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Reports on damage left by a violent windstorm. There was little damage to homes but trees were down throughout the city. The Arboretum suffered extensive damage. The Edison Company had major problems affecting 50,000 customers in the area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 10, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 10, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Windstorms

Item ID: 3503AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The 50-60 mph winds that swept through the city on Thursday, December 8, left uprooted trees, downed powerlines and damaged structures.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 11, 1988

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Windstorms; Winds

Item ID: 3504AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has filed a suit against the Clifford C. Bong & Co., a former owner of the 1.6 acre redevelopment site on Huntington Drive. The ARA hopes to recover the $855,000 spent on removal of toxic waste and other debris.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 334AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city's new graffiti removal program has logged at least 72 cases since Jan. 28 in which residents have asked the city to remove graffiti free of charge. In November, for the first time, the City Council allocated $20,000 for graffiti removal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 14, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 14, 1991

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Graffiti

Item ID: 1667AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia schools have received $377,665 from the California state lottery and the district expects another, slightly smaller, payment for January-March 1986.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2935AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Assessed valuation notices were sent July 12 to property owners throughout Los Angeles County. Arcadians were hit with an average increase of 42%. Figures for other San Gabriel Valley communities given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3311AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dale Hushaw, owner-operator of Palace Cleaners in Arcadia, discusses his efforts in the 1960s to educate the Russians to the business of dry cleaning. Hushaw made 4 trips to Russia, helping the Russians build and operate a dry cleaning plant.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Hushaw, Dale

Item ID: 1862AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Police were still searching for suspects in the murder of Arcadia resident Katherine Skinner, age 19. Miss Skinner was a telecommunications major at Pasadena City College and was employed at Fashion Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Murder

Item ID: 1995AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dale Hushaw, owner-operator of Palace Cleaners is Arcadia, discusses his efforts in the 1960's to educate the Russians to the business of dry cleaning. Hushaw made 4 trips to Russia, helping the Russians build and operate a dry cleaning plant.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 2, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Palace Cleaners

Item ID: 806AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia is one of 4 cities in Los Angeles County to receive funds from the Solid Waste Management Board to clean up litter and enforce anti-litter laws. The $7,954 will help rebuild a street sweeper.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 7, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Street Cleaning

Item ID: 3264AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Longden Well No. 1 has been taken out of service as levels of TCE (trichloroethyene) in the water have risen in excess of the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. TCE is an industrial solvent used for cleaning purposes.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 8, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3457AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two of Arcadia's wells, Longden 1 and Longden 2, have been closed for months following the discovery of TCE. Now PCE has been discovered. The city is considering a TCE/PCE removal plant.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 24, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3458AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Several streets in Arcadia have misleading signs saying "Not a Through Street" despite the fact that they are not dead ends or cul-de-sacs. Public Works Director, Chester Howard, explained that the signs were put up in response to residents who wanted to protect their neighborhoods from too much traffic.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3277AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's City Council is having second thoughts about its regulation requiring the removal of burglar bars in town and has sent the whole ordinance back to staff for further study.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2071AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Thirteen negotiating sessions have been held since March yet the teachers and the Board of Education are still at odds. The Board is reluctant to give up its authority over the disputed matters of transfers, evaluation and grievance arbitration.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 25, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 25, 1980

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Schools - Employees

Item ID: 2737AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Test scores of Arcadia Unified School District's seniors rose this year. The reading score was 294 (up 19 points) while math score was 333 (up 20 points). Since 1987-88, students moved from the 77th to the 85th percentile in reading and from the 89th to the 96th percentile in math statewide.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1990

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3128AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The C.I.A. (Citizens Infuriated With Arcadia) under the leadership of Ervin Nichols, is working to have the barriers removed that were erected at San Carlos road and Orange Grove Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 4, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 4, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Organizations - Citizens Infuriated With Arcadia

Item ID: 2088AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A lawsuit by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency seeking reimbursement of $855,000 it spent to remove toxic and other waste from 1.6 acres of land will go to trial in June.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 335AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A petition of 732 signatures of people opposed to the planned tennis club in the Santa Anita Debris Basin in north Arcadia was presented to the Arcadia City Council. Residents of the Highland Oaks section of Arcadia have vowed to fight the proposed tennis club by legal means if necessary.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Recreation

