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Arcadia City Council elections unofficial results--Gary Kovacic and John Wuo are elected. Voters approved Measure D, which extends a hotel room tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32931
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 12, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections--April 2012
Ballot measures
Dougherty, Mary
Kovacic, Gary
Nunez, Henry
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Item ID
33128AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mayor Gary Kovacic and former councilman John Wuo were leading yesterday in the early returns for two City Council seats, but former school board president Mary Dougherty was close behind. About 6,500 of the city's nearly 30,000 voters had already cast their vote as of early Tuesday evening.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32922
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections--April 2012
Dougherty, Mary
Kovacic, Gary
Nunez, Henry
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Item ID
33119AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia vote-by-mail ballots contain translation error in Chinese-language instructions which could cause some votes to be invalidated. Five candidates vie for the two seats on Arcadia City Council in this April's General Municipal Election, but erroneous instructions in Chinese language said to choose up to three candidates.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32871
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 22, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 22, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections--April 2012
Dougherty, Mary
Kovacic, Gary A.
Nunez, Henry
Tay, Sho
Wuo, John
Item ID
33068AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia certifies city council election victories for John Wuo and Gary A. Kovacic. The results were certified this week after election officials were able to verify and count 661 of the remaining 681 ballots of the April 10 election. There were 105 ballots that had to be disqualified because voters selected more than 2 candidates in the all-mail election. At least some of those were caused by an error in the ballots' Chinese-language instructions that directed voters to select no more than 3 instead of 2 candidates, prompting the city to send out correction notices. Gene Glasco was elected City Clerk. Measure D, the hotel room tax, passed.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Ballot measures
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Kovacic, Gary A.
Wuo, John
Item ID
33139AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia, Sierra Madre and Bradbury are holding elections today on tax measures and city council members. Arcadia voters will choose two City Council members from the candidates running--Gary Kovacic, John Wuo, Sho Tay, Henry Nunez, and Mary Dougherty--and vote on Measure D, the extension ofthe hotel room tax from a 30-day maximum to a 90-day stay. Arcadia's election is being conducted through an all-mail ballot for the first time.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Item ID
33089AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Early tallies in the City Council elections show Bob Harbicht, Peter Amundson and John Wuo in the lead. Measure A, calling for a train bridge over Santa Anita Avenue, appears to have passed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29986
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
City council elections - 2001-2010
Measure A
Ballot measures
Item ID
30173AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two competing measures, Measure A and Measure B, will be on the next ballot. The one with the most votes will prevail.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Eminent domain
Elections - 2001-2010
Measure A
Measure B
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes Benz -- expansion
Item ID
30713AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves 3/4 cent sales tax increase to go on an upcoming ballot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
Sales tax
Item ID
35646AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters will decide, in a special election next week, whether or not to approve ballot Measure A, which seeks to protect the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone usage. Measure A would not raise any taxes. The city already collects taxes on residential cell phone usage and is seeking to legally protect that practice by redefining what constitutes a telecommunications tax.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31702AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School has been recognized for its outstanding arts program by the California Alliance for Art Education.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30289
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 2, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arts education
Awards - honors - recognitions
Dougherty, Mary
Item ID
30476AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School has been honored with the 2002 BRAVO award for excellence in arts education by the Music Center of Los Angeles. The award recognizes art programs, including music and drama. Notable people Garry Marshall and Gayle Wilson, wife of former California governor Pete Wilson, attended the gala event.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Arts programs
Awards - honors - recognitions
Dougherty, Mary
Educators
Item ID
30392AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36301
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
California Voting Rights
City Charter
City Clerk
Elections
Gambling
Hotels
Motels
Sports betting
Taxes
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Measure A would increase sales tax by .75% to bring local Arcadia sales tax rate to 10.25%. It will be placed on a June 4 mail-in ballot. If passed, Measure A would yield about $8.6 million annually, which would be dedicated to keeping city services at the levels residents have come to appreciate.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Ballot measures
City of Arcadia Budget
Sales tax
Item ID
35633AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadians: "No" on Measure A, the repeal of Utility Users Tax (UUT) by Joan Schmidt. The utility tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 billion General Fund.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 19, 2016
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Ballot measures
Castro, Mike
City Council Elections-April 2016
Schmidt, Joan
Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Item ID
34688AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents pass Measure A by significant majority. It is a 3/4 cent sales tax increase, passed with 63.94% of the vote in Tuesday's mail-in ballot. The increase will provide locally controlled funds to maintain Arcadia's public safety and other city services. See Also Mountain Views News, June 8, 2019, p. 7.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections
Sales tax
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Less than one week remains before voters decide on ballot measures I, N, and P. A lot of money has been spent by Westfield Group and Our City, a committee headed by George Fasching, on Measures N and P. Measure I is an unopposed bond campaign.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections - local - 2006
Measure I
Measure N
Measure P
Item ID
30453AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ballot measure aims to repeal Arcadia's utility tax. The current tax adds 7% to bills for water, electricity and natural gas and 5% for telecommunications for both residential and commercial customers. If approved, city services will be downgraded significantly. It would eliminate 12.5% of Arcadia's budget.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Ballot measures
Kovacic, Gary
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Utility Users Tax
Item ID
34528AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Signatures supporting two ballot initiatives sponsored by Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita went to the City Clerk's office Tuesday for validation. Westfield's iniatives would ban billboards at The Shops at Santa Anita and require free parking.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Billboards
Iniatives
Malls
Mall war
Ballot measures
Item ID
30199AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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How Measure A is expected to affect Arcadia. Arcadia City Council will put a sales tax increase of 3/4 percent on this year's June ballot. The added sales tax would be added to the city's income to benefit the current deficit.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Sales tax
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group, owner of Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita, has proposed two ballot measures for the November election. Westfield is gathering signatures for the two initiatives: 1) to mandate free parking at all large retail projects and 2) to ban large billboards. A poll of 300 registered Arcadia voters in February showed 74% support the free parking initiative and 62% support the billboard measure.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 8, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Polls
Westfield Group
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Mall war
Item ID
30131AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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