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Gary Kovacic is Arcadia's mayor for the sixth time since 1998. Mayor Pro Tem is Roger Chandler. Mayor Kovacic is in the final year of a second consecutive four-year term. Due to term limits, he will have to step away from Arcadia City Council for at last two years after he concludes his current term as mayor, next April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34159
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 25, 2015
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 25, 2015
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p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019--term limits
Chandler, Roger
Kovacic, Gary
Mayors
Item ID
34353AN
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Pokemon Go Lure Festival in Downtown Arcadia on September 23.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34667
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 17, 2016
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 17, 2016
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p. 6
Subjects
Pokemon Go
Video games
Item ID
34859AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia adopts comprehensive pension management plan, saving $85 million. It addresses the City's $154 million in unfunded pension liabilities. It focuses on: -use of reserves to prepay existing liabilities -refinancing existing debt to lower interest rates to free up cash flow -prepaying costs with surplus funds from voter-approved Measure A sales tax increase -financing long-term capital improvements -using pension obligation bonds to lower the overall costs of pensions -negotiating for more employee cost-sharing. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, February 27, 2020

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35680
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 29, 2020
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 29, 2020
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p. 6
Subjects
City of Arcadia employees
Pensions
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Woman's Club president Cheryl Alberg was installed for the 2018-2020 term. First Vice President is Marilyn Daleo, Second VP Linda Mokler, Third VP Cindy Aguilar and other officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35214
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 30, 2018
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 30, 2018
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p. 6
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Aguilar, Cindy
Arcadia Woman's Club
Chapman, Dianne
Daleo, Marilyn
Donahey, Carol Anne
Fendrick, Julia
Lampman, Barbara
Mokler, Linda
Platt, Joyce
Item ID
35403AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mentally ill man Gerardo Cortez, 26, of Monrovia, is arrested for allegedly making telephone threats to shoot adults and children at a hospital, a mall, and schools in Arcadia and Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33628
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 21, 2013
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 21, 2013
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Cortez, Gerardo
Crime and Criminals
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Monrovia Police Department
Item ID
33822AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lawsuit filed against the City of Arcadia seeking an injunction against Mayor Sho Tay running for re-election on the November 2022 ballot. The City of Arcadia Charter limits City Council to two consecutive terms. He was appointed to City Council in 2018 when he ran unopposed for District 3. The suit challenges whether or not the term limits apply to Mayor Sho Tay, who is running for a third time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36243
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
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p. 8
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
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p. 8
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New Live Oak Library dedication in Arcadia November 2. The building was purchased, not leased. Los Angeles County Supervisor helped make this new library a reality.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34708
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 5, 2016
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
November 5, 2016
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p. 6
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County of Los Angeles Public Library-Live Oak Library
Item ID
34900AN
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Arcadia resident Sylvia Miller (photo) will tell California Retired Teachers Association about her years as a human "computer" at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), as recounted in Nathalia Holt's book The Rise of the Rocket Girls. Miller was one of many women scientists hired to compute data used to chart the path for NASA's early space missions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34666
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 17, 2016
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 17, 2016
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p. 7
Subjects
California Retired Teachers Association
Miller, Sylvia
NASA
Scientists
Item ID
34858AN
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Erica Wu, 15 of Arcadia, is going to London for the Summer Olympics to compete in table tennis. Photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32992
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 9, 2012
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p. 13
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 9, 2012
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p. 13
Subjects
Olympic Games--London, UK--Summer 2012
Pao, Johan
Ping pong
Sports
Table tennis
Wu, Erica
Wu, Sheng Cheng
Item ID
33189AN
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Newspaper Index
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A ninth historical marker, presented by Arcadia Historical society, will be dedicated on October 2 near the main entrance of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. This "History Lives Here" marker showcases vintage photographs and descriptions of the history and evolution of the Arboretum, which was once the home of Arcadia founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin. See hard copy in VF "Historical Society"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33162
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 15, 2012
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 15, 2012
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p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Historical markers
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
33359AN
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The Book Rack, a bookstore that has served Arcadia for 40 years, is closing. The owner Karen is retiring. Doors close permanently on February 23, 2024. The store's address is 204 South First Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36638
