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Paul Gann and his People's Advocate have withdrawn from the lawsuit pending against the city of Arcadia. The Arcadia Tax Reform Committee has not yet decided whether to file an amended complaint.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2299
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2265AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia is being sued by the People's Advocate, Inc., headed by Paul Gann, and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee, headed by Jeff Dring. The lawsuit could set a state-wide precedent for post-Proposition 13 municipal financing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2292
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2258AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council ignored a request from the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee to vote again on taxes approved in June, 1978, following passage of Proposition 13.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2291
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2257AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The lawsuit against the city of Arcadia by the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee & Paul Gann's People's Advocate will be heard April 20, 1979. The committee has collected $4020.00 from 22 cities to date.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2296
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2262AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Proposition 13-Implementation

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/subject175
Contents
1. Arcadia sued over post-13 levies. Pasadena Star News December 27, 1978. 2. Arcadia tax lawsuit may affect Pasadena. Pasadena Star News December 28, 1978. 3. Gann's group joins suit over Arcadia fees. Los Angeles Times December 29, 1978. 4. Action line. Pasadena Star News January 9, 197…
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1. Arcadia sued over post-13 levies. Pasadena Star News December 27, 1978.
2. Arcadia tax lawsuit may affect Pasadena. Pasadena Star News December 28, 1978.
3. Gann's group joins suit over Arcadia fees. Los Angeles Times December 29, 1978.
4. Action line. Pasadena Star News January 9, 1979.
5. Gann: tax-shift effort undermining Prop 13. Pasadena Star News January 9, 1979.
6. How Arcadia voted. news clip June 15, 1978.
7. Council prepares to chop city budget in aftermath of 13. Arcadia Tribune June 8, 1978.
8. Hiring ban imposed by Proposition 13. Arcadi Tribune June 15, 1978.
9. Arcadia vows to fight tax reform suit. Los Angeles Times January 4, 1979.
10. Thirteen cities contribute to Arcadia legal fund to fight Gann lawsuit. San Gabriel Valley Tribune March 27, 1979.
11. City's lawsuit defense fund grown. Foothill Intercity Newspapers April 8, 1979.
12. Gann blocked in Arcadia tax hike challenge. Pasadena Star News June 9, 1979.
Subjects
Proposition 13-Implementation
Item ID
178AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The suit brought against Arcadia by the People's Advocate, Inc. and the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee will include all taxes and charges imposed or increased by the city in the wake of Proposition 13. Article gives outline, list of plaintiffs and defendants.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2259AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ruling in favor of the city on Friday, June 8, Judge Richard Hayden said that the lawsuit filed by People's Advocate Inc. & the Arcadia Tax Reform Committee did not have facts sufficient for a legal action. The plaintiffs have 30 days to file and amended complaint.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2264AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jeff Dring discusses postponement of the lawsuit against the city of Arcadia. Dring contends that a demurer filed by Arcadia, asking dismissal of the case, takes precedent over the preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2263AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The lawsuit challenging Arcadia's recent taxation laws will have its first day in court on March 8, 1979.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2261AN
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Newspaper Index
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Cautious concern is the reaction of public officials to a comment by Santa Anita Park race track spokesman, Robert Sweeney, that the track could go out of business if Proposition 37 passes this November. Jim Helms, chairman of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce's Legislative Committee said that his group opposes the Lottery Initiative in part because it could reduce revenue to Santa Anita and the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 37
Item ID
2267AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia to amend sex offender registration to align more with recent state Supreme Court rulings. The amendment would repeal part of Arcadia Municipal Code, Chapter 9.4 of Article IV, which contains residency restrictions for registered sex offenders.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 9, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 9, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
California Supreme Court
Jessica's Law (Proposition 83)
Sex offenders
Item ID
34778AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Chamber of Commerce - Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce

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Contents
Chamber of Commerce. Minutes of Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. April 1914 to December 1926. 1 ledger
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Chamber of Commerce. Minutes of Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. April 1914 to December 1926. 1 ledger
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce - Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 80
Shelf Number
Shelf B6
Item ID
386AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Planning Commission endorsed by a unanimous vote a specific legal definition of signs for business advertising. Such limits are seen by some merchants as being of questionable constitutionality.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1174
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 10, 1974
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 10, 1974
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Planning
Item ID
1173AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia High School advanced placement government class defeated 13 other state teams in the "We the People" Bill of Rights and Constitution competition in Sacramento. The 29 member team will represent California in the national competition May 1-3 in Washington, D.C.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 27, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 27, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Schools -Arcadia High School
Item ID
272AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33918
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
Jarvis, Howard
Property Taxes
Item ID
34112AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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If the lottery initiative on the November ballot passes, Santa Anita Park race track could go out of business, dragging down with it reserves that the city of Arcadia obtains from the track's handle, according to Robert Sweeney, executive vice president and general manager of the California Thoroughbred Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2301
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 14, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 14, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 37
Item ID
2266AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.

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Contents
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Fact Book & Buyers’ Guide. Alternate Title: Arcadia Business Directory. Miscellaneous extra issues. SEE: Arcadia Vertical File – Directories (for full set)
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Contents
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Fact Book & Buyers’ Guide. Alternate Title: Arcadia Business Directory. Miscellaneous extra issues. SEE: Arcadia Vertical File – Directories (for full set)
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 52
Shelf Number
Shelf C2
Item ID
363AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Chamber of Commerce subsidy from the City will surely be drastically cut by Proposition 13. It may be discontinued completely.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper895
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Item ID
895AN
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Newspaper Index
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The fight over affirmative action arrives in Arcadia. Arcadia Mayor Roger Chandler and Councilmember Paul Cheng will participate in a demonstration to protest Proposition 16 on Saturday at Arcadia County Park. Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 206, which banned the use of affirmative action involving race-based or sex-based preferences in California, from the state constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35697
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Affirmative action
Chandler, Roger (Mayor)
Cheng, Paul (Councilmember)
Protests
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Newspaper Index
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Leticia Pacillas, new executive of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, came to Arcadia from the Baldwin Park Chamber of Commerce.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 20, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Pacillas, Leticia
Item ID
15008AN
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Newspaper Index
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