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Santa Anita Canyon Road, aka Chantry Flat Road, has been jointly owned by Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, and Los Angeles County for years. The 3-mile mountain road that leads to the Angeles National Forest will be turned over to Los Angeles County if the cities pay to fix it up. Arcadia and Sierra Madre have completed their repairs and are waiting for Monrovia to start a roughly $500,000 project.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2010
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chantry Flat Road
Santa Anita Canyon Road
Item ID
32064AN
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Newspaper Index
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Three women were violently robbed in a span of a week in the 99 Ranch Market parking lot at 1300 S. Golden West Avenue. In two of the incidents, a passenger leaned out of a car to grab purses, and in the other incident, two men pushed a woman to the ground, kicked her in the face and stole her purse.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
32079AN
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Newspaper Index
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Caltech graduate Tyler Johnson, who had been identified as a suspect in the firebombing and vandalism of more than 130 sport utility vehicles (SUVs) at automobile dealerships in the San Gabriel Valley in 2003, has died in an avalanche while hiking in the Corsian mountains in France on December 26, 2009. Johnson has been a fugitive for the past six years. Surveillance cameras captured Johnson and William ("Billy") Cottrell spray painting environmental slogans on the cars at Rusnak Mercedes Benz in Arcadia in 2003. Cottrell was convicted.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arson
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Johnson, Tyler
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Vandalism
Item ID
32089AN
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Newspaper Index
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Peter Chang, 60, of Long Beach, admitted in court that he shot his estranged wife, Liya ("Sandy") Lu, 32, in front of her Arcadia home on Bonita Street. He was immediately sentenced to 29 years to life in prison. The murder occurred on January 27, 2008.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chang, Peter
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya ("Sandy")
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
32146AN
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Newspaper Index
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None of the three Chinese-American candidates received enough votes to win one of the three open seats in Tuesday's Arcadia City Council elections. With the departure of Mayor John Wuo, who was the second Chinese-American to be elected to the council, Arcadia, an ethnically diverse city, is reverting to an all Caucasian council for the first time in 12 years. Many in the Chinese community prefer to relay a concern to someone of their own race and culture "because this person understands what they say, what their concern is based on," former council member Dr. Sheng Chang said. Councilman Roger Chandler, however, believes that the city has enough volunteers, associations and resources to facilitate communication and to aptly handle any issue that could come up.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council Elections--2010
Asians--Chinese-Americans
Caucasians--whites
Chandler, Roger
Cheng, Paul
Harbicht, Bob
Lee, Jason
Race relations
Segal, Mark "Mickey"
Tay, Sho
Item ID
32164AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's ownership changed hands on April 30 after Frank Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) transferred many of its assets to Stronach's MI Developments (MID) (one of MEC's creditors), as part of a bankruptcy restructuring plan. Last week MI Developments, a real estate operating company, canceled its 2005 agreement with Caruso Affiliated to develop to the proposed mall known as The Shops at Santa Anita, but this week MI Developments hopes to work out a deal with developer Rick Caruso to build an upscale retail project in the track's parking lot.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2010
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p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--development
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32227AN
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 7, 2010
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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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Ron Charles, 61, who has been president of Santa Anita Park for 5 1/2 years, is resigning. His final day is today. General Manager George Haines will take over as interim president while MI Developments (MID) searches for a replacement.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Charles, Ron
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32260AN
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In a strongly worded letter to Canadian mogul Frank Stronach, Arcadia city officials urged Santa Anita Park's owner to work with developer Rick Caruso and finish the proposed upscale Shops at Santa Anita mall project that has been in the works for the last five years. Stronach's MI Developments (MID) voided its contract with Caruso following bankruptcy restructuring at Santa Anita Park. In a further flexing of city muscle, the letter stated that it "looks forward to working with the race track in future projects that require City approval."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--development
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32266AN
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George Haines, the interim president of Santa Anita Park since Ron Charles resigned, will soon be named president. He takes the reins at a time of uncertainty and change at the track and in the horse racing industry. Some of the issues and challenges that Haines will face are discussed. Haines is 55 years old and started working for Santa Anita Park in 1972.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2010
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p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Haines, George
Horse racing industry
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32271AN
