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Article discusses further arguments pro and con on the upcoming ballot measures to raise the utility tax to provide funding for the schools.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 11, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2928AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article outlines discussion at City Council meeting about the ballot measure to increase the utility tax to raise money for the schools. It was suggested a higher admission tax at Santa Anita Park be used to raise the money.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2924AN
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Newspaper Index
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Article outlines school board's plans if voters approve a boost in the utility tax in June.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 7, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2926AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council unanimously agreed to hold a June election to attempt to bail the school district out of its financial troubles. Proposition A would increase the utility tax by 2%, bringing in $550,000. Proposition B would raise the tax an additional 1% bringing $250,000 more. The funds would be for maintenance of school property and facilities used by the city.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2923AN
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Voters resoundingly defeated the two measures aimed at bailing the school district out of its financial difficulties. Results are given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 18, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2929AN
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Convincing voters that a 2 percent utility-tax is the only way to restore the city's budget will be a hard sell.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
11453AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council votes to put a utility tax increase on next April's ballot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Taxation
Item ID
26114AN
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Article gives distribution to cities and counties of state cigarette, "in-lieu" motor vehicle license fees, and highway users tax. Arcadia received $17,778 of the cigarette tax, and $44,798 of the other fees.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1978
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p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1978
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Finance
Item ID
1563AN
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In an unusual move, the normally apolitical Arcadia PTA Council has endorsed Measure A on the April 14 ballot, pushing voter approval for a 2% utility tax increase.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Local, 1998
Item ID
13031AN
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Arcadians: "No" on Measure A, the repeal of Utility Users Tax (UUT) by Joan Schmidt. The utility tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 billion General Fund.

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Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Ballot measures
Castro, Mike
City Council Elections-April 2016
Schmidt, Joan
Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Item ID
34688AN
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Board of Education incumbents Joann Steinmeier and Mary Dougherty will compete with challenger Debbie Ewing, a Montebello high school teacher, in a 3-way race for 2 seats. Also, a $28 million bond measure to renovate the school's buildings will be on the ballot on April 20, 1993.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times, Section J,
Date
April 18, 1993
Pages
p. 1
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Los Angeles Times, Section J,
Date
April 18, 1993
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Schools - Finance
Item ID
238AN
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Two competing measures, Measure A and Measure B, will be on the next ballot. The one with the most votes will prevail.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Elections - 2001-2010
Measure A
Measure B
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes Benz -- expansion
Item ID
30713AN
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Don Pellegrino, incumbent on the ballot for City Council, has definitive opinions, listed in this article, on the election issues: the budget, race track admission, utility tax, etc.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 7, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Pellegrino, Donald E.
Item ID
1087AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District will borrow $3.5 million and use future tax revenues to pay it back in one year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 28, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2942AN
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Arcadia voters narrowly rejected the passage of a special school bond measure.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 16, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
September 16, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
128AN
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The first public hearing on the closure of two public schools was held December 10. Most of the speakers urged the Board to look for other alternatives to closure. The savings isn't enough to justify the move. The Space Utilization Committee did not explore alternatives to closure.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Closure
Item ID
2666AN
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The School Board has begun discussions on a proposed tax increase election to cope with galloping inflation. The Board hopes to hold the election on April 15, 1975 in conjunction with the election for Board members.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2913AN
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Arcadia Unified School District officials prepared for a second try at a bond measure to rehabilitate school facilities by taking a group of seniors to Arcadia High School for a meeting and tour.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
231AN
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The recent Supreme Court ruling which declared California's property tax funding of public education unconstitutional will have its affect of area schools.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 21, 1974
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 21, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2912AN
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Arcadia voters overwhelmingly supported their schools in the tax base election held November 8. There was a heavy turnout, with over 80% of those eligible going to the polls.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2918AN
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