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Dr. Sheng Chang has been elected mayor of Arcadia. He is the first Asian-American mayor of Arcadia. In 1994, he was the first Chinese-American Arcadia City Council member.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31226
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Asian-Americans
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Chinese-Americans
Mayors
Item ID
31421AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Chang, Dr. Sheng
Lawsuits
Libel
Mayors
Item ID
31430AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31747
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Kovacic, Gary - biography
Mayors
Item ID
31944AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mickey Segal and Dr. Sheng Chang win seats on the City Council. Ron Roncelli loses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections - 2000
Chang, Sheng
Roncelli, Ron
Segal, Mickey
Item ID
27658AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31496
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 22, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Cheng, Sheng
Libel suits
Item ID
31691AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia election heating up: candidate forum next week. There are two open seats on council for 4-year terms and the City Clerk position is open for a 4-year term.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34468
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Brink, Burton
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Van Fleet, Paul
Verlato, April
Item ID
34660AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31623
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia centennial
City council members
Mayors
Item ID
31820AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Centennial (1903-2003) approaches and the Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission is planning on a year-long, citywide celebration for the city's 100th birthday. In photo, a baseball cap to commemorate the centennial, is on sale at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33397
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial (1903-2003)
Arcadia Centennial Celebration Commission
Community events
Item ID
33593AN
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Newspaper Index
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"Pioneer" Sheng Chang, M.D. endorses Bob Harbicht and Roger Chandler. Chandler and Harbicht are diametrically opposed to the other city council candidates on issues concerning preservation vs. property rights.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35103
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chang, Sheng
Chandler, Roger
City Council Elections 2018
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
35291AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
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
Item ID
32670AN
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Newspaper Index
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Calendar of events in celebration of Arcadia's centennial is printed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31155
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 13, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Events
Item ID
31350AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's float saluting its centennial was awarded the Queen's Trophy. The float was called "100 Years of Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30830
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Awards
Floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Item ID
31018AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public television personality Huell Howser, of KCET TV, speaks at an Arcadia Centennial dinner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30836
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. 1 w/photo and caption
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2003
Pages
p. 1 w/photo and caption
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Celebrities
Howser, Huell
Item ID
31024AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia will devise a program to celebrate its centennial next year with its sister city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Next year will mark the 30th year of the sister city relationship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30351
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Newcastle, New South Wales - Australia
Sister City
Item ID
30537AN
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Arcadia Weekly columnist Charles Cooper looks back at his personal Arcadia experiences in this series of stories for the city's centennial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30844
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Cooper, Charles
Item ID
31032AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's centennial celebration kicks off with a Rose Parade float. Writer Charles Cooper gives a brief history of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30796
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia city history
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Item ID
30984AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its centennial next year. It was founded in 1903 with five beds in a 2-story house in downtown Los Angeles. In 1957, it relocated to Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30537
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2002
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2002
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital - history
Centennial
Item ID
30725AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's 100th birthday festivities will begin in January with the city's float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Riders on float include Jon Dorian Shafer, Lane Barcham and Alison Chien. Other activities for the centennial year are outlined.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30661
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 1903-2003
Barcham, Lane
Chien, Alison
Ha, Derek
Parade floats
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade - 2003
Shafer, Jon Dorian
Item ID
30849AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly is skeptical about the way the State of California balanced this year's budget. The State promises to pay cities back for sales tax to be used to pay off $10.7 billion in loans. The maneuver, known as the "triple flip" will take half of the cities' sales tax revenue for the next five years, and pay it back out of property taxes now earmarked for schools. Arcadia will lose 25% of its vehicle license fee reimbursement, around $750,000. Arcadia is in good shape this year and next, primarily because of a healthy reserve fund. After 2004-2005, unless some solutions are in place, the city could face some hard times.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31791
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City budget - 2003-2004
California state budget - 2003-2004
Item ID
31988AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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