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Barbara Wild is the new administrator at the California Home for the Aged Deaf. Biographical details on Ms. Wild are offered. Activities at the home are outlined.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 25, 1980

Pages: p. 1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 25, 1980

Pages: p. 1 photo

Subjects: California Home for the Aged Deaf

Item ID: 879AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city council agreed to spend no more than $3000 per year to maintain the big dish fountain at Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The fountain broke several years ago and the county felt it could not justify the cost of fixing it.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Parks - Arcadia County Park

Item ID: 2140AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 31, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 31, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Economic Conditions

Item ID: 1501AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Councilman Don Pellegrino has been cleared of charges filed more than two years ago that he had violated the Political Reform Act because of alleged conflicts of interest.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 22, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 22, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: City Council 1980 - 1989; Pellegrino, Donald E.

Item ID: 1032AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The California Home for the Aged Deaf celebrates its 30th anniversary. Funded by residents fees and donations, it has provided housing to over 400 deaf persons since its beginning. It is one of only five such homes in the nation.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: California Home for the Aged Deaf

Item ID: 880AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article describes the California Home for the Aged Deaf. The facility can accommodate 24, but at present there are only 12 residents who pay $375 per month for their room and board.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: California Home for the Aged Deaf

Item ID: 878AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The foundation plans to raise $75,000 this year ($30,000 more than last year) with a new strategy that entails direct pleas for contribution from families of Arcadia school students as well as from businesses in the community.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1985

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 24, 1985

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia Educational Foundation

Item ID: 484AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2138AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Former Arcadia Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell died August 2, after a long bout with lung cancer. Mitchell, 53, retired on July 5, 1985, after more than 20 years with the Arcadia Police Department.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 4, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2219AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A public hearing Wednesday night before the Arcadia City Council on a draft Environmental Impact Report for an extensive addition to Whispering Pines Estates drew a mixed reaction from the audience and many questions from Councilman Jeff Dring. After lengthy discussion, the council members, on a 3-1 vote, agreed that a soils study could be postponed until after submission of the final EIR.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Whispering Pines

Item ID: 2295AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 23, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Trafficking

Item ID: 1471AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Article reports Arcadia's crime rates for the year. Burglary down, theft up.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 7, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1392AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The number of serious crimes occurring in Arcadia during April was up compared to April 1986, from 231 to 249.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 20, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Crime and Criminals

Item ID: 1376AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dial-a-ride prices may go up in July. At present they are 20-cents for Arcadia senior citizens and 50 cents for other residents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 30, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Dial-A-Ride

Item ID: 1426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Members of Parent Alert accused the Board of Education of dragging their feet in developing curriculum aimed at educating students on substance abuse. Such a curriculum is required by the California Health and Education Code. The district has been out of compliance with the code for more than 3 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Drug Abuse

Item ID: 1447AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Council revises tax for admissions over race track protests. The revisions recommended apply to the existing admissions tax (a tax on other events, entertainment, amusement or competition other than horse racing held on premises with a capacity of 1,000 or more.)

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 12, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 12, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2424AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Fearing a glut of smut near their schools and churches, 1000 local people, including more than 500 Arcadians, signed a petition against adult business zoning and presented it to the Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1209AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Children's Home Society

Item ID: 936AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Senior Citizens Center

Item ID: 3164AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

After years of lengthy and frustrating negotiations, Arcadia is close to signing a new franchise agreement with Group W cable television company. An agreement, if reached, would more than double the size of the city's cable system and finally allow Arcadians who live south of the 210 freeway to receive service.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 23, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Community Antenna Television

Item ID: 1241AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Barbara Wild is the new administrator at the California Home for the Aged Deaf. Biographical details on Ms. Wild are offered. Activities at the home are outlined.

The city council agreed to spend no more than $3000 per year to maintain the big dish fountain at Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive. The fountain broke several years ago and the county felt it could not justify the cost of fixing it.

Arcadia Councilman Don Pellegrino has been cleared of charges filed more than two years ago that he had violated the Political Reform Act because of alleged conflicts of interest.

The California Home for the Aged Deaf celebrates its 30th anniversary. Funded by residents fees and donations, it has provided housing to over 400 deaf persons since its beginning. It is one of only five such homes in the nation.

Article describes the California Home for the Aged Deaf. The facility can accommodate 24, but at present there are only 12 residents who pay $375 per month for their room and board.

The foundation plans to raise $75,000 this year ($30,000 more than last year) with a new strategy that entails direct pleas for contribution from families of Arcadia school students as well as from businesses in the community.

More than 400 rosebushes from the Arcadia Rose Garden were moved to the Arcadia High School campus. The city is planning to build a senior citizen center on the rose garden's former site.

Former Arcadia Police Chief Charles D. Mitchell died August 2, after a long bout with lung cancer. Mitchell, 53, retired on July 5, 1985, after more than 20 years with the Arcadia Police Department.

Arcadia police seized more than 154 lbs. of cocaine worth an estimated $70 million and arrested 4 Colombian nationals in the largest drug haul in the city's history. Homes on Fairview Avenue, Arcadia Avenue and Huntington Drive were raided.

Article reports Arcadia's crime rates for the year. Burglary down, theft up.

The number of serious crimes occurring in Arcadia during April was up compared to April 1986, from 231 to 249.

Dial-a-ride prices may go up in July. At present they are 20-cents for Arcadia senior citizens and 50 cents for other residents.

Council revises tax for admissions over race track protests. The revisions recommended apply to the existing admissions tax (a tax on other events, entertainment, amusement or competition other than horse racing held on premises with a capacity of 1,000 or more.)

Fearing a glut of smut near their schools and churches, 1000 local people, including more than 500 Arcadians, signed a petition against adult business zoning and presented it to the Arcadia City Council.

Construction of a new senior center in Arcadia will be funded in part through more than $200.000 allocated from federal Community Development Block Grant funds for the 1988-89 fiscal year, not through an exchange of money with another city that would have cost Arcadia about $75,000.