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Bill Kelly discusses the economic future of Arcadia and the revenue that the city receives.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27169
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Property Taxes
Revenue
Sales Taxes
Item ID
27367AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee releases last report. The committee, an independent, ad-hoc advisory body of civic volunteers empaneled by the City Council to review the City’s General Fund long-range financial forecast and provide recommendations to the City Council for cost containment and/or revenue enhancements, recently released its final report. The 40-page report includes 15 recommendations to Arcadia City Council to address the $8,000,000 structural budget deficit. A key recommendation is for the city to consider increasing the city’s local sales tax rate by ¾ of one cent in order to maintain current levels of services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35358
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2018
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2018
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee
Arcadia city budget
Arcadia City General Fund
Sales tax
Item ID
35548AN
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Arcadia City Council takes steps to increase public safety. On October 16, City Council discussed a recommendation to add a measure to the ballot containing a ¾-cent sales tax, which is needed to help Arcadia with its current financial woes. The Citizens Financial Advisory Committee reviewed the city’s expenditures and asked the council to declare a state of fiscal emergency as soon as possible and no later than June 2019. The vote to add the measure passed almost unanimously, with one council member recusing themself from the vote.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35309
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p, 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p, 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Citizens Financial Advisory Committee
Sales tax
Item ID
35498AN
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What does Measure A mean for Arcadia? According to Arcadia Citizen's Fiscal Advisory Committee Final Report, additional revenue is required to maintain city services at current levels. If the 3/4 cent sales tax Measure A fails to pass, it could mean eliminating up to 13 police and 10 firefighter and/or paramedic positions, and other cuts to other service areas, like Public Works, Recreation, and the Library.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 16, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Citizen's Fiscal Advisory Committee
Ballot measures
Finance
Sales tax
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How Measure A is expected to affect Arcadia. Arcadia City Council will put a sales tax increase of 3/4 percent on this year's June ballot. The added sales tax would be added to the city's income to benefit the current deficit.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Sales tax
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"State of the City" address was given by City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto at an event hosted by Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Due mainly to solid property, utility and sales tax revenue, Arcadia has remained fiscally sound despite a sluggish state and national economy. Overall in 2014, the city received $56.9 million in revenue and spent $54.7 million.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 29, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Arcadia budget
Economy
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Revenue
Item ID
34274AN
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Arcadia residents pass Measure A by significant majority. It is a 3/4 cent sales tax increase, passed with 63.94% of the vote in Tuesday's mail-in ballot. The increase will provide locally controlled funds to maintain Arcadia's public safety and other city services. See Also Mountain Views News, June 8, 2019, p. 7.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2019
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections
Sales tax
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Arcadia seeks residents to serve on newly formed Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee to help review City's long-term financial forecast, provide recommendations to City Council for revenue enhancements and cost containment.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Citizen's Financial Advisory Committee
Item ID
35299AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves 3/4 cent sales tax increase to go on an upcoming ballot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
Sales tax
Item ID
35646AN
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The city has lost $2 million over the last ten years because the 1990 U.S. Census undercounted residents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27135
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Census
Population
Revenue
Item ID
27333AN
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Arcadia Unified School District has faced the reality of mid-year school budget cuts for the past 3 years. To prepare for a possible fourth year of mid-year cuts, the AUSD school board is exploring the option of a parcel tax, an amount to raise hopefully a few million dollars that would help offset what the State is expected to take away. Arcadia School Board Vice President Joann Steinmeier and colleagues are investigating the need for a parcel tax and what form it might take to get passed at the March election.

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Newspaper
San Gabriel Valley Edition of the San Marino Tribune
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. S1, S7
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Newspaper
San Gabriel Valley Edition of the San Marino Tribune
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. S1, S7
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--School Board
Budget
Parcel taxes
Steinmeier, Joann
Item ID
32739AN
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Santa Anita Park's 18th annual Derby Day 5K Walk & Run attracted a record 5,683 participants last Saturday. The 5K benefits several charities, including Pasadena-based Ability First, the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), Arcadia High School Athletic Boosters Club, Arcadia Historical Museum, and Arcadia Explorer Scouts.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Quinn, Chris (Santa Anita Park VP of Sales & Marketing)
Item ID
33127AN
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City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
California Voting Rights
City Charter
City Clerk
Elections
Gambling
Hotels
Motels
Sports betting
Taxes
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City to release first round of education campaign on Arcadia real estate rules and local zoning code in a forthcoming City newsletter. The campaign will include public meetings in November and an advisory committee comprised of Arcadia residents.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Residential development
Zoning codes
Item ID
34531AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education approved a Local Agency Education plan to bring the district into compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind program, which requires that students meet state proficiency standards by 2013-2014. For California, the standard is 100% graduation with all requirements for University of California admission met.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Federal education programs
Item ID
31709AN
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Stephanie Noriega, a senior short stop for Arcadia High School's softball team, will be playing softball in college at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, which feeds into NCAA Division. See hard copy in VF Schools--Students

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2014
Pages
p. 22
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2014
Pages
p. 22
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--girls softball
Noriega, Stephanie
Item ID
34004AN
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In an attempt to produce permanent revenue enhancement, the City Council has agreed to go to ballot with a Fire Suppression District assessment which would ask property owners to tax themselves to achieve a balanced budget.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Budget
Fire Suppression District
Item ID
26028AN
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Newspaper Index
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At the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce's annual Power Planning Conference on January 24, City of Arcadia's City Manager, Dominic Lazzaretto, provided optimism to the local business community during this time of economic uncertainties. He said 25% of Arcadia's $48 million in annual revenue comes from local businesses--with nearly $10 million from sales taxes and another $2 million-plus from licenses and permits. The City has proposed a new business assistance program ombudsman to help entrepreneurs with the start-up process, is working with Chamber of Commerce to create a more interactive one-stop business checklist, and has not increased the cost of a business permit.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Business and Industry
Economy
Chamber of Commerce--Power Planning Conference
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Small business
Item ID
33565AN
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Conditional approval for Arcadia REWMP Project Area. That stands for "Revised Enhanced Watershed Management." See hard copy in VF Water.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 21, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Motander, Susan
Storm water
Water
Item ID
35673AN
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City of Arcadia receives over $1.5 million in annual revenue from Santa Anita Park, according to a report from Keyser Marston Associates, which was commissioned for the city's Economic Development Division. Over the next five years, the racetrack is estimated to generate $7.5 million in sales tax, pari-mutuel revenue and property tax. According to the report submitted in the fourth quarter of 2019, Santa Anita Park is responsible for 1,160 jobs annually.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Economic Development Division
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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