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U.S. government sues SoCal Edison (electricity company), alleging liability for 2020 Bobcat Fire, one of the largest ever in Los Angeles County. The suit alleges that the fire was caused by the failure of SoCal Edison and its tree maintenance contractor to properly maintain trees that came into contact with power lines.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36545
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2023
Pages
p. 1, 32
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2023
Pages
p. 1, 32
Subjects
Bobcat Fire
Lawsuits
Southern California Edison
Utilities
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia continuing Concerts and Movies in the Park Series with an event every Thursday from June 23 through August 4 at 240 West Huntington Drive, on the lawn between Arcadia City Hall and Arcadia Police Department. This Thursday's concert will be performed by The Smokin' Cobras, followed by the movie Mulan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36280
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
City of Arcadia
Concerts
Movies
Music
Recreation and Community Services Department
The Smokin' Cobras (musical group)
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents, city officials grapple with homeless issue at a public forum at Arcadia Performing Arts Center. City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto said easing the homeless crisis comes down to two major areas--enforcement and services. Police Chief Roy Nakamura said the number of calls to Arcadia Police Department related to the homeless increased from 1493 in 2019, to 2067 in 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36004
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Homeless
Homelessness
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Nakamura, Roy
Social issues
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia faith leaders voice support for peaceful protests. Members of Arcadia Interfaith Action Group--representing the Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh faith community--vehemently condemn the "senseless murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer." The group recognizes "that people of color are much more likely to be the victims of such violent treatment by law enforcement personnel."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35760
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia Baha'i Community
Arcadia Congregational Church of Christ
Arcadia Muslim Congregation
Bains, Gagan, Dr.
Cadenbach, Jolene, Dr.
Dunham, Rick
Emarsi, Fawaz
Licata, Stephen
Moss, Jason
Protests
Rettig, Kevin
Thai-Erwin, Eva
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Gem Coin mastermind Steve Chen sentenced to 10 years in prison. One of Arcadia’s largest financial scandals in 2015 involved cryptocurrency and a host of well-known public officials, including a former Arcadia mayor, for involvement in a Ponzi scheme that ultimately shut down the operations of the Arcadia business known as U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Cryptocurrency
Gem Coin
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA)
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia will reopen City Hall and other facilities to the public as part of the Safer At Work and in the Community Order issued by Los Angeles County. Beginning June 15, open facilities now include City Hall, Arcadia Fire Department, Public Works, and city parks and open spaces. The Arcadia Police Department, Community Center, Arcadia Public Library and Museum remain closed. Arcadia City Council meetings will still be conducted virtually in June.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 11, 2020
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 11, 2020
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
City of Arcadia
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Pandemics
Public Health
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Jason Lee donates $10,000 to Arcadia Police Foundation. He presented the check to Mary E. Hansen, the founding board member and Vice President of the Arcadia Police Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36178
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Police Foundation
Hansen, Mary E.
Lee, Jason
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Arcadia shooting at barricade scene injures one Arcadia police officer and 2 civilians. LA Sheriff's Department assisted Arcadia Police Department with the response at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue for a domestic dispute.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
Collection
Newspaper Index
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IKEA opened at The Shops at Santa Anita, formerly Westfield Santa Anita. It is a 9,092 s.f. space of a new concept known as a Planning Studio. You can't actually buy something and leave with it the same day. Everything is delivered.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Interior decorating
Interior design
Furniture stores
IKEA
Santa Anita mall
The Shops at Santa Anita
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Newspaper Index
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On April 28, Arcadia Police Department hosts first in-person Coffee-with-a-Cop event since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, at the Bowlero in the Westfield Santa Anita mall. Prior to the pandemic, coffee was held once every 3 months. Arcadia Police Chief Roy Nakamura, five lieutenants, several sergeants, and volunteer police attended, along with some city council members.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36238
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2022
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 5, 2022
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Nakamura, Roy
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A cabin is lost, but memories endure. Greg Vanni of Arcadia, had a cabin among the 80 historic Chantry Flat cabins in Big Santa Anita Canyon. It burned to its foundation in the Bobcat Fire. It was a 350-foot cabin built in 1910 during "The Great Hiking Era," a time between the 1880s to the late 1930s in Southern California, when settlers from the city were drawn to the San Gabriel Mountains looking for adventure. The historic Adams Pack Station survived the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35859
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A5
Subjects
Big Santa Anita Canyon
Bobcat Fire
Cabins
Chantry Flat
Fires
Schoth, Lauren
Vanni, Greg
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Tranquility of Arcadia disrupted by barricaded gunman. Arcadia Police officer and two civilians wounded when police responded to a domestic violence call in the 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue in Arcadia. The suspect Nurhan Venk, 47, allegedly shot the Arcadia police officer in the face, allegedly shot his 73-year-old mother Ankine Venk. A stray bullet hit an 83-year-old man across the street.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36308
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
Pages
p. 1
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Mountain Views News
Date
August 13, 2022
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Ankine
Venk, Nurhan
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto has appointed Captain Roy Nakamura as the city's 30th police chief. He is a 28-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department. He succeeds Chief Robert T. Guthrie, who is retiring. Nakamura is the first police chief of Japanese and Asian descent in a city that once temporarily incarcerated Japanese and Japanese-Americans at Santa Anita Park. Arcadia's population is currently 60.8% Asian.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Hounds put noses to work in training. Police bloodhounds and their K9 handlers gather in Encino for required certification tests and exercises. The certification exam drew police and dogs from LAPD, Arcadia, La Verne, and other cities, and sheriffs from Riverside and Orange Counties.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36419
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
K-9 units
National Police Bloodhound Association
Police Dogs
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Arcadia will have a Patriotic Reverse Parade and Food Drive. People will drive on the parade route and wave to the "Stars of the parade" who are stationed on the sidewalk on July 2, 2021, 9-11 AM. The "stars" include firefighters, medical and police who have helped the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canned food donations will be accepted by Foothill Unity Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Fourth of July
Holidays
Parades
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Obituary/death notice. Arcadia leader Roger Chandler dies. Law enforcement professional (more than two decades in LA Sheriff's Department, Chief of Police for LA Housing Authority, created Hawaiian Gardens Police Department) and longtime resident served 24 years on Arcadia City Council.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 2021
Pages
p. A3, A5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Chandler, Roger
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Newspaper Index
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Breeders' Cup-A $6 million Classic win for trainer Rick Dutrow. Favorite horse White Abarrio takes marquee race.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2023
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 5, 2023
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Dutrow, Rick
Trainers
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Taiba among trainer Bob Baffert's 5 winners on opening day at Santa Anita Park, in front of a crowd of 41,446. The crowd, Santa Anita park's largest on opening day since 46,514 showed up in 2016.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2022
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2022
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Newspaper Index
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Podiatrist socks it to Union Station. Dr. Shelley Gath, a podiatrist in Arcadia, donated 495 pairs of socks to the homeless charity Union Station. Dr. Gath operates Vantage Foot and Ankle Center in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Charity
Gath, Shelley
Socks
Union Station
Vantage Foot and Ankle Center
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Race horse White Abarrio wins the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. The jockey aboard was Irad Ortiz Jr. (photo). The trainer was Rick Dutrow.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36589
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 9, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 9, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Jockeys
Dutrow, Rick
Ortiz, Irad, Jr.
Trainers
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Newspaper Index
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