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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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Arcadia announces public hearing on city council redistricting, where draft maps will be reviewed. It will take place on March 1, 2022 at City Council Chambers, 240 West Huntington Drive, at 7:30 PM.

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Mountain Views News
Date
February 19, 2022
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 19, 2022
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Public hearings
Redistricting
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Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto has appointed Captain Roy Nakamura as the city's 30th police chief. He is a 28-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department. He succeeds Chief Robert T. Guthrie, who is retiring. Nakamura is the first police chief of Japanese and Asian descent in a city that once temporarily incarcerated Japanese and Japanese-Americans at Santa Anita Park. Arcadia's population is currently 60.8% Asian.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Invitational attracts the best. Two-day meet to represent more than 600 schools in track and field from California and nearly 30 other states. The meet is today and tomorrow at Arcadia High School. See also Pasadena Star News, p. B2, April 7, 2022--Pushing himself, Covina's Kerry Smith hoping for big weekend at Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2022
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2022
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Arcadia Invitational Track and Field
Athletes
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Arcadia Invitational Track and Field event scheduled for May 7, 8. It is the signature event in the area this year with many of the top athletes in the state performing at Arcadia High School. See also Pasadena Star News, p. B2, May 2, 2021 about Arcadia Invitational being limited to runners from California due to COVID-19 restrictions. No spectators.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2021
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2021
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Arcadia Invitational Track and Field
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
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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.

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Newspaper
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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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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Arcadia woman Ruixue "Serena" Shi, 37, pleaded guilty to soliciting $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel project scheme. The crime is one federal count of wire fraud, which has a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, 7, October 28, 2021.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Wire fraud
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City of Arcadia hosting free COVID-19 vaccine site February 7 and 14 at Arcadia Community Center, in collaboration with Chinatown Service Center. The Johnson & Johnson and the Moderna vaccines are available for ages 18 and up. Pfizer vaccine is available for ages 5 and up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36170
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2022
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p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2022
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Chinatown Service Center
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Pandemics
Vaccines
Viruses
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City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
California Voting Rights
City Charter
City Clerk
Elections
Gambling
Hotels
Motels
Sports betting
Taxes
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Driver is arrested after 7-Eleven rammed. Monrovia man Sterling Williamson, 23, was arrested on suspicion of murder after he created a disturbance at a 7-Eleven store at 1003 South Baldwin Avenue on November 24, 2022, then allegedly crashed his car through the doors and tried to flee. There were no injuries.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2022
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arrests
Convenience stores
Crime and Criminals
7-Eleven
Williamson, Sterling
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Former Arcadia man accused of lying, losing millions of investors' money. James Arthur McDonald, Jr. former CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Investments LLC and Index Strategy Advisors Inc. was charged with one count of securities fraud. Prosecutors claim McDonald lost clients of his Los Angeles-based firm Hercules millions of dollars in late 2020. He had been renting a home in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
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p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
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Former TV finance analyst from Arcadia James Arthur McDonalds, Jr. charged with lying to investors about the health of his finance firm and failing to disclose massive losses incurred through risky investments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald was CEO of Los Angeles-based Hercules Investments and Redondo Beach-based Index Strategy Advisors Inc. He is believed to be in hiding.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
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p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Fraud
Hercules Investments
McDonald, James Arthur, Jr.
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Half Day After School Camp Offered at Two Arcadia Elementary Schools. As the 2020-2021 school year begins, Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department will be offering a half day after school camp that will follow approved modifications by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. These guidelines are subject to change, based on the local protocols related to COVID-19 and will be sent out to parents at registration. The half day after school camp will be offered at Baldwin Stocker Elementary School and Camino Grove Elementary School from 1-5 p.m. beginning Aug. 24. Registration is $92 per week and will open on a monthly basis. Camp will still offer a variety of organized recreational activities for ages 5-12, led by trained activity leaders. Registration is now open for camp taking place Aug. 24 – Oct. 2 online at ArcadiaCA.gov/recreation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35822
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department
Baldwin Stocker Elementary School
Camino Grove Elementary
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Viruses
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Indictment implicates Baldwin Park's ex-city attorney Robert Tafoya in $70,000 bribery scheme to help secure cannabis permit from a vote by Councilman Ricardo Pacheco. Special agents with the FBI and IRS arrested former Compton Councilmember Isaac Galvan, 36, and another person, a 50-year-old Arcadia resident, who is the owner and operator of a cannabis grower that obtained a permit in Baldwin Park.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Bribery
Baldwin Park, California
Cannabis
Crime and Criminals
Tafoya, Robert
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The Marching bands in the 2021 Tournament of Roses Parade have been announced. Arcadia High School's Apache Marching Band and Color Guard will participate in the 2021 Rose Parade. See also Mountain Views News, p. 3, March 7, 2020.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band
Arcadia High School Color Guard
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2021
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National Merit Scholarship Foundation announces 2023 semifinalis from Los Angeles County. The Arcadia High School students are Ian Chan, Kevin Y. Hu, Cassie Kao, Weber C. Lin, Tin P. Nguyen, Carolyn Sun, Ashley K. Te, Nathan Vuong, Avari Wang, Phoebe Wang, and Stephanie H. Wang.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Academic achievements
Arcadia High School students
Chan, Ian
Hu, Kevin Y.
Kao, Cassie
Lin, Weber C.
National Merit Scholarship Program
Nguyen, Tin P.
Sun, Carolyn
Te, Ashley K.
Vuong, Nathan
Wang, Avari
Wang, Phoebe
Wang, Stephanie H.
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Obituary/death notice. Arcadia to celebrate life of City Council member Roger Chandler on Tuesday, December 7 at 6:00, prior to the City Council meeting at 7:00. Chandler served on City Council for almost 24 years.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Chandler, Roger
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Obituary/death notice. Wilbur McLaren Hopper, Jr. was the son of Wilbur M. Hopper and Dextra Baldwin Hopper. See hard copy in VF Baldwin Family.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 20, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 20, 2022
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Hopper, Wilbur McLaren, Jr.
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One found dead in apartment fire on Genoa Street near First Avenue on Sunday, April 7. Arcadia police Lieutenant Kollin Cieadlo said there were no signs of foul play so far. Charlie Tuggle, a battalion chief with Arcadia Fire Department estimated damages to the structure at $10,000 and $1,000 to the contents. Arcadia fire Captain Drew Pryor said the call came in at 9:18 P.M. and the bathroom of the apartment was on fire. By 9:37 P.M. the fire was out. The dead man's identity has not been released.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2024
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2024
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Cieadlo, Kollin
Deaths
Pryor, Drew
Tuggle, Charlie
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