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Median home prices in California surged to a record $305,940 in March, up 19 percent from last year. In Arcadia, prices averaged $355,000, up 9.2 percent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30319
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Homes
Real Estate
Item ID
30505AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Affordability: looming issue for local housing market. Increase in interest rates and tapering prices make great incentives for buyers, for now. Arcadia Association of Realtors (AAR) says the housing market was strong this spring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34864
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 27, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 27, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Association of Realtors (AAR)
Housing
Real Estate
Item ID
35054AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gold Line extension may be contributing factor in Arcadia homeless population. Arcadia is seeing a drastic increase in homeless compared to recent years, specifically in Downtown Arcadia and Arcadia County Park, largely due to the Gold Line light rail extension that opened in early 2016 with a stop in Arcadia. Arcadia Police Department has seen a 46% increase in transient calls to deal with in 2017, compared to 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35074
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 25, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Homeless people
Homelessness
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line
Item ID
35263AN
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Newspaper Index
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A crowd of 72,811, the highest single-day attendance for the Breeders' Cup since the event switched to a 2-day format.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34714
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Breeders' Cup
Item ID
34906AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council considers adopting a floor area ratio (FAR) guideline for single family homes. The FAR sets the total buildable size of a home at a percntage figure of the lot size.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30504
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Design review
Floor area ratio (FAR) guidelines
Homes
Mansionization
Item ID
30691AN
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Newspaper Index
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Only 22 school districts in California honored by College Board for 7th Annual AP District Honor Roll and Arcadia High School is one of them. This means that since 2014, the qualifying school had to increase the number of students participating in AP courses while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34783
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School academics
Advanced Placement courses
Item ID
34974AN
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Newspaper Index
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Brandywine to build seventeen 3-story townhomes in Arcadia. This development brings more affordable options to Arcadia, at 136 Las Tunas Drive. Prices are expected to range from high $600,000s to high $900,000s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34079
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Brandywine Homes
Developments
Houses
Real Estate
Item ID
34273AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Councill will look at possible changes in the city code on floor area ratio (FAR), lot coverage, and design review for single-family homes. FAR refers to the combined floor area of buildings on a lot, compared to the size of the lot. Arcadia has a lot coverage rule that single-story homes can cover 45% of the lot and 2-story dwellings 35%. Arcadia currently has a citizen-run design review effort within homeowner associations in northern parts of Arcadia, but no citywide system.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31846
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Design review
Houses
Mansions
Item ID
32043AN
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Newspaper Index
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City to release first round of education campaign on Arcadia real estate rules and local zoning code in a forthcoming City newsletter. The campaign will include public meetings in November and an advisory committee comprised of Arcadia residents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34338
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Residential development
Zoning codes
Item ID
34531AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ballot initiative targeting large scale homes in Arcadia (often referred to as McMansions) will not make it on the ballot after all. The city clerk's office discovered a discrepancy in the number of qualifying signatures. Saving Arcadia is the local activist group behind the initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34519
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2011-2020
Ballot initiatives
Floor area ratios (FAR)
Development
Mansions
Real Estate
Zoning codes
Item ID
34711AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves Arcadia Highlands land development projects at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. The larger scale new construction of mansions will replace existing homes. The primary bone of contention came down to whether or not property owners' rights to maximize their investment and exercise freedom to build as they see fit should prevail over homeowners associations and residents concerned with maintaining a neighborhood's traditional aesthetic character while protecting neighboring properties' scenic views and privacy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34086
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)--Architectural Review Board
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34280AN
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Newspaper Index
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Real estate pros weigh in on Arcadia home size debate. Explains Arcadia residential land investment. Real estate professional Eric Rosa says big homes are not hurting real estate values and warns that the proposed ballot measure for April 12 to enact tougher limits on square footage, would be policy that can't be overturned by elected officials and would require a ballot initiative in 2018 to rescind voter-approved code amendments.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34345
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Rosa, Eric
Sira, Joe
Item ID
34538AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Board of Education decided to continue the use of bungalows to meet enrollment increases at Arcadia High School next year. The district projects enrollment of 3,402 high school students next year, compared to 3,312 this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33443
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Bungalows
Enrollment
Item ID
33639AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Board of Education decided to continue the use of bungalows to meet enrollment increases at Arcadia High School next year. The district projects enrollment of 3,402 high school students next year, compared to 3,312 this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33444
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Bungalows
Enrollment
Item ID
33639AN
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Newspaper Index
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Meditrust will be selling Santa Anita Park race track at a lower price than the $400 million purchase price about a year ago. Due to laws changing in July, tax advantages are no longer available.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26421
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Meditrust
Item ID
26621AN
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Newspaper Index
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New estimates of the population released by the California Department of Finance report that the population in Arcadia was 55,500, an increase of 1.1% over the year before. Estimates of other cities are also listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31452
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
"p. 1, 19"
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 2003
Pages
"p. 1, 19"
Subjects
Population estimates.
Item ID
31645AN
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Newspaper Index
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Annual Taste of Arcadia, an Arcadia Chamber of Commerce event, will take place Monday, September 19 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. As always, a percentage of proceeds goes to three local non-profit organizations. This year, the beneficiaries are Assistance League of Arcadia, the Boy Scouts of America/Lucky Baldwin District, and the Arboretum Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32531
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce--Taste of Arcadia
Organizations
Item ID
32730AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg BusinessWeek says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fueling the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34008
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
Subjects
Housing
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34202AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36301
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
California Voting Rights
City Charter
City Clerk
Elections
Gambling
Hotels
Motels
Sports betting
Taxes
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council delays vote on Arcadia Highlands home building projects. Council will address the matter again on February 3, to allow for more time to vet newly received petitions from area residents and a detailed letter from an attorney representing a leading opponent of the developments, that the City received last week. Both projects, one at 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, the other at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue, and both designed by Robert Tong of Arcadia-based Sanyao International Inc., involve the demolition of vintage homes to make room for larger residences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34076
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association--Architectural Review Board
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Tong, Robert
Verlato, April
Item ID
34270AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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