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Malls taking different paths with operations. San Gabriel Valley: some in the region are bucking trend and staying open, with reduced hours during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Westfield Santa Anita (in photo) is mostly empty, with only a few stores and food places open in Arcadia. While malls in many parts of Southern California have temporarily closed because of the possible spread of the novel coronavirus, Westfield in Arcadia, the Shops at Montebello, and Plaza West Covina have remained open, but with reduced hours.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35685
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Economy
Epidemics
Pandemics
Westfield Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield sues Los Angeles County over "unjustifiable" mall closures due to COVID-19. Westfield operates indoor malls in Canoga Park, Culver City, Sherman Oaks, Valencia and Arcadia. The suit alleges monetary losses and non-monetary losses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35814
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2020
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2020
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Davis, Muntu
Ferrer, Barbara
Lawsuits
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Villanueva, Alex
Westfield Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council gives Westfield Santa Anita mall the okay to host dance studios, car washes, auto detailers, and chair massages, in an effort to attract new tenants and customers. Council members also indicated that they support the concept of a medical office building on Santa Anita Park property.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33242
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Westfield Santa Anita mall
Item ID
33439AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile on the Westfield Group that owns Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita and other malls in the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24885
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. C3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2003
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
25081AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Coronavirus restrictions. Malls kick up their heels to be open. Shopping malls throughout Los Angeles County were given the okay to resume indoor operations yesterday after months of being closed. A smattering of shoppers showed up at malls in Redondo Beach, Torrance, Montebello, Sherman Oaks, and Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35771
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Shopping malls
Westfield Santa Anita
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Westfield Group will acquire 15 department stores which are owned by Federated Department Stores, Inc., including stores in Arcadia and West Covina. Robinsons-May in Arcadia and Macy's in West Covina will become property of Westfield and converted for other uses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29933
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 2006
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 22, 2006
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
Westfield Group
Item ID
30119AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted 5-0 to reject a proposal for a crematory to be built on First Avenue, next to Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue. The application came from Jim Larkin, who operates Arcadia Mortuary. The proposal drew criticism from neighbors and other Arcadia residents, with pickets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33286
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 11, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Mortuary
Crematories
Larkin, Jim
Mortuaries
Protests
Item ID
33483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita needs a bigger sign for the new tenants in its proposed expansion. Westfield wants a sign big enough for six tenant names, instead of the four previously agreed upon for the signage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29934
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - expansion
Signage and signs
Item ID
30120AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Westfield Santa Anita mall will be adding new tenants and is expected to submit plans for a new anchor store. Red Robin restaurant is scheduled to open in the open-air Promenade section by the end of the year. Forever 21 may move into the Robinsons May space and Target may be an anchor store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Malls
Retail stores
Restaurants
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
32641AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group is funding a new "grass roots" coalition to oppose the Santa Anita Park race track mall development by Caruso Affiliated. The coalition is called Arcadia First! but includes Westfield representatives, Westfield tenants and downtown businesses, and not only citizens, as the membership in a grass roots organization might suggest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Coalitions
Organizations
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track -- parking lot
Shopping malls
Westfield Group
Item ID
29758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Christmas trees set up by Nordstrom at Westfield Shopping Mall will have tags listing a child's name and requested gifts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22411
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2001
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2001
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Sugar Plum Tree
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
22628AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rouben A. Yardemian owns a retail store at Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. He writes in response to Rick Caruso's letter that there will not be "mall wars." Yardemian believes Arcadia is not big enough for two malls.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29519
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2005
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2005
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Letters to editor
Malls
Mall war
Westfield Santa Anita
Yardemian, Rouben A.
Item ID
29703AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso and Westfield are still battling over the proposed Caruso lifestyle center. A decade ago the race track's south parking lot had been rezoned for commercial development. Rick Caruso feels his development will help Westfield while Westfield believes a new mall will cannibalize tenants and harm both companies and the city's sales tax revenues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29793
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track - zoning
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
29978AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Developer Rick Caruso's $400 million open-air mall at the Santa Anita Park race track may be stiff competition for retailers at Westfield Shoppingtown. City leaders hope the two malls can coexist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29467
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita - 2001-2010
Business and Industry
Caruso, Rick
Malls
Item ID
29652AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Volunteers are cataloging news clips at the Angeles national Forest Headquarters. This is the third year volunteers have gone through the files.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20240
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2001
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2001
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Angeles National Forest Headquarters
Item ID
20474AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The new Dave & Buster's Restaurant will open at the Westfield Shoppingtown mall. The Dallas-based restaurant company melds pub, arcade and restaurant to target adults.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29172
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29. 2004
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29. 2004
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Restaurants
Eateries
Dave & Buster's Inc.
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
29357AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John F. Llewellyn and Arne Lalm are the newest appointees to the board of directors of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Llewellyn, a Sierra Madre resident, is President of Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. Kalm, an Arcadia resident, is President of First Arcadia Corp., an investment banking firm.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4493
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 1995
Pages
p. H2 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 1995
Pages
p. H2 photo
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
4369AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The mall war continues as each side publishes public poll results. Westfield conducted a poll showing 57% of 400 respondents opposed to the new mall. Caruso did not release full results of its survey.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29771
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Mall war
Developers
Westfield Group
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Polls
Item ID
29956AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Angelus National Forest supervisor Jody Noiron announces new forest restrictions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28914
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Fire safety
Angeles National Forest
Forest restrictions
Noiron, Judy
Item ID
29105AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Santa Anita mall is paving the way for new eateries to join its open-air Promenade. The mall has requested the city to allow an increase in restaurant space permitted there from 10,000 to 30,000 square feet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2011
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Malls
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Westfield Santa Anita Shoppingtown--2011-2020
Item ID
32705AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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