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2024
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 24, 2024
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p. 6
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The Book Rack
Bookstores
Small business
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Jerry Selmer will give a talk about growing up in the Arcadia area on November 12 at 11:30AM-1:00PM at Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34699
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 22, 2016
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 22, 2016
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p. 6
Subjects
Friends of Arcadia Public Library programs
Selmer, Jerry
Item ID
34891AN
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta allows lawsuit over Arcadia City Council appointment to proceed. HQH Chinese American Equalization Association and Arcadia Voters Rights Group are suing to challenge the appointment of Michael Danielson, representing District 5, which was vacant after the death of Council Member Roger Chandler. Danielson's term expires upon certification of the November 8 election results.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36347
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 1, 2022
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p. 9
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Mountain Views News
Date
October 1, 2022
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p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Arcadia Voters Rights Group
Danielson, Michael
HQH Chinese American Equalization Association
Lawsuits
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Lost in translation: ballot error in Chinese language instructions on the mail-in ballot, directing voters to choose up to 3 City Council candidates, in the race for only 2 open seats in the April 10 election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32904
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 24, 2012
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 24, 2012
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p. 7
Subjects
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Item ID
33101AN
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Going for gold in their 80s and 90s. Sneiders Family Fitness in Arcadia celebrates their 30th year hosting the Senior Games Powerlifting Championship. Competitors ranged in age from their 50s to 90s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36502
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 24, 2023
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 24, 2023
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p. 7
Subjects
Physical fitness
Sneider, Harry
Sneider, Rob
Sneider, Sarah
Weight lifting
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Arcadia High School's awesome government class travels to "We the People" finals. Megan Leahy is the teacher of the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. Government class going to the national competition in Washington DC.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34861
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 22, 2017
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
April 22, 2017
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p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Academic competitions
Leahy, Megan
Item ID
35051AN
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Arcadia Unified School District celebrates grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony of the Compressed Natural Gas Station. It was made possible by nearly $500,000 in grants from California Energy Commission and Mobile Source Air Pollution Review Committee. The new CNG station is estimated to save the district up to $40,000 in fuel and maintenance costs per year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33738
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 25, 2014
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p. 5
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Mountain Views News
Date
January 25, 2014
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p. 5
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Aragon, Christina
Arcadia Unified School District
Chew, Janet
Compressed Natural Gas
Kinsler, Kay
Reynolds, Brook
Schmidt, Joan
Shawn, Joel
Vannasdall, Dave
Item ID
33934AN
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City of Arcadia Development Services Department launches Arcadia EDGE, an online customer service portal that provides permit assistance and access to tools and information relating to development and permitting. It stands for Electronic Development Gateway. Arcadia EDGE features the ability to schedule a building inspection for an active building permit, view building inspection schedules, look up permit history on a specific address, report a code violation, apply for a business license, and more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36397
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 10, 2022
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p. 7
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 10, 2022
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p. 7
Subjects
City of Arcadia-Development Services Department
Building inspections
Building permits
Business licenses
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Guilty verdict delivered to Lawrence Joseph Farry, 25, who was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter, in the death of former Arcadia resident Joan Milazzo in August last year. Farry struck Milazzo with his car in the Del Sur area of North County San Diego. Milazzo grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, graduated from Alverno High School in Sierra Madre and was a member of St. Rita Catholic Parish in Sierra Madre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32962
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 19, 2012
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p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
May 19, 2012
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p. 1
Subjects
Deaths
Farry, Lawnrece Joseph
Milazzo, Joan
Trials
Item ID
33159AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia, Monrovia, and Duarte schools all forced to lock down this week due to phoned in threats of a gunman on 4 separate campuses. On Thursday, September 12, the caller contacted Arcadia Police Department, reporting "he was at Arcadia High School and that he was going to start shooting students with an assault rifle." A second call was received during the police search of the campus that told officers to back off or they would be shot. No suspects of weapons were found.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33615
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 14, 2013
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p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Police Department
Item ID
33810AN
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Newspaper Index
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