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State officials have shut down 5 Arcadia massage parlors and fined one business $1.83 million for alleged labor code violations. Inspectors discovered that employees were not being paid hourly wages but got paid every time a massage was given. New Life Acupuncture at 610 E. Live Oak was fined $1.83 million for allegedly violating laws requiring employers to provide pay stubs and workers' compensation insurance. The four other locations fined were Ocean Health Center, C.H. Health Center, Arcadia Spa, and Best Health Center. The fines and closures continued a crackdown on massage-related businesses in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
California Department of Industrial Relations
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
Labor laws
Massage parlors
New Life Acupuncture
Item ID
31549AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, former city council member and owner of Fasching's Car Wash in Arcadia for the last 31 years, may have to stop selling gas at his business due to a state mandate, set to go into effect next April, requiring California gas station owners to purchase between $20,000 and $80,000 in new equipment to further reduce vapor emissions at the pump.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Business owners
Fasching, George
Fasching's Car Wash
Gas stations
Pollution
State mandates
Item ID
31399AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Massage Therapist Regulations ordinance, approved November 5 by City Council, places regulations on the licensing of massage therapists and the activities of businesses offering massage services. It regulates business hours, uniforms, customers' bodily coverings and suggestive ads.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 21, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Massage therapy
Ordinances
Item ID
30880AN
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Newspaper Index
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After 21 years with the Arcadia Unified School District, superintendent Mimi Hennessy, 63, is retiring. Her last day will be July 1, 2008, and Joel Shawn will take her place.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31032
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District - superintendents - educators
Hennessy, Mimi
Item ID
31227AN
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Newspaper Index
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Don Penman has been appointed to the position of Deputy City Manager/Development Services Director. Penman's background and duties are given.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Employees - Penman, Don
Item ID
26135AN
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Newspaper Index
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A package of new and increased city service fees designed to eliminate a potential budget shortfall will take effect on September 1, 2008. The higher fees are expected to bring Arcadia nearly $512,000 in the new fiscal year, by increases in fire services, swim classes, business licenses, plan checks and library services.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Budget
City services - fees
Item ID
31377AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager has announced the appointment of Don Penman to the position of Deputy City Manager/ Development.

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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
City Employees - Penman, Don
Item ID
12105AN
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Newspaper Index
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Falcon Management Co., a rental listing company plagued with mounting customer complaints and Small Claims Court losses, has shut down amid the Arcadia Police Department's call for criminal prosecution and an investigation by the state Department of Real Estate.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 19, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Falcon Management Co.
Item ID
225AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council members voted to place a 45-day moratorium on all new license applications for businesses that supply massages as a secondary service such as spas, acupuncturists and chiropractors. Arcadia will also stop issuing new licenses to massage therapists. Arcadia is overwhelmed by the surge in license applications and concerned about the possibility of prostitution. The ban could be extended for up to one year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business licenses
Massage therapists
Zhang, Amanda
Item ID
31459AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bodycenter, a chain of massage centers, recently opened its newest location in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16196
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 1999
Pages
p. C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 1999
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Business & Industry
Item ID
16942AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council will decide on an ordinance to regulate massage therapy. Provisions will regulate massage therapists, practitioners or technicians, and require them to have identification cards from the police and a business license. The ordinance contains other restrictions.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Massage - regulations
Item ID
30824AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Understanding Our City Series : Background information on the newly appointed Deputy City Manager, Don Penman and description of his job.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Understanding Our City Series
Deputy City Manager
Penman, Don
Item ID
26512AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Republican Bob Margett and Democrat Brent Decker are set to do battle in a June 6 run-off election for the Assembly seat made vacant in January when Monrovia Republican Dick Mountjoy left the Assembly and took a seat in the State Senate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4535
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 1995
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 1995
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
Margett, Bob
Item ID
4411AN
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Newspaper Index
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Magna Entertainment Corp, owner of Santa Anita Park, is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the State of California. The lawsuit alleges that the compacts between Governor Schwarzenegger and five Indian tribes is illegal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29137
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Magna Entertainment Corp.
Santa Anita Park
Lawsuits
Gaming
Slots
Native American tribes
Item ID
29322AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 12-inch steel-jaw trap was found buried in a condominium flower bed. Such traps are illegal in California. The trap was found next to a house where a smaller device crushed the toes of a cat last week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4548
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4424AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Violent crime in most west San Gabriel Valley cities was down in 1991. Arcadia crime figures are included in the article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 6, 1992
Pages
p. B-10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 6, 1992
Pages
p. B-10
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
23AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Questions answered by the nine candidates running for City Council: (1) Why do you want to run for City Council? (2) What knowledge do you have of local government?

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 1998
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 1998
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Item ID
26145AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia National Guard Armory, which opened in 1947, will shut down August 1 and the 220 guardsmen based there will be transferred to Burbank.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
June 13, 1993
Pages
p. J-2
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Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section
Date
June 13, 1993
Pages
p. J-2
Subjects
National Guard Armory
Item ID
200AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine City Council candidates discuss the salaries of city employees who make over $100,000, the salary survey requested by citizens, and the hiring of Don Penman, Assistant City Manager.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 1998
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 1998
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Item ID
26496AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield, Santa Anita Shoppingtown, and Santa Anita Fashion Park, are the three plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia, the City Council, and developer Rick Caruso, aimed at stopping the new mall The Shops at Santa Anita. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study done was flawed. Assistant City Manager Don Penman said the study was the most thorough one he had ever seen.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Caruso Affiliated
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
30734AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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