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Food company executives Feng Wu Lam, who owns South El Monte based Golden Food, Inc. and her husband Wei Wen Wu, the company's manager, face insurance fraud, wage theft charges. They are accused of underreporting their payroll to workers' compensation insurance carriers by about $4.5 million between 2015 and 2019. They are both Arcadia residents.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36163
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Insurance fraud
Lam, Feng Wu
Wage theft
Workers' compensation insurance
Wu, Wei Wen
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"Fatmobile" continuing to roll with its mission. Los Angeles burger chain Fatburger served up dozens of meals for healthcare workers at Arcadia Methodist Hospital on Tuesday. The Fatmobile food truck has served 25,000 meals for frontline workers for its "Healthcare Heroes Initiative."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35788
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fan, Ashley
Fatburger
Hamburgers
Wiederhorn, Andy (CEO of Fat Brands)
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Newspaper Index
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After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12145
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12341AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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After 18 years during which she rose from part-time secretary to president, Jana Costuma will leave the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce by the end of June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 1998
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Chamber of Commerce
Costuma, Jana
Item ID
12506AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Flames continue north to homes. Residents evacuate as Bobcat Fire jumps Highway 2, tops mountain ridge, menaces Antelope Valley. The 50,539-acre fire which once primarily threatened San Gabriel Valley foothill communities after it started on September 6, jumped Highway 2 overnight and continues to spread north, putting Antelope Valley under an evacuation warning. Evacuation warnings were still in place for parts of Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, Bradbury, Sierra Madre, Pasadena, and Altadena, though evacuation orders in parts of Sierra Madre and Arcadia were lifted Wednesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35806
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Newspaper Index
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Program N.E.A.T.(Neighborhood Emergency Action Team) was presented to the community by the Arcadia Fire Department. It was developed to organize neighborhoods to prepare themselves in the event of a major disaster.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5698
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
February 1, 1996
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
February 1, 1996
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
5549AN
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Newspaper Index
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Taste of Arcadia Has Been Canceled. Last Thursday afternoon, the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce announced the cancellation of Taste of Arcadia 2020, which would have been held on Sept. 28. The Taste of Arcadia is an annual event which showcases local food vendors and other businesses in a festive atmosphere at the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Normally, the event sees over 1,500 members of the public attend to sip and sample food, wine and distilled liquors. This might be the first time the event has been canceled in its nearly 40 year history.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35818
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 16, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 16, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Taste of Arcadia
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Original Tommy’s Donates 2000 Meals to Healthcare Workers & First Responders

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35706
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
Pages
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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Promoters expect 20,000 people a day to attend Festival Santa Anita, a Labor Day weekend event featuring Latin music, food, and arts and crafts. This will be the first major event at Santa Anita Park since the City Council decided in July to allow its use as a concert venue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4171
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4047AN
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Newspaper Index
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Food critic Merrill Shindler writes about comfort food and mentions two in Arcadia: Din Tai Fung (dumplings) at Westfield Santa Anita mall and Moffett's Family Restaurant, which serves chicken pies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Din Tai Fung
Food
Moffett's Family Restaurant
Restaurants
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
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A long-time Arcadia landmark, the windmill atop the Denny's restaurant at 7 E. Huntington Drive, is scheduled to come down before the end of the summer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17093
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 1999
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Business & Industry - Denny's
Item ID
17516AN
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Lewis Homes Retail is purchasing Foulger Ford land which has been vacant for 5 years. The commercial development will include a market and stores.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25898
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Foulger Ford
Lewis Homes Retail
Item ID
26098AN
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Newspaper Index
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Worker rescued after falling 22 feet into underground vault (hole). Firefighters rescued him at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Thursday. The man suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena according to Chen Suen, Deputy Fire Chief for Arcadia Fire Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36353
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Suen, Chen
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Though Arcadia's 1968 term limit rule forces council members to step down after two four-year terms, it allows them to come back two years later. Robert Harbicht is the latest former council member planning to make the two-year rebound.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5641
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
5492AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia and Monrovia fire departments have merged dispatch services, earning Arcadia $60,000 the first year and $80,000 a year in subsequent years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper178
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 11, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
178AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital workers vote to unionize. The nearly 700 technical employees, nursing assistants and other workers have voted to join the Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU). The CHEU is a sister union to California Nurses Association. The employees want to win strong union representation, better benefits and improved conditions for employees and patients.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35642
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU)
Unions
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At a 10 year reunion, members of the 1986 Arcadia High School graduating class opened a time capsule buried a decade ago under a slab of concrete.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6587
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 1996
Pages
p. D1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 1996
Pages
p. D1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
6400AN
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Arcadia City Council voted 4-0 to approve a voluntary spending limit of 50 cents per resident for campaign spending. The law comes up for a second vote at the next council meeting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10380
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
10328AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Volunteers are working on the Arcadia float, "Fresh Start," for the Tournament of Roses Rose Parade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25931
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 1, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 1, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Volunteers
Item ID
26131AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper187
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
187AN
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Newspaper Index
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