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Arcadia nursing home sees spike in COVID-19 cases. With 2,708 new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County as of Tuesday, the county trend indicates some good news, seeing falling virus-related death numbers in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. On Monday, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Public Health, confirmed that the curve is going down in nursing homes in the County of Los Angeles. At Arcadia Health Care Center, however, 45 residents and eight staff have been confirmed to have the virus. There have been two deaths at that facility as of Tuesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35821
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 2020
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Health Care Center
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Nursing homes
Pandemics
Viruses
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Los Angeles County saw its biggest bump in coronavirus cases within recent weeks Friday (yesterday). LA County reported 1,401 new cases and 34 new deaths, bringing the official human toll of the virus to 265,776 and 6,488 deaths, not including Long Beach and Pasadena, which operate their own public health departments. Photo: an empty Westfield Santa Anita mall that is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, is seen in March.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35812
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 26, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 26, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Mortality
Pandemics
Viruses
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Memories of a counselor at the Lark Ellen Boys Home

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1967
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 24, 1967
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Lark Ellen Boys Home
Item ID
3975AN
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Another homeless village set to open in Baldwin Park. 16-unit tiny home complex will house families in need. It's called Serenity Homes, 13167 Garvey Avenue in Baldwin Park. Senator Susan Rubio, D-West Covina, celebrated the opening with elected officials from all over the San Gabriel Valley, including from Arcadia, Azusa, Glendora, La Puente, Monrovia, San Marino, South Pasadena, Temple City and Mount San Antonio College. It is the second tiny homes village opening in Baldwin Park within a year and serves as a model for how cities can expand homeless services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36322
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2022
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p. A3, A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2022
Pages
p. A3, A14
Subjects
Baldwin Park, California
Homeless
Homelessness
Housing
Rubio, Susan
Social issues
Tiny homes
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Arcadia High School offers unique courses to provide further collegiate opportunity. For over 50 years, Arcadia High School has offered a variety of Career Technical Education (CTE) courses, allowing students to gain hands-on experience, such as in graphic design, engineering, computer science, dance, stagecraft, video production, and sports medicine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36201
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 10, 2022
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 10, 2022
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p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Genite, Breanne
Mu, Ing
Nielsen, Matthew
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City of Arcadia receives over $1.5 million in annual revenue from Santa Anita Park, according to a report from Keyser Marston Associates, which was commissioned for the city's Economic Development Division. Over the next five years, the racetrack is estimated to generate $7.5 million in sales tax, pari-mutuel revenue and property tax. According to the report submitted in the fourth quarter of 2019, Santa Anita Park is responsible for 1,160 jobs annually.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
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p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Economic Development Division
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Distance learning a work in progress (online classes). Parents and students adjust and make the most of their home-based classrooms during this COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2020
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p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Child, Angela
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Education
Pandemics
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón facing further opposition. Two more cities, Norwalk and La Habra Heights, are preparing to cast votes of no confidence in Gascon. So far, 18 cities have had similar votes, including Arcadia, Azusa, Beverly Hills, Covina, Diamond Bar, Hidden Hills, Lancaster, La Mirada, Manhattan, Palos Verdes Estates, Pico Rivera, Redondo Beach, Rosemead, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel, Santa Fe Springs, Temple City and Whittier.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Gascon, George
Los Angeles County District Attorneys
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What is the horse racing industry doing to prevent catastrophic injuries? The deaths of 7 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. How common are injuries and deaths? There have been a spate of deaths in recent years, most notably 30 at Santa Anita Park in 2019. Those led to a series of safety reforms that spread nationally. Article also answers the questions, Why are horses euthanized after a limb injury? Are there treatment alternatives? What is racing doing to address injuries? Who was Barbaro and why did he matter?

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
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p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Fire Chief Michael Lang is leaving Arcadia Fire Department to be Fire Chief at Manhattan Beach. He was with Arcadia Fire Department for 21 years, including 5 as chief. He starts at Manhattan Beach Fire Department on June 21.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
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p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department--employees
Lang, Michael
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San Gabriel Valley's documented cases of COVID-19 approaching 1300. Officials say Arcadia has reported 30 cases now.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2020
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2020
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Viruses
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Updated homeless ordinance in Arcadia raises more questions than answers. Arcadia installs 65 "No Camping" signs within city limits. The anti-camping ordinance, updated in 2021, makes accommodations for people experiencing homelessness that are camping by necessity, but does so in a way that is consistent with case law and includes restrictions on where, when and in what manner camping is allowed on public property.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 23, 2021
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 23, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Brucker, Michael
Homeless
Homelessness
Social issues
Tiny homes
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Overall homeless numbers remain steady. A count has identified how many individuals are homeless in a city-by-city count. 4555 in all, in the San Gabriel and Pomona valleys, remained about the same as last year's count. Arcadia has 106, up from 77 last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35784
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2020
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p. A1, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Homeless census
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Santa Anita Park to delay start of fall meet, due to poor air quality of Bobcat Fire, to September 25. The Red Cross is using Santa Anita Park as the evacuation zone for people, including many of our horsemen, whose homes are less than 2 miles from here.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
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p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Air quality
Bobcat Fire
Butler, Aidan
Fires
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Los Angeles County coronavirus cases. Los Angeles cases: 192,167 total, 1,476 new cases. Los Angeles deaths: 4,692 total. Sunday's tracker incorrectly reported total deaths as 4,699. The correct number was 4,669. Arcadia has 324 cases.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2020
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p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 2020
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Mortality
Pandemics
Viruses
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Los Angeles County reports 5 deaths. 77 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia has 6 cases of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2020
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p. A3, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Diseases
Illnesses
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
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Highland Oaks Elementary School's Club program connects students with interests and friends. Baton Twirling Club, Coding Club, Food Crafts Club, and Hawks Nest Community Building Club, are just a sample of the over 20 clubs offered there. Patricia Mattera, now in her 7th year as Highland Oaks Principal, first gained inspiration for the student clubs from her previous work experience.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2022
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p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2022
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Highland Oaks Elementary School
Mattera, Patricia
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Arcadia, the Community of Homes, starkly divided on helping the homeless. Residents are unhappy with homeless encampment at Second Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The City proposes helping unhoused people with the Tiny Shelter project. The plan involves building a village of tiny homes on county land at Peck Park access road site. Residents expressed opposition to that, too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35968
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 2021
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p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Homelessness
Social issues
Somogyi, Sara
Tiny homes
Verlato, April
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Santa Anita Park postpones opening day to September 25 due to Bobcat Fire impacting air quality. Smoke from the fire is causing poor air quality.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Butler, Aidan
Fires
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Dr. William A. Stark, 84, a retired dentist who had several medical issues, died after he and his wife endured months of pandemic visitation restrictions at his Arcadia nursing home.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing homes
Pandemics
Stark, Melody Taylor
Stark, William A.
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