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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has voted to fully fund the $690 million Gold Line Foothill Extension, from Pasadena to Azusa, and to complete it by 2014, with money from Measure R. Measure R was approved by voters in the November 2008 election. It created a half-cent county sales tax intended for transportation projects. The MTA has the funding for the first phase of the Gold Line light rail to Azusa. The first phase is an 11-mile extension that includes stops in Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31950
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
32147AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Peruvian jockey Rafael Bejarano joined horse racing royalty when he became the first rider since Laffit Pincay (in 1979-1981) to win three consecutive Santa Anita Park riding titles. He is 28 years old. He credits the late Bobby Frankel for opening doors for him in California. Bejarano is known to be loving, kind and never abusive to his horses. (Photos).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31977
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2010
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2010
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Bejarano, Rafael
Frankel, Bobby
Jockeys
Item ID
32174AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension had a ground breaking ceremony at Newcastle Park in Arcadia, for a project that would extend the line from East Pasadena to Azusa, with stops in Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte and Irwindale. This phase is fully funded through Measure R, the Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax increase that voters approved to fund transportation projects. Eventually the Gold Line will reach the Inland Empire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32103
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
32300AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority opened bidding yesterday on Phase 2A of the light rail's extension toward Azusa, which would make a stop in Arcadia. The project is estimated to cost more than $450 million with a completion date in 2017. Measure R guarantees full funding for the Gold Line Extension minus a gap of $500,000. With possible help from a private investment, the completion could be moved up to 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32161
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
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Transportation
Item ID
32358AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park and Oak Tree Racing Association are vying for the same fall racing dates in 2011. The California Horse Racing Board will meet today to discuss awarding the September 28, 2011 through November 6, 2011 dates.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32184
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32383AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two of four "tree-sitters" that were arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre Arcadia oak woodland in January appeared in Alhambra Superior Court on Thursday and had their arraignment postponed until February 18. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, and Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach. Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles, were also arrested but did not appear for arraignment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32322
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Environment
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye or Posin, Julie
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32521AN
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Newspaper Index
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All four "tree-sitters" arrested while protesting the destruction of an 11-acre oak woodland in Arcadia appeared in Alhambra Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to one count each of trespassing and obstruction a police officer. They are John Quigley, 50, of Glendale, Julia Jaye Posin, 23 of Venice Beach, Travis Jochimsen, 28, of Lancaster and Andrea Bowers, 45 of Los Angeles. They rejected an offer of community service and payment of restitution from the District Attorney's office. The four will appear in court again April 22 for a pre-trial hearing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 24, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Jochimsen, Travis
Oak trees
Posin, Julia Jaye
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Item ID
32554AN
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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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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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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A 55-year-old Arcadia man was shot dead at Chantry Flat Campground on April 28, 2011. His name has not been released. He died at Huntington Hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32387
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 30, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 30, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chantry Flat Campground
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Shootings
Item ID
32585AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bowen Du, 19, a Pasadena City College student, was charged with felony vehicular manslaughter in the death of 16-year-old Arcadia High School student Alice Zhang on April 10. In court, he said he was sorry and did not mean to do it. He was a graduate of Arcadia High School in 2010 and a private first class in the U.S. Army Reserve. His arraignment was continued until June 28. Du has no prior criminal record. Arcadia police have said the car's windshield was "excessively dirty" and that "this vision obstruction, combined with the setting sun at the time of the collision, played a major role in the cause of the collision." Du was driving about 30 mph when he struck Zhang and her friend on the 600 block of West Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32405
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 17, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
32603AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32458
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Franco, Louis M.
Oldknow, William H., II
Item ID
32664AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 11.5 mile light rail Gold Line extension from Pasadena to Azusa was awarded to Foothill Transit Constructors. Kiewit-Parsons, a joint venture company, will design and build the project. Funding comes from Measure R.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Contractors
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
32667AN
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Newspaper Index
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At the request of the Medical Board of California, the license of Dr. Zhiwei Lin, an Arcadia-based neurologist, was temporarily suspended starting July 28, pending a determination of his fitness to practice medicine. He allegedly sold prescriptions for controlled substances, such as Vicodin, to an undercover federal agent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32476
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Doctors
Lin, Zhiwei
Item ID
32672AN
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).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32717
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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Representative David Dreier (R-San Dimas) announced his nominees for U.S. military academies. From Arcadia, he has nominated Alex Wei Lee and Gregory Mak for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.; Patrick Chen, Alex Wei Lee and Casey Thompson for the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD.; Kenneth Moore to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32760
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chen, Patrick
Dreier, David
Lee, Alex Wei
Mak, Gregory
Military schools
Moore, Kenneth
Thompson, Casey
Item ID
32957AN
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Newspaper Index
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The failure of local school districts to release teacher misconduct records has parents and residents expressing concerns about child safety and government transparency. In the wake of recent sexual misconduct scandals in Los Angeles Unified School District, Pasadena Star News requested teacher misconduct records from 28 school districts in San Gabriel Valley. Of those, only Arcadia Unified School District complied fully with the request. The other 27 school districts either refused to turn over documents, asked for clarification or requested more time to look through their records.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Teachers--misconduct
Item ID
33079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Secrecy by school districts blasted. Board of Education members Mike Spencer of West Covina Unified and Ramon Miramontes of Pasadena Unified each called for more transparency from their staffs on the issue of teacher misconduct. Pasadena Star News sent Public Records Act requests to 28 school districts in San Gabriel Valley requesting information on teacher misconduct. While two districts--Arcadia Unified School District and Bonita Unified--have now released information, 26 others have cited employee privacy concerns as a reason to keep their records private.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32880
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Teachers--misconduct
Item ID
33077AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Officials lobby for Gold Line extension funding. $764 million is needed to finish the final segment of the extension from Azusa-to-Claremont. The Gold Line Construction Authority board this week approved an updated expense plan for the entire 23-mile Pasadena-to-Claremont extension of nearly $1.6 billion, of which $810 million has already been allocated, with full completion planned for 2021. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has already funded the Gold Line's 11.5 mile, $750 million Pasadena-to-Azusa segment with Measure R revenues, but the $780 million Azusa-to-Claremont segment has yet to be funded.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32945
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 28, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Light Rail
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Trains
Transportation
Item ID
33142AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Elected officials from San Gabriel Valley foothill cities are angry after being told the second phase of the Gold Line Extension project (from Azusa to Claremont) will be given zero dollars from Measure R, despite an aggressive funding plan for other projects in Los Angeles, as proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). MTA staff wants to make permanent Measure R--the half cent sales tax passed by voters in 2008 that expires in 2039--to fund a list of transportation projects across the southland.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33075
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Light rail trains
Measure R
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Transportation
Item ID
33272AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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