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Several streets in Arcadia have misleading signs saying "Not a Through Street" despite the fact that they are not dead ends or cul-de-sacs. Public Works Director, Chester Howard, explained that the signs were put up in response to residents who wanted to protect their neighborhoods from too much traffic.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 17, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3277AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Four areas along the 210 freeway qualify for sound-wall construction. According to Chester Howar, Director of Public Works, one of those areas could have a wall built within 9 years, but walls for the other areas may never be built.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 9, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Noise Abatement

Item ID: 2024AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Joseph Lopez, Arcadia's new Director of Public Works, has 28 years of public works experience.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 23, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: City Employees - Lopez, Joseph

Item ID: 1157AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Orange Grove Avenue

Item ID: 3285AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Speed limits on 17 Arcadia streets will be going up by five miles per hour as a result of a recent study conducted by the police department and public works.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Regulations

Item ID: 3416AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

From now through 1990, the number of students attending Arcadia schools should drop by 369, according to a 3-year projection developed by Associate Superintendent of Personnel Services, John Sinclair.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 25, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Enrollment

Item ID: 2905AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council has authorized a project to build concrete sidewalks adjacent to Camino Grove, First Avenue, Hugo Reid Primary, Dana and Holly Avenue schools.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 12, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 12, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3280AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

According to Superintendent of Schools, Stephen Goldstone, if Governor George Deukmejian's budget passes as it now stands, the Arcadia School District will have to make "tremendous cuts" in personnel.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 1, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 1, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Budget

Item ID: 2647AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: City Planning

Item ID: 1200AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Within the next 6 months a left turn signal will be installed at the corner of Duarte and First Avenue in an effort to avoid the many accidents that have occurred at that intersection recently.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets

Item ID: 3279AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photos

Subjects: Streets - Orange Grove Avenue

Item ID: 3284AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 2, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 2, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Postal Service

Item ID: 2241AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Susan Clavey, the mother of Tanya Clavey (the 16-year old girl who died following a 400-foot plunge off the Santa Anita Canyon Road) asked the Arcadia City Council to close the road's gate at dusk to prevent further fatalities. The gate, normally locked at 10 PM, was unlocked when the accident occurred at 10:15 PM.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 26, 1989

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Chantry Flat Road

Item ID: 3282AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia City Council will review a study of a possible ordinance pertaining to commercial signs in foreign languages at its July 2 meeting. It has been suggested that foreign language signs be translated into English.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 20 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2062AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Joyce M. Steele was installed as Arcadia's postmaster. She has worked in the post office for 22 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 29, 1989

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Postal Service

Item ID: 2248AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A proposed ordinance regulating foreign languages and English on business signs in Arcadia will not only require that English be included-it also will require English cover the largest part of the sign.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Ordinances, Municipal

Item ID: 2063AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Seven months after Chantry Flat Road was closed at night, the noise that bothered residents and the injuries from auto accidents have virtually ceased.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 23, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Streets - Chantry Flat Road

Item ID: 3281AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia, E. O. Rodeffer, and Public Storage won a round in their legal dispute with the city of El Monte. On March 12, Superior Court Judge Norman Douds ordered El Monte to allow San Gabriel Valley Water Company to dig up El Monte streets to install water lines to a Public Storage building partially located in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 22, 1987

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Lawsuits see Actions and Defenses; Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 330AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

It is a misdemeanor to run an adult entertainment establishment in Arcadia, according to an ordinance passed by the City Council, Tuesday night. The ordinance, tailored after a similar statute in Long Beach, states that adult entertainment businesses pose "an immediate threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the community."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 18, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Pornography

Item ID: 2235AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Edward N. Lewis has been appointed executive director of the Los Angeles County Republican Headquarters. Article outlines Lewis' background and describes the work of the Headquarters.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1980

Pages: p. B-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 7, 1980

Pages: p. B-3

Subjects: Lewis, Edward N.

Item ID: 1920AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Four areas along the 210 freeway qualify for sound-wall construction. According to Chester Howar, Director of Public Works, one of those areas could have a wall built within 9 years, but walls for the other areas may never be built.

Joseph Lopez, Arcadia's new Director of Public Works, has 28 years of public works experience.

Orange Grove Avenue, which is the border between Arcadia and Sierra Madre, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph on the Arcadia side and 30 mph on the Sierra Madre side.

Speed limits on 17 Arcadia streets will be going up by five miles per hour as a result of a recent study conducted by the police department and public works.

From now through 1990, the number of students attending Arcadia schools should drop by 369, according to a 3-year projection developed by Associate Superintendent of Personnel Services, John Sinclair.

The Arcadia City Council has authorized a project to build concrete sidewalks adjacent to Camino Grove, First Avenue, Hugo Reid Primary, Dana and Holly Avenue schools.

According to Superintendent of Schools, Stephen Goldstone, if Governor George Deukmejian's budget passes as it now stands, the Arcadia School District will have to make "tremendous cuts" in personnel.

A study by the Department of Public Works suggested that the city yards (currently located south of Huntington Drive between 3rd and 5th Avenues) should be split up and moved to the south side of La Porte Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

Within the next 6 months a left turn signal will be installed at the corner of Duarte and First Avenue in an effort to avoid the many accidents that have occurred at that intersection recently.

At a Sierra Madre City Council meeting, Arcadia and Sierra Madre residents spoke against a joint plan by the two cities to widen Orange Grove Avenue to 40 feet.

New zip codes go into effect today. These include: 91006 - for all post office boxes in the main post office on Wheeler Street; 91077 - for all post office boxes in the West Arcadia Post Office; 91007 - for the area south of the 210 Freeway and west of Santa Anita Avenue.

The Arcadia City Council will review a study of a possible ordinance pertaining to commercial signs in foreign languages at its July 2 meeting. It has been suggested that foreign language signs be translated into English.

Joyce M. Steele was installed as Arcadia's postmaster. She has worked in the post office for 22 years.

A proposed ordinance regulating foreign languages and English on business signs in Arcadia will not only require that English be included-it also will require English cover the largest part of the sign.

Seven months after Chantry Flat Road was closed at night, the noise that bothered residents and the injuries from auto accidents have virtually ceased.

Arcadia resident Edward N. Lewis has been appointed executive director of the Los Angeles County Republican Headquarters. Article outlines Lewis' background and describes the work of the Headquarters.