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Article outlines arguments for and against the two ballot measures raising the utility tax in order to restore school programs and prevent school closure.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2927AN
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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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Newspaper
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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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 12, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2923AN
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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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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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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
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p. 7
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Newspaper
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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An application for state funds to make $8.5 million worth of repairs in 6 Arcadia schools is moving ahead. Funds for the repairs, from the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Program, a bond measure, have been exhausted. However, another bond issue, coming up in the June 1990 election, is expected to pass and provide money to continue the program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3019
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 30,1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2943AN
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Roy Speirs and Steve Worsley are running as a team in the upcoming election. Their publicly stated purpose is to form a coalition with Haltom and Dring to bring about tax reforms. Their initial goal will be to further reduce the utility tax, eliminate the sewer tax, reduce the number of employees and control salaries.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1982
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p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1982
Speirs, Roy
Worsley, Steve
Item ID
1088AN
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The Arcadia Bond Committee has received nearly $11,000 in donations to help fund its campaign for a $28 million bond measure to upgrade Arcadia public schools.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
101AN
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Arcadia School Board members unanimously approved the funds to prepare and file the necessary legal documents to hold a bond election on September 15 that could raise nearly $28 million to renovate the district's classrooms.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1992
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p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
43AN
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Incumbents Mary Dougherty, 57, and Joann Steinmeier, 47, beat out challenger Debbie Ewing, 29, for 2 Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education positions. A bond measure to raise funds to renovate AUSD facilities won by a vote of 71% to 28.3% (67% was needed to pass).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
School Board - Elections
Schools - Finance
Item ID
207AN
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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
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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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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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Newspaper
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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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 30, 1978
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Finance
Item ID
1563AN
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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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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Local, 1998
Item ID
13031AN
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Arcadia voters have approved ballot Measure A with 2091 people voting yes and 643 voting no. The measure protects the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone use. Measure A will not raise taxes.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31706AN
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Arcadia teachers and students unite for Measure A, the renewal of a parcel tax that helps provide stable school funding for Arcadias, on March 7 ballot. Previously approved in 2012, Measure A would authorize a "qualified special tax of $288 per parcel of taxable real estate property," an increase of $60 over the 2012 proposal. Citizen homeowners age 65 and over would be able to exempt their primary residence from the tax.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2017
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2017
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Elections-local-March 7, 2017
Ballot measures
Chen, Travis
Item ID
35017AN
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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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Newspaper
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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2993
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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