Item ID: 2307AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Eighty signed petitions urging construction of a sound wall barrier from Santa Anita Avenue east to Fifth Avenue were presented at a recent Arcadia City Council meeting.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1983

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 7, 1983

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Foothill Freeway - (210)

Item ID: 1631AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Reports on damage left by a violent windstorm. There was little damage to homes but trees were down throughout the city. The Arboretum suffered extensive damage. The Edison Company had major problems affecting 50,000 customers in the area.

The 50-60 mph winds that swept through the city on Thursday, December 8, left uprooted trees, downed powerlines and damaged structures.

The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency has filed a suit against the Clifford C. Bong & Co., a former owner of the 1.6 acre redevelopment site on Huntington Drive. The ARA hopes to recover the $855,000 spent on removal of toxic waste and other debris.

The city's new graffiti removal program has logged at least 72 cases since Jan. 28 in which residents have asked the city to remove graffiti free of charge. In November, for the first time, the City Council allocated $20,000 for graffiti removal.

Arcadia schools have received $377,665 from the California state lottery and the district expects another, slightly smaller, payment for January-March 1986.

Assessed valuation notices were sent July 12 to property owners throughout Los Angeles County. Arcadians were hit with an average increase of 42%. Figures for other San Gabriel Valley communities given.

Dale Hushaw, owner-operator of Palace Cleaners in Arcadia, discusses his efforts in the 1960s to educate the Russians to the business of dry cleaning. Hushaw made 4 trips to Russia, helping the Russians build and operate a dry cleaning plant.

Police were still searching for suspects in the murder of Arcadia resident Katherine Skinner, age 19. Miss Skinner was a telecommunications major at Pasadena City College and was employed at Fashion Park.

Dale Hushaw, owner-operator of Palace Cleaners is Arcadia, discusses his efforts in the 1960's to educate the Russians to the business of dry cleaning. Hushaw made 4 trips to Russia, helping the Russians build and operate a dry cleaning plant.

Arcadia is one of 4 cities in Los Angeles County to receive funds from the Solid Waste Management Board to clean up litter and enforce anti-litter laws. The $7,954 will help rebuild a street sweeper.

Longden Well No. 1 has been taken out of service as levels of TCE (trichloroethyene) in the water have risen in excess of the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. TCE is an industrial solvent used for cleaning purposes.

Two of Arcadia's wells, Longden 1 and Longden 2, have been closed for months following the discovery of TCE. Now PCE has been discovered. The city is considering a TCE/PCE removal plant.

Arcadia's City Council is having second thoughts about its regulation requiring the removal of burglar bars in town and has sent the whole ordinance back to staff for further study.

Thirteen negotiating sessions have been held since March yet the teachers and the Board of Education are still at odds. The Board is reluctant to give up its authority over the disputed matters of transfers, evaluation and grievance arbitration.

Test scores of Arcadia Unified School District's seniors rose this year. The reading score was 294 (up 19 points) while math score was 333 (up 20 points). Since 1987-88, students moved from the 77th to the 85th percentile in reading and from the 89th to the 96th percentile in math statewide.

The C.I.A. (Citizens Infuriated With Arcadia) under the leadership of Ervin Nichols, is working to have the barriers removed that were erected at San Carlos road and Orange Grove Avenue in Arcadia.

A lawsuit by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency seeking reimbursement of $855,000 it spent to remove toxic and other waste from 1.6 acres of land will go to trial in June.

A petition of 732 signatures of people opposed to the planned tennis club in the Santa Anita Debris Basin in north Arcadia was presented to the Arcadia City Council. Residents of the Highland Oaks section of Arcadia have vowed to fight the proposed tennis club by legal means if necessary.

Eighty signed petitions urging construction of a sound wall barrier from Santa Anita Avenue east to Fifth Avenue were presented at a recent Arcadia City Council meeting.