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Arcadia First!, a group opposing the Caruso mall project, is made up mostly of residents and business owners but bankrolled by Westfield Corporation. Arcadia First's revenues and expenditures are revealed in this article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31247
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Coalitions
Mall war
Malls
Organizations
Reade, Bernetta
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Corporation
Item ID
31442AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge Dzintra I. Janavs said she will likely hold a non-jury trial on the two petitions, one by Westfield, another by Arcadia First!, against Caruso Affiliated next April. The two legal challenges will not be consolidated but will have joint hearings to save time. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study for the proposed The Shops at Santa Anita mall is flawed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30638
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30826AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Shops at Santa Anita (The) (Not built)- See also Caruso Affiliated and Arcadia First! for the "Mall War"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/subject278
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1. "The Shops at Santa Anita"aren't right for Arcadia. Mailed to residents in February, 2006 by Westfield Santa Anita in opposition to new mall. Photos in the flyer are not of Arcadia Fire Department or Arcadia Police Department. 2. "Date Night at The Grove," invitation from Caruso Affiliated, Apri…
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1. "The Shops at Santa Anita"aren't right for Arcadia. Mailed to residents in February, 2006 by Westfield Santa Anita in opposition to new mall. Photos in the flyer are not of Arcadia Fire Department or Arcadia Police Department.
2. "Date Night at The Grove," invitation from Caruso Affiliated, April 2006.
3. "Stop The Shops at Santa Anita" and billboards, wall signs, animated signs, mailer paid for by Santa Anita Shoppingtown, L.P.
4. "Public Scoping Meeting: the Shops at Santa Anita Park-Revised Project," June 13, 2006.
5. Grand opening and open house of the office of The Shops at Santa Anita and Caruso Affiliated. May 2006.
6. "Caruso Project Faces Key Test on Wednesday." San Marino Tribune, April 5, 2007.
7. Caruso Affiliated newsletter "Speaking Santa Anita, an update on The Shops at Santa Anita" sent to residents. December 2006. Arcadia firefighters support the shops. Planning Commission hears from Arcadians such as Ruth Dunlop. Supporter spotlight on Nancy Chan.
Subjects
Shops at Santa Anita (The) - See also Caruso Affiliated and Arcadia First! for the "Mall War"
Item ID
280AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Westfield Group, owner of Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita, plans to sue the City of Arcadia and developer Caruso Affiliated to prevent The Shops at Santa Anita, the outdoor mall, from being built.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30712AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Responding to allegations made by Westfield-funded Arcadia First! that Caruso representatives met privately with City Council, Caruso Affiliated spokesperson Julie Wong said Arcadia First! should apologize and get their facts straight. Sung Tse, Arcadia First! spokesperson said there is nothing to apologize for.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30615AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A year-end review of 2005 includes a summary of the mall war between developer Rick Caruso and the Westfield Group.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29852
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2006
Pages
p. A3, A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2006
Pages
p. A3, A15
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30037AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Opponents of the proposed mall The Shops at Santa Anita have filed a complaint accusing the City Council of breaking open meeting laws. An attorney for Arcadia First! asked the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to investigate whether negotiations between the city and developer Caruso Affiliated violated the Brown Act because they were held outside of public view.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30423
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group is funding a new "grass roots" coalition to oppose the Santa Anita Park race track mall development by Caruso Affiliated. The coalition is called Arcadia First! but includes Westfield representatives, Westfield tenants and downtown businesses, and not only citizens, as the membership in a grass roots organization might suggest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Coalitions
Organizations
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track -- parking lot
Shopping malls
Westfield Group
Item ID
29758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge James C. Chalfant stands by his July decision that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and that it would have to be revised before the Caruso mall project, proposed for the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, known as the Shops at Santa Anita, can move forward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31438AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield, Santa Anita Shoppingtown, and Santa Anita Fashion Park, are the three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia, the City Council, and developer Rick Caruso, aimed at stopping the new mall The Shops at Santa Anita. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study done was flawed. Assistant City Manager Don Penman said the study was the most thorough one he had ever seen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30546
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Caruso Affiliated
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30734AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Shoppingtown has withdrawn its request to expand restaurant space at its new Promenade wing, following a legal challenge by rival mall developer Caruso Affiliated. In August, Caruso sued to stop the expansion, demanding a new environmental impact report. Westfield has decided not to fight this lawsuit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31753
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Mall war
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Item ID
31950AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A full page advertisement authorized by Arcadia First! speaks out against Caruso Affiliated's plans to build a mall on the parking lot of Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29761
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2005
Pages
p. A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2005
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Arcadia First!
Organizations - coalitions
Mall war
Developers
Item ID
29948AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A court hearing today will provide clarification on Judge James Chalfant's July ruling that stopped progress on an upscale mall proposed by developer Rick Caruso at the Santa Anita Park parking lot. The proposed mall is known as the Shops at Santa Anita. In July, Judge Chalfant ruled that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and would have to be revised before the project can move forward. Chalfant could modify his ruling today, or allow the existing ruling to become final judgment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31242
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31437AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two new issues brought up by Westfield Group against the Caruso project may go to Arcadia voters in a special election in November. One issue is to ban paid parking and the other is to prevent Caruso from erecting large billboards at the mall. Any election could cost the city up to $80,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29899
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Ballot measures - proposed
Billboards
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Initiatives
Mall war
Parking
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30085AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group has vowed not to donate to City Council campaigns in the April 2006 election, joining mall rival Rick Caruso and Caruso Affiliated, who made a similar pledge in September.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29760
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Malls - mall war
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
City council elections - 2001-2010
Westfield Group
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
29945AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia First!, the group of homeowners, business owners and retailers opposed to the Caruso project, has grown to more than 1000 members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29602
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Arcadia First! a coalition for sensible growth
Coalitions
Grass roots organizations
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Malls
Developments
Caruso project
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Item ID
29786AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In a 50-page ruling issued Wednesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant found the environmental impact report (EIR) faulty in 11 areas ranging from traffic to air quality. This means Caruso's mall project is stalled until changes are made to the EIR.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31140
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
31335AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City council members refute charges that they met in private with a developer and property owner. Arcadia councilman Bob Harbicht said council did not meet in closed sessions, but met only with city staff to discuss land located in the parking lot of Santa Anita Park. The Council has never met privately with Caruso Affiliated or Magna Entertainment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30425
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30611AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Pasadena Star News writer Gene Maddaus comments on the latest mall war issue involving the removal of the housing units from Rick Caruso's plans and also Caruso's public relations error.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29888
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Maddaus, Gene
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30074AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council voted unanimously to give the final approval on Rick Caruso's The Shops at Santa Anita mall. The City Council also approved an expansion project for the Westfield mall with one condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Developments
Malls
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Item ID
30688AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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