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Arcadia residents may vote again on street lighting fees. Under the new proposal, single family homes on arterial streets would pay about $17 a year, while those not on arterial streets would pay about $27 a year, making the assessments more fair. Voters in 2008 rejected a proposal to fund the lighting and now the city is considering another mail-in vote.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31898
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Mail-in ballots
Street lights
Street lighting assessment districts
Item ID
32095AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Race horse Bourbon Bay became the first horse in 17 years to sweep Santa Anita Park's trio of marathon graded turf stakes races with a half-length victory in the $150,000 Grade 2 San Juan Capistrano Handicap on closing day of the track's 75th anniversary meeting. The jockey was Rafael Bejarano, the first jockey since Laffit Pincay, Jr. in 1978-1981 to win three consecutive Santa Anita Park riding titles.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31968
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2010
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2010
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Bejarano, Rafael (jockey)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--San Juan Capistrano Handicap
Item ID
32165AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The California Horse Racing Board authorized Oak Tree Racing Association to have its traditional fall meet at another thoroughbred venue in Southern California since the association's use of Santa Anita Park is still uncertain. MI Developments, which is chaired by Frank Stronach, recently voided Oak Tree's contract after acquiring the race track from Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC) through federal bankruptcy proceedings. Oak Tree's director Sherwood Chillingworth said, "If we can't make a deal with Santa Anita...we can take our dates and run them in Hollywood or Del Mar."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32070
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32267AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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MI Developments, the new owners of Santa Anita Park, defended canceling Oak Tree Racing Association's lease for fall racing, saying the contract did not account for the true economic cost of running the race track, according to Dennis Mills, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Canada-based MI Developments. On the other hand, Oak Tree's director and executive vice president Sherwood Chillingworth said the race track was getting the better deal, as Santa Anita Park got 75% of Oak Tree's profits. Chillingworth is talking about running Oak Tree at Hollywood Park or Del Mar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32073
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Mills, Dennis
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32270AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's owner MI Developments canceled a meeting with the Oak Tree Racing Association last week and said they could not meet the association's June 4 deadline to agree on terms for a new lease. Sherwood Chillingworth of Oak Tree Racing Association would prefer to stay at Santa Anita Park but has to consider Hollywood Park and Del Mar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32085
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32282AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Too much chlorine in the pool at Arcadia County Park sent 17 people to hospitals yesterday. None of the victims was seriously hurt in the morning incident, which happened during a free swim session. Most experienced trouble breathing and eye pain.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32111
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Item ID
32308AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia County Park swimming pool will be closed for the summer, to be demolished and rebuilt at a later date. The pool is 70 years old and officially known as the Norman S. Johnson Aquatic Center. On July 19, a chlorine spill sent 17 children to the hospital. The repairs would cost $80,000, so the County chose to not reopen the pool for the three weeks left of this summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32140
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Item ID
32337AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The cause of the excess chlorine in the Arcadia County Park swimming pool that sent 17 children to the hospital on July 19 was found to be human error. Workers at the pool mistakenly primed the chemical pump twice, allowing up to 20 extra gallons of chlorine into the water.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32156
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2010
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2010
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Arcadia County Park -- swimming pool
Safety
Item ID
32353AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Oak Tree Racing Association plans to move its annual fall meet to Del Mar in 2011. Oak Tree has raced at Santa Anita Park since 1969, but will be run this fall at Hollywood Park, before moving to Del Mar. Santa Anita Park ended Oak Tree's lease.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32160
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32357AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Peter Amundson's selection of Reverend H. B. London, Jr. to speak at the community breakfast on March 4, is drawing criticism from some residents and gay-rights activists. London is a vice president of ministry outreach at Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian group that opposes gay marriage. Some residents are asking Mayor Amundson to reconsider and they feel Focus on the Family delivers hateful messages. The city estimates it will pay between $5000 and $5500 for its contribution to the event, which will include the speaker's plane fare.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32299
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Item ID
32498AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Peter Amundson defends his speaker of choice at next month's Mayor's Community Breakfast. He has invited H. B. London, of Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian group that opposes same-sex marriage. Residents and activists upset about this choice are organizing two counterevents of their own. Activists are planning a "peaceful" demonstration March 4 outside Arcadia Community Center and a bar-b-que at Pasadena's Unitarian Church for all families. Focus on the Family was founded in Arcadia by Dr. James C. Dobson and believes marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman. Amundson said the event is not about sexuality but about the Arcadia family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32339
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Item ID
32537AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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H. B. London, Jr., of Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian group that opposes gay marriage, spoke at the 2011 Mayor's Community Breakfast, about the importance of compassion and unconditional love in the family. Outside there were some 90 protestors that support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32342
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Protests
Item ID
32540AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia's contribution to the cost of the 2011 Mayor's Community Breakfast will total $4795. The event drew protestors upset about the mayor's choice of Reverend H. B. London, of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, as keynote speaker. London received a standing ovation.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Mayor's Community Breakfast
Focus on the Family
Gay rights
London, H. B., Jr.
