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Arcadia dentist Shirley Chen, 50, volunteered to help evacuees of Hurricane Katrina in Houston with dental treatment. Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, but many have been displaced to Houston.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29726
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Dentists
Chen, Shirley
Disaster relief
Tzu Chi Foundation
Hurricane Katrina
Volunteers
Item ID
29911AN
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Newspaper Index
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One person was killed and another injured in Arcadia as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rolled through Southern California Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1494
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 30, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Earthquakes
Item ID
1493AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Highland Oaks Elementary School principal Ilene Anderson embarks on a trip to the Gulf Coast to help people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29723
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Anderson, Ilene
Hurricane Katrina
Volunteers
Item ID
29908AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia wants you to be prepared for any disaster or emergency. September is National Preparedness Month. Every household should have a disaster kit (food, water, medications, flashlight, and a multi-tool).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34672
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Emergency preparedness-disasters
Spriggs, Barry
Item ID
34864AN
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Newspaper Index
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A dozen city management officials attended the California Specialized Training Institute's five-day course on earthquake preparedness. Plans call for all of the city's 46 management employees to complete the course by the end of the year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1484
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Earthquake Preparedness
Item ID
1483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) has proposed legislation to improve emergency and disaster preparedness by California's public utilities. Recent windstorm disaster highlighted the need to be better prepared.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32749
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
California Public Utilities Commission
Disasters
Electricity
Emergency preparedness
Portantino, Anthony
Utilities
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32946AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Construction on Santa Anita Dam

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4013
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1969
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1969
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
3889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Whittier Narrows Dam project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4014
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1947
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1947
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
3890AN
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Newspaper Index
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Uses of Santa Fe Dam considered.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4012
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1965
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1965
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
3888AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dams

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Contents
1. City of Arcadia Dam Inundation Plan. City Hall publication, undated. 2. "Lake at Santa Anita Dam maintains 100-ft level during entire season as home for many game fish." News clipping, Pasadena Star News, March 11, 1929. 3a. Santa Anita Dam handout: property information, upstream face, perform…
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1. City of Arcadia Dam Inundation Plan. City Hall publication, undated.
2. "Lake at Santa Anita Dam maintains 100-ft level during entire season as home for many game fish." News clipping, Pasadena Star News, March 11, 1929.
3a. Santa Anita Dam handout: property information, upstream face, performance, design and construction, hydrology and hydraulics, monitoring and outlet works, projects. 3b. Santa Anita Debris Dam handout: property information, design and construction, reanalysis and studies, hydrology and hydraulics, monitoring and outlet works, future project, geotechnical investigation--sample locations, outlet tower, full basin-January 2005. Handouts were received by Jackie Faust-Moreno on September 12, 2011 when she toured the dam and debris sites.
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
75AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Hurricane strength winds blew through the San Gabriel Valley early yesterday, damaging buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands across the region. Temple City, Sierra Madre, San Marino and Pasadena were especially hard hit by the 70 mph winds that left a trail of destruction from Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles to Irwindale and Azusa. Several cities, including Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendora, Alhambra and South Pasadena have been declared states of emergency. Schools were either closed or on a modified schedule yesterday. See related story on p. A3, A4, A5

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32658
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32855AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Experts predict a massive West Nile virus outbreak in Southern California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28658
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Item ID
28847AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia stresses emergency preparedness ACTION. ACTION stands for Arcadians Caring Together Improves Our Neighborhoods. The purpose of the Emergency Preparedness Program is to prepare and respond effectively to major emergencies by establishing and maintaining an emergency management system which coordinates preparedness, response and recovery phases for natural and technological disasters and national security emergencies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34175
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Emergency Preparedness Program
Item ID
34369AN
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Environmental activists gathered at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration to demand an investigation into the county's destruction last week of oak woodland in Arcadia. Shown in photo are activists Camron Stone, John Quigley, Andrea Bowers and Julie Posin.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32298
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activists
Bowers, Andrea
Environment
Los Angeles County Public Works
Oak trees
Posin, Julia or Posin, Julie
Quigley, John
Santa Anita Dam Sediment Placement Site
Stone, Camron
Item ID
32497AN
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A $222,000 study is underway to determine the strength of the Santa Anita Dam under extreme earthquake stress. The study is to be completed by February 1977.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1404
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
1403AN
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Newspaper Index
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Area hospitals are rated on their earthquake safety and readiness. Arcadia Methodist Hospital received a 2 out of 5 rating for all buildings. This hospital has been granted a waiver and won't have to be at a rating of 3 until 2030. See related article on p. A1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32604
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 16, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 16, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Buildings--seismic regulations--seismic standards
Disasters
Earthquakes--safety and preparedness
Item ID
32802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Experts say fierce Santa Ana winds will return this week. Last week a brutal windstorm ripped through Southern California, leaving dozens of homes uninhabitable and toppled hundreds of trees in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia Unified School District is scheduled to open all its campuses today except Highland Oaks and Longley Way Elementary Schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32767
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Disasters
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32964AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Southern California Edison (SCE) works to restore power to crisis areas after a destructive 70 mph windstorm hit yesterday early morning, and caused power outages in Pasadena, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Arcadia, Altadena, Monrovia, El Monte, Sierra Madre, Temple City, and San Marino.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Emergencies
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32903AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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View east along Pacific Electric tracks showing Santa Anita Specials waiting for the races to conclude. This photo belongs to Southern California Edison Co. Historical Collection. It is shown here for research only.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs397
Date
January 1, 1941
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Date
January 1, 1941
Subjects
Pacific Electric Railway
Railroads
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
395
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Engine #10 and two cars outbound as the Santa Anita Special to the Race Track. This is on Huntington Drive near Baldwin Avenue. This photo belongs to Southern California Edison Historical Collection. It is shown here for research only.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs395
Date
1947
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Date
1947
Subjects
Pacific Electric Railway
Railroads
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
393
Collection
Photographs
Images
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