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Strong winds caused power outages for Southern California Edison customers in Arcadia, Monrovia, and South Pasadena yesterday. The San Gabriel Valley area is expected to have winds from 20-40 mph today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31766
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
Subjects
Weather
Winds
Item ID
31963AN
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The city's efforts to save homes beneath the fire-ravaged hillsides from a flood of mud and debris have been praised, but mud and debris are still flowing onto Highland Vista, Monte Place, Vista and Santa Anita Avenues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27429
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 24, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Fires
Mudslides
Item ID
27626AN
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Newspaper Index
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South Pasadena and Arcadia Edison customers lost power as a result of winds of up to 45 mph at times. Some households regained power but some Arcadia customers remain without power.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29862
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2006
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2006
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Power outages
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Weather - winds
Item ID
30047AN
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Newspaper Index
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A fire believed to have been started by a downed power line caused an estimated $1 million in the 100 block of West Norman Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30392
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Disasters
Fires
Item ID
30579AN
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Strong winds at 70+ mph caused 29 light poles to topple over on Live Oak Avenue. There was damage to six other poles between Santa Anita Avenue and Sixth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30799
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Light poles
Weather
Winds
Item ID
30987AN
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Duarte Road, from El Monte Avenue to the western city limits, will have utility lines placed underground. The cost will be $2.3 million. The issue of undergrounding utilities came up during the January windstorm, when nearly 30 power poles were knocked down on Live Oak Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31932
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Construction
Power lines
Utilities
Item ID
32129AN
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Santa Ana winds estimated at up to 80 mph, toppled 29 utility poles along Live Oak Avenue from Santa Anita to 10th Avenue in Arcadia. Arcadia was the hardest hit of the San Gabriel Valley cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24844
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Ana Winds
Streets - Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
25040AN
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Several blocks of Live Oak Avenue will be closed through Thursday while Edison crews remove street lights, traffic signals and wooden power poles that snapped under powerful overnight wind gusts Monday from the Santa Ana winds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24846
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Ana Winds
Streets - Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
25042AN
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Sparks thrown from a cutting torch ignited debris in a dorm structure causing a fire at Anoakia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27678
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 22, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia
Fires
Item ID
27875AN
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Pasadena Star News writer Gene Maddaus comments on the latest mall war issue involving the removal of the housing units from Rick Caruso's plans and also Caruso's public relations error.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29888
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Maddaus, Gene
Mall war
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30074AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department and police explorers from the high school clean up graffiti in Arcadia.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 26, 2002
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 26, 2002
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Gangs
Graffiti
Item ID
30962AN
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The car dealerships hit by ELF vandalism were back to business on Sunday. Ecoterrorists attacks destroyed 20 Hummers and other SUVs were damaged in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26173
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Ecoterrorists
Hummers
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Item ID
26373AN
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9-year-old Maria Lugo came to Arcadia Arcadia Methodist Hospital from Mexico to have a steel plate removed from her chin. It was a follow-up surgery to a softball-size tumor removal she had in April, 2008, at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Dr. Jon Tyrell, a member of LIGA International, and Dr. B.S. Chandrasekhar operated on her. LIGA International is a non-profit group of medical experts, pilots and volunteers who travel to clinics in Sinaloa, Mexico several times a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31823
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2009
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Chandrasekhar, Dr. B.S.
LIGA International
Lugo, Maria
Lugo, Noemi Rocha
Non-profit organizations
Surgeries
Tyrell, Dr. Jon
Item ID
32020AN
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Part of the 210 Freeway was closed to clean up fuel leaked from a big rig. It happened on the eastbound lanes near Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28304
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2004
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Foothill Freewar (210) - Baldwin Avenue
Traffic Accidents
California Highway Patrol (CHP)
Seumanutafa, John - Patrol officer
Item ID
28502AN
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The county jobless rate hits 7.5% while local Arcadia unemployment is at 4.5% for July, 2008. A chart shows unemployment in other local cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31172
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2008
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2008
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Unemployment
Item ID
31367AN
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Public employees' retirement and pensions are costing cities up to 25% of the city budget. In March, CalPERS announced its stock portfolio had lost 39.8%. Costs for retirees are ballooning and El Monte and West Covina budgets have been hit hard from the recession. Arcadia, which had the fourth highest pension costs of the 24 cities surveyed, spent $6.7 million last year for its 357 current employees and retirees. The city's general fund budget is $46 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31472
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
City budgets
Pensions
Recession
Retirement benefits
Item ID
31665AN
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's destruction, experts warn that Southern California is not ready to handle the Big One-an earthquake of at least 7.0 magnitude. A photo of Santa Anita Dam is shown.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29703
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Natural disasters
Dams
Disaster preparedness
Earthquakes
Item ID
29888AN
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A well and several gates from the Anoakia mansion were removed and donated to the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19287
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Arboretum
Item ID
19530AN
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County home prices were up slightly in April after more than 1.5 years of declines, according to the California Association of Realtors. Arcadia's median home price was $689,090 in April, down 8% from a year ago. A chart shows figures from other local cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31492
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2009
Pages
p. 14 (Business Section)
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2009
Pages
p. 14 (Business Section)
Subjects
Housing
Median home prices
Real Estate
Item ID
31687AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena's Lighthouse Christian Store on Lake Avenue closed its business earlier this month, due to tough competition from bookstores like Amazon and big box stores like Costco, Sam's Club and Target. Lighthouse still has locations in Long Beach and Orange, but their stores in Glendale and Arcadia both closed in recent years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31767
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Bookstores
Business and Industry
Christian supplies
Item ID
31964AN
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Newspaper Index
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