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23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32296
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arrests
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32495AN
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Newspaper Index
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45th Annual Arcadia Invitational track and field event took place at Arcadia High School yesterday. The Arcadia High School girls team of Laura Guidolin, Isabel Annino, Veronica Yamane (photo) and Glyndyll Mancia finished fifth with the ninth fastest time in the nation at 9:22.09 in the 4X800 relay. The Arcadia High School boys team of Ryan Vargas, Francis Lee, Juan DeLaRosa and Tony Moseley ran the nation's fourth fastest time, 7:48.66. Yamane ran her personal best in the 3,200-meter race.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. C3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Annino, Isabel
Arcadia High School sports--Track and Field
Arcadia Invitational
DeLaRosa, Juan
Guidolin, Laura
Lee, Francis
Mancia, Glyndyll
Moseley, Tony
Schultz, Chris (Arcadia High School coach)
Vargas, Ryan
Yamane, Veronica
Item ID
33112AN
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council moves toward a smoking ban at city parks and recreation areas, excluding the Par 3 Golf Course. While Council voted 4 to 1 last week in support of the concept, an ordinance is expected to be presented to the Council in May for public comment and approval.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32888
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia parks
Smoking ban
Item ID
33085AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city officials are cracking down on "maternity tourism" boarding houses by dedicating a full-time police detective to investigate the issue. Maternity or birth tourism is a phenomenon in which women, often from China, pay a handsome fee to have their babies in the United States, so the children can be citizens. While that is not illegal, at least five establishments have been shut down for violations, such as unlawfully operating boarding house businesses in residential zones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city wants ban on single-use plastic bags just 6 months before a statewide referendum goes to California voters. If adopted, it would affect approximately 36 Arcadia businesses and be implemented in two phases. Phase 1 would begin in early June and would apply to grocery stores with $2 million+ in annual sales, such as Vons, Albertsons, 99 Ranch Market. Phase 2 would include smaller businesses, like pharmacies and convenience stores, and would be implemented 6 months later. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, April 21, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34542
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Beck, Tom
Environmental issues
Marshall, Gail
Plastic bags
Radle, Dean
Tait, Tom
Item ID
34734AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia couple Edward Chen, aka Jianqiao Chen, Jian Qiao Chen, and Jian Chen aka Jing Jiang and Jean Jiang, accused of fraud involving defrauding investors through EB-5 visa schemes. The couple's companies raised more than $22.5 million from 45 Chinese investors, purportedly to build an interior design center in Ontario and a condominium building in Los Angeles. See also "Arcadia couple faces court hearing for stealing $12 million," Arcadia Weekly, p. 1,3 October 5, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Chen, Edward
Chen, Jian Qiao
Chen, Jianqiao
Crime and Criminals
Jiang, Jing
Jiang, Jean
Fraud
Item ID
35160AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School football team beats visiting Burbank High School 38 to 7. A pregame ceremony recognized the death of Arcadia player Chris Handy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32603
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 15, 2011
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 15, 2011
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--football
Carr, Myles
Haines, Robbie
Handy, Chris
Lagace, Taylor
McElwee, Alex
Medel, Jake
Item ID
32801AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia man Ziwen Li, 30, arrested in attempted robbery of $50,000 from a man who arranged to meet Li to buy a used car, a Porsche Cayenne. See also Arcadia Weekly, May 4, 2017, p. 1, 13.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34865
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2017
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Li, Ziwen
Item ID
35055AN
Collection
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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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 Police seek public's help in the fatal hit and run of Kenneth Doherty on May 7, 2013 on Foothill Boulevard, shortly before 8:00 PM. Victim's father Brian Doherty urges the motorist to step up.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2013
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2013
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Deaths
Doherty, Brian
Doherty, Kenneth
Item ID
33703AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident David Arvizu to challenge city on open meeting law. His letter gives city officials 30 days to respond to alleged open meeting law violations before he files a complaint with the D.A. or a lawsuit against the city. He offered two alternatives to litigation: the Council would either set aside the decisions made in closed session on May 5, or make the meeting minutes available to the public. In a closed session May 5, City Council voted to suspend comprehensive updates to the city's residential and commercial zoning codes, postpone the Neighborhood Impacts Committee, and move forward with a citywide historic preservation survey, excluding the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association. City Attorney Stephen Deitsch said officials did not violate the Ralph M. Brown Act when they voted on three "procedural" items in closed session because they were tied to pending litigation against the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34176
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizu, David
Ralph M. Brown Act
Deitsch, Stephen
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Lane, Arthur
Lawsuits
Save the Arcadia Highlands
Verlato, April
Item ID
34370AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Arcadia's proposed plastic bag ban has been tabled until after the outcome of a similar statewide referendum on the November election. Mayor Tom Beck first introduced the ordinance. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, May 5, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34553
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Beck, Tom
Environmental issues
Plastic bags
Item ID
34745AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District hires four new principals. They are Tom Bruce (First Avenue Middle School), Teresa Oakdale (Holly Avenue Elementary School), Ben Acker (Foothills Middle School), and Lauren Leahy (Hugo Reid Elementary School). The new hires come soon after David Vannasdall became the district superintendent in May.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Acker, Ben
Arcadia Unified School District employees
Bruce, Tom
Leahy, Lauren
Oakdale, Teresa
Item ID
34109AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia woman was hurt in apartment fire in 900 block of West Huntington Drive on August 7. The 50-something year old woman was taken to Arcadia Methodist Hospital in critical condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34271
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
34465AN
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Newspaper Index
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Based on the description and surveillance video, Arcadia police believe the same man may have robbed two 7-Eleven stores this month. The most recent robbery took place on May 20 at the 7-Eleven at Live Oak and Tyler Avenues. The previous crime occurred on May 10 at the 7-Eleven at 1003 S. Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32071
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Convenience stores
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32268AN
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
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Newspaper Index
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Bold Chieftain with jockey Russell Baze and trainer William Morey, Jr., won the $500,000 Sunshine Millions Classic at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31884
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2010
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2010
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Baze, Russell
Horses and horse racing
Morey, William, Jr.
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Sunshine Millions Classic
Item ID
32081AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Breeders' Cup World Championships take place this weekend at Santa Anita Park, with a lot of celebrity support from Tim Conway, Jr., Tim Conway, Sr., Mel Brooks, Dick Van Patten, Bobby Flay, Dustin Hoffman, Bo Derek, Kurt Russell, Jim Rome, and more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33248
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Actors
Breeders' Cup
Brooks, Mel
Celebrities
Conway, Tim
Derek, Bo
Flay, Bobby
Hoffman, Dustin
Horses and horse racing
Rome, Jim
Russell, Kurt
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Van Patten, Dick
Item ID
33445AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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