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Dorothy Denne, longtime Arcadia humorist, "Mother of the Force" honored by Arcadia Police Foundation at the Arcadia Police Foundation's Halloween Hoopla. Arcadia Mayor April Verlato and her husband attended. For 20 years, Dorothy wrote a weekly column called "Dorothy's Place" in Arcadia Weekly. She was a teacher for her career and has been a volunteer at the Arcadia Police Department. In 2015 she spearheaded the effort to bring back the K-9 program.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2019
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Foundation
Denne, Dorothy
Miller, Terry
Volunteers
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Demonstrators occupy Arcadia City Council meeting and call for resignation of Mayor Pro Tem Roger Chandler. They spoke out against removal of basketball courts from Eisenhower Park. Some called Chandler to resign because of his August 20 remarks that he didn't like the "type" of people the courts attracted. Chandler accused Mayor April Verlato of orchestrating the protests.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2019
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Basketball
Chandler, Roger
Eisenhower Park
Parks
Protests
Verlato, April
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Arcadia residents protest removal of basketball courts at Eisenhower Park and City Council member Roger Chandler's comments that he wouldn't want the basketball courts rebuilt because he doesn't like the "type" they attract. At August 20 City Council meeting, Chandler said the courts attracted unauthorized and unsanctioned basketball tournaments.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2019
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2019
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Basketball
Chandler, Roger
Eisenhower Park
Protests
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Arcadia must reduce water use by 20% by 2020, under mandatory water conservation prohibitions.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2019
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p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 18, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Water conservation
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Arcadia enacts water limits. City pushes 20% reduction goal by 2020 as other cities ease restrictions. The City's water conservation program is mandatory.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A16
Subjects
Drought
Tait, Tom
Water
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Arcadia Rotary Club's Salute to Seniors Luncheon to honor Mr. Lee Shimmin, the City of Arcadia Senior of the Year.

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Mountain Views News
Date
April 6, 2019
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 6, 2019
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Clubs, organizations
Awards-honors-recognitions
Senior Citizens
Shimmin, Lee
Item ID
35638AN
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Moises Davila, a 20-year-old resident of Arcadia, and a part-time employee of the Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department, was arrested for lewd acts with a child under 14. The suspicious physical contact allegedly happened between him and a female juvenile who was attending Afterschool Recreation Program at Longley Way Elementary School in Arcadia.

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Mountain Views News
Date
March 30, 2019
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 30, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department
Crime and Criminals
Davila, Moises
Item ID
35600AN
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Santa Anita Park and Mathis Brothers Furniture team to donate $10,000 in college scholarships on its 82nd "Winter Meet" opening day, Wednesday, December 26. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 14, December 20, 2018.

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Mountain Views News
Date
December 22, 2018
Pages
Around SGV Section. p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 22, 2018
Pages
Around SGV Section. p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Mathis Brothers Furniture
Scholarships
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
35545AN
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20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Gustin, Jason Scott
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35486AN
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Arcadia is ranked 44th safest city in California this year, according to “50 Safest Cities in California for 2018,” a report recently released by SafeWise. In order to produce these rankings, analysts at SafeWise reviewed FBI’s crime statistics and population data for 2016. The criterion for a safe city was based on the number of reported violent crimes in each city per 1000 people. See also Mountain Views News, p. 6, October 20, 2018.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Rankings
Safety
Crime statistics
Item ID
35490AN
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Arcadia's Arroyo Pacific Academy Foundation celebrates 20 years in Arcadia. They have a new building at 325 N. Santa Anita Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2018
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p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 31, 2018
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arroyo Pacific Academy Foundation
Item ID
35379AN
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Major traffic jams during Santa Anita Park Race Track's record breaking opening day. All parking lots were full by 12:20 PM on December 26, 2017. See also Mountain Views News, p. B1, December 30, 2017 opening day recap crowd of 40,000.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 28, 2017
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 28, 2017
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 2011-2020
Item ID
35240AN
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New development and businesses in Downtown Arcadia. The Metro Gold Line train has brought renewed success and energy to Downtown Arcadia. A mixed-use project near the Gold Line's Arcadia station will include over 16,000 square feet of commercial space, 38 residential units, and 110 new parking spaces are under construction, as is a 4,000 square foot Art Deco style office building at 130 S. First Avenue. Last year, Mr. Lowe Brewing Co. opened Arcadia's first microbrewery and in July, Vendome Wine & Spirits opened at 103 E. Santa Clara St. Article by Mayor Peter Amundson.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 28, 2017
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p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 28, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Business and Industry
Mt. Lowe Brewering Co.
Vendome Wine & Spirits
Item ID
35174AN
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Arcadia High School students and staff, Mr. Christopher Schultz (Track and Field coach), aid victims of Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that struck the coast of South Texas.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 14, 2017
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 14, 2017
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Arcadia High School teachers
Humanitarian aid
Schultz, Christopher
Item ID
35169AN
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Coyote Managment Plan to be considered at City Council Meeting on June 20. Public review and comments welcome. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, May 26, 2017.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2017
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Coyotes
Wild animals
Item ID
35076AN
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Arcadia Weekly 20 year anniversary edition. Beacon Media keeping print alive for 20 years, with award-winning photos by Terry Miller.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2016
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2016
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Beacon Media-Arcadia Weekly
Newspapers
Miller, Terry
Item ID
34961AN
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375 Arcadia High School Apaches are set for marching in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2, 2017, and at the Rose Parade Band Fest on New Year's Eve at Pasadena City College. Band director is Mr. Seth Murray. The Apache Marching Band has performed in the Rose Parade 15 times over the past 50 years.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
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p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 22, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apaches Marching Band
Murray, Seth
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade
Item ID
34933AN
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Beacon Media will celebrate 20 years with a special edition December 29. Visionary leader Von Raess, Dorothy Denne, and the late Floretta Lauber started Arcadia Weekly in 1996.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 15, 2016
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 15, 2016
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Beacon Media
Denne, Dorothy
Lauber, Floretta
Newspapers
Raess, Von
Item ID
34930AN
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Cal Phil's 20 years of outdoor concerts ends. The familiar giant concert dome of the California Philharmonic (CalPhil) will not adorn the infield at Santa Anita Park this summer. The concert series has been canceled by its board of directors to concentrate on the remaining scheduled concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall this summer. The series started at Los Angeles County Arboretum in 1996 when CalPhil maestro Victor Vener started a Hollywood Bowl-type experience for Arcadia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
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p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
California Philharmonic (CalPhil)
Summer concerts
Vener, Victor
Item ID
34804AN
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So long Mr. Mayor: an exit interview with Gary Kovacic.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Hules, Katta
Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
34743AN
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