Mayor, Jay (1920-2008)
Ostergard, Irma W.
Item ID
31540AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Brott, Chloe Lee Windsor
Libby, Harold Dean
Ostergard, Irma W.
Item ID
31539AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Hatzenbuehler, Mary Lou
Libby, Harold Dean
Item ID
31538AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31342
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 11, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Libby, Harold Dean
Item ID
31537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31341
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Libby, Harold Dean
Item ID
31536AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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