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The Wilderness Park, now to be known as the Arcadia Wilderness Preserve, will be open to the general public on weekdays and to non-profit organizations and small groups that have reservations on weekends.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Wilderness Park - see also Arcadia Wilderness Preserve
Item ID
170AN
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City Council decided to form an ad hoc committee to study alternatives to requests for increased security at Wilderness Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper119
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 20, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 20, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Wilderness Park
Item ID
119AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council increased the bed tax, charged to customers staying in a hotel, from 8% to 10%. The increase will generate an estimated $140,000 a year, which would help to close the city's projected $2.2 million shortfall in the 1993-94 budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper214
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
214AN
Collection
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The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper464
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
464AN
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Newspaper Index
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Citizen input is sought on the proposed Santa Anita Commercial Center. The current proposal is 1/3 the size of the initial package presented in 1996 and would be built on 60 acres of what is now the south parking lot of Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26379
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 11, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 11, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Item ID
26579AN
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Rodents in Wilderness Park were found to have Sylvatic Plague. The area has been dusted with insecticide and closed since June 4. It is hoped that it can be reopened soon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2142
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2123AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council has temporarily closed Wilderness Park on weekends (at least until September 7) because of overcrowding. About 200-300 visitors use the park each weekend, although it has a capacity for 100 people and 50 parking spaces.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper176
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Wilderness Park
Item ID
176AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Alternatives for achieving a balanced budget were presented to Staff and the City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25824
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 8, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Budget
City Council - 1990-1999
Item ID
26024AN
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Three city-owned lots at 521 N. First Avenue, adjacent to the Foothill Freeway, were sold last week by the Arcadia City Council to the W. D. Wilson Co., which will construct a building on the site and move from its present location in South Pasadena. James J. Melas, president of the W. D. Wilson Co. and an Arcadia resident said his firm deals in sophisticated biomedical supplies and unusual alloys and fittings for medical instruments. Selling price was $41,500. The city originally purchased the lots from the state Department of Highways for $33,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32519
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 19, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Melas, James J.
Real property
W. D. Wilson Company
Item ID
32718AN
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The four-acre Foulger Ford site and the 5.73-acre Santa Anita Inn were discussed by the Arcadia City Council as properties that are not living up to their economic potential.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27142
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 28, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 28, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Redevelopment
Item ID
27340AN
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A 300-pound bear was seen rummaging through a trash can in Wilderness Park, and authorities feel it may be the same bear that was captured in the same place 10 months ago, then released 50 miles away in Angeles National Forest near Pyramid Lake.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4119
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 18, 1994
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Animals
Item ID
3995AN
Collection
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Bill Wollard, Planning Director for Arcadia, said that this office would like funding for additional land at Wilderness Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2140
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2121AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Lowery McCaslin, owner of the Anoakia estate, has been given a three month deadline to present a revised plan for the 20 acres.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper422
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
422AN
Collection
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More than 1.1 million people came to Santa Anita Park this season, which began on December 26, down slightly from the 1993-94 season.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4543
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park, 1991 - 2000
Item ID
4419AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Charles "Chip" Sturniolo, owner of the Derby restaurant, announced that he is withdrawing from the downtown redevelopment project because the proposed parking structure "just wasn't feasible." The City Council will now reconsider previous plans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2384
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 6, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 6, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Restaurants, Bars, etc - The Derby
Item ID
2338AN
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Arcadia's top stories for 1993 included the proposal for a music center at Santa Anita Park, the proposal to fill the Rodeffer Landfill, and the temporary weekend closures at Wilderness Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1726
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 1993
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
Arcadia (City) - History 1990 - 1999
Item ID
1725AN
Collection
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About 100 homes were evacuated last night as a stubborn blaze scorched between 200 and 300 acres north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18056
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 28, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Fire
Item ID
18258AN
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The Arcadia City Council approved a $57.4 million budget for 1993-94 that includes a new fire station, renovation of the library and revitalizing the downtown area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper205
Newspaper
Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
June 20, 1993
Pages
p. J-2
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
June 20, 1993
Pages
p. J-2
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
205AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper407
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Item ID
407AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has approved the de-annexation of approximately five acres of property north of Hillcrest Boulevard. Monrovia gains the property that is included in a development proposal for the area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper999
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Item ID
999AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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