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Arcadia city officials are cracking down on "maternity tourism" boarding houses by dedicating a full-time police detective to investigate the issue. Maternity or birth tourism is a phenomenon in which women, often from China, pay a handsome fee to have their babies in the United States, so the children can be citizens. While that is not illegal, at least five establishments have been shut down for violations, such as unlawfully operating boarding house businesses in residential zones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
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Newspaper Index
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An ancient Chinese maternity tradition, from the Sung Dynasty (960-1275 AD), known as "Zuo Yue Zi," is translated as "doing the month."It refers to the care of a Chinese woman during the first month after giving birth. The practice is explained here by Wei-Chen Tung, a former registered nurse at Arcadia Methodist Hospital and now an assistant professor of nursing at University of Nevada, Reno. The practice requires new mothers to follow a strict diet and rest for 3-4 weeks following a pregnancy. Tung says a lot of Chinese women still practice this, so hospitals should be aware of this part of Chinese culture. Maternity tourists--women who want to come to the United States to give birth to a full-fledged American citizen, have given rise to businesses that cater to them, such as the maternity home that was shut down in the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel on March 8. It had been 5 townhomes illegally converted into a maternity home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Chinese culture
Maternity tourists
Tung, Wei-Chen
Mothers
Item ID
32563AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police close 13 maternity homes in a crackdown months after a full-time detective was assigned to address calls about pregnant Asian women living in groups at residences around the city. The pregnant Asian women come to the U.S. so their babies receive U.S. citizenship. Detective James Trabbie became the quality-of-life detective.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33614
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Trabbie, James
Zoning
Item ID
33809AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dwight Chang of Arcadia is owner of a house on the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel. The building has been operating as a makeshift maternity ward with 10 newborns and about 12 Chinese nationals, crammed into an illegally converted townhouse. Chang has been warned twice before for operating a business that primarily caters to Asian "maternity tourists." Chang denied any wrongdoing and was fined $800 for building code violations. Children born on American soil automatically become United States citizens, under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Maternity tourism caters to wealthy Taiwanese, Chinese and Koreans. Throughout the past decade, similar set-ups have been uncovered in Rowland Heights, Hacienda Heights, New York, and Quebec.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Maternity tourists
Item ID
32553AN
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Newspaper Index
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Steve and Yan-Fen Lin, a couple possibly of Arcadia, have been running the illegally modified townhome in San Gabriel, owned by Dwight Chang of Arcadia, as a maternity home for Asian tourists. They violated building codes for setting up a makeshift maternity ward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32357
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Chang, Dwight
Lin, Steve
Lin, Yan-Fen
Item ID
32555AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
32079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The city council has decided to appropriate $35,000 toward the design of a light rail bridge over Santa Anita Avenue. This is to pay for early design work needed for an environmental impact report. The bridge project is expected to cost the city $10.7 million which may come from a bond. The Construction Authority would pay $18.4 million bringing total bridge cost to $29.1 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29512
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension - Construction Authority
Light rail bridge
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Santa Anita Avenue
Item ID
29696AN
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Newspaper Index
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Thirty young women are the finalists for the 2009 Rose Parade Queen and Court. Four girls are from Arcadia High School. They are Stephanie Lagace, Courtney Lee, Lauren Valenzuela and Samantha Power.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31251
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2008
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 2008
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
LaGace, Stephanie
Lee, Courtney
Pasadena Tournament of Roses-2009
Power, Samantha
Rose Court finalists
Valenzuela, Lauren
Item ID
31446AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City Council approved the annual Redevelopment Agency report, which outlines half a dozen projects planned for the coming year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
5519AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jockey John Velazquez wins four races at Santa Anita Park's opening day, with three coming on horses trained by Bob Baffert.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36140
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, B1, B7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, B1, B7
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Velazquez, John
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Circus Vargas will be coming to Santa Anita Park for the first time this fall. It will run for 11 days starting Thanksgiving Day in the southwest parking lot. It is an animal-free circus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32629
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Circuses
Circus Vargas
Santa Anita Park--2011-2010--parking lot--events
Item ID
32827AN
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The school board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a framework for change concerning grades. The details of the district's grading standards will be worked out over the coming months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5713
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1996
Pages
p. A 1
Subjects
School Board
Item ID
5564AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Six sets of golf clubs have been stolen in the past five weeks from Santa Anita Golf Course. Authorities are conducting undercover sting operations and encouraging golfers to monitor their possessions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29473
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Thefts
Golf clubs
Santa Anita Golf Course
Item ID
29658AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bobcat Fire - Most Chantry Flat cabins survived - 62 of 80 structures, historic Adams Pack Station did not burn down in massive Bobcat Fire which broke out September 6.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35860
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Big Santa Anita Canyon
Bobcat Fire
Fires
Vanni, Greg
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Newspaper Index
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An initiative designed to stop an entertainment complex from coming to Santa Anita Park has qualified for the ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6070
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Neighbors for Arcadia
Item ID
5903AN
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Newspaper Index
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Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC), owner of Santa Anita Park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Santa Anita Park may be sold to pay off Magna's debts. Frank Stronach paid $126 million for Santa Anita Park in 1996. The track has three potential buyers, including a group from Asia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31399
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Economy
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31592AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A rich history. Ghosts appear and pull away from the pack as memories of Breeders' Cups past point to the most lucrative sports event in North America. Breeders' Cup takes place today and tomorrow at Santa Anita Park. Other related stories.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33249
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2012
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Modesti, Kevin
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33446AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The campaign over a controversial ballot measure to restrict development at Santa Anita Park race track is heating up, with two community groups coming out against the initiative and a new group being formed to support it. Measure M requires a majority vote of approval from Arcadia residents for any change in land use requested by Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Elections, Local - 1996
Item ID
7976AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 21-year-old woman was the third person raped at gunpoint this year, and police suspect that they may be by the same person. All three women were accosted by an African American man in his 20's or 30's wearing a black cap. They were accosted in the early morning with a gun while alone in their cars.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals - Rape
Item ID
4384AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 2-year-old legal battle between the city of Arcadia and Taboo Gentlemen's Club, a strip club, will most likely result in the club being closed or sold off by April, 2009. The federal court case started when the city revoked Taboo Gentlemen's Club's business license for breaking the city's adult business codes. The club's owners Bill Badi Gammoh and Chawkat Jajieh sued in response, claiming city and police had obstructed business and violated their civil rights. The city's adult business ordinance prohibits lap dances, sexual contact, private dance booths and direct tipping. It requires licensed dancers to perform on an elevated stage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31254
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Gammoh, Bill Badi
Jajieh, Chawkat
Lawsuits
Strip clubs
Taboo Gentlemen's Club
Item ID
31449AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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