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Santa Anita Park will host the Oak Tree Racing Association's fall meet one last time. Oak Tree's five-week fall meet has been held at Santa Anita Park since 1969. Frank Stronach, chairman of MI Development (owner of Santa Anita Park), said he doesn't want to have a tenant (Oak Tree) in the long run and talked about deregulation of the horse racing industry.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horses and horse racing
MI Developments
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32290AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia boys Travis Tu, George Chiu and Hardy Lou have been chosen for 2010 All-Area Boys tennis.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2010
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p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2010
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
All-Area Boys tennis
Chiu, George
Lou, Hardy
Sports
Tu, Travis
Item ID
32302AN
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Arcadia property owners voted to continue paying for a portion of their street lights under a new formula after lighting district funds expired in June. 66% of the vote was cast in favor of extending about $428,600 of annual funding to maintain and repair street lights. A similar proposal on the ballot failed less than 2 years ago.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2010
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p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Lighting districts
Street lights
Street lighting
Item ID
32310AN
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Frank Stronach, chairman of MI Developments (MID), is requesting the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) to allow additional racing days at Santa Anita Park and at his other track Golden Gate Fields. He wants the number of racing days to increase from 85 to 140 days per year, to run races when he thinks he'll get the most customers. In order for MID to maintain its license and run thoroughbred racing at Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields, the CHRB has asked the company to submit a business plan. The plan has been a secret even to some of the company's board members. In the meantime, repairs are being made at Santa Anita Park in preparation for the fall Oak Tree meet (photo).

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32312AN
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A Los Angeles County report showed that life expectancy in Los Angeles County reached 80.3 years, an all-time high, according to the county Department of Health Services. Arcadia, East San Gabriel, Walnut and Rowland Heights had some of the highest life expectancy rates in the county. Arcadia's life expectancy is 84.7 years. Females of Asian-Pacific Islander descent have the highest life expectancy in the county and all four of the SGV communities with the highest life expectancy rates also have high populations of residents of Asian Pacific Islander descent. In general, the report found that people in affluent communities tend to live longer while residents of poorer cities in more urban parts of the county had some of the lowest life expectancy rates.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2010
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Life expectancy
Public Health
Item ID
32313AN
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City Council revoked the business license of IFitness & Beauty Spa due to a number of violations. It is located at 133 E. Huntington Drive and is the 10th massage service establishment to have its license revoked for code violations since January 2009 as part of a crackdown on code compliance and to eliminate prostitution and other illegal activities. Michelle Ma, the manager of IFitness and wife of the owner said they have been trying to comply but needed more time.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2010
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2010
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p. A3
Subjects
Hwu, Frank
IFitness & Beauty Spa
Ma, Michelle
Massages
Small business
Item ID
32329AN
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Summer temperatures in Southern California have been lower than usual. The average temperature in July was 79 degrees, which was 5 degrees below normal. Jill Morganelli, horticulture curator at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden says she is enjoying the lower than normal temperatures and is more productive because of them. She discusses how colder night temperatures have affected plants.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
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p. A1, A4
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Morganelli, Jill
Weather
Item ID
32332AN
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Four Chinese nationals were arrested on federal and state charges for their alleged involvement in brothels in Monterey Park and San Gabriel. Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia, Huagui "Candy" Lotto, 53, of Rowland Heights, Lotto's husband Phillip Fu, 47, of Rowland Heights, and Yibin Zhang, 45, of Monterey Park, were arrested. If convicted of the state charges, the maximum sentence would be 7 years and 4 months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32136
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
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p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32333AN
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Secret brothels in residential areas of Monterey Park, Alhambra dand Rowland Heights were uncovered recently. Among the conspirators arrested was Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2010
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32334AN
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Newspaper Index
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The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) denied a license to Oak Tree Racing Association to run its fall meet at Santa Anita Park after representatives from the Thoroughbred Owners of California and the California Thoroughbred Trainers said they opposed having Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park due to safety concerns, saying they prefer Hollywood Park. Sherwood Chillingworth, executive vice president of Oak Tree, said he was moving forward to make arrangements to run the fall meet at Hollywood Park, but did not rule out the possibility that the board could change its mind.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32143
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32340AN
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Newspaper Index
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