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Dr. Sheng Chang has completed his three month term as mayor of Arcadia. For this centennial year, the position of mayor is a under rotation plan approved by the city council. Gary Kovacic will now be mayor for the next three months. Dr. Sheng Chang was honored as Arcadia's first Chinese-American mayor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31744
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31941AN
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Arcadia Mayor Dr. Sheng Chang said he plans to sue two business partners for libel over their charges that he embezzled money from the Access IPA medical group. Dr. Araceli Chanbonpin and Dr. Azucena Porrai charged in a letter that Chang improperly closed a savings account in the company's name at Bank of East Asia. The amount in the account was $421,483.59. Chang, who is president of Access IPA, said he moved the funds to Preferred Bank to establish more banking relationships for the company. When the other two doctors objected, Chang said he moved the money back to the Bank of East Asia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31237
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
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p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Lawsuits
Libel
Mayors
Item ID
31430AN
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Asians make up more than 47% of the city's total population of 53,421. The largest group is Chinese-American. John Wuo discusses what makes Arcadia such an attractive city for Asians.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2003
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p. 1, 13
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Asians
Chinese
Population
Wuo, John
Item ID
31357AN
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Dr. Loretta Huang, President of the Chinese American Education Association of Southern California, presents Arcadia City Council member Gary Kovacic with a service award.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 8
Subjects
Chinese American Education Association of Southern California
Huang, Loretta
Kovacic, Gary
Organizations
Item ID
30433AN
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Mickey Segal and Dr. Sheng Chang win seats on the City Council. Ron Roncelli loses.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 13, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections - 2000
Chang, Sheng
Roncelli, Ron
Segal, Mickey
Item ID
27658AN
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Arcadia Mayor Dr. Sheng Chang has filed a libel suit against two business partners, Dr. Araceli Chanbonpin and Dr. Azucena Porrai.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
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p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Cheng, Sheng
Libel suits
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31691AN
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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the third time. His first term was in 1998-1999 and his second term was in 2000-2001. In this, his third term, he is one of four out of the five Arcadia city council members rotating into the mayor's position during the 2003 Arcadia Centennial. The article includes biographical information.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Kovacic, Gary - biography
Mayors
Item ID
31944AN
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Annie Yuen is the first Asian elected to the School Board. Joann Steinmeier also wins a seat.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30018
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Yuen, Annie
Steinmeier, Joann
Arcadia Unified School District - Board of Education
Asians and Asian-Americans
Item ID
30205AN
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Arcadia City Councilman Gary Kovacic will take over as mayor at the next City Council Meeting. He will serve through October 21 and then the position will rotate to John Wuo (October 21-January 4), Mickey Segal (January 4-April 20). Gail Marshall was mayor through April 15 of this year. All council members are rotating to the position of mayor during the city's centennial.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
City council members
Mayors
Item ID
31820AN
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A panel discussion chaired by Assembly member Carol Liu, D-Pasadena, addressing the issue of Asian gang activity, was held in Arcadia City Council Chambers on Wednesday, November 14. It was a fact finding hearing intending to develop legislative and community oriented solutions to Asian organized crime in California.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
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p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 22, 2001
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p. 1, 8
Subjects
Asian Gangs
California State Assembly
Liu, Carol
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33602AN
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
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32670AN
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Law Day was held Saturday at the Arcadia Public Library. The City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Chinese Association sponsored the program. Residents got to ask for free legal advice from community lawyers.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ask a Lawyer Program
Law Day - 2001
Arcadia Chinese Association
Item ID
29686AN
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The city council reorganizes and elects Gary Kovacic as Mayor and incoming Councilmember Mickey Segal as mayor pro tem.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 20, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 20, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 2000-2009
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
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27698AN
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Gary Kovacic leaves his position as mayor and welcomes Mickey Segal as the new mayor of Arcadia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayors
Segal, Mickey
Kovacic, Gary
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29405AN
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Floretta Lauber, the first woman to be elected to the Arcadia City Council and serve as mayor, has been elected to head the Arcadia Historical Society.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Lauber, Floretta
Arcadia Historical Society
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30204AN
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Mayor Gary Kovacic and Mayor Pro Tem Mickey Segal will represent the City Council in future talks with Santa Anita Park owner Frank Stronach.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
Segal, Mickey
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
27963AN
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Eighty local Falun Gong practitioners go on a 268-hour vigil representing the 268 practitioners who have died from persecution in China. Three Arcadia women began a 7-day hunger strike in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 30, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Falun Gong
Strikes
Protests
Chinese Consulate
Zhang, Xiuhua
Zhang, Renee
Ying, Shue Quing
Item ID
30238AN
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Mayor Gail Marshall reports that the state of the city is excellent. She discussed some of the civic projects in progress, such as the $16 million police station.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Marshall, Gail
Mayors
State of the City Address
Item ID
31392AN
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Steinmeier and Yuen are elected to School Board. Yuen is the first Asian-American elected to the board and this was the first full election conducted on computerized voting machines in LA County.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 19, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Steinmeier, Joann
Yuen, Annie
Arcadia Board of Education
Item ID
29406AN
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Carol Libby was honored as Arcadia Senior of the Year for 2001 by the Arcadia Rotary Club. Carol has been in Arcadia since 1956 and is Curator at Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29527
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 10, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Libby, Carol
Salute to Seniors - 15th annual
Older Americans Day
Item ID
29711AN
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Newspaper Index
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