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Methodist Hospital in Arcadia laid off or reduced the hours of more than 50 employees in response to short patient stays and too few Medicare dollars.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 30, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 30, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital

Item ID: 1807AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Enormous cut backs, reduced operating hours, and admission fees are all being contemplated as solutions to keeping the Arboretum going in the face of Proposition 13 caused revenue losses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 446AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council approved a 6% hike in building fees, such as building permits, conditional use permits, and request for modifications. The increase, set for November 17, will be used to offset the 6% salary hike that city employees received in the 1989-90 budget.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1989

Pages: p A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 25, 1989

Pages: p A-1

Subjects: Building Fees

Item ID: 679AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 17, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 10

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Ballot measures; Sales tax

Item ID: 35646AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Governor Gray Davis issued an order requiring retail businesses to reduce unnecessary outdoor lighting wattage during non-business hours. The Arcadia Police Department seeks compliance from local businesses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 12, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 12, 2001

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Energy crisis; Electricity; Businesses; Conservation

Item ID: 29399AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Beginning October 1, Arcadians will pay more for their water. The increase will be in two steps. The first will be an increase of 6% per 100 cubic feet. The second will be dependent on possible increases in the Edison rates for pumping.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 30, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 30, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3445AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Water rates in Arcadia will be lowered by $.04 per 100 cu Ft effective July 1, 1979. The burden of the water tax, now split 50% each by the city and property owners, will fall 100% on property owners. However, the increased property tax is tax deductible.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3450AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Beginning July 1 water bills are increasing by 5.9%. For average homeowner, it will amount to only about 49 cents per month.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 20, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3461AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

111 City Hall employees may earn an extra $50-110 a month by walking, bicycling, carpooling, or using public transportation to work. The City Council approved the plan to satisfy South Coast Air Quality Management District regulations requiring worksites to provide incentives to employees who reduce vehicle trips to work.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Employees

Item ID: 1139AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Under consideration is a plan to shift business fees from a flat $5.00 per employee to a fee based on gross receipts. Objections are likely.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 16, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 16, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3309AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia households will be charged $7.15 per month to have Best Disposal Co. pick up their trash, an increase of $2.10.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Refuse and Refuse Disposal

Item ID: 2328AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: City Council - Elections - 1982; Speirs, Roy; Worsley, Steve

Item ID: 1088AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A discussion of the proposed changes in high school graduation requirements. Proposed changes include an increase from 2 to 3 years of English and a minimum of 1 year of U.S. history rather than the 3 quarters now required.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 18, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2974AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia residents pass Measure A by significant majority. It is a 3/4 cent sales tax increase, passed with 63.94% of the vote in Tuesday's mail-in ballot. The increase will provide locally controlled funds to maintain Arcadia's public safety and other city services. See Also Mountain Views News, June 8, 2019, p. 7.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 6, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 6, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Ballot measures; Elections; Sales tax

Collection: Newspaper Index

Area librarians agree that recessionary periods create a greater demand for library services. It is ironic that this comes at a time when libraries are hurting from budget cuts. Arcadia and Monrovia have suffered most in this regard, cutting down on personnel and new book purchases and, in Arcadia's case, closing it's audio-visual department and reducing hours.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Arcadia Public Library 1961 -

Item ID: 1949AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dial-a-ride prices may go up in July. At present they are 20-cents for Arcadia senior citizens and 50 cents for other residents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Dial-A-Ride

Item ID: 1426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Postmaster Yvonne Carrillo changes Post Office Box Lobby hours due to vandalism and reports of homeless sleeping in the lobby after hours. Doors will be locked 5:30 PM Monday-Friday, 5:00 PM Saturday and 3:00 PM Sunday, effective May 1.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 3, 2018

Pages: p. 1, 15

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 3, 2018

Pages: p. 1, 15

Subjects: Carrillo, Yvonne; United States Post Office

Item ID: 35358AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Working hours reduction proposal

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 21, 1969 p. 1; October 5, 1969 p. 1 (approved)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 21, 1969 p. 1; October 5, 1969 p. 1 (approved)

Subjects: Fire Department

Item ID: 3916AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

With the passage of the Rodda Bill, teachers must be represented by a single bargaining agent. Undoubtedly, unions will merge. The Rodda Bill allows bargaining on: wages, hours and working conditions which take some jurisdiction from the School Board.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2718AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education will lease 200 square feet of property at Dana Middle School to AT&T to install a cellular phone tower. The lease will be for 5 years with a minimum bid of $18,000 per year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 12, 2002

Pages: p. 20

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 12, 2002

Pages: p. 20

Subjects: Cellular phone towers; Dana Middle School

Item ID: 30942AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Methodist Hospital in Arcadia laid off or reduced the hours of more than 50 employees in response to short patient stays and too few Medicare dollars.

Enormous cut backs, reduced operating hours, and admission fees are all being contemplated as solutions to keeping the Arboretum going in the face of Proposition 13 caused revenue losses.

The Arcadia City Council approved a 6% hike in building fees, such as building permits, conditional use permits, and request for modifications. The increase, set for November 17, will be used to offset the 6% salary hike that city employees received in the 1989-90 budget.

Arcadia City Council approves 3/4 cent sales tax increase to go on an upcoming ballot.

Governor Gray Davis issued an order requiring retail businesses to reduce unnecessary outdoor lighting wattage during non-business hours. The Arcadia Police Department seeks compliance from local businesses.

Beginning October 1, Arcadians will pay more for their water. The increase will be in two steps. The first will be an increase of 6% per 100 cubic feet. The second will be dependent on possible increases in the Edison rates for pumping.

Water rates in Arcadia will be lowered by $.04 per 100 cu Ft effective July 1, 1979. The burden of the water tax, now split 50% each by the city and property owners, will fall 100% on property owners. However, the increased property tax is tax deductible.

Beginning July 1 water bills are increasing by 5.9%. For average homeowner, it will amount to only about 49 cents per month.

Under consideration is a plan to shift business fees from a flat $5.00 per employee to a fee based on gross receipts. Objections are likely.

Arcadia households will be charged $7.15 per month to have Best Disposal Co. pick up their trash, an increase of $2.10.

A discussion of the proposed changes in high school graduation requirements. Proposed changes include an increase from 2 to 3 years of English and a minimum of 1 year of U.S. history rather than the 3 quarters now required.

Dial-a-ride prices may go up in July. At present they are 20-cents for Arcadia senior citizens and 50 cents for other residents.

Arcadia Postmaster Yvonne Carrillo changes Post Office Box Lobby hours due to vandalism and reports of homeless sleeping in the lobby after hours. Doors will be locked 5:30 PM Monday-Friday, 5:00 PM Saturday and 3:00 PM Sunday, effective May 1.

Working hours reduction proposal

With the passage of the Rodda Bill, teachers must be represented by a single bargaining agent. Undoubtedly, unions will merge. The Rodda Bill allows bargaining on: wages, hours and working conditions which take some jurisdiction from the School Board.

The Arcadia Board of Education will lease 200 square feet of property at Dana Middle School to AT&T to install a cellular phone tower. The lease will be for 5 years with a minimum bid of $18,000 per year.