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Caltech graduate Tyler Johnson, who had been identified as a suspect in the firebombing and vandalism of more than 130 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) at automobile dealerships in the San Gabriel Valley in 2003, has died in an avalanche while hiking in the Corsian mountains in France on December 26, 2009. Johnson has been a fugitive for the past six years. Surveillance cameras captured Johnson and William ("Billy") Cottrell spray painting environmental slogans on the cars at Rusnak Mercedes Benz in Arcadia in 2003. Cottrell was convicted.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31892
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Johnson, Tyler
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Item ID
32089AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gayle Brewer, a 26 year-old Arcadia resident, runs a Pasadena-based business called Celia Caseta Inc. She provides professional makeup services. She plans to open locations in Arcadia and Northridge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31896
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 2010
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 10, 2010
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Beauty
Brewer, Gayle
Business and Industry
Celia Caserta Inc.
Entrepreneurs
Makeup
Item ID
32093AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's current Pro-Ride synthetic track surface will be replaced with a dirt track after the Oak Tree meet ends October 31 and before Santa Anita Park's winter-spring season starts December 26, 2010. Frank Stronach said it will cost about $6 million to install.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32142
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Synthetic track
Item ID
32339AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Federal legislation aimed at bringing more teachers back in the classroom is providing Pasadena-area school districts with more than $12.3 million, according to the California Department of Education's preliminary figures. Many district officials are wary of immediately using the money to hire teachers, saying they will likely have to lay off the teachers next year. The money comes from President Obama's $26 billion Jobs Bill for teachers and other government jobs. A chart shows preliminary allocations to San Gabriel Valley school districts. Arcadia Unified School District is scheduled to receive $1,667,871.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32183
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 22, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 22, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Federal monies
Schools--budget
Item ID
32382AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Maria C. Martinez, a former employee of a Rite-Aid store in Arcadia, was awarded $3.4 million by a jury, which found she was discriminated against because of a medical disability and for complaining that a company manager sexually harassed her.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 1, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 1, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Drug Stores
Lawsuits
Martinez, Maria C.
Pharmacies
Rite-Aid
Item ID
32391AN
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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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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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Opening day at Santa Anita Park will be September 30. It will be proclaimed "Arcadia Day" and all Arcadia residents will be granted free Club House admission with proof of residency. A brand new state-of-the-art natural dirt main track was completed July 26.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32505
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--Autumn Meet
Item ID
32703AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park prepares for December 26 opening; "Great Race Place" will use 20 Los Angeles area billboards. HBO's "Luck" is the key to reaching younger demographic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32732
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
32929AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police arrested Juan Lorenzo, 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, 26, both of San Gabriel, on suspicion of the stabbing murder of Anthony Berry, 18, of Pomona, at 1300 S. Golden West Avenue. The suspects are employees of Money Pot Shabu Shabu restaurant and became involved in an argument with Berry. Lorenzo will be arraigned January 5, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32692
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan
Murder
Ramirez, Jose Antonio Cruz
Item ID
32889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An 18-year-old male was stabbed to death at a strip mall in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue in Arcadia. Juan Lorenzo, age 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, age 26, both of San Gabriel, were arrested and booked on murder charges. Both suspects work at Money Pot Shabu Shabu Restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32752
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 22
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 22
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan
Murder
Ramirez, Jose Antonio Cruz
Item ID
32949AN
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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J. C. Penney Co. is overhauling its pricing strategy and will alter store layouts, including the retail store at Westfield Santa Anita in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32823
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2012
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2012
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Business and Industry
J. C. Penney Co.
Retail stores
Item ID
33020AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dominic Lazzaretto will be the new Arcadia City Manager, pending City Council's approval next week. He replaces Don Penman and is expected to start on March 26. He has been City Manager of La Palma for 6 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32834
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
City managers
City of Arcadia--employees
Lazzaretto, Dominic--biography
Item ID
33031AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates opening of the new Hyperbaric Oxygen Center and its lifesaving possibilities for patients. A grant from H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation enabled the hospital to purchase and install a hyperbaric chamber in the hospital's Wound Healing Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32842
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2012
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 23, 2012
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Ausman, Dan
McGuire, Chris
Item ID
33039AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's new city manager Dominic Lazzaretto is ready for the job. He starts March 26 and replaces Don Penman who retired last November. He comes to Arcadia from a City Manager position in La Palma.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32865
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2012
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia city managers
Arcadia city employees
Lazzaretto, Dominic--biography
Item ID
33062AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A jury convicted DeQiang Song, 24 of Monterey Park, of the kidnapping and attempted murder of a 21-year-old woman, who he knew through a mutual friend, after taking her on a trip to Westfield Santa Anita shopping mall in Arcadia on September 8, 2010. He then took her to a remote area of desert in San Bernardino County and bound her, strangled her, sliced her throat with a knife and left her for dead. She survived. Song asked the victim's father for $10,000 in ransom money. He will be sentenced April 26 in Alhambra Superior Court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32887
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Song, DeQiang
Item ID
33084AN
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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Due to construction of new headquarters buildings, the adjacent road and visitor parking at the Forest Service office at 701 N. Santa Anita Avenue, will be closed to public visits beginning March 26 until about May 7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32932
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2012
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2012
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Forest rangers
Forest Service
Item ID
33129AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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