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Joseph A. Larafonda, a barber at Perini's Hair Plus, has published a collection of barber jokes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22838
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Humor
Larafonda, Joseph A.
Item ID
23046AN
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Newspaper Index
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Inglewood's race track Hollywood Park might be developed into a site for big-box retailers, cookie-cutter condos, and franchised theme restaurants. Developer Wilson Meany Sullivan presented a $2 billion proposal to Inglewood City Council for this mixed use development. If the track is torn down, Hollywood Park's 100-or-so days of racing would be split up between Fairplex in Pomona, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, and Del Mar in San Diego.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31493
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Hollywood Park Race Track
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
31688AN
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Newspaper Index
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Horse racing community feels the loss of James Ortega, Joseph Ortega, and Charles Ortega, 3 of the 9 victims killed by Bruce Pardo, a disgruntled former in-law who crashed a Christmas Eve party in Covina, dressed at Santa Claus. James, Joseph and Charles Ortega all owned race horses and loved the sport.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31352
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Pardo, Bruce
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31547AN
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Joseph Onelas and Robert Alvarez received knife wounds after fighting Halloween night at the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24768
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Ornales, Joseph (or Onelas, Joseph)
Alvarez, Robert
Item ID
24962AN
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Detective Scott Elenberger, a P. C. expert, works to catch identity thieves, such as Michael Ly of Rosemead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29067
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4. 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4. 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Elenberger, Scott
Comuter Forensics
Identity theft
Ly, Michael
Item ID
29253AN
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Michael C. "Butterfingerz" Martinez, a 51-year-old juggler, enjoys juggling in the quiet peaceful Arcadia County Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27384
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Juggling
Arcadia County Park
Martinez, Michael C.
Item ID
27583AN
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Arcadia resident Robert C. Howard crash landed his airplane on the Antelope Valley Freeway on Aug. 6, 2001.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21450
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2001
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Accidents
Howard, Robert C.
Item ID
21672AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. Wilfred C. "Bill" Stroud of Arcadia, who started with a store in Pasadena and built the Stroud's chain into the largest specialty linen retailer in California, died at age 77.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25385
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Stroud, Wilfred ("Bill")
Item ID
25584AN
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After five years of filing applications and lobbying in Washington, D C., Arcadia and Sierra Madre will share $6.5 million in federal funding to improve the earthquake safety of both cities' reservoirs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20149
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
20382AN
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A Sacramento judge ruled that the name of Harry Frank Scolinos of Arcadia will be placed on the Republican March 2 Primary ballot

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27228
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Scolinos, Harry Frank
Elections
Item ID
27426AN
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A man and a 2-year old girl were placed on life support following a near-drowning incident at private residences in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25861
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Drowning
Item ID
26061AN
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Phillip Sutliff is expected to tell a Pasadena Superior Court judge whether he will accept a plea-bargain ageement or stand trial for sex crimes with a minor, a former student of his at Arcadia High School. Their relationship happened over a 2 1/2 year period. He is currently on unpaid leave from his job.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - teachers
Crime and Criminals
Sex crimes
Sutliff, Phillip
Trials
Item ID
30833AN
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Arcadia resident Fuzhi Ji was struck and killed by a hit and run driver while carrying his 2-year old grandson across Santa Anita Avenue and Bonita Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23808
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ji, Fuzhi
Hit and run
Item ID
24012AN
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A ceremony was held for the moving of a memorial plaque dedicated to Captain Jerry Broadwell. He is the only Arcadia firefighter to die in the line of duty. The plaque has been moved to Station 2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29786
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Broadwell, Jerry
Arcadia Fire Department
Plaques
Firefighters
Ceremonies
Item ID
29971AN
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An apartment fire in Arcadia Wednesday left six people uninjured but looking for shelter. The blaze was reported at about 2:45 p.m. in unit 235 at 425 E. Live Oak.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 24, 2001
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
21057AN
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In a 50-page ruling issued Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant found the environmental impact report (EIR) faulty in 11 areas ranging from traffic to air quality. This means Caruso's mall project is stalled until changes are made to the EIR.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31140
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
31335AN
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Santa Anita Park cancelled horse racing Monday for the third consecutive day after 7-1/2-inches of rain fell on its Cushion Track, creating drainage problems.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30881
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Charles, Ron
Cushion Track
Horse racing
Rain
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31069AN
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Eddie Logan, 95, has been shining shoes at Santa Anita Park race track since it opened in 1934. He will celebrate his 96th birthday on Tuesday, May 2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29999
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Logan, Eddie
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shoe shine
Dorfman, Leonard
Item ID
30186AN
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Hundreds of people gathered at Santa Anita Park to honor the slain Ortega family, which lost nine members in a Christmas Eve mass murder on the 1100 block of East Knollcrest Drive in Covina, CA. The tribute and fundraiser was organized by Jerry and Jim Rocha. Jockey Joseph Talamo rode "Return of the King," a horse owned by Charles and James Ortega, in the fourth race yesterday. The horse finished second in the race dedicated to the Ortegas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31393
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Ortega, Alicia
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Ortega, Theresa
Ortiz, Alicia
Ortiz, Michael
Pardo, Bruce
Pardo, Sylvia
Rocha, Jerry
Rocha, Jim
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Talamo, Joseph (jockey)
Item ID
31586AN
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County Supervisor Michael Antonovich offered a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit and run driver who struck and killed Fuzhi Ji and his 2-year old grandson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23883
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Auto accidents
Hit and run
Ji, Fuzhi
Antonovich, Michael
Item ID
24086AN
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Newspaper Index
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