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Insurance premiums for the Arcadia School District leaped from $68,000 in 1984085 to $255,000 this year, a rise of 375%.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Insurance

Item ID: 3029AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's proposed city budget will be about $24.4 million, up 8.9% from the $22.4 million 1985-86 budget, according to a report from City Manager George Watts.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 1, 1986

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Budget

Item ID: 673AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education has offered the California School Employees Association and the Arcadia Pupil Support Services Association a 4.7% raise for 1985-86. The Employees Association is made up of secretaries, custodians and non-teaching personnel while the Services Association is made up of psychologists, nurses, counselors, reading teachers, etc.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2780AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Howard Jarvis, the father of Proposition 13, spent an hour in Arcadia, knocking down the "straw man" arguments he said were being put up against the property tax initiative. Prop. 13 would reduce property taxes in California to 1 percent of what market value was in 1975-1976, plus whatever is necessary to pay off current bonded indebtedness. A 2 percent annual inflation rate is written into the constitutional amendment.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Jarvis, Howard; Property Taxes

Item ID: 34112AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bill Wollard, Planning Director for Arcadia, said that this office would like funding for additional land at Wilderness Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 23, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 23, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2121AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By unanimous vote of the City Council, Donald Pellegrino was selected as mayor of Arcadia for the 1985-86 year and Mary Young was selected to replace him as mayor pro-tem.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 18,1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 18,1985

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989; Mayors - Pellegrino, Donald E.

Item ID: 1034AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Gerald Shuster, former Whittier city controller, has been appointed director of finance for the City of Arcadia. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Employees - Shuster, Gerald

Item ID: 1168AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Results of the 1985-86 California Assessment Program show test scores that were "the highest since these current tests have been administered" in Arcadia's 3rd, 6th and 8th grades.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 24,1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 24,1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3117AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Administration of the Arcadia Unified School District should soon undergo a reorganization under the direction of new Superintendent of Schools, Stephen Goldstone. The cost of reorganization will be $18,412 above the amount budgeted for 1985-86.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2615AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2986AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bruce Low, general manager of Arcadia Datsun, isn't particularly happy with the city. Reason stems from an about-face by the City Council last winter when it decided in favor of retail commercial developments that would bring sales tax revenue to the city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 13, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Datsun

Item ID: 737AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Council has postponed their decision on Best Disposal's request for an increase in the trash pick-up rate pending a study of increases in other cities by other companies. In October, Best asked for a 40% increase. They are now requesting an 80% increase.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2323AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 27, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 27, 1976

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Employees

Item ID: 1134AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The board of directors of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce next week will consider a unanimous call from the chamber's legislative committee for state legislation that would forbid city council members from disclosing what takes place during closed sessions.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 20, 1983

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Chamber of Commerce

Item ID: 910AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Story of Robert Boston's battle against Prudential Insurance Company of America.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 15, 1979

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Boston, Robert

Item ID: 641AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Planning Department hopes to get a marked and some-what protected bicycle path through the city that would link up with adjoining areas. The city has included $10,000 in the capital improvements budget for 1975-76.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 10, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 10, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bicycles and bicycling

Item ID: 603AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Board of Education has authorized the administration to enter into an agreement with Performing Tree Inc. to provide Arts-in-Education programs for all schools within the district during the 1983-84 school year. Supt. Elb Souders said he would ask the Arcadia Auditorium Foundation to pick up the $2000 cost.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2613AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City of Los Angeles plans to file a suit against Los Angeles County and welcomes other cities to join in a class action suit to force the County to tax residents of unincorporated areas directly for services provided. This would, in effect, lighten the burden on incorporated cities and residents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 4, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 4, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3307AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In response to a request by the Arcadia Board of Education for a report examining possibility of expanding parking facilities at Arcadia High School, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, John Nelson came up with 6 possibilities.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 3, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 3, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2988AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Law enforcement officials said the number of bank robberies in Arcadia has tripled since last year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 17, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 17, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1400AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Insurance premiums for the Arcadia School District leaped from $68,000 in 1984085 to $255,000 this year, a rise of 375%.

Arcadia's proposed city budget will be about $24.4 million, up 8.9% from the $22.4 million 1985-86 budget, according to a report from City Manager George Watts.

Bill Wollard, Planning Director for Arcadia, said that this office would like funding for additional land at Wilderness Park.

By unanimous vote of the City Council, Donald Pellegrino was selected as mayor of Arcadia for the 1985-86 year and Mary Young was selected to replace him as mayor pro-tem.

Gerald Shuster, former Whittier city controller, has been appointed director of finance for the City of Arcadia. Biographical notes included.

Results of the 1985-86 California Assessment Program show test scores that were "the highest since these current tests have been administered" in Arcadia's 3rd, 6th and 8th grades.

Administration of the Arcadia Unified School District should soon undergo a reorganization under the direction of new Superintendent of Schools, Stephen Goldstone. The cost of reorganization will be $18,412 above the amount budgeted for 1985-86.

The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.

Bruce Low, general manager of Arcadia Datsun, isn't particularly happy with the city. Reason stems from an about-face by the City Council last winter when it decided in favor of retail commercial developments that would bring sales tax revenue to the city.

Council has postponed their decision on Best Disposal's request for an increase in the trash pick-up rate pending a study of increases in other cities by other companies. In October, Best asked for a 40% increase. They are now requesting an 80% increase.

The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.

The board of directors of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce next week will consider a unanimous call from the chamber's legislative committee for state legislation that would forbid city council members from disclosing what takes place during closed sessions.

Story of Robert Boston's battle against Prudential Insurance Company of America.

The Planning Department hopes to get a marked and some-what protected bicycle path through the city that would link up with adjoining areas. The city has included $10,000 in the capital improvements budget for 1975-76.

In response to a request by the Arcadia Board of Education for a report examining possibility of expanding parking facilities at Arcadia High School, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, John Nelson came up with 6 possibilities.

Law enforcement officials said the number of bank robberies in Arcadia has tripled since last year.