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City officials have authorized for the first week of October a previously postponed mail-in vote on whether to reallocate street lighting assessment fees. Residents will vote on a reorganization that would make the payments correspond fairly to the benefits received.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31387AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council has created three new lighting assessment zones to replace lighting districts established in the 1970s. Residents will be sent mail-in ballots later this year to decide whether or not to approve changes to fees for street lighting. Lighting costs about $1.15 million a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30904
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31092AN
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Newspaper Index
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Despite strong backing from the Santa Anita Oaks Homeowners Association, a proposal to replace existing street lights with new ornamental lights was overwhelmingly rejected by residents in a mail-in ballot election. All Arcadia residents will vote on new street lighting assessments in July. Under that measure, all households would pay one of three yearly assessment fees, depending on how they benefit from street lights.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30998
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Santa Anita Oaks
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31193AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city is asking residents to vote by mail by July 15 on a plan that would change the way the city splits the cost of street lighting. The city expects street lighting to cost about $1.15 million next year. Single-family homes on lighted streets would pay the most, $25.70 a year. Under the proposal, the assessments would no longer be tied to the value of a home but rather to the benefits that residents receive from street lights. If voters reject the plan, the current lighting assessment districts will expire in 2010. If that happens, the city will be responsible for paying the entire costs of street lighting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31007
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 16
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31202AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents may vote again on street lighting fees. Under the new proposal, single family homes on arterial streets would pay about $17 a year, while those not on arterial streets would pay about $27 a year, making the assessments more fair. Voters in 2008 rejected a proposal to fund the lighting and now the city is considering another mail-in vote.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31898
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Mail-in ballots
Street lights
Street lighting assessment districts
Item ID
32095AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia property owners will be asked to renew a street lighting fee schedule and assessment in June, when funding is set to expire. Officials warned that without an extension of the lighting assessment district, the city would lose about $420,000 a year. Unless the assessment is renewed, the city might have to cut services such as police protection, fire and emergency medical response services, library services, and recreation programs. Arcadia property owners currently pay 40% of street lighting repair and maintenance costs, while the city covers the other 60%. That would remain unchanged in the new assessment district, but the amounts each household pays will be different. Family households in residential neighborhoods will be charged $28.44 a year, while single-family homes along major thoroughfares will pay $16.73 a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32000
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Street lights
Street lighting assessment districts
Item ID
32180AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia mail-in voters reject proposal for new lighting assessment districts. Under the proposal, the single-family homes on well-lit streets would pay up for $24 a year. Those with "sporadic" lighting would pay up to $10.12 a year, while homes on streets without lights would pay nothing. The current lighting assessment districts expire in 2010. Out of 14,600 ballots sent out, about 1/3 were returned. The proposal failed by 70 votes. 2,457 ballots voted yes and 2,530 voted no.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31313
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Ballots
Street lighting assessment districts
Item ID
31508AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia property owners voted to continue paying for a portion of their street lights under a new formula after lighting district funds expired in June. 66% of the vote was cast in favor of extending about $428,600 of annual funding to maintain and repair street lights. A similar proposal on the ballot failed less than 2 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32113
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Lighting districts
Street lights
Street lighting
Item ID
32310AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's energy efficient street lighting program to start next month. Southern California Edison (SCE) is replacing SCE-owned inefficient High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights with energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. Conversion to LED technology will help reduce energy usage and cost by approximately $11,500 annually.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35565
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2019
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2019
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Street lighting
Utilities
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia Assessment Rolls

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Contents
1) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1909/1910-1912/1913. 2) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1913/14-1915/16. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
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1) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1909/1910-1912/1913. 2) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1913/14-1915/16. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
Subjects
City of Arcadia Assessment Rolls
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 95
Shelf Number
Shelf H34
Item ID
402AF
Collection
Subject Files
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City of Arcadia Assessment Rolls

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Contents
1) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1916/1917. 2) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1917/1918. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
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1) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1916/1917. 2) City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1917/1918. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
Subjects
City of Arcadia Assessment Rolls
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 96
Shelf Number
Shelf H35
Item ID
403AF
Collection
Subject Files
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City of Arcadia Assessment Rolls

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Contents
City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1922/1923. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
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City of Arcadia. Assessment Roll. Handwritten ledger. 1922/1923. Items were transferred from Arcadia City Hall on September 17, 2008.
Subjects
City of Arcadia Assessment Rolls
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 97
Shelf Number
Shelf H35
Item ID
404AF
Collection
Subject Files
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A traffic light is in the center of the photo. A street sign at the far left corner identifies the intersection as E. Villa St. and El Molino Avenue.

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Date
c. early 1950s
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  1 image

Date
c. early 1950s
Subjects
Streets - Villa Street
Streets - El Molino Avenue
Traffic Lights
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1642
Collection
Photographs
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City of Arcadia Assessment Books of the Property in the City of Arcadia

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Start Date
1948
End Date
1954
Contents
City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid. 101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. 101 B. Book 3. Assessment…
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Start Date
1948
End Date
1954
Contents
City of Arcadia. Assessment books of the property in the City of Arcadia. Includes legal description, last known owner, value of land, taxes paid.
101 A. Book 1. Assessment no. 1-728. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 2. Assessment no.729-1721. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 B. Book 3. Assessment no. 1722-2532. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 4. Assessment no. 2533-3391. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 C. Book 5. Assessment no. 3392-4596. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 6. Assessment No. 4597-5666. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 D. Book 7. Assessment no. 5667-6765. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 8. Assessment no. 6767-7784A. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
101 E. Book 9. Assessment no. 7785-9032. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55. Book 10. Assessment no. 9033-9976. Tax year 1948/49-1954/55.
Subjects
City of Arcadia Assessment Books of the Property in the City of Arcadia
Physical Description
Ten books bound in ledgers
Location
Basement
Box Number
Boxes 101A through 101E
Shelf Number
Shelf H21 and Shelf H22
Item ID
408AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Arcadia City Council voted to postpone until May 22 the decision of traffic problems in the Santa Anita Oaks area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3386
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Streets
Item ID
3276AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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This article presents a list of budget cuts made by City Council and reasons why people should vote for the Fire Suppression District assessment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25837
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fire Suppression District
Budget
Item ID
26037AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Property owners have until Tuesday to turn in their ballots on the vote-by-mail Fire Suppression District tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10222
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10172AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council lowered the city's utility tax from 7 to 5% and rescinded the street-sweeping assessment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3438
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3326AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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School district gets CAP test scores. Although Arcadia students remained comfortably above the 80th percentile in most categories in California Assessment Program test scores, the influx of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students into the district is having a definite impact. In 1976, there were 63 limited or non-English speaking students in Arcadia school district. As of October 1 this year, 539 students are in the LEP program. 78% of LEP students are Asian; 14 % are Spanish, 2 % European, with the remainder from other cultures. Fifteen languages are represented. See hard copy in Box 51.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33995
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A1, A2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A1, A2
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California Assessment Program (CAP) test scores
English proficiency
Languages
Item ID
34189AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In an attempt to produce permanent revenue enhancement, the City Council has agreed to go to ballot with a Fire Suppression District assessment which would ask property owners to tax themselves to achieve a balanced budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25828
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Budget
Fire Suppression District
Item ID
26028AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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