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The Volunteer Emergency Medical Subscription Program offered by the city offers affordable alternatives to emergency medical fees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25735
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Emergency Paramedic Service
Emergency Ambulance Service
Volunteer Emergency Medical Subscription Program
Item ID
25935AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A new street in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been named Asher Court after Arcadia resident and World War II Veteran Fred Asher who saved the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25739
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 22, 1996
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Asher, Fred
World War II
Streets
Item ID
25939AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Ralph's Florist at 109 South First Avenue and original owner Ralph Yaish (Yack) and son Allen Yack.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25805
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 20, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Ralph's Florist
Streets - First Avenue
Yaish, Ralph
Yack, Allen
Item ID
26005AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department facility was originally constructed in 1956 and is now overcrowded and should be renovated or a new structure built.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25807
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Police Department
Police Station
Item ID
26007AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A profile of Orozco Jewelers at 203 South First Avenue and the owner, Richard Orozco.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25813
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 1997
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Streets - First Avenue
Orozco Jewelers
Orozco, Richard
Item ID
26013AN
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Newspaper Index
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A profile of Jack Lamb and Glasser-Miller-Lamb Arcadia Mortuary at 500 S. First Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25825
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Lamb, Jack
Glasser-Miller-Lamb Arcadia Mortuary
Streets - First Avenue
Item ID
26025AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In an attempt to produce permanent revenue enhancement, the City Council has agreed to go to ballot with a Fire Suppression District assessment which would ask property owners to tax themselves to achieve a balanced budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25828
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 15, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Budget
Fire Suppression District
Item ID
26028AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In 1993 the Arcadia City Council and the Redevelopment Agency implemented the Comprehensive Revitalization Strategy Program designed to bring new economic developments to the downtown district. The streetscape construction project has been completed and the revitalization is on-going with the Commercial Facade Rehabilitation Program (CFRP) providing financial assistance for storefront improvements.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25908
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Economic Development
Business and Industry
Commercial Facade Rehabilitation Program (CFRP)
Item ID
26108AN
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Newspaper Index
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Seven firefighters were injured in Arcadia house fire on White Oak Drive. The Arcadia Fire Department (AFD) required assistance from Monrovia, Sierra Madre, El Monte, and Los Angeles County. Six from AFD were treated at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The seventh firefighter, from Sierra Madre Fire Department, remained hospitalized in stable condition at St. Luke's Hospital in Pasadena. The house sustained extensive loss. Nearby residents wondered if the AFD needed so much help from outside fire departments because of recent cuts to the AFD.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32742
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
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p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Fires
Lavoie, Ken (Arcadia Fire Chief)
Item ID
32939AN
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Newspaper Index
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Pasadena City College board candidate David Ma faces criminal charges for sign ordinance violation. His election signs were found on public property. The arraignment will be held November 25 at Santa Anita Municipal Courthouse in Monrovia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32744
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Ma, David
Ordinances
Signs
Item ID
32941AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mayor Bob Harbicht will host "Speaking of Arcadia" at the Arcadia Historical Museum and will have a roundtable discussion with 5 people who lived here when Huntington Drive was two lanes and orange groves covered most of the city. "Speak of Arcadia" airs on cable channel 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32746
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 13, 1997
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Arcadia history
Contreras, Joe
Harbicht, Bob
Harpole, Ruth
Perkins, Bob
Ramsell, Roberts
Reeder, Ruth
Item ID
32943AN
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A profile of John Hart, Principal of Longley Way Elementary School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25919
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 11, 1997
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 11, 1997
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Schools - Longley Way
Schools - Elementary Schools
Hart, John
Principals
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
26119AN
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David Ma pleads guilty to charges of violating an ordinance prohibiting the placement of election signs on private property when he was running for the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25938
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 15, 1998
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Pasadena City College Board of Trustees
Ma, David
Item ID
26138AN
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Two men suspected of robbing the California State Bank on Huntington Drive on February 5th have been arrested. Roosevelt Davis of Duarte and Steven Wesley Berry of Ontario are being held in the Arcadia City Jail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25946
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 12, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Robbery
California State Bank
Berry, Steven Wesley
Davis, Roosevelt
Item ID
26146AN
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City of Homes is rapidly becoming the city of hotel rooms with the Extended Stay Hotel under construction and two more hotels planned.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26304
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 16, 1998
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 16, 1998
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Hotels
Redevelopment
Item ID
26505AN
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Newspaper Index
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Profile of Frank Perini, owner of Perini's Hair Plus on Foothill Blvd., which opened in 1954. Frank changed his name from Perez to Perini in order to be able to buy a house in Arcadia and to be accepted in the community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26384
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Perini, Frank
Perini's Hair Plus
Item ID
26584AN
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Overview of the programs offered to senior citizens at the Community Center and information on Rose O'Sullivan who supervises the activities. Rosie will leave the center after 8 1/2 years to move to Templeton.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26387
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 16, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 16, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Senior Citizens
O'Sullivan, Rosie
Item ID
26587AN
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Newspaper Index
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Signs with foreign characters need review as signage may not be appropriate. Councilman John Wuo suggested that the Arcadia Chinese Association would be willing to unofficially review signage requests with Chinese characters.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26396
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 30, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Signage
Arcadia Chinese Association
Item ID
26596AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Information about the formal opening of Huntington Drive on April 11, 1929 is presented.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Streets - Huntington Drive
Item ID
26598AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Wells Fargo Bank branch located in Ralph's Market at 211 E. Foothill Boulevard was robbed and the suspect, Ali James Cooper, was captured the following day.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Cooper, Ali James
Robbery
Wells Fargo Bank
Item ID
26601AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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