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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Eileen Wang for Arcadia City Council: Public safety first. Question and Answer with City Council candidate Eileen Wang (photo).

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2022
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p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2022
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council Elections-2022
Wang, EIleen
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Daniel Malki for Arcadia City Council: Safety and transparency. Question and Answer with City Council candidate Daniel Malki, from District 5 (photo).

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2022
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p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2022
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
City Council Elections-2022
Malki, Daniel
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Jason Lee: Safety, water and more business for Arcadia. Question and Answer with City Council candidate from District 5 (photo).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36315
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2022
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2022
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
City Council Elections-2022
Lee, Jason
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Pandemic looms over school election. Arcadia Unified School District Board incumbents and one hopeful revisit COVID era. Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are seeking re-election on June 7. Ben Zhang is a thrid candidate for the two seats.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
School Board - Elections
Chavez, Leigh
Eng, Fenton
Zhang, Ben
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2024 ELECTIONS - Pasadena City College: Four candidates compete for two Board of Trustee seats on the March 5 election. Voters elect a trustess from each of the seven districts in an area that includes Arcadia, a portion of El Monte, La Canada Flintridge, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Temple City. Area 2 candidates are Kevin D. Strotz and James Aragon. Area 6 candidates are Ryan Liu and John Quintanilla.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36639
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2024
Pages
p. A3, A11
Subjects
Aragon, James
Elections-2024
Pasadena Area Community College District
Pasadena City College
Liu, Ryan
Quintanilla, John
Strotz, Kevin D.
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Newspaper Index
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Top two candidates decided in races for 17 Congressional seats in the primary election. They will advance to November's general election. In District 28, which Arcadia is part of, Democratic Representative Judy Chu had about 61% of the vote and Republican Wes Hallman had 30.5%

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2022
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2022
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Chu, Judy
Elections
Hallman, Wes
House of Representatives
United States Congress
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Opinion piece by Roger Nemrava. He writes that Mayor Sho Tay is putting his personal agenda above Arcadia's citizens in regard to redistricting and filling of the city council seat which was vacated due to Roger Chandler's death.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2022
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2022
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Nemrava, Roger
Tay, Sho
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Arcadia calls for municipal electionon November 8, 2022 and seeks city council member candidates for electoral districts 2, 3, and 5. Eligibility, nomination period, and nomination petition qualifications are detailed.

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Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2022
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p. 8
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Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections
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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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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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Arcadia High School receives several local donations after hosting 27th annual Orchestra Benefit Dinner, a rundraising event for Arcadia Music Club. Jason Lee is pictured. He is an Arcadia City Council candidate.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia High School clubs
Arcadia Music Club
Fundraisers
Lee, Jason
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2020 Arcadia City Council Elections: officials say Arcadia council race is still on for April 14. Ballots were mailed March 16 for Districts 1 and 4.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2020
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Arcadia man Robert Michael Mendez, 28, pleads no contest to beating ex-girlfriend, the mother of his two children, on September 29, 2019.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 24, 2020
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 24, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Mendez, Robert Michael
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San Gabriel Valley elections come to a close. Board of Supervisors set to officially declare election over, ballots still being counted. In Arcadia, as it stands, as of December 2: District 2--Sharon Kwan won with 40.04%. Bob Harbicht had 30.13%, Tracy Jensen Han had 29.83%. District 3--Eileen Wang won with 64.21%. Sheng Chang had 35.79%. District 5--Dr. Michael Cao won with 42.60%. Jason J. Lee had 31.6%, incumbent Michael Danielson had 23.05%, and Daniel Malki had less than 2.76%.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Asian-Americans
Cao, Michael, Dr.
Chang, Sheng
City Council Elections-2022
Danielson, Michael
Han, Tracy Jensen
Harbicht, Bob
Kwan, Sharon
Lee, Jason J.
Malki, Daniel
Wang, EIleen
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Three candidates vie for two seats on Arcadia Unified School District Board. Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are currently the respective president and vice president of the school board. In Tuesday's primary election, newcomer Ben Zhang is in the running. Zhang has criticized the current board for its response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3 and A9, June 9, 2022 for semifinal vote count--incumbents Leigh Chavez and Fenton Eng are ahead.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2022
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2022
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Board of Education
Chavez, Leigh
Elections
Eng, Fenton
Zhang, Ben
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Arcadia City Council elections to be held on Tuesday April 14, 2020. This will not be a district-wide election. Only registered voters in Districts 1 and 4 will receive a vote-by-mail ballot beginning March 16, 2020. Completed ballots must be postmarked by April 14, 2020. The candidates are District 1: April Verlato and Yuli Sira and in District 4: Paul Cheng and Peter Amundson.

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Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
City Council Elections-2020
Cheng, Paul
Sira, Yuli
Verlato, April
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Dr. William A. Stark, 84, a retired dentist who had several medical issues, died after he and his wife endured months of pandemic visitation restrictions at his Arcadia nursing home.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing homes
Pandemics
Stark, Melody Taylor
Stark, William A.
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Los Angeles County Arboretum selects new CEO, Michael Desplaines. He has more than two decades of experience in historic property development and restoration, public garden management, environmental education and fundraising. He begins in July. He previously served as president and CEO of the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Virginia. He replaces Richard Schulhof, who retired after 14 years as CEO.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Desplaines, Michael
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Schulhof, Richard
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Congressional races: a look at the positions taken by candidates in local districts. In District 28, Democratic Rep. Judy Chu, is now running to represent a recently redrawn district that includes Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead, and Arcadia. Her major issues include education, foreign policy, small business, and transportation. Her opponent is Republican Wes Hallman, a pilot and senior vice president of Strategy and Policy for the National Defense Industrial Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36339
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Chu, Judy
Elections-General Election-2022
Hallman, Wes
House of Representatives
U.S. Congress
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Lawsuit filed against the City of Arcadia seeking an injunction against Mayor Sho Tay running for re-election on the November 2022 ballot. The City of Arcadia Charter limits City Council to two consecutive terms. He was appointed to City Council in 2018 when he ran unopposed for District 3. The suit challenges whether or not the term limits apply to Mayor Sho Tay, who is running for a third time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36243
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
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p. 8
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
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p. 8
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