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Council has postponed their decision on Best Disposal's request for an increase in the trash pick-up rate pending a study of increases in other cities by other companies. In October, Best asked for a 40% increase. They are now requesting an 80% increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2368
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1981
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 5, 1981
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p. A-1
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Refuse and Refuse Disposal
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2323AN
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Arcadia ranks at the top among US cities with the highest-paid employees, yet charges its residents less for municipal services and receives less aid than most California cities of similar size. No other US city outside California with a population between 10,000 and 50,000 pays its employees more; the average city employee earns $32,767 per year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1502
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 31, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Economic Conditions
Item ID
1501AN
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Arcadia, E. O. Rodeffer, and Public Storage won a round in their legal dispute with the city of El Monte. On March 12, Superior Court Judge Norman Douds ordered El Monte to allow San Gabriel Valley Water Company to dig up El Monte streets to install water lines to a Public Storage building partially located in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper330
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1987
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1987
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p. 1
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Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses
Actions and Defenses
Item ID
330AN
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In the face of astronomical insurance rates, Arcadia is seriously examining joining other cities to form what would in effect be a small insurance company. Arcadia Finance Director, Jerry Shuster, said the insurance rate for 1985-86 shot up 500% from costs last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1869
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1986
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p. A-1
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Insurance
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1868AN
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1395
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
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p. A-1
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Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
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A 105-square-mile agricultural quarantine on the San Gabriel Valley, due to the discovery of Medflies in Baldwin Park, includes a portion of Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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p. A-1 Map
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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p. A-1 Map
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Plant Quarantine
Item ID
2176AN
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A 105-square-mile agricultural quarantine on th San Gabriel Valley due to the discovery of Medflies in Baldwin Park, includes a portion of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21535
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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p. A-1 Map
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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p. A-1 Map
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Plant Quarantine
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2176AN
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Residents of Arcadia, in response to a questionnaire about city services, rated the paramedic service the highest. Second highest rating was earned by the reference department of the library. Of 23,000 questionnaires sent out, 652 were returned. This is considered above average response.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 11, 1982
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p. A-1
Subjects
Municipal Services
Item ID
1993AN
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Arcadia police, working with other law enforcement agencies, uncovered a major auto theft ring operating in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys. Two men were arrested and four cars were recovered from a warehouse in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 18, 1989
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p. A-1
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Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1389AN
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A special supplement, "Hi Neighbor . . . A Guide to Living in the San Gabriel Valley," offers information on the organization, services, entertainment, shopping, etc. of various cities in the area, including Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement photos
Date
October 29, 1981
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Arcadia Tribune Special Supplement photos
Date
October 29, 1981
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
2374AN
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Seven San Gabriel Valley police departments have started a new program that will coordinate efforts to trace criminals who do not limit their activities to one city. Hopefully this will avoid duplication of effort by the various cities.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1981
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p. A-9
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 22, 1981
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p. A-9
Subjects
Police
Item ID
2194AN
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Arcadia's Methodist Hospital had a high mortality rate from heart attacks among Medicare patients in 1984, according to a report from the federal Health Care Financing Administration.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1797
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 16, 1986
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 16, 1986
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p. A-1
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Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
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1796AN
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Arcadia joined the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito Abatement District, making it one of the last cities in the valley to participate in a mosquito control program. The program is designed to monitor mosquitos that transmit St. Louis encephalitis, a sometimes fatal viral disease.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 6, 1989
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p. A-1
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Mosquitos
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1989AN
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Article reports Arcadia's crime rates for the year. Burglary down, theft up.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 7, 1989
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p. A-1
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Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1392AN
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At a public hearing to consider the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the proposed quarry landfill, 27 people spoke up - including the mayor of El Monte. Most oppose the plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1906
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
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p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 23, 1988
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p. A-1 photos
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Rodeffer Landfill
Item ID
1903AN
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The modernization of Santa Anita Fashion Park is progressing on schedule with a completion date of October 1988.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1555
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1988
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 20, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Fashion Park
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1554AN
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El Monte Residents near the proposed landfill would like to see other alternatives. The 85 acre quarry could be filled with inert materials over a 12-20 year span.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1988
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 18, 1988
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p. A-1
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Rodeffer Landfill
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1901AN
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Tax rates are being increased in the city's five lighting districts. Article discusses status of other tax rates and notes an increase of 9.2% in the total assessed valuation of all properties in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3439
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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p. A-1
Subjects
Taxation
Item ID
3327AN
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In essay tests given to California seniors last December, Arcadia students scored 273 on a scale of 400, compared to a national average of 250. However, when compared to similar districts such as Beverly Hills, San Marino and La Canada, Arcadia is ranked in only the 23rd percentile, meaning that 77% of the districts scored higher. This is of interest since San Marino had the highest score in the state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3218
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 3, 1989
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3126AN
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A food distribution center sponsored by the Presbytery of San Gabriel should open its doors in Arcadia on September 15, the first step in providing more complete care for the homeless and hungry in the mid-San Gabriel Valley. The temporary distribution point will be at Village Presbyterian Church of Arcadia, 2733, 10th St.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper945
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1987
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 2, 1987
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p. 1
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Churches - Village Presbyterian Church
Item ID
953AN
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