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Red Rock Chili restaurant's co-owner Brent Beckwith defends Westfield and the Arcadia First! coalition in this letter. He feels business owners and residents have a right to voice their best interests and that the group is not merely a front for Westfield's interests.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29601
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Letters to the editor
Beckwith, Brent
Arcadia First!
Coalitions
Grass roots organizations
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - business owners
Malls
Developments
Caruso project
Item ID
29785AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rouben A. Yardemian owns a retail store at Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. He writes in response to Rick Caruso's letter that there will not be "mall wars." Yardemian believes Arcadia is not big enough for two malls.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29519
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2005
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2005
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Letters to editor
Malls
Mall war
Westfield Santa Anita
Yardemian, Rouben A.
Item ID
29703AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In an open letter to Mayor Roger Chandler, Peter Lowy, CEO of Westfield America, writes in response to comments Chandler made about Westfield. At issue are ballot iniatives on free parking and billboards.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30061
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2006
Pages
p. A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2006
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
Westfield America
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Lowy, Peter
Mall war
Letters
Item ID
30248AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rick Caruso writes to the editor in response to the article "Arcadia braces for possible mall wars at Santa Anita." He says it will not be a war but an integrated project that should benefit his property and Westfield Shoppingtown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2005
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2005
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot - development
Caruso, Rick
Letters to the editor
Malls
Caruso Affiliated
Item ID
29683AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council wants to finish its review of the Caruso outdoor mall project before the April council elections. Opponents to the development feel the Caruso project is being fast-tracked through the approval processes for political reasons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29704
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Caruso project
City Council elections
Item ID
29889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia First!, the group of homeowners, business owners and retailers opposed to the Caruso project, has grown to more than 1000 members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29602
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Arcadia First! a coalition for sensible growth
Coalitions
Grass roots organizations
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Malls
Developments
Caruso project
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Item ID
29786AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge James C. Chalfant stands by his July decision that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and that it would have to be revised before the Caruso mall project, proposed for the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, known as the Shops at Santa Anita, can move forward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31438AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles Conservancy opposes The Shops at Santa Anita mall, saying the proposed project may threaten the historic integrity of the 1934 race track. Conservancy officials are most concerned about the 1938 saddling barns and the historic grandstand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29940
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso project
Shops at Santa Anita
Malls
Los Angeles Conservancy
Conservation
Historic preservation
Santa Anita Park race track
Item ID
30126AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso Affiliated plans to put in a 4-acre lake as part of the 800,000 square feet outdoor mall proposed for Santa Anita Park race track parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29617
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso project
Developments
Santa Anita Park race track
Malls
Lakes - man-made
Item ID
29801AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Shoppingtown has hired one of the largest law firms in Los Angeles--Latham and Watkins, to slow developer Rick Caruso's proposal to build a mall on he grounds of the adjacent Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29515
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Law firms - Latham and Watkins
Malls
Westfield Group
Caruso, Rick
Caruso Affiliated
Developments
Item ID
29699AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents voice concerns over the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot development of an outdoor mall to include retail, commercial and apartment space. Residents worry about how the quality of life in Arcadia will be affected. A draft of the environmental report should be ready by late June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29466
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Malls
Item ID
29651AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group is funding a new "grass roots" coalition to oppose the Santa Anita Park race track mall development by Caruso Affiliated. The coalition is called Arcadia First! but includes Westfield representatives, Westfield tenants and downtown businesses, and not only citizens, as the membership in a grass roots organization might suggest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Coalitions
Organizations
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track -- parking lot
Shopping malls
Westfield Group
Item ID
29758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield, Santa Anita Shoppingtown, and Santa Anita Fashion Park, are the three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia, the City Council, and developer Rick Caruso, aimed at stopping the new mall The Shops at Santa Anita. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study done was flawed. Assistant City Manager Don Penman said the study was the most thorough one he had ever seen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30546
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Caruso Affiliated
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30734AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Seen as retaliation for Westfield tactics, Caruso Affiliated announced it would ask Arcadia voters to block mall rival Westfield from leasing space to Target Stores or a similar "big box" discounter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Mall war
Caruso Affiliated
Ballot measures
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30156AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso and Westfield are still battling over the proposed Caruso lifestyle center. A decade ago the race track's south parking lot had been rezoned for commercial development. Rick Caruso feels his development will help Westfield while Westfield believes a new mall will cannibalize tenants and harm both companies and the city's sales tax revenues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29793
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track - zoning
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
29978AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Developer Rick Caruso's $400 million open-air mall at the Santa Anita Park race track may be stiff competition for retailers at Westfield Shoppingtown. City leaders hope the two malls can coexist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29467
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita - 2001-2010
Business and Industry
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Item ID
29652AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge Dzintra I. Janavs said she will likely hold a non-jury trial on the two petitions, one by Westfield, another by Arcadia First!, against Caruso Affiliated next April. The two legal challenges will not be consolidated but will have joint hearings to save time. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study for the proposed The Shops at Santa Anita mall is flawed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30638
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30826AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The expansion plan for Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita raises traffic concerns with City Council members. Kenneth Wong, president of Westfield America maintains composure as he answers. The proposed expansion is called The Promenade, an outdoor 100,000 square feet area that would be between Nordstrom and Macys.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30458
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Item ID
30645AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A court hearing today will provide clarification on Judge James Chalfant's July ruling that stopped progress on an upscale mall proposed by developer Rick Caruso at the Santa Anita Park parking lot. The proposed mall is known as the Shops at Santa Anita. In July, Judge Chalfant ruled that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and would have to be revised before the project can move forward. Chalfant could modify his ruling today, or allow the existing ruling to become final judgment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31242
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31437AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's neighboring cities of San Marino and Pasadena are worried about the impact of mall traffic. Caruso spokesperson Julie Wong says the developer is listening and will respond to all concerns as part of the environmental review process.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30449
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2007
Pages
p. News 7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2007
Pages
p. News 7
Subjects
Caruso, Affiliated
Malls
The Shops at Santa Anita
Traffic
Wong, Julie
Item ID
30635AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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