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Arcadia to spend $450,000 to upgrade Planning Department and Public Works Department software to streamline how city personnel track building permits and the condition of equipment and infrastructure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34280
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Arcadia Development Services-Arcadia Planning Department
Arcadia Public Works Department
Building permits
Item ID
34474AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The newly seated City Council approved the implementation of a long-term plan to improve and upgrade the city's aging sewer system.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26314
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Sewers
Item ID
26515AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council approved a $32.5 million general fund budget for 2003-2004. The total budget is about $142 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31531
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 19, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 21
Subjects
Arcadia City budget - 2003-2004
Item ID
31727AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council considers parking code upgrade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32727
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
City codes
Parking regulations
Item ID
32924AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police officers ran in the Special Olympics Torch Run to raise funds and awareness.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29816
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police
Special Olympics Torch Run
Fundraisers
Item ID
30001AN
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Newspaper Index
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Nurhan Venk, 47, suspect in the shooting of Arcadia police officer, charged with attempted murder for shooting the officer in the face. He faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting his 73-year-old mother in the chest. Zoo Yang, an 83-year-old neighbor across the street was also struck by a stray bullet while he was watching his grandchild.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36302
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 18, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council rejected objections filed by Los Angeles County and declared a redevelopment district for South Arcadia. The district, which covers business properties along Las Tunas and Live Oak, will be operated as a non-contiguous part of the Arcadia downtown redevelopment district. The City Council declared the area does suffer from both economic and physical blight, and hope to spend $12 million to upgrade the district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30028
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Redevelopment
South Arcadia Business District
Item ID
30215AN
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Newspaper Index
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Help bring the K-9 Unit back to Arcadia. Arcadia Police Foundation is trying to raise funds to create and maintain an Arcadia Police Department K-9 Unit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34644
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 11, 2016
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Police Foundation
Police Dogs
Item ID
34836AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has authorized the Arcadia Fire Department to spend $184,682 to buy an urban search and rescue truck and $64,408 on 100 ballistic vests for the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31627
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 10, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - equipment - search and rescue truck
Arcadia Police Department - equipment - bullet proof vests
Item ID
31824AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Officer's Association made a donation of $500 to the Arcadia Public Library Foundation to provide funds for interior furnishings.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25811
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 27, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Officer's Association
Arcadia Public Library - 1990-1999
Item ID
26011AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council has approved increasing the funding and total service hours for the Arcadia Transit System. The transit program is funded through federal, state and local money distributed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29812
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 14, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Transit
R & D Transportation Services
Buses
Transportation
Item ID
29997AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves $55.7 million General Fund budget for fiscal year 2015-2016. Officials anticipate revenue totaling $59.7 million, enabling $4.5 million in funds transfers toward road and park improvements, staff equipment upgrades, a boost to the general liability and workers' compensation fund, establishing a reserve fund for building a new City Hall and nearly $500,000 in new programs and employees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34184
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
City of Arcadia Budget
Item ID
34378AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch, 36, was arrested and charged with grand theft. He allegedly embezzled funds from the Arcadia Police Officers' Association over a period of several months. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was no longer employed by Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33643
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2013
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--employees
Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33838AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Chang leads the council race in campaign spending. Expenditures of all candidates is discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26307
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 9, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Item ID
26508AN
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Newspaper Index
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New Arcadia police station opens to the public on Friday, October 3, 2003 at 4:30 PM. It is a state-of-the-art facility that is now bigger and better equipped than the old station that has since been demolished. It waas built using an $8 million bond measure in addition to $8 million that had alerady been allocated from the city general fund and city redevelopment funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32736
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Station--2003
Civic buildings
Item ID
32933AN
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Newspaper Index
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Homeless initiative takes a back seat to home improvement grants. Arcadia City Council approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funds for 2017-2018 fiscal year for home improvements and repairs to low and moderate-income residents, about $230,000 and only $20,000 on the Homeless Initiative Program. Mayor Tom Beck expressed concern for the disparity.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34782
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 19, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Beck, Tom
Habback, Malak
Home improvement
Homeless
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Item ID
34973AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia police officer Christian Blesch (photo), 36, was arrested for embezzlement of Arcadia Police Officers' Association funds. As of September 24, 2013, Blesch was terminated. Blesch allegedly charegd more than $50,000 for personal items on a police association's credit card. He pleaded not guilty to a felony count of grand theft by embezzlement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33633
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 5
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Arcadia Police Officers' Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Embezzlement
Item ID
33828AN
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Newspaper Index
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The new fiscal year will bring about changes in the city. Most notably, construction will begin on a new $16 million police station. Other possible projects include moving fire stations around, new signs, upgrades to infrastructure and more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30022
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Fiscal year 2001-2002
Budget
Arcadia Police Department - police station
Item ID
30209AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City of Arcadia and Arcadia City Council are working on plans for a new civic center and multipurpose facility that would be located next to City Hall and the newly constructed police station. The project would use money from the capital construction fund and is not part of the city's general fund.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31628
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia civic center - buildings and construction
Item ID
31825AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Rotary uneils monument to Veterans at Arcadia Community Center. Funds to build it came from Arcadia Field of Honor (temporary flags at Arcadia County Park) put on by Arcadia Rotary Club, a generous gift from Mary E. Hansen, as well as funds from Santa Anita Park Race Track. The monument consists of seven pillars of granite, each dedicated to the various branches of service: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35221
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Monuments
Statuary
Veterans
Item ID
35410AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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