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City Council voted 3-2 to allow the developer to proceed with demolishing Anoakia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18001
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Anoakia
Item ID
18202AN
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Despite concerns from some local businesses that a Saturday farmers' market is hurting their sales, the City Council voted 3-2 to fund the market for another six months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16294
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 1999
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 1999
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p. A3
Subjects
Farmers' Market
Item ID
17090AN
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Incumbents Sheng Chang and Barbara Kuhn failed in their bids for re-election to City Council as voters gave first-time candidate Gail Marshall, former Mayor Roger Chandler and council appointee Gary Kovacic the nod for the next four years. Gino Roncilli came in well ahead of former Mayor George Fasching for the two year seat. Voters also gave thumbs down to Measure A, a ballot initiative that would have added 2 percent to the current 5 percent utility tax for the next four years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13319
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13525AN
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In an unusual move, the normally apolitical Arcadia PTA Council has endorsed Measure A on the April 14 ballot, pushing voter approval for a 2% utility tax increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12840
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Local, 1998
Item ID
13031AN
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Convincing voters that a 2 percent utility-tax is the only way to restore the city's budget will be a hard sell.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11269
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
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p. A-1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
11453AN
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Arcadia City Council on Wednesday called for a study on whether it should contract with Los Angeles County for its fire protection services. The decision came after a marathon 5 1/2 hour session on the budget that attracted more than 400 spectators.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10237
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1997
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Fire Department
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Budget
Item ID
10187AN
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More than 400 people crammed City Hall and an adjacent outside courtyard Tuesday, as City Council wrestled with ways to slash $2 million from its annual budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10235
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Budget
Item ID
10185AN
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City officials consider reasons why the Fire Suppression District tax measure failed by a 2 - to - 1 margin.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10176AN
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Property owners overwhelmingly rejected the city's $2.2 million tax increase Tuesday, casting "no" votes by a 2 -to- 1 margin against the Fire Suppression District.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10174AN
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Arcadia residents will be asked to vote by mail this summer on a special $2 million fire assessment to keep the city's books balanced.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9563
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 1997
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p. A1
Item ID
9518AN
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A divided school board voted 3-2 Tuesday to allow Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" to be used in an Arcadia High School English class, despite complaints the book is too sexually explicit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9560
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
9515AN
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One year has passed since the Sully-Miller Contracting Co. filed a $2 million breach-of-contract suit against Arcadia, claiming the City illegally terminated it from the Downtown 2000 project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8024
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 1996
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 25, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Community Redevelopment - Downtown 2000
Item ID
7984AN
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Friends and family of former Arcadia City Clerk Christine Van Maanen gathered at Live Oak Memorial Park to pay their last respects. Her exact date of birth is not known, but she is believed to have been 86-88 years old when she died.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6247
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1996
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Van Maanen, Christine
Item ID
6072AN
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Clean of drugs for nearly 2 1/2 years, April Hubert will graduate from Arcadia High School. After a bout of drug use and behavior problems, she now looks to the future.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6069
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
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p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 1996
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p. A1 photo
Subjects
Hubert, April
Item ID
5902AN
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The citizen group Neighbors for Arcadia submitted a petition with over 5,000 signatures for a ballot measure to give voters final say over the use of Santa Anita Park. The City Clerk has until July 2 to verify whether the group has enough signatures to qualify for a special election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5975
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 1996
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Neighbors for Arcadia
Item ID
5812AN
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Arcadia High School graduate Mike Taylor, along with 2 others, started Cronies, a Chatsworth based company that is making a big splash in the area of licensed apparel.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5656
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
Pages
p. B3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1995
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p. B3 photo
Subjects
Taylor, Mike
Item ID
5507AN
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Haitham Khalid Al-Nasseri, 33, was extradited from London to Arcadia after being arrested for kidnapping his 2-year old son in September and fleeing to his native Iraq.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1994
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Kidnapping
Item ID
4344AN
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The City Council has unanimously opposed 2 police proposals for 3 12-hour shifts per week and a 1.5% increase for overtime, pay for being on call, and for equipment. The contract which gave officers a 25.3% pay increase over the past 3 years expired Sept. 30th.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 1994
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p. H-12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 1994
Pages
p. H-12
Subjects
Police
Item ID
4290AN
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A 50-foot-long "Sport of Kings" float will be the Arcadia entry in the 106th Rose Parade, whose theme is "Sports-Quest for Excellence." On the float, 5 horses are racing past a gazebo, featuring Arcadia's Royal Court, to the finish line. The 2 lead horses will be ridden by jockeys.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 1994
Pages
p. H-1 Illustration
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 20, 1994
Pages
p. H-1 Illustration
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
4291AN
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Arcadia's Rose Parade float for 1995 features the Royal Court sitting in a gazebo overlooking a horse race at Santa Anita Park. The 2 lead horses will be ridden by live jockeys. This fits in with the 1995 theme, "Sports-Quest for Excellence."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4362
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 1994
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p. A-1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
4238AN
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