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$2 million in funding to help provide more homes. San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust gets state award for affordable, transitional housing. About 2 dozen cities have partnered, including Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, and others, to develop affordable housing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36565
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Choi, Ricky
Housing
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust
Collection
Newspaper Index
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla seeks wilderness protections, introduced in a bill covering 1 million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers. Padilla's bill incorporates the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu, D-Pasadena. Under this provision, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, established by President Barack Obama in 2014 will be expanded by 109,143 acres to include front facing portions of the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre and Arcadia and into the forest's western edge near Santa Clarita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35959
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Crowfoot, Wade
Forests
Obama, Barack
San Gabriel Mountains
Collection
Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Mountains: Bobcat Fire grows, but Arcadia lifts evacuation warning. The fire has burned more than 19,796 acres. as of yesterday evening. It was 0% contained.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35800
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2022
Pages
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Huge California conservation bill heads to vote in Congress today. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803, seeks to preserve 1 million acres of public land in California. Part of it is the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers Protection Act, authored by Rep. Judy Chu-D. to extend the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument designation by adding 109,143 acres of the western front-facing Angeles National Forest. This includes popular hiking areas within Chantry Flat, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35914
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 2021
Pages
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bill seeks addition to forest landscape. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, hopes to expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by 100,000-plus acres with the San Gabriel Mountains Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu. The San Gabriel Mountains are north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36488
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Forests
San Gabriel Mountains
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fire crews in the Angeles National Forest brace for Santa Ana winds. The Bobcat fire is burning in the San Gabriel Mountains. Residents of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Bradbury, and Sierra Madre were told to prepare for possible evacuation. It has burned 4900 acres, north of Azusa,

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35798
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Public lands: additions sought for San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, push bid to expand area by 109,000 acres by designating the western Angeles National Forest as part of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The San Gabriel Mountains are north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36501
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Forests
Padilla, Alex
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Asian night markets share a common language: food. Evening events draw thousands to LA, Orange, and San Diego counties. In 2012, the first 626 Night Market took place at Old Town Pasadena. Then the event moved to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia and it has become a signature event, becoming kind of synonymous with Arcadia, says Jason Kruckeberg, assistant City Manager, and Development Services Director.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36535
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 3, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A8, A9
Subjects
626 Night Market
Festivals
Huang, Patricia
Hwang, Jonny
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Native American tribes seek expansion of national monument with more than 100,000 acres. Indigenous leaders say more parts of the San Gabriel Mountains are "sacred lands." They are calling on the Biden administration to go further in protecting the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36598
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 1, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Antiquities Act
Biden, Joe (President of the United States of America)
Chantry Flat
Desert Cahuilla Indians
Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
Forests
Legislation
Pit River Nation
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Collection
Newspaper Index
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President Biden sending official to hear public views on the proposed expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Chantry Flat, a hiking and picnic spot north of Arcadia and Sierra Madre, closed for several years, is proposed for inclusion in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36570
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Biden, Joe (President of the United States of America)
Forests
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Wilkes, Homer
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mayors ask for zoning bill veto. 27 San Gabriel Valley cities urge Governor Gavin Newsom to kill legislation that changes single-family lots to allow zoning for up to 4 units. This is Senate Bill 9, introduced by Senator Toni Atkins. The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments advocates for addressing the affordable housing shortage by rezoning vacant and nonviable commercial properties and providing incentives to affordable housing developers to build on that land. SGVCG's letter in opposition was signed by Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, and others.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36033
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Housing
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Senate Bill 9
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Newspaper Index
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With the House of Representatives leaderless and legislation going nowhere, President Biden has been urged to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. More cities, elected officials, ask president to use his executive power to add acreage to the area, including Alhambra, Monterey Park, Santa Clarita and South Pasadena. The proposed addition of 109,000 ares to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument includes forest sections just above the cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, and Sierra Madre, and up to Santa Clarita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36558
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 16, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 16, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Biden, Joe
Chu, Judy
Forests
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Collection
Newspaper Index
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House passes preservation bill on a bipartisan vote. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803 seeks to conserve 1 million acres of public land in California, much of it in Southern California. HR 803 incorporates two local measures, including the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act that will protect the Angeles National Forest, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
Collection
Newspaper Index
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National monument expansion possible. Report claims United States President Joe Biden plans to add a third more land to the protection of the San Gabriel Mountains.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36677
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Biden, Joe, President of the United States
Chu, Judy
Forests
Legislation
Padilla, Alex
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
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Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Mountains monument expands. United States President Joe Biden OKs sabout 106,000 acres added to federally protected area with promise for more resources.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36684
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Biden, Joe, President of the United States
Chantry Flat
Forests
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Assemblymember Mike Fong, D-Alhambra, secures $4.5M for San Gabriel Valley cities. The cities Fong represents include Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Montebello, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South El Monte, South Pasadena and Temple City. The money is for investing in infrastructure that will increase access to park space, library services, and athletic facilities and enhance public safety for the 49th District.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36510
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A4
Subjects
Fong, Mike
Infrastructure
49th Assembly District
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Newspaper Index
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Area cities face financial woes, as state auditor's report places six in high-risk watchlist category (Anaheim, Compton, San Gabriel, Torrance, Montebello and West Covina). Arcadia is coded yellow, with moderate risk alongside Alhambra, Glendale and Pasadena, among other cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36030
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
California state auditor
City finance
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35981
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Gascon, George
Los Angeles County District Attorneys
Collection
Newspaper Index
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