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Arcadia won approval last week of a dial-a-ride program with 50-cent fares from the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission who agreed to let Arcadia use its Proposition A transit funds to subsidize the program's half-dollar fares until June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1426
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1983
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1425AN
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Dial-A-Ride fares in Arcadia have been lowered by unanimous vote of the City Council as a result of changes in the way the county allocates Proposition A funds. Current fares of $.85 for a regular ride and $.40 for seniors and disabled will be replaced by fares of $.75 and $.25 respectively.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1430
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1429AN
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Senior citizens in Arcadia who use the city's Dial-A-Ride program may have to pay twice what they are paying now to use the system. At a meeting of the Senior Citizens Commission, Brian Gabler, city administrator of the program, said that rates will increase from $.20 to $.40 for seniors on July 1, unless the Arcadia City Council decides to subsidize the program from general funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1429
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1985
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1985
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1428AN
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Council unanimously OK's Dial-A-Ride related issues.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1984
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 22, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1427AN
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Hoping to improve the Dial-A-Ride system City Council has authorized staff to negotiate a contract with Community Transit Services, Inc., dial-a-ride specialists. The city expects to purchase three vans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1423
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1422AN
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Pat and Paul Leone, who complained to Arcadia City Council about the noise generated by Dial-A-Ride, took their complaint to Temple City Council. Arcadia owns the vehicles but the operator, San Gabriel Transit, is a commercial business in a commercial zone and cannot be forced to leave.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1432
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1431AN
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Residents of Temple City living adjacent to the Arcadia Dial-A-Ride station have complained to City Council about the noise, exhaust fumes and litter. They contend Dial-A-Ride has grown too large and should move.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 20, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1430AN
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Arcadia will have to start over again in its effort to secure federal funds for its Dial-A-Ride program. The Urban Mass Transit Authority would not approve the agreement with Community Services because of a protest over bid procedures.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1424
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1423AN
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Dial-a-ride prices may go up in July. At present they are 20-cents for Arcadia senior citizens and 50 cents for other residents.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1983
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1426AN
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Huntington High School started an Independent Study Program last September. The program is free and open to anyone older than 18 who did not finish their diploma. 75 students are currently enrolled in this successful program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3102
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schools - Huntington High School
Item ID
3026AN
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Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church may take legal action against the City. On April 1, the City Council turned down a request from the Church to solicit funds within City limits.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 17, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 17, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
4AN
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A moratorium on new liquor store construction has been extended. The original moratorium would have run out before the August 2 date set for a public hearing before City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper344
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Alcohol - Law and Legislation
Item ID
344AN
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Arcadia resident Norm Otell, a cab driver for 20 years, averages 20 fares a day in the area. He talks about his experiences driving a cab.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2115
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1980
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p. A-15 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 2, 1980
Pages
p. A-15 photo
Subjects
Otell, Norm
Item ID
2100AN
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A new computer program is giving Arcadia police a means of more quickly identifying and responding to problem areas in town.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2226
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 3, 1987
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p. A-1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2200AN
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Only one declaration of candidacy was filed for the two seats open on the Board of Education. The deadline for filing had to be extended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2610
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Item ID
2551AN
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Within 18 months, Arcadia Nissan, the last of the city's 3 auto dealerships, will pack up and leave town. The departure of the 3 auto dealerships will result in a loss to the city of $450,000 a year in sales tax (about 2% of the yearly city budget).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper745
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1987
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 18, 1987
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Datsun
Item ID
745AN
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Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1624
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1623AN
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The Supreme Court has prohibited school districts from charging home-to-school bus fares. During the 1987-88 school year, approximately 800 students paid $59 a quarter for bus service in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2633
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 4, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2572AN
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Article details School District's policy for free and reduced-price meals for children under the National School Lunch program.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2621AN
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Methodist Hospital in Arcadia laid off or reduced the hours of more than 50 employees in response to short patient stays and too few Medicare dollars.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1808
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1807AN
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