Search Results | Arcadia History Collection

Due to the increased property tax assessments throughout the State, the $1750 exemption will begin to disappear. This will hit lower income home owners hardest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3415

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 27, 1975

Pages: p. A-4

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3303AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Efforts have been made to try to find out whether Arcadia is due for a major county tax reassessment this fall. It appears very possible.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3418

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3306AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's tax rate is among the lowest in Los Angeles County, but with the recent reassessment, tax bills will be nearly doubled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3428

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3316AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city tax on utility bills will be discontinued if you meet the following requirements: 1. Married couple with gross income under $7500. 2. Single persons with gross income under $5000. 3. Anyone who is eligible for Social Security, aged, blind or disabled categories. Fill out the appropriate form and return it to City Hall before October 31 to avoid the tax for 1975. Eligibility must be reestablished year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3409

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1974

Pages: p. A-6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1974

Pages: p. A-6

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3298AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Unified School District may turn down nearly $800,000 in state funding to reduce class size because of the difficulty in finding enough teachers and classroom space.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6589

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 25, 1996

Pages: p. A1

Newspaper: Pasadena Star News

Date: July 25, 1996

Pages: p. A1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 6402AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council has cut the City tax rate by $.11, but due to county and special districts, the overall rate paid by Arcadians is going to be higher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3426

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3314AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Assembly Bill 2115 goes to the state legislature. It calls for a ban on using the name Apaches by Arcadia Unified School District sports teams.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30282

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 2, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 2, 2002

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arcadia High School Apaches logo; Arcadia High School mascot; Assembly bills; Native American Indian Tribes; White Mountain Apache Nation

Item ID: 30469AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

State sales tax monies shared by Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4425

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1956 p. 1; February 4, 1957 p. 1; March 21, 1957 p.1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 6, 1956 p. 1; February 4, 1957 p. 1; March 21, 1957 p.1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 4301AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Jack Saelid has proposed a cap on the utility tax: when a yet-to-be-determined sum has accrued, collection would cease. City Attorney Charles Liberto will research and report on a possible ordinance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3441

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 25, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 25, 1981

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3329AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

For the fourth year Arcadia property tax rate has been set at $.94 per $100.00 assessed valuation. This is the lowest it has been since 1914 when it was $.60 The highest rate was $1.98 in 1945.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3416

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 21, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 21, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3304AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3443

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3331AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia High School seniors earned $40,403 for their district because they improved their scores on the statewide California Assessment Program. The money was awarded by the state under the Education Improvement Program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3208

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 25, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Test Scores

Item ID: 3116AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Tax rates are being increased in the city's five lighting districts. Article discusses status of other tax rates and notes an increase of 9.2% in the total assessed valuation of all properties in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3439

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3327AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Assemblyman Richard Mountjoy's staff is trying to obtain a special waiver to save the Arcadia School District much of the $250,000 it was allotted to rectify old violations of state law.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3016

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 2940AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Anti-mansionization goes to the ballot. Zoning code issue continues as anti-mansionization group Saving Arcadia (an outgrowth of Save the Arcadia Highlands) takes it to the ballot in April 2018. At issue are Floor Area Ratios (FAR). See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, April 7, 2016-initiative did not make it onto ballot because of signature discrepancy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34516

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 31, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 31, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Subjects: Arcadia City Council Elections-2011-2020; Ballot initiatives; Chandler, Roger; Development; Mansions; Real Estate; Tay, Sho; Verlato, April; Zoning codes

Item ID: 34708AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

State aid to schools

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4339

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 2, 1947 p. 1; September 1, 1971 p. 1 (equalization of State funds); November 3, 1971 p. 1 (Loan from Los Angeles County)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 2, 1947 p. 1; September 1, 1971 p. 1 (equalization of State funds); November 3, 1971 p. 1 (Loan from Los Angeles County)

Subjects: Schools - Finance

Item ID: 4215AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia school officials have declined an offer by local Assembly- man Richard Mountjoy to try to get a legislative waiver for the district so it won't have to replace classrooms that were never inspected by the state architect.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2682

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 6, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2618AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia will benefit from the State Municipal Advisory Reform Team : Enhanced Report (SMARTER) plan for restructuring local government finance which will help stop the city's dependence on sales tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27168

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Revenue; Sales Taxes; Taxation

Item ID: 27366AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A committee set up by the Arcadia School District to study AIDS education has come up with a proposal to integrate it into the district's current health curriculum, which extends from kindergarten to 12th grade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2536

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 16, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: School Board

Item ID: 2478AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Because of California's intense two year drought, water rates will need to go up to cover the costs of getting outside water. Also, pumping costs are greater due to soaring energy costs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3567

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 3446AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Revise Search

Due to the increased property tax assessments throughout the State, the $1750 exemption will begin to disappear. This will hit lower income home owners hardest.

Efforts have been made to try to find out whether Arcadia is due for a major county tax reassessment this fall. It appears very possible.

Arcadia's tax rate is among the lowest in Los Angeles County, but with the recent reassessment, tax bills will be nearly doubled.

The Arcadia Unified School District may turn down nearly $800,000 in state funding to reduce class size because of the difficulty in finding enough teachers and classroom space.

The City Council has cut the City tax rate by $.11, but due to county and special districts, the overall rate paid by Arcadians is going to be higher.

Assembly Bill 2115 goes to the state legislature. It calls for a ban on using the name Apaches by Arcadia Unified School District sports teams.

State sales tax monies shared by Arcadia.

Jack Saelid has proposed a cap on the utility tax: when a yet-to-be-determined sum has accrued, collection would cease. City Attorney Charles Liberto will research and report on a possible ordinance.

For the fourth year Arcadia property tax rate has been set at $.94 per $100.00 assessed valuation. This is the lowest it has been since 1914 when it was $.60 The highest rate was $1.98 in 1945.

City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

Arcadia High School seniors earned $40,403 for their district because they improved their scores on the statewide California Assessment Program. The money was awarded by the state under the Education Improvement Program.

Tax rates are being increased in the city's five lighting districts. Article discusses status of other tax rates and notes an increase of 9.2% in the total assessed valuation of all properties in Arcadia.

Assemblyman Richard Mountjoy's staff is trying to obtain a special waiver to save the Arcadia School District much of the $250,000 it was allotted to rectify old violations of state law.

State aid to schools

Arcadia school officials have declined an offer by local Assembly- man Richard Mountjoy to try to get a legislative waiver for the district so it won't have to replace classrooms that were never inspected by the state architect.

Arcadia will benefit from the State Municipal Advisory Reform Team : Enhanced Report (SMARTER) plan for restructuring local government finance which will help stop the city's dependence on sales tax.

A committee set up by the Arcadia School District to study AIDS education has come up with a proposal to integrate it into the district's current health curriculum, which extends from kindergarten to 12th grade.

Because of California's intense two year drought, water rates will need to go up to cover the costs of getting outside water. Also, pumping costs are greater due to soaring energy costs.