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Bobcat Fire, on its 9th day in the San Gabriel Mountains, continued to grow north of the San Gabriel Valley. It had charred 38,299 acres Monday with containment at 3%. The fire has crossed to west side of Santa Anita Canyon. On Sunday, residents in Arcadia and Sierra Madre who live north of Elkins Avenue and east of Santa Anita Avenue were ordered to evacuate. About 305 homes were in the evacuation zone. Most are in Arcadia and 32 are in Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35803
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
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p. A1, A6
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 12, 1975
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p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2123AN
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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
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p. 1
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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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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
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
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p. A-1
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2121AN
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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
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 20, 1976
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p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
422AN
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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
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
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p. A-1
Item ID
407AN
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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.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council 1970 - 1979
Item ID
999AN
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The Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council are going to have a very difficult time prohibiting further lot splits in areas where splits were OK'd before the present laws limiting this practice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1183
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1975
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p. 1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1182AN
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The George Elkins Company has acquired the Hitchcock Realty Company, which had been in business in the area for 47 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2325
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1974
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p. D-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 7, 1974
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p. D-3
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2284AN
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A Braille Trail has been developed by the Arcadia Junior Women's Club at Wilderness Park. Approximately 25 species of plants and animals will be marked along the trail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2135
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1974
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p. A-6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 10, 1974
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p. A-6
Subjects
Parks
Item ID
2116AN
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Huge California conservation bill heads to vote in Congress today. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803, seeks to preserve 1 million acres of public land in California. Part of it is the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers Protection Act, authored by Rep. Judy Chu-D. to extend the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument designation by adding 109,143 acres of the western front-facing Angeles National Forest. This includes popular hiking areas within Chantry Flat, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35914
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla seeks wilderness protections, introduced in a bill covering 1 million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers. Padilla's bill incorporates the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu, D-Pasadena. Under this provision, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, established by President Barack Obama in 2014 will be expanded by 109,143 acres to include front facing portions of the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre and Arcadia and into the forest's western edge near Santa Clarita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35959
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Crowfoot, Wade
Forests
Obama, Barack
San Gabriel Mountains
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The City Council retreated from the idea of collecting taxes on free admissions at the Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2439
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 9, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2387AN
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As a result of the forest fires in Agoura-Malibu and Mandeville Canyon, the City Council will reopen the topic of non-combustible roofs on new buildings in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper681
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 14, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Building Laws
Item ID
681AN
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Newspaper Index
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The El Monte City Council formally withdrew its petition to annex some 300 acres of Arcadia property south of Live Oak Avenue. Protests to the annexation represented more than 50% of the assessed property owners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper406
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
406AN
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A meeting between the Arcadia and El Monte City Councils did not resolve the situation created by El Monte's attempts to annex 310 acres of Arcadia property south of Live Oak Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper405
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Annexation (Municipal Government)
Item ID
405AN
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The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee will present signed petitions to the City Council re requested repeal of 3 ordinances levying assessments on street sweeping and sewer service, and an increase in the utility users' tax from 5% to 7%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3437
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1978
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3325AN
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The City Council has turned down Bob Margett's request to build a skate board park with 60 person capacity on Live Oak Avenue. Noise and congestion were the reasons given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper716
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1977
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 18, 1977
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Item ID
716AN
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House passes preservation bill on a bipartisan vote. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803 seeks to conserve 1 million acres of public land in California, much of it in Southern California. HR 803 incorporates two local measures, including the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act that will protect the Angeles National Forest, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35915
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
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What's next for cabins in Santa Anita Canyon affected by Bobcat Fire? Historic cabins dating from the early 1900s were threatened by the fire in September. The number of cabins decreased to 63 from 80. Most were built during the Great Hiking Era. The cabin owners still use the original hand-crank telephone system invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Includes more history and description.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 10, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 10, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Bobcat Fire
Cabins
Fires
Santa Anita Canyon
San Gabriel Mountains
Stone, Cameron
U.S. Forest Service
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