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Arcadia faces housing issues as a new state law requires cities to offer affordable senior and family housing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30390
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Housing
Item ID
30577AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Planning Commission will be considering new regulations to better control construction of new or remodeled houses. Concerns over mansionization are being addressed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26938
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 15, 1999
May 13, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 15, 1999
May 13, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Housing
Mansionization
Mansions
Item ID
27137AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg BusinessWeek says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fueling the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34008
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 32
Subjects
Housing
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34202AN
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Newspaper Index
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$2 million in funding to help provide more homes. San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust gets state award for affordable, transitional housing. About 2 dozen cities have partnered, including Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, and others, to develop affordable housing.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Choi, Ricky
Housing
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust
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The Arcadia City Council introduced an ordinance on February 4 that targets over-sized houses and would reduce the scale, mass and bulk of single-family homes. The city wants to avoid the mansionization trend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25094
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council 2000 - 2009
Housing
Mansionization
Item ID
25289AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission approved a 5-unit condominium construction project at 230 California Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35059
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 18, 2018
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Planning Commission
Condominiums
Development
Housing
Item ID
35249AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city is exploring means to provide low-income senior housing by 2005 as required by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments "Fair Share" housing formula.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27145
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Senior Citizens
Housing
Item ID
27343AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Southern California News Group gives grades for affordable housing in area cities. Every city and county in California is required to plan for adequate housing across income levels but actually building those homes is largely a goal rather than a requirement. Arcadia got an overall D Minus grade.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2019
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2019
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Housing
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council has approved a contract with Keyser Marston Associates to analyze city housing projects, including senior housing on the Marketowne site on Las Tunas and another senior project at the Elite Westerner site on Colorado Street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30723
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 2001-2010
Housing
Keyser Marston Associates
Item ID
30911AN
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Affordability: looming issue for local housing market. Increase in interest rates and tapering prices make great incentives for buyers, for now. Arcadia Association of Realtors (AAR) says the housing market was strong this spring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34864
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 27, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 27, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia Association of Realtors (AAR)
Housing
Real Estate
Item ID
35054AN
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Newspaper Index
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Creative Housing Options in Arcadia (CHOA). Local efforts to address the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. On Saturday, April 20, 2024, a group of about 30 community members met at The Hills Church in Arcadia for a 2-hour "Sharing Session" to learn about what is being done in the city to address these issues. Safe Parking Programs were discussed. Arcadia City Council member Eileen L. Wang and Arcadia Mayor April Verlato attended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36682
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 27, 2024
Pages
p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 27, 2024
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Homelessness
Housing
McGrail, Wendy
Social issues
Veerman, Mike
Wetterau, Sharon Chun
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council declared a 4 month moratorium on the conversion of apartments to condominiums.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1846
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 13, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Housing
Item ID
1845AN
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Housing grades given by Southern California News Group. Every city and county in California has state-mandated targets for how much additional housing it needs across a range of affordability levels. Many are failing to meet those targets, especially for lower-income housing. Arcadia has received an overall D grade. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A14, November 28, 2021.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36110
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2021
Pages
p. A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2021
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Housing
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Mayors ask for zoning bill veto. 27 San Gabriel Valley cities urge Governor Gavin Newsom to kill legislation that changes single-family lots to allow zoning for up to 4 units. This is Senate Bill 9, introduced by Senator Toni Atkins. The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments advocates for addressing the affordable housing shortage by rezoning vacant and nonviable commercial properties and providing incentives to affordable housing developers to build on that land. SGVCG's letter in opposition was signed by Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, and others.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36033
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Housing
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Senate Bill 9
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Housing grades. Every city and county in California is required to plan for adequate housing across income levels. This newspaper grades each jurisdiction in the state by looking at lower-income housing permits. Arcadia got an F.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2021
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2021
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Housing
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Housing

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Contents
1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975. 2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.
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Contents
1. Housing Assistance Plan. Prepared for City Council consideration, 1975.
2. Draft housing element: Arcadia General Plan, June 1981, 45 pages.
Subjects
Housing
Item ID
130AF
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Subject Files
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Fifty-three winners of a lottery for low-income senior apartments will be contacted.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Senior housing
Heritage Park
Low income housing
Item ID
28134AN
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Arcadia City Council chooses to hold a comprehensive zoning code update, which backers said would have included changes to create a more business-friendly atmosphere, encourage economic growth, and curb overdevelopment in the sprawling foothills community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Development
Housing
Mansions
Zoning
Item ID
34398AN
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Newspaper Index
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Housing grades for Los Angeles County jurisdictions. Every city and county in California is required to plan for adequate housing across income levels. This is Southern California News Group's fourth housing permit report card. Arcadia has received an overall D grade, same as last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36422
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2023
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2023
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Housing
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American Senior Living, a Santa Ana developer, broke ground on the $8.57 million gated apartment complex located on Las Tunas. Heritage Park of Arcadia will open in 2004 and will be for independent senior citizens age 62 and older.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Heritage Park
Senior Citizens - Housing
American Senior Living
Item ID
26365AN
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Newspaper Index
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