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Arcadia city officials will consider changes to its General Plan, a 25-year blueprint for land-use decisions. The new plan aims to revitalize the city's downtown (First Avenue and Huntington Drive) as well as the Live Oak Corridor in the city's southern end. "We're making it easier to develop the downtown and the area around the (future) Gold Line station," said Council Bob Harbicht. If approved, it would allow for mixed-use commercial and residential complexes, commercial square footages could double and the height limit would increase from 40 to 45 feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32228
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia--General Plan
Land use
Mixed-use development
Redevelopment--Downtown Arcadia
Redevelopment--Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
32427AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia launches the new Arcadia Downtown Business Association, with plans to revitalize the downtown district. Matt McSweeney is the association's chairperson and owner of Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant on East Huntington Drive. City officials will spend about $90,000 on a parking study and about $18,000 in redevelopment funds to get Arcadia Downtown Business Association off the ground. The revitalization plans should work nicely with the slated opening of the Gold Line station at the northwest corner of North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street by 2014.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32354
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business and Industry
Redevelopment
Item ID
32552AN
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia has been revising its General Plan and the first public draft was released last week. The General Plan, a 25-year blueprint for how the city could develop was last updated in 1996. The plan addresses the Gold Line station and allows for mixed-use residential and commercial development north of Huntington Drive in the downtown area, and on Live Oak Avenue. The plan must go before the Planning Commission, then the City Council for approval.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32032
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Development
General Plan
Gold Line Santa Anita Station
Item ID
32229AN
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Newspaper Index
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The South Arcadia Business District that extends along Live Oak Avenue is a blighted area that needs redevelopment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26399
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Redevelopment
Live Oak Avenue
South Arcadia Business District
Item ID
26599AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council Recap. Project approved: a large mixed use (residential and commercial) at Duarte Road and First Avenue. Approved: replacing utility poles with an underground system at Morlan Place, adjacent to Rusnak Mercedes Benz dealership.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 17, 2015
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p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 17, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Mixed-use developments
Item ID
34597AN
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Newspaper Index
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Downtown 2000: is the CFRP making a difference? In 1993, Arcadia City Council and the Redevelopment agency implemented the Comprehensive Revitalization Strategy and Program, a project designed to bring a new economic vitality to the downtown district. One of the main components of the program is the Commercial Facade Rehabilitation Program (CFRP), which provides financial assistance to downtown merchants for store-front improvements. Garlan Roberson received $11,000 from the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency for improvements to his business, Sullivan's Paints. Since the facade improvements, Roberson says business has increased significantly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32743
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Downtown redevelopment
Roberson, Garlan
Item ID
32940AN
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Newspaper Index
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A group of Arcadia merchants met to discuss the proposed plans for the Downtown Revitalization Plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper196
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 1993
Pages
p. A-3 photo
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
196AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council approved the nearly $4 million downtown revitalization plan.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
186AN
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Newspaper Index
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New Live Oak Library dedication in Arcadia November 2. The building was purchased, not leased. Los Angeles County Supervisor helped make this new library a reality.

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Mountain Views News
Date
November 5, 2016
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 5, 2016
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
County of Los Angeles Public Library-Live Oak Library
Item ID
34900AN
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Newspaper Index
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Le Meridien hotel by Marriott to break ground next week on the former site of Santa Anita Inn. See hard copy in VF Hotels and Motels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35209
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Hotels and motels
Le Meridien
Marriott
Mixed use development
Item ID
35398AN
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Newspaper Index
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A study is underway to find out if the downtown revitalization plans will clog streets and create parking problems.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1993
Pages
p. H-6
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
980AN
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Newspaper Index
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Last month's California Supreme Court decision that eliminates redevelopment agencies may jeopardize the Rusnak Mercedes-Benz dealership's expansion plans. Last year, Arcadia's redevelopment agency acquired the final piece of a two-acre site to sell to owner Paul Rusnak to expand his business to 6 acres. Rusnak is one of the city's top sales tax generators and wants to open a 40,000 square foot showroom on Santa Anita Avenue, just one block from the future Gold Line station downtown.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2012
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Rusnak, Paul
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
33005AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Live Oak Library's hours will be cut as much as 45% for the second time in recent years. Photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4575
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 1995
Pages
p. 1 Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 1995
Pages
p. 1 Hometown section
Subjects
Live Oak Library
Item ID
4451AN
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Newspaper Index
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Gold Line stations planning parking charges. Metro official says parking fee pricing structure at Duarte and Arcadia stations will reduce crowds in lots. Starting June 3, Metro will charge $3 a day or $59 a month to park at Duarte and Arcadia station lots.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35516
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Ching, Frank
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line-Arcadia Station
Trains
Transportation
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Newspaper Index
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Downtown Arcadia businesses create "Community Benefit District." Each business owner would pay extra in property taxes to go into a fund to better market the area to customers and visitors. With the Gold Line Station at North First Avenue and East Santa Clara Street scheduled to open in 2015, efforts to help brand the area have been fast-tracked.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33613
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business and Industry
McSweeny, Matt (Matt Dennys Restaurant)
Item ID
33808AN
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Inaugural Arcadia Christmas Market a delight. Downtown Arcadia came alive with traditional holiday atmosphere, featuring music, unique gifts, food, and activities last Saturday. It will continue every Saturday night until Christmas, with a European-style Christmas Market. Arcadia's Best Foundation organized it and was sponsored primarily by Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority and Forest Lawn, with support from City of Arcadia and Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant. It will be open 5-9pm December 14 and 21.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33704
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia's Best Foundation
Downtown Arcadia
Shopping
Item ID
33900AN
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Newspaper Index
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Spotlight on Downtown Arcadia business Vendome Wine & Spirits, a bar, coffee, and bottle shop owned by Jeff Musial. It is across from Arcadia Metro Gold Line Station. His business partner is Charles Tran.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35194
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2018
Pages
p, 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 7, 2018
Pages
p, 1, 12
Subjects
Business and Industry
Liquor stores
Musial, Jeff
Tran, Charles
Vendome Wine and Spirits
Item ID
35383AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia wrestles with homeless issue. Metro Gold Line is seen as factor by some in the growing numbers camping nearby. In 2016, the Arcadia Station of Metro Gold Line opened and police began seeing a marked increase in calls for service regarding homelessness, said Sergeant Dan Crowther.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35544
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Station
Homeless
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line
Social problems
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Newspaper Index
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The County of Los Angeles Public Library may close the Live Oak Library and 42 of the county's 87 libraries beginning in August due to budget cuts of roughly 50%.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 18, 1993
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Live Oak Library
Item ID
249AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council plans to seek more than $1 million in damages against its original contractor for cost overruns in the City's Downtown 2000 revitalization project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5639
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 1995
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 1995
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
5490AN
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Newspaper Index
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