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Longtime Arcadia City Clerk Gene Glasco retires. Glasco has served 12 years as its elected City Clerk. In 2022, Arcadia voters approved an update to the City Charter that eliminated the position of the elected City Clerk. With Glasco's retirement, the City Manager will appoint a City Clerk. Most of the traditional City Clerk duties are currently performed by professional staff in the City Manager's Office, ensuring uninterrupted service to the public. Photo of Glasco with Arcadia City Council. See press release dated April 18, 2024 in VF for full-text.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 20, 2024
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 20, 2024
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia City Clerks
Glasco, Gene
Retirements
Veterans
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Rod's Grill, Arcadia's beloved classic diner, announces its closure after nearly 70 years. Closing date will be Sunday, February 12, 2023. It is located at 41 West Huntington Drive, along Historic Route 66. The diner began as a small chain of restaurants in 1946, with the Arcadia location opening in 1957.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Historic Route 66
Monroy, Wendy
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
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Overall homeless numbers remain steady. A count has identified how many individuals are homeless in a city-by-city count. 4555 in all, in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, remained about the same as last year's count. Arcadia has 106, up from 77 last year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Homeless census
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Housing grades given by Southern California News Group. Every city and county in California has state-mandated targets for how much additional housing it needs across a range of affordability levels. Many are failing to meet those targets, especially for lower-income housing. Arcadia has received an overall D grade. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A14, November 28, 2021.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2021
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p. A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2021
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Housing
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Return engagements for marching bands. All but one band scheduled for the 2021 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, which was canceled, has agreed to perform in 2022. The Arcadia Apache Marching Band and Color Guard will march in January 2022.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School marching band
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2022
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Arcadia doctor helps found PPE donation group. Dr. Karen Tsai, co-founded DonatePPE.org along with Bay Area engineer Deyu Kong. The organization has donated some 2.2 million items of PPE (personal protective equipment) to hospitals, schools and homeless shelters during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2020
Pages
p.A1, A6
Subjects
Charities
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Kong, Deyu
Pandemics
Tsai, Karen
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High school boys basketball All-Area team has been named. Nate Garcia, junior at Damien, is Player of the Year. Those from Arcadia are guard Jordan Dollar on the First Team, and forward Mansour Sanneh and guard Noa Eteuati-Edwards on the Third Team.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2024
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2024
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Boys basketball
Dollar, Jordan
Eteuati-Edwards, Noa
Garcia, Nate
Sannah, Mansour
Sports
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Arcadia police report military equipment use, seek drone in the 2024-2025 budget. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, are instrumental in enhancing response times to calls, aiding in the investigation of criminal activities, and providing aerial perspectives that can assist in protecting life and property, the report states.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 18, 2024
Pages
p. 27
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 18, 2024
Pages
p. 27
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Drones
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Man arrested after shooting in Arcadia. A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, August 10, for shooting and injuring an Arcadia police officer (shot in the jaw), the suspect's 73-year-old mother (shot in the chest) and the neighbor across the street (shot in the eye with stray bullet). All three are stable and expected to survive. The shooting and standoff happened at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue due to a family dispute. The 26-year-old Arcadia officer has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and has 3 years of previous law enforcement experience.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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Los Angeles County coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community. Arcadia City has had 3229 cases and unincorporated Arcadia has had 712.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Illnesses
Pandemics
Public Health
Viruses
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus cases broken down by cities. Incorporated Arcadia has had 2443 cases and unincorporated Arcadia has had 564 cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2021
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2021
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Public Health
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Arcadia Public Library has opened a Community Memory Lab, with free, do-it-yourself equipment to digitize photos, documents, VHS video and audio cassette recordings, film slides, negatives, and 8mm film.

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Mountain Views News
Date
September 24, 2022
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 24, 2022
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2020-2029
Community Memory Lab
Digitization
Guerrero, Danielle
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For the first time in two years, the Arcadia Educational Foundation (AEF) Summer School Program for 2022 will happen in person for all grade levels. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, summer school had to be conducted virtually during the summers of 2020 and 2021. As for health and safety, summer school has been adapted in accordance with the health guidelines and regulations that Arcadia Unified School District follows.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Arcadia Unified School District
Summer school
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Arcadia Woman's Club celebrates the 90th year of the construction and dedication of their clubhouse. The club is also applying for historical preservation landmark designation for its clubhouse. One of the club's first civic projects was establishing a library in Arcadia in 1914. After receiving approval from the county, a small library building at the southeast corner of First Avenue and Indiana (Wheeler) Street was established. Arcadia Police Chief Nakamura and Event Chair Marilyn Daleo attend and are in the photo.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 5, 2021
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 5, 2021
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Woman's Club
Billings, Alice
Daleo, Marilyn
Historic preservation
Nakamura, Roy
Service clubs
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus numbers. Cases 1,215,736. Deaths 22,960. Arcadia has had 2,641 total cases. Unincorporated Arcadia has had 606 total cases.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2021
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Mortality
Pandemics
Public Health
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community, with deaths, and hospitalizations. Arcadia city has had 3191 cases and unincorporated Arcadia has had 707 cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Los Angeles County Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community, with deaths, and hospitalizations. Arcadia city has had 3229 cases and unincorporated Arcadia has had 712 cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 14, 2021
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 14, 2021
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Los Angeles County Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community, includes deaths and hospitalizations. Arcadia city has had 3152 cases and unincorporated Arcadia has had 699 cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Los Angeles County Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Election 2022. Tallies continue for city council races in San Gabriel Valley. Semi-official results for Arcadia: District 2--Sharon Kwan in lead with 42%, Bob Harbicht with 31%, Tracy Jensen Han with 25%. District 3--Eileen Wang has 61%, Sheng Chang has 38%. District 5--Dr. Michael Cao has 42%, Jason J. Lee has 33%, Michael Danielson has 21%, Daniel Malki has less than 10%.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2022
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Cao, Michael, Dr.
City Council Elections-2022
Chang, Sheng
Danielson, Michael
Han, Tracy Jensen
Harbicht, Bob
Kwan, Sharon
Lee, Jason J.
Malki, Daniel
Wang, EIleen
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SoCalGas conducting aerial methane mapping over SoCalGas infrastructure in the cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, Temple City, Rosemead, El Monte, and San Gabriel on October 20 and 21, to look at pipeline safety.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 16, 2021
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 16, 2021
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Methane
SoCalGas-Southern California Gas Company
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Newspaper Index
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