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Spokesman Stuart Zanville said the Santa Anita Park race track has met city and county requirements about housing of track workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28936
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track
Zanville, Stuart
Track workers housing
Employee living quarters
Item ID
29125AN
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Crews at Santa Anita Park will spend the next seven weeks completing government-ordered improvements to worker bathroom and shower areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19257
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19499AN
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Multibillion dollar businessman and horse owner, Frank Stronach, has signed a letter of intent for his auto systems company, Magna International Inc., to buy Santa Anita Park

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16086
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1998
Pages
p. C1 photos
Pasadena Star News
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1998
Pages
p. C1 photos
Pasadena Star News
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16844AN
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Santa Anita Park workers who live in the backstretch may face eviction. The workers' rooms may not meet codes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18822
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19066AN
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The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2489
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 18, 1988
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990
Item ID
2434AN
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A series of problems with a new, state-of-the-art betting system at the Santa Anita Park resulted in nearly $3 million in lost wagering.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 27, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Star Tribune
Date
December 27, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
305AN
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County health inspectors toured stablehand living quarters at Santa Anita Park, instructing race track officials on the repairs and upgrades necessary to make the "backstretch" habitable.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19145
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
Pages
p. AR - A3 The Star section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2000
Pages
p. AR - A3 The Star section
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19386AN
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Santa Anita Park will be unable to meet a May deadline to bring its living quarters for backstretch workers up to health and building codes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18887
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19129AN
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Summary of a vintage promotional booklet about Santa Anita Park havings its inaugural race on Christmas Day, December 25, 1934. At the time, Los Angeles Turf Club Inc. was the owner and operator of Santa Anita Park and there were 53 racing days that first season. Charter stockholder and membership requirements are discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32104
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club Inc.
Santa Anita Park--1934-1942
Item ID
32301AN
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Santa Anita Park plans to make at least half of approximately 600 equipment rooms and dormitory rooms available as living quarters for its back-stretch workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18885
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19127AN
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Ed Inouye of West Covina, whose family was sent to the internment camp at Santa Anita Park during World War II, died on February 19th. He was instrumental in getting the government to pay reparations to some of the imprisoned families.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Inouye, Ed
Japanese Internment Camps
Santa Anita Park - Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
25391AN
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Caruso Affiliated, the builder of The Grove, proposes building a $400 million mixed housing and retail complex in the parking lot of Santa Anita Park. The project would include a few hundred apartments and condominiums.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28537
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track - development project - mixed housing and retail complex
Caruso Affiliated
Item ID
28732AN
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Santa Anita Park race track requested that the City Council delay acting on legislation that would govern its nighttime operations. Public hearings will be held so that the track's stance can be explained to neighboring homeowners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27460
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
27657AN
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Santa Anita Park backstretch workers voice concerns and support of new best practices and reforms that establish a new standard for the humane treatment of race horses they care for and love.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35535
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Santa Anita Park-employees
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Labor officials conducted surprise sweeps Wednesday and Thursday at four California tracks, including Santa Anita Park, looking for violations of overtime and minimum wage laws amongst the backstretch workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19262
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19504AN
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Update on Jay Cohen and other Santa Anita news. Joan Schmidt writes that former beloved Santa Anita Park trumpeter Jay Cohen has Bell’s Palsy, which has caused paralysis of the right side of his face. Jay was born in Camden, NJ. Includes other biographical information. Jockey Ruben Fuentes was voted “Jockey of the Week” by Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox. Happy 98th birthday to Santa Anita Park worker John Shear, who still has no intention of retiring.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 12, 2019
Pages
p. B1
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 12, 2019
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-employees
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Cohen, Jay
Shear, John
Item ID
35589AN
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John Shear is turning 93 years old. He is celebrated as an everyday hero. He is a Santa Anita Park racetrack worker whose quick response saved a toddler's life on March 12, 2011. He was hurt then, but is surviving.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--People--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
33901AN
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Santa Anita Park will auction off 10 paintings by Sir Alfred J. Munnings worth an estimated $10 million. They will be sold by Sotheby's New York City auction house on Dec. 1, 1998.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15700
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16252AN
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Santa Anita Park's Santa Anita Derby to have its 65th running.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 27
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 4, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 27
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Santa Anita Derby
Item ID
33419AN
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General items regarding Santa Anita Park

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1942 p. 1 (closed to racing for duration)
September 11, 1944 p. 1 (released by Army)
September 14, 1944 p. 1 (racing resumes)
November 21, 1946 p. 1 (admission tax)
December 29, 1946 p. 3 (picture)
March 23, 1950 p. 12 (first track)
February 21, 1955 p. 1 (historical park museum has lumber from Lucky Baldwins race track buildings)
December 22, 1955 p. 10 (aerial drawing of tracks0
April 11, 1960 p. 1 (battle for control)
April 28, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
May 2, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
December 8, 1960 p. 1 (helicopter landing studied)
June 14, 1964 p. 1 (assessed valuation increased)
March 29, 1973 p. 1 (behind the scenes)
August 16, 1973 p. C-2 (Grandstand improvement)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1942 p. 1 (closed to racing for duration)
September 11, 1944 p. 1 (released by Army)
September 14, 1944 p. 1 (racing resumes)
November 21, 1946 p. 1 (admission tax)
December 29, 1946 p. 3 (picture)
March 23, 1950 p. 12 (first track)
February 21, 1955 p. 1 (historical park museum has lumber from Lucky Baldwins race track buildings)
December 22, 1955 p. 10 (aerial drawing of tracks0
April 11, 1960 p. 1 (battle for control)
April 28, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
May 2, 1960 p. 1 ( " )
December 8, 1960 p. 1 (helicopter landing studied)
June 14, 1964 p. 1 (assessed valuation increased)
March 29, 1973 p. 1 (behind the scenes)
August 16, 1973 p. C-2 (Grandstand improvement)
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4177AN
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