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The City Council, by a close vote, has permitted the illegal lot split to stand, inviting what Councilman Jim Helms says will be a rash of requests.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 4, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 4, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1185AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Report on the case of Fire Department member Richard Defer, who was originally awarded a sum of $11,000 in Worker's Compensation benefits as the result of a softball game injury. The Worker's Compensation Appeals Board overturned the decision as it was not a city-sponsored game.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 30, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department; Defer, Richard

Item ID: 1590AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jeff Dring discusses postponement of the lawsuit against the city of Arcadia. Dring contends that a demurer filed by Arcadia, asking dismissal of the case, takes precedent over the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 26, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 26, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2263AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 27, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 27, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Employees

Item ID: 1134AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted to accept $30,000 in H. U. D. money allocated through the county.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 21, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 21, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1257AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Senior citizens will now have their own representation at the city level. The City Council voted unanimously to grant this group their own commission.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 23, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Boards and Commissions

Item ID: 617AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted the full $10,500 requested by H.O.Y. for 1976-77, but made it clear that it should expect no help from the city in 1977-78.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: H.O.Y. (Help Our Youth)

Item ID: 1856AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted 3-2 to develop landscape medians along Foothill Blvd. between Santa Anita and Michillinda.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3270AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council voted to postpone until May 22 the decision of traffic problems in the Santa Anita Oaks area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3276AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By a vote of 3-2, the City Council OK'd seeking Federal funds for the construction of an auditorium. The School Board has already voted to appropriate $4000 of the $6000 needed to update old plans.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 9, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Auditoriums

Item ID: 550AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A plan for a joint fire dispatch center to serve the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte and Sierra Madre was unanimously voted down by the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 1579AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 8, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2262AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Newly elected City Councilman Bob Margett has had a lawsuit filed against him by Roy Speirs charging malicious mischief for destroying campaign signs in April.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1976; Margett, Bob; Speirs, Roy

Item ID: 1059AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council with Scott and Saelid dissenting voted to enter into an agreement for 1 year with H.U.D. and request $30,000 under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 11, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1255AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A plan for low-cost senior citizen housing was brought before the City Council on November 1. A study will be made to determine the need in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 3, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 3, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens - Housing

Item ID: 3172AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The suit brought against Arcadia by the People's Advocate, Inc. and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee will include all taxes and charges imposed or increased by the city in the wake of Proposition 13. Article gives outline, list of plaintiffs and defendants.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2259AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 22, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Proposition 13 - Implementation

Item ID: 2265AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council has cut the City tax rate by $.11, but due to county and special districts, the overall rate paid by Arcadians is going to be higher.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3314AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Herb Fletcher asked the Arcadia City Council to file a class action suit against the county on behalf of city property owners. City Attorney Liberto gave an opinion that there is no legal authority for the city to bring such a suit.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3324AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Community Development Advisory Committee on November 12 voted to recommend that the City Council apply for a second year of H. U. D. funding "for the express purpose of developing additional information and input."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 16, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Redevelopment

Item ID: 1258AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The City Council, by a close vote, has permitted the illegal lot split to stand, inviting what Councilman Jim Helms says will be a rash of requests.

Report on the case of Fire Department member Richard Defer, who was originally awarded a sum of $11,000 in Worker's Compensation benefits as the result of a softball game injury. The Worker's Compensation Appeals Board overturned the decision as it was not a city-sponsored game.

Jeff Dring discusses postponement of the lawsuit against the city of Arcadia. Dring contends that a demurer filed by Arcadia, asking dismissal of the case, takes precedent over the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs.

The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.

The City Council voted to accept $30,000 in H. U. D. money allocated through the county.

Senior citizens will now have their own representation at the city level. The City Council voted unanimously to grant this group their own commission.

The City Council voted the full $10,500 requested by H.O.Y. for 1976-77, but made it clear that it should expect no help from the city in 1977-78.

The City Council voted 3-2 to develop landscape medians along Foothill Blvd. between Santa Anita and Michillinda.

The Arcadia City Council voted to postpone until May 22 the decision of traffic problems in the Santa Anita Oaks area.

By a vote of 3-2, the City Council OK'd seeking Federal funds for the construction of an auditorium. The School Board has already voted to appropriate $4000 of the $6000 needed to update old plans.

A plan for a joint fire dispatch center to serve the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte and Sierra Madre was unanimously voted down by the Arcadia City Council.

The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.

Newly elected City Councilman Bob Margett has had a lawsuit filed against him by Roy Speirs charging malicious mischief for destroying campaign signs in April.

The City Council with Scott and Saelid dissenting voted to enter into an agreement for 1 year with H.U.D. and request $30,000 under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

A plan for low-cost senior citizen housing was brought before the City Council on November 1. A study will be made to determine the need in Arcadia.

The suit brought against Arcadia by the People's Advocate, Inc. and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee will include all taxes and charges imposed or increased by the city in the wake of Proposition 13. Article gives outline, list of plaintiffs and defendants.

Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

The City Council has cut the City tax rate by $.11, but due to county and special districts, the overall rate paid by Arcadians is going to be higher.

Herb Fletcher asked the Arcadia City Council to file a class action suit against the county on behalf of city property owners. City Attorney Liberto gave an opinion that there is no legal authority for the city to bring such a suit.

The Community Development Advisory Committee on November 12 voted to recommend that the City Council apply for a second year of H. U. D. funding "for the express purpose of developing additional information and input."