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Experts say city violated Brown Act meeting law. Arcadia City Council made three housing policy decisions in closed session without public input. At the meeting last week, officials voted to shelve a comprehensive update to city's residential and commercial zoning codes, postpone the Neighborhood Impacts Committee, and move forward with a citywide historic preservation survey, sans the Highlands Homeowners Association. City Attorney Stephen Deitsch said the decisions came as a result of a lawsuit filed against the city targeting mansionization.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34174
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizu, David
Aviles, Kelly
Brown Act
Deitsch, Stephen
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Lawsuits
Item ID
34368AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Letter details resident's gripe with Arcadia City Council over alleged transparency law violations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34229
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Arvizu, David
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Kovacic, Gary
Ralph M. Brown Act
Save the Highlands
Item ID
34423AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council upholds delay of zoning revamp and exclusion of Highlands from historical preservation survey. Divided Council rescinds nonpublic votes, reaffirms stance on zoning delay and historical preservation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34228
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 18, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Arvizu, David
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Ralph M. Brown Act
Save the Highlands
Item ID
34422AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City Manager Donald Duckworth's surprise resignation came after a closed session of a City Council meeting. He said he was no longer able to carry out the council's policies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1866
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19 ,1994
Pages
p. A-8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19 ,1994
Pages
p. A-8
Subjects
City Employees - Duckworth, Donald
Item ID
1865AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Writer Richard P. McKee, a past president of Californians Aware, an open-government advocacy group, thinks Arcadia City Council closed session meetings about the "southerly parking area of the Santa Anita Park race track property" are suspect.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30450
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Brown Act
Caruso, Affiliated
City Council - 2001-2010
McKee, Richard
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30636AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Councilman John Wuo says, "Save the Highlands" latest newsletter is racist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34182
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 4, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizu, David
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Save the Arcadia Highlands
Wuo, John
Item ID
34376AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council puts restructure of zoning on hold; exempts Highlands from historical preservation due to ongoing lawsuit that Highlands residents filed against City Council. The lawsuit, filed in March by a group called Save the Arcadia Highlands, seeks to force the City Council to rescind its approval of two construction projects that would replace existing mid-20th century homes with significantly larger homes. Council members Tom Beck, Sho Tay, and Mayor Gary Kovacic voted to move forward with establishing historic preservation guidelines and exempt the Highlands HOA territory from the forthcoming ordinance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34170
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Historic preservation
Item ID
34364AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An activist group called Save the Arcadia Highlands is suing the City of Arcadia over two residential developments that Arcadia City Council approved in February, citing possible violations to "specific provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Planning and Zoning Law, filed March 12. The addresses involved are 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, March 19, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34125
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizo, David
Bowden Development
Highland Oaks Homeowners' Association (HOA)
Lawsuits
Mansions
Save Arcadia Highlands
Tong, Robert
Verlato, April
Item ID
34319AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Stephen Deitsch, Arcadia's City Attorney, wants residents to know he has not taken a position on ballot Measure N or Measure P. Westfield Group has published campaign materials that might lead residents to believe Deitsch has taken a stance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Attorneys - city attorney
Ballot measures
Caruso Affiliated
Deitsch, Stephen
Elections - local - 2006
Mall war
Westfield Group
Item ID
30426AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council clears way for massive new homes at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, despite opposition to the increasing "mansionization," from several members of the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association (HOA). City Council voted to move forward with both projects, finding they complied with city's zoning codes and were exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The two homes met the city's design guidelines and met the resolution that governs design in the HOA areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34087
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Arcadia Planning Commission
Architecture
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Item ID
34281AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Highlands Home Owners Association (AHHOA) holds annual meeting on Dec 6 and Highland Oaks Elementary at 10 Virginia Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35322
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Highlands Home Owners Association (AHHOA)
Homeowners Associations (HOA)
Item ID
35512AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Arvizu, May 24.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14932
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1957
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 13, 1957
Pages
p. 23
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Arvizu, daughter
Item ID
15711AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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With construction nearly complete on the Arcadia Historical Museum, city officials are mulling possible litigation against the contractor because the $1 million project is three months behind schedule.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Museum
Item ID
21827AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City council members refute charges that they met in private with a developer and property owner. Arcadia councilman Bob Harbicht said council did not meet in closed sessions, but met only with city staff to discuss land located in the parking lot of Santa Anita Park. The Council has never met privately with Caruso Affiliated or Magna Entertainment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30425
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30611AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council does not pursue ballot iniative on home building rules. As the city's effort to update the zoning code continues into the new year, the Arcadia City Council briefly considered sponsoring its own voter initiative to rival a measure from residents that is currently the subject of a petition to qualify for an upcoming election ballot, but City Council decided against pursuing its own ballot iniative because the petition process would not conclude in time to qualify for the April ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34407
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 24, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 24, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Homeowners Associations (HOA)
Mansions
Verlato, April (photo)
Item ID
34599AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Verizon may pursue legal action against Arcadia over City Council's rejection of its petition to construct a 53 feet tall faux bell cell phone tower. City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, in an email, stated that no litigation has been filed but Verizon has indicated they are reviewing their options, including a lawsuit. We hope...to help them find an alternate site that may meet their needs and fit better in the community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34828
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 16, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Cellular phone service
Verizon Wireless
Item ID
35020AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Infighting at city council meetings over the Habitat for Humanity issue that was voted down is described.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29936
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City council - disputes
Segal, Mickey
Marshall, Gail
Brown Act violations
Item ID
30122AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's City Council was unable to elect a Mayor at Tuesday's Council meeting, with 5 members splitting their votes 3 ways. Several council members are interviewed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4513
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
4389AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3394
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 15, 1989
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Streets - Orange Grove Avenue
Item ID
3284AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A study session before the Arcadia City Council regarding recreational vehicles (RVs) will take place November 20, 2012 at 5:30 PM at Arcadia City Hall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33241
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2012
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings
Recreational vehicles (RVs)
Item ID
33438AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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