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The peacock is the official bird of Arcadia. The designation happened last week.The city has had an official flower, the azalea, since 1963. City Council selected the oak as the official tree.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia city seal
Peacock
Peafowl
Item ID
33513AN
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A law designed to protect Arcadia's oak tree population was passed 4-0 by the City Council on Tuesday. The trees listed in the ordinance may not be cut down or excessively trimmed.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 26, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Trees
Item ID
20AN
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Newspaper Index
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
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The peafowl population in Arcadia continues to grow and annoy some residents living near the Arboretum. Others defend the peafowl. A census three years ago found there are 228-250 peafowl in the city.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Peafowl
Peacocks
Residents
Nuisances
Birds
Item ID
29840AN
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The City Council stated they are not responsible for control of peacocks who pose a nuisance to city property owners.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 12, 1987
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
2158AN
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A small but vocal group of peacock supporters on Tuesday presented the City Council with a petition with more than 340 signatures discouraging trapping of peacocks.

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Star Tribune
Date
August 6, 1992
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p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
August 6, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
112AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council hears residents' concerns about large housing development and its associated loss of native sycamore trees. Council official abandons China and Taiwan (sister city) trip for now.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
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p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Mansions
Sister City
Trees
Item ID
34309AN
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Arcadia has been named a Tree City USA for the ninth year. To be a Tree City, a community must have a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program, and an Arbor Day observance.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
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p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
National Arbor Day Foundation
Tree City USA
Trees
Item ID
31304AN
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
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p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
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Tiffany designed light fixture at Anoakia. Peacock motif.

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Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam
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Date
November 1976, photo by David McAdam
Subjects
Anoakia
Peacocks
Physical Description
8x10 b&w vertical 2 prints
ID
23
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If Oak Tree is not held at Santa Anita Park this fall, as it has for the last 41 years, it would be a significant hit to the city of Arcadia and the region, city officials said. Last year, the city of Arcadia made $185,000 from the Oak Tree meet's betting handle. In addition, the city would suffer the loss of tens of thousands of dollars in sales tax and hotel bed tax revenue. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) denied Oak Tree Racing Association's request to run its five-week fall meet at Santa Anita Park after horse owners, trainers, and a racetrack expert expressed concerns about the synthetic surface. Oak Tree officials say they are moving forward to make arrangements to run the meet at Hollywood Park.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Synthetic track
Item ID
32343AN
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Arcadia hosts inaugural holiday tree lighting and dedication on Saturday, December 5 at 5:00 PM at Arcadia Transit Plaza at corner of Santa Clara Street and North First Avenue. Features the dedication of the Deodar Cedar as the official Holiday Tree by the Arcadia City Council and the Arcadia Beautiful Commission.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
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p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2015
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Beautiful Commission
Arcadia Transit Plaza
Holidays
Trees
Item ID
34588AN
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The city of Arcadia hired Animal Pest Control Management Services to conduct a census of the city's peafowl. This was in response to the many complaints of the loose birds vandalizing residential properties.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 4, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
23895AN
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Margaret Mathews, 85, of Arcadia, wants the stone pine tree in front of her house to be removed. It has caused more than $14,000 of damage to her home. Hers is one of 36 huge stone pines the City of Arcadia will soon remove and replace in the Highland Oaks area north of Elkins Drive. The trees were originally planted in 1955. The Arcadia City Council last month approved spending $181,700 to rehabilitate several streets and curbs damaged by the trees and nearly $78,000 to remove and replace them. Each tree that is removed will be replaced with a smaller 24-inch box tree, either a fern pine, an evergreen, or a southern oak.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Mathews, Margaret
Trees
Item ID
32532AN
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Santa Anita Park-Oak Tree Racing Association

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note: For Pressbooks/Media Guide, see Arcadia History Box 46. 1. Oak Tree Meeting. Los Angeles Times March 17, 1969. 2. No horsing around at parimutuel window. Arcadia Tribune December 8, 1977. 3. Oak Tree - Santa Anita. Promotional brochure for October 8 - November 7, 1976. 4. $350,000 N…
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note: For Pressbooks/Media Guide, see Arcadia History Box 46.
1. Oak Tree Meeting. Los Angeles Times March 17, 1969.
2. No horsing around at parimutuel window. Arcadia Tribune December 8, 1977.
3. Oak Tree - Santa Anita. Promotional brochure for October 8 - November 7, 1976.
4. $350,000 National Thoroughbred Championship. Brochure outlining conditions of race and offering histories of those horses invited. November 1, 1975.
5. Oak Tree's 1981 Season to be longest, richest ever. Arcadia Tribune special supplement September 27, 1981.
6. Oak Tree Racing Association. Brown-covered pictorial brochure with background of each Board Member. 1981.
7. The Breeders Cup, October 19-30, 1986. Published as a special supplement to the Star News and Foothill Inter-City newspapers.
8. 20th Anniversary Breeders' Cup event ticket holder. Oak Tree at Santa Anita, October 25, 2003.
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
204AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association.

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Contents
Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association. Press Books/Yearbooks/Media Guides/Paddock. 1972 -
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Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association. Press Books/Yearbooks/Media Guides/Paddock. 1972 -
Subjects
Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 46
Shelf Number
Shelf C2
Item ID
356AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Arcadia City Council has approved an ordinance specifically laying out the responsibilities of property owners to assist in the maintenance of street trees.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Ordinances
Trees
Item ID
30758AN
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Oak Tree begins its 12th season on October 17. An 8 page supplement included several articles about the Oak Tree meet: special events, charitable contributions, etc.

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Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement
Date
October 16, 1980
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Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement
Date
October 16, 1980
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
2401AN
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A peacock fleeing a fight smashed a plate glass window and splattered shards of glass near a one-year-old child at a home on Valido Ave. Steve Bocian, assistant to the Arcadia City Manager, said the incident appears to be a historic first.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1987
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 5, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
2157AN
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The City Council voted 4 - 0, with Councilman Harbicht absent, to provide residents with information regarding peafowl. The City will not get involved in peafowl population control.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 24, 1992
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 24, 1992
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Peacocks
Item ID
133AN
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