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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
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Holly Avenue Elementary School named as a 2020 California Distinguished School for the second time in three years by the California Department of Education.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
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p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Elementary schools
Holly Avenue Elementary School
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The votes are in! We have a name for our newest Arcadia Police Department K-9 Officer (canine): Kaiser. Students and staff at Arcadia Unified School District selected the name. Kaiser and Officer Cvetkovich are training to work together in both apprehension and narcotics detection.

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Mountain Views News
Date
February 8, 2020
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 8, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department-K-9
Canine Unit
Police Dogs
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Arcadia Unified School District has a Latino Literacy middle school program. Nearly seven years ago, the Latino Literacy program started at the elementary school level by Alejandra Worozaken, Catherine Merel and Andrea Mendoza. Then four years ago, the program expanded to the middle school level and Perlita Guzman has been working hard since then to get Latino families to meet weekly for six weeks. All families have the opportunity to learn from various speakers and specialists about topics such as college admissions, high school, trending topics about today's youth, and life experiences in general.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35658
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2020
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Guzman, Perlita
Literacy
Mendoza, Andrea
Merel, Catherine
Worozaken, Alejandra
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More than 30 years later, USC professor pays off debt. Real estate broker David Hyun and his former student at USC Marshall School of Business, Frank Gangi, president of Gangi Development, are having Peking duck together, which Hyun promised his business students if they made $1 million within 5 years of graduation. Frank Gangi was in Hyun's real estate development class in 1984. Hyun is an Arcadia resident, architect, and real estate broker.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Gangi, Frank
Hyun, David
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City of Arcadia receives over $1.5 million in annual revenue from Santa Anita Park, according to a report from Keyser Marston Associates, which was commissioned for the city's Economic Development Division. Over the next five years, the racetrack is estimated to generate $7.5 million in sales tax, pari-mutuel revenue and property tax. According to the report submitted in the fourth quarter of 2019, Santa Anita Park is responsible for 1,160 jobs annually.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Economic Development Division
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Kinsler, Yee and Cheung win 2020 AUSD School Board Election.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
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p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)-Board of Education
Cheung, Raymond
Kinsler, Kay
Yee, Shirley
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The Marching bands in the 2021 Tournament of Roses Parade have been announced. Arcadia High School's Apache Marching Band and Color Guard will participate in the 2021 Rose Parade. See also Mountain Views News, p. 3, March 7, 2020.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2020
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band
Arcadia High School Color Guard
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2021
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Newspaper Index
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Malls taking different paths with operations. San Gabriel Valley: some in the region are bucking trend and staying open, with reduced hours during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Westfield Santa Anita (in photo) is mostly empty, with only a few stores and food places open in Arcadia. While malls in many parts of Southern California have temporarily closed because of the possible spread of the novel coronavirus, Westfield in Arcadia, the Shops at Montebello, and Plaza West Covina have remained open, but with reduced hours.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2020
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Economy
Epidemics
Pandemics
Westfield Santa Anita
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School young television newscasters beat virus shutdown. Student journalists work from home to fill void for classmates. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced schools to close but journalism students worked from home to put together an informative, inspiring newscast called The Quarantine, for their more than 3000 classmates who are home during the crisis.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2020
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p. A1, A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Foran, Ryan
Journalism
Liu, Andrew
Pandemics
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Arcadia Transit Dial-a-Ride temporary modifications--offering transit assistance to senior/disabled riders who are self-isolating and who may need help by allowing caregivers of registered riders to use Dial-a-Ride to do essential errands for them.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 2020
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Pandemics
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Los Angeles County reports 5 deaths. 77 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia has 6 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2020
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p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Diseases
Illnesses
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
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Arcadia High School student Stanley Liu, in photo, entered and earned second place at the annual Los Angeles County Science Fair, which staged its competition online this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Liu's project was a microfluidic device capable of pinpointing biomarkers associated with disease in human blood plasma. He will be a finalist for the International Science and Engineering Fair.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Liu, Stanley
Los Angeles County Science Fair
Pandemics
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Newspaper Index
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211 Coronavirus cases confirmed in San Gabriel Valley, including 12 in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A10
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Pandemics
Viruses
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Coronavirus: 245 documented cases found in San Gabriel Valley, according to Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Arcadia has 12 cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2020
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2020
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Enjoy being safe at home with Arcadia Public Library. Arcadia Public Library is offering a surprising array of phone, pick-up, and online services that will definitely brighten your days during the pandemic.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2020
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p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2020-2029
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
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582 coronavirus cases in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia has 18 documented cases now. There could be more cases in the SGV as the availability of COVID-19 tests is limited

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2020
Pages
p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2020
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Valley's documented cases of COVID-19 approaching 1300. Officials say Arcadia has reported 30 cases now.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2020
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2020
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Chinese Association (ACA) Donates PPE to Local Hospitals & First Responders

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 2020
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p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Chinese Association (ACA)
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Pandemics
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Original Tommy’s Donates 2000 Meals to Healthcare Workers & First Responders

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Burgers
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Hospitals
Original Tommy's
Pandemics
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Newspaper Index
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