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The general plan will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. The "central area" will be the focus of study. This area runs from the 210 Foothill freeway on the north to Duarte Road on the south and from the east city boundary to Santa Anita Avenue. It also includes the commercial section west of Santa Anita Avenue and north of Huntington Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 28, 1974

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 28, 1974

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1175AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bill Quiggle, who has been Santa Anita Park track superintendent since 1949, retired at the end of the 1977 racing season. The track and all plantings were his domain.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People

Item ID: 2408AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia has allotted $3700 toward the construction of a multi- jurisdictional bikeway along the Rio Hondo Wash from Peck Road to the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. This would provide approximately 7.5 miles of bike paths linking Arcadia to existing paths leading down to the Long Beach Harbor.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 22, 1977

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bicycles and bicycling

Item ID: 606AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Summary of the impact of the race track on the city from the points of view of traffic, revenue, etc.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2385AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At the urging of Temple City mayor Lou Gilbertson, State Senator Richardson has set aside his bill SB 1287. It would have reduced petition requirements from the present 25% to just 10% of the registered voters. They want Governor Brown to appoint an Ad Hoc committee to study the whole picture.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 22, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2365AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

One of the most comprehensive pictorial presentations of San Gabriel Valley history will be shown at Fashion Park June 24 through July 12. Done by history students from Cal State LA, it has been over two years in the planning.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1976

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 24, 1976

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley

Item ID: 2356AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council are going to have a very difficult time prohibiting further lot splits in areas where splits were OK'd before the present laws limiting this practice.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1182AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jean Livingston and Charles E. Gilb have been named Citizens of the Year. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 27, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 27, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Citizen of the Year - 1977; Livingston, Jean; Gilb, Charles E.

Item ID: 960AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Filing opens December 26 for candidates for three seats on the School Board. The seats up for re-election are: Lewis May - just completed his first 4 year term; George Frempter - 8 years; Gloria Horstman - appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Gary Mills. The election will be held April 5.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board - Elections

Item ID: 2484AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Delegates from 20 cities reviewed the bylaws proposed for a formal association. Jim Helms of Arcadia chaired the meeting whose main purpose was to form a strong association to work more effectively toward having Los Angeles County pay greater attention to their needs. Secession was given a secondary role for the present.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Association of San Gabriel Valley Cities

Item ID: 541AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Hilda Redmond and Henry Horst have been chosen Senior Citizens of the Year. Biographical notes on each are included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 6, 1976

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 6, 1976

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Senior Citizen of the Year - 1975; Redmond, Hilda; Horst, Henry

Item ID: 3140AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An association of various discontented areas seeking to secede from Los Angeles County has been formed, but the San Gabriel Valley has not yet joined. The six proposed counties are: San Fernando Valley, Canyon, Chumash, Santa Monica, South Bay and Peninsula.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 19, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2371AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Early Childhood Education programs have been merged into the School Improvement Programs. A proposed consortium will consist of the Beverly Hills, La Canada, Arcadia, South Pasadena and Temple City districts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 5, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Elementary Schools

Item ID: 2691AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 10, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2897AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Questionnaires have been sent to a sampling of citizens to get input on how the city should spend up to $1,000,000 under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 3, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 3, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1187AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Planning Commission directed the planning staff to prepare a resolution permitting Maranatha High School to operate at its present North Santa Anita location.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 27, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools, Private - Maranatha High School

Item ID: 3071AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bob Margett has been elected Mayor for 1979-1980, with Don Pellegrino Mayor Pro-Tem. Article outlines Margett's concerns for the community.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 19, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council 1970 - 1979; Mayors - Margett, Bob

Item ID: 1002AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Overall enrollment for the Arcadia schools was down by 470 on the first day of classes. The drop in enrollment coupled with Prop. 13 has resulted in a very small number of new teachers this year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 14, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 14, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2896AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Biographical sketch of Margaret Stevens, who has been the minister for the Santa Anita Church for the past 10 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 21, 1977

Pages: p. C-5 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 21, 1977

Pages: p. C-5 photo

Subjects: Stevens, Margaret

Item ID: 3260AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council will oppose attempts by El Monte to annex a strip of uninhabited Arcadia land located between Peck Road and the San Gabriel River.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 24, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Annexation (Municipal Government)

Item ID: 404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Bill Quiggle, who has been Santa Anita Park track superintendent since 1949, retired at the end of the 1977 racing season. The track and all plantings were his domain.

Arcadia has allotted $3700 toward the construction of a multi- jurisdictional bikeway along the Rio Hondo Wash from Peck Road to the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area. This would provide approximately 7.5 miles of bike paths linking Arcadia to existing paths leading down to the Long Beach Harbor.

Summary of the impact of the race track on the city from the points of view of traffic, revenue, etc.

At the urging of Temple City mayor Lou Gilbertson, State Senator Richardson has set aside his bill SB 1287. It would have reduced petition requirements from the present 25% to just 10% of the registered voters. They want Governor Brown to appoint an Ad Hoc committee to study the whole picture.

One of the most comprehensive pictorial presentations of San Gabriel Valley history will be shown at Fashion Park June 24 through July 12. Done by history students from Cal State LA, it has been over two years in the planning.

The Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council are going to have a very difficult time prohibiting further lot splits in areas where splits were OK'd before the present laws limiting this practice.

Jean Livingston and Charles E. Gilb have been named Citizens of the Year. Biographical notes included.

Hilda Redmond and Henry Horst have been chosen Senior Citizens of the Year. Biographical notes on each are included.

An association of various discontented areas seeking to secede from Los Angeles County has been formed, but the San Gabriel Valley has not yet joined. The six proposed counties are: San Fernando Valley, Canyon, Chumash, Santa Monica, South Bay and Peninsula.

The Early Childhood Education programs have been merged into the School Improvement Programs. A proposed consortium will consist of the Beverly Hills, La Canada, Arcadia, South Pasadena and Temple City districts.

After 2 months of classes, enrollment for Arcadia schools is down 400 from last year at this time. The only enrollment increase has been in grades 4-6.

Questionnaires have been sent to a sampling of citizens to get input on how the city should spend up to $1,000,000 under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

The Planning Commission directed the planning staff to prepare a resolution permitting Maranatha High School to operate at its present North Santa Anita location.

Bob Margett has been elected Mayor for 1979-1980, with Don Pellegrino Mayor Pro-Tem. Article outlines Margett's concerns for the community.

Overall enrollment for the Arcadia schools was down by 470 on the first day of classes. The drop in enrollment coupled with Prop. 13 has resulted in a very small number of new teachers this year.

Biographical sketch of Margaret Stevens, who has been the minister for the Santa Anita Church for the past 10 years.

The Arcadia City Council will oppose attempts by El Monte to annex a strip of uninhabited Arcadia land located between Peck Road and the San Gabriel River.