Protests
Item ID
32551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Adam Chu is an entrepreneur opening a seafood grill restaurant in Monrovia on April 17, at 123 East Colorado Boulevard. It will be called Big Shrimps Fish Grill. His goal is to keep menu items reasonably priced because he is also the supplier. he imports seafood under the company he founded called Five Star Seafoods. Chu moved the operations of Five Star from Arcadia to the second floor of the new building that will house his restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32360
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2011
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2011
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Business and Industry
Chu, Adam
Entrepreneurs
Restaurants
Seafood
Item ID
32558AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth-tourism sites not easily detected.Terry Moore-Corse, a code enforcement officer in Arcadia has encountered three maternity homes in the past six years, most recently in 2009, when a resident reported "a lot of pregnant women" coming out of a house. Beyond building code and business license violations, there is nothing illegal about coming into this country to give birth, according to the U.S. State Department, which issues visas. Maternity tourism is a money-making cottage industry in which wealthy women from Asia pay anywhere from $25,000-35,000 to have American-born infants.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32364
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Maternity tourists
Moore-Corse, Terry
Mothers
Item ID
32562AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An ancient Chinese maternity tradition, from the Sung Dynasty (960-1275 AD), known as "Zuo Yue Zi," is translated as "doing the month."It refers to the care of a Chinese woman during the first month after giving birth. The practice is explained here by Wei-Chen Tung, a former registered nurse at Arcadia Methodist Hospital and now an assistant professor of nursing at University of Nevada, Reno. The practice requires new mothers to follow a strict diet and rest for 3-4 weeks following a pregnancy. Tung says a lot of Chinese women still practice this, so hospitals should be aware of this part of Chinese culture. Maternity tourists--women who want to come to the United States to give birth to a full-fledged American citizen, have given rise to businesses that cater to them, such as the maternity home that was shut down in the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel on March 8. It had been 5 townhomes illegally converted into a maternity home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Chinese culture
Maternity tourists
Tung, Wei-Chen
Mothers
Item ID
32563AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident, 17 year-old Nikolas Smalldridge, is a Boy Scout from Troop 169 in Temple City. He is collecting baby items to fly from El Monte Airport to the House of Ruth Pregnancy Care Center in Cottonwood, Arizona. He has a private pilot license.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32417
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Boy Scouts
Smalldridge, Nikolas
Item ID
32616AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital sponsors a free community open house on September 17 to celebrate the upcoming opening of its new patient tower. The hospital is at 300 West Huntington Drive in Arcadia. Related story on page 14.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Francis, Sue (photo)
Hale, Dick (photo)
Hale, Sue (photo)
Segal, Mickey (photo)
Item ID
32731AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park race track draws 44,000 plus fans on this season's opening day December 26. Hero John Shear (photo) returns to track duties as paddock guard after saving a child's life last spring. Jockey Mike Smith rides Mr. Bossy Pants to win the 7th race (photo).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
32914AN
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Newspaper Index
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Priyanka Patel, 17, of Upland, was seriously injured and her friend, Alice Zhang, 16, of Arcadia, was killed, when they were hit by a car driven by Bowen Du, in the crosswalk in the 600 block of West Duarte Road. Patel is suing the City of Arcadia and the driver, citing negligence and dangerous conditions. She is suing for more than $25,000 in damages. The teen has incurred nearly $200,000 in medical expenses so far.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32832
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 17, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 17, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
33029AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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