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City Council approved a waste management measure that requires residents to recycle yard clippings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22414
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Trash, recycling
Item ID
22631AN
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City officials are considering selling garbage to a waste-to-energy plant and expanding the recycling of yard trimmings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21610
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Waste
Item ID
21831AN
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The Arcadia City Council has approved an ordinance to upgrade the recycling efforts of commercial haulers in the city. The ordinance decreases the number of permitted commercial haulers in the city to 3. The ordinance adds language to clarify how recycling diversion is calculated, and requires free recycling containers and public education.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31521
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
BFI
Recycling
Waste Management
Item ID
31717AN
Collection
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81 percent of area schools met their growth targets on the California state Academic Performance Index (API). However, 35 percent of West San Gabriel Valley schools failed to meet the federal accountability targets determined by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. See chart on page A6 for Arcadia Unified School District progress.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools
Test Scores
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2005
Adequate Yearly Progress Report (AYP) - 2005
West San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29853AN
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A special report on the Asian population of the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia is a city with an Asian population near or above 50 percent. A chart shows Asian presence in the San Gabriel Valley and the percentage who speak English "not well" or "not at all."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Asians
Chinese-Americans
Immigrants
Population
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29684AN
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Arcadia will join a coalition of 39 other cities in suing the federal and state governments over a new program regulating storm water runoff from local streets. The federal and state program requires cities to reduce trash runoff by 10 percent a year, until it reaches zero, or pay a fine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30487
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 11, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Lawsuits
Refuse
Trash
Item ID
30674AN
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Arcadia city officials have adopted a voluntary water conservation program that aims to reduce annual water consumption by 10 percent. Currently there is a state wide drought and a local water supply shortage. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has voted to raise water rates 14 percent in July 2009. The other two main sources of the city's water are the Main San Gabriel Basin and Raymond Basin.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 30, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Metropolitan Water District (MWD)
Water conservation
Water supply
Item ID
31378AN
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Former Caltech graduate student William "Billy" Cottrell was re-sentenced to serve at least 18 more months in prison for participating in a vandalism spree in the San Gabriel Valley in 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31822
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Trials
Vandalism
Item ID
32019AN
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A chart shows the API scores for West San Gabriel Valley schools for 2004 on page A4. 85 percent of schools in the West San Gabriel Valley maintained or increased their Academic Performance Index ranking compared to schools across the state.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2004
Schools - San Gabriel Valley
Rankings
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Item ID
29635AN
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Newspaper Index
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Cal Poly Pomona hosted the 20th annual Science Olympiad for the Southern California region. Six San Gabriel Valley schools were among the 48 schools that participated. Arcadia High School student Alanna Mori competed.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
California State Science Olympiad - 20th annual
Mori, Alanna
High school academic competitions
Middle school academic competions
Item ID
28338AN
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In a city that is 50 percent Asian, the first Chinese-American and Cambodian-American firefighters--both bilingual--have joined the Arcadia Fire Department. (Photo of Colorguard, Sun, Pheng and their parents).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29390
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 21, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--Station 106
Pheng, Nik
Suen, Chen
Badge ceremonies--recruits and promotions
Firefighters-Asian
Item ID
29574AN
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A shortage of trauma centers leaves people in the East San Gabriel Valley unprotected. Officials from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments are upset that the valley received 1.4 percent of Measure B though it paid 19.8 percent of the tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29329
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2004
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2004
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Trauma centers
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Huntington Hospital
Measure B
Item ID
29513AN
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West-Nile virus is the suspected cause of death of at least seven dead crows in Arcadia. Birds in other parts of the San Gabriel Valley are dying too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28354
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
West Nile Virus
San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Birds - crows
Item ID
28551AN
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Strong winds caused power outages for Southern California Edison customers in Arcadia, Monrovia, and South Pasadena yesterday. The San Gabriel Valley area is expected to have winds from 20-40 mph today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31766
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
Subjects
Weather
Winds
Item ID
31963AN
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Arcadia had a job growth of 3 percent from 1991 to 1999, according to a report from the San Gabriel Council of Governments. Arcadia job growth netted out at 652.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29044
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Job Growth
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Item ID
29231AN
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Arcadia has fallen far short of state requirements to cut the amount of trash it sends to landfills.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20151
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Recycling
Item ID
20384AN
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Since state lawmakers have reached a budget deal. West San Gabriel Valley cities will receive monies to be used for road repairs and transit improvements. Arcadia will receive $237,931 in 2005-2006. In the past two years, these funds were withheld by the state to cover budget shortfalls.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29577
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
California state budget
Proposition 42
Item ID
29761AN
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Adelphia Communications Corp. will launch Power Link, its high-speed internet service which will operate in Arcadia and other San Gabriel Valley communities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25201
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Adelphia Communications Corp
Internet Service
Power Link
Item ID
25397AN
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The jobless rate in Los Angeles County jumped to 8.4% in October. Countywide, unemployment was up 33,000 in October to 415,000 people. Among San Gabriel Valley cities, Baldwin Park, El Monte and Montebello have the highest numbers of unemployed. A chart shows unemployment in other cities. Arcadia has 1,300, or 4.6% unemployed.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Jobless rates
Los Angeles County unemployment
Recession
Item ID
31496AN
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Newspaper Index
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New regulations require that Arcadia, among other cities in the Los Angeles River basin, reduce the amount of trash put into the system to "zero tolerance" in twelve years. Arcadia has joined other cities in the Coalition for Practical Regulation to appeal the order.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29063
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Environmental issues - trash
Coalition for Practical Regulation
Appeals
Item ID
29249AN
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