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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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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 8, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2262AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2298
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 10, 1979
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p. A-1
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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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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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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 28, 1978
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2258AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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p. A-1
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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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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
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 26, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2257AN
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Newspaper Index
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By a vote of 3-2, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce endorsed the "Spirit of 13" or Gann amendment to the California constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2294
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2260AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2297
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 13 - Implementation
Item ID
2263AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2295
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 15, 1979
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p. A-1
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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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Proposition 13-Implementation

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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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Two people who want to open a nude adult club in an industrial area of Arcadia have a lawsuit pending against the city if their application is denied.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26179
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Lawsuits
Adult Business Ordinance
Taboo Gentlemen's Club.
Item ID
26379AN
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An adult cabaret, its owners and ten dancers, have filed a civil complaint suit against the city of Arcadia, stemming from an investigation by police into code compliance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30128
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2006
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 10, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Jajieh, Chowtak
Civil complaints
Lawsuits
Strip clubs
Taboo Gentlemen's Club
Item ID
30315AN
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Yongjian "Richard" Zhang and Ruixia "Nancy" Zhang, the parents of Alice Zhang, have filed a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia and the driver who struck and killed Alice. The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that "the dangerous condition" of the crosswalk on the 600 block of West Duarte Road was a significant factor in Alice's death. The Zhangs are asking for unspecified general and special damages. The complaint also alleges that driver Bowen Du's negligence was a "substantial factor" in the teen's death.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Zhang, Ruixia "Nancy"
Zhang, Yongjian "Richard"
Item ID
32753AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34586
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 9, 2016
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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
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena Fire Department officials spent more than $320,000 to purchase breathing apparatus from distributor L.N. Curtis and Sons, which is at the center of a lawsuit filed by rival equipment company, Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment against the city and county of Los Angeles. 57 self contained breathing apparatus remain unused at Pasadena Fire Station 34 pending a judge's ruling next month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31272
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Fire Department
Item ID
31467AN
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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
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 14, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Proposition 37
Item ID
2266AN
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Newspaper Index
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A class action lawsuit filed against the city of Arcadia and Extended Stay Hotels claims the city "improperly levied a daily room tax" on guests staying beyond 30 days and violated state and local law.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Extended Stay Hotels
Hotel occupancy tax
Lawsuits
Item ID
33264AN
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Newspaper Index
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Since state lawmakers have reached a budget deal. West San Gabriel Valley cities will receive monies to be used for road repairs and transit improvements. Arcadia will receive $237,931 in 2005-2006. In the past two years, these funds were withheld by the state to cover budget shortfalls.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
California state budget
Proposition 42
Item ID
29761AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two women have filed formal complaints against two male supervisors of custodial services at Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper146
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
People
Item ID
146AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based Falcon Management Co. owner Robert Forsting agreed to a Star-Tribune interview concerning complaints from customers in Valley cities and Los Angeles. Mr. Forsting said he's had to fire employees who have made mistakes, and the Arcadia Police Department has taken the unusual step of advising those customers to file a class action lawsuit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper268
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 22, 1993
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 22, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Falcon Management Co.
Item ID
268AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District has been mandated to honor transgender student's rights. A settlement agreement resolves a complaint filed October 2011. The complaint alleged that the district had prohibited the student from accessing facilities consistent with his male gender identity, including restrooms and locker rooms. The United States federal government investigated the complaint under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Both Title IX and Title IV prohibit discrimination against students based on sex.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33569
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 1, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Arcadia Unified School District
Civil rights
Lesbian gay bisexual transgender (LGBT)
Item ID
33764AN
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