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Registered sex offender Jaime Elvis Elizondo, who was convicted of assaulting a 5-year-old girl inside an Arcadia bookstore in 2008 and sent to prison in September, was beaten to death in his cell at High Desert State Prison. Prime suspect is Elizondo's cellmate Steven Cisneros.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32284
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Sex offenders
Item ID
32483AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sex offender Jaime Elvis Elizondo, 35, of San Gabriel, was sentenced this week to 30 years to life in prison for molesting a 5-year-old girl at a mall bookstore in Arcadia in 2008.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Molestation
Sex offenders
Item ID
32359AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A class action lawsuit filed against the city of Arcadia and Extended Stay Hotels claims the city "improperly levied a daily room tax" on guests staying beyond 30 days and violated state and local law.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33067
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Extended Stay Hotels
Hotel occupancy tax
Lawsuits
Item ID
33264AN
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Newspaper Index
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Yongjian "Richard" Zhang and Ruixia "Nancy" Zhang, the parents of Alice Zhang, have filed a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia and the driver who struck and killed Alice. The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that "the dangerous condition" of the crosswalk on the 600 block of West Duarte Road was a significant factor in Alice's death. The Zhangs are asking for unspecified general and special damages. The complaint also alleges that driver Bowen Du's negligence was a "substantial factor" in the teen's death.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32554
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Zhang, Ruixia "Nancy"
Zhang, Yongjian "Richard"
Item ID
32753AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dajin Tang, 52, employee of Arcadia-based Millennium Trucking Company filed a negligence lawsuit against his employer and his supervisor Xu Chen. Tang was involved in a crash near Rockwood, