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Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) Deputy Superintendent Robert Leri has resigned. Arcadia High School Principal David Vannasdall will take on the additional role of Deputy Superintendent March 1 and leave his job as principal at end of school year to become Deputy Superintendent. Other personnel changes within the school district. AUSD is trying to cover a projected $7 million annual budget deficit with a proposed 5-year parcel tax. Arcadia Educational Foundation is doing its annual solicitation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32821
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 21, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 21, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amos, Debra
Aragon, Christina
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)--employees
Leri, Robert
Letson, Paul
Popovich, Danae
Reynolds, Brook
Vannasdall, David
Item ID
33018AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Unanimous Arcadia City Council acts to place local funding measure, known as the “Arcadia Public Safety, City Services and Accountability Measure” on the June 2019 ballot to maintain public safety and other city services. City staff and the Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee have indicated Arcadia has a multi-million dollar structural deficit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35406
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Budget
Item ID
35598AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Sylvia Miller (photo) will tell California Retired Teachers Association about her years as a human "computer" at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), as recounted in Nathalia Holt's book The Rise of the Rocket Girls. Miller was one of many women scientists hired to compute data used to chart the path for NASA's early space missions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34666
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 17, 2016
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 17, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
California Retired Teachers Association
Miller, Sylvia
NASA
Scientists
Item ID
34858AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Fire Department will observe Fire Service Day with an open house at each of the city's three fire stations. Photo and caption. See hard copy of newspaper in Box 51.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33962
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune,
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune,
Date
May 10, 1984
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Clarke, John (Battalion Chief)
Hannah, David
Pauro, Jimmy
Pauro, Mike
Item ID
34156AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Lawsuit filed against the City of Arcadia seeking an injunction against Mayor Sho Tay running for re-election on the November 2022 ballot. The City of Arcadia Charter limits City Council to two consecutive terms. He was appointed to City Council in 2018 when he ran unopposed for District 3. The suit challenges whether or not the term limits apply to Mayor Sho Tay, who is running for a third time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36243
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor's Breakfast / State of the City and Methodist Hospital update at Community Connections by Joan Schmidt. Mayor Peter Amundson was born and raised in Arcadia and spoke about what a great city it is to live, love, learn and leave a legacy. He spoke about the great Arcadia Public Library with its 42 high tech computers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35155
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 14, 2018
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 14, 2018
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Schmidt, Joan
Item ID
35344AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Budget elements explained for Chamber government affairs. Administrative Services Director Hue Quach says horse race revenue for capital improvements down millions per year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34172
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 16, 2015
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 16, 2015
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Quach, Hue
Item ID
34366AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia declares fiscal emergency. Budget cuts may hurt city services. After an analysis of expenditures and revenues, Arcadia City Council adopted Resolution 7242 and declared a fiscal emergency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35398
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 9, 2019
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Budget
Fiscal emergency
Item ID
35590AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the sixth time since 1998. Mayor Pro Tem is Roger Chandler. Mayor Kovacic is in the final year of a second consecutive four-year term. Due to term limits, he will have to step away from Arcadia City Council for at last two years after he concludes his current term as mayor, next April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34159
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 25, 2015
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 25, 2015
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019--term limits
Chandler, Roger
Kovacic, Gary
Mayors
Item ID
34353AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Don't forget to send in your ballots, Arcadians. The April 10 Arcadia City Council election ballots were sent to all registered voters on March 12. Voters can mail them or drop them off at Arcadia City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Drive. Brief summary of each candidate is given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32903
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 24, 2012
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 24, 2012
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Dougherty, Mary
Kovacic, Gary
Nunez, Henry
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Item ID
33100AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Last week's fake bomb threat at Arcadia High School by a 14-year-old student, who was arrested, caused a lockdown of almost 4,000 students and personnel for several hours. This had a great impact on the school. Thousands of dollars of hot lunches were wasted, additional revenue was lost when all school activities in the afternoon and evening had to be canceled, and overtime had to be paid to maintenance workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33163
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 22, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 22, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Bomb threats
Vannasdall, David
Item ID
33360AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District earns California Pivotal Practice (CAPP) award from the state. It recognizes a school and/or school district for taking an innovative, proactive approach to reimagining teaching, learning, and important school services during the pandemic, where California schools saw State-mandated distance learning for the 2020-2021 school year. Arcadia Unified School District and Holly Avenue Elementary received CAPP honors.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36260
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
June 4, 2022
Pages
p. B5
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
June 4, 2022
Pages
p. B5
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Awards, honors, recognitions
California Pivotal Practice (CAPP)
Chavez, Leigh
Vannasdall, David
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses announces 2024 Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano, a senior from Arcadia High School. She is the 105th Rose Queen, lives in Arcadia, is co-president of Italian Culture Club, a dancer and actress with the Arcadia Stage Theater. Born and raised in Italy for 7 years, with goal to create her own fashion brand, interested in studying fashion design. The Rose Queen and the Rose Court act as ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Pasadena community, and the greater Los Angeles area. Each Royal Court member receives a $7500 educational scholarship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36584
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 28, 2023
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
October 28, 2023
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2024
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-Royal Court
Arcadia High School students
Rose Queen
Stillitano, Naomi
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two corporate executives found guilty in first-ever criminal prosecution for failure to report under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Simon Chu, 68, of Chino Hills, and Charley Loh, 65, of Arcadia, found guilty. They sold defective dehumidifiers manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai in China. See hard copy in VF.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36595
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 18, 2023
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
November 18, 2023
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Chu, Simon
Crime and Criminals
Loh, Charley
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Creative Housing Options in Arcadia (CHOA). Local efforts to address the lack of affordable housing and homelessness. On Saturday, April 20, 2024, a group of about 30 community members met at The Hills Church in Arcadia for a 2-hour "Sharing Session" to learn about what is being done in the city to address these issues. Safe Parking Programs were discussed. Arcadia City Council member Eileen L. Wang and Arcadia Mayor April Verlato attended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36682
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 27, 2024
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 27, 2024
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Homelessness
Housing
McGrail, Wendy
Social issues
Veerman, Mike
Wetterau, Sharon Chun
Collection
Newspaper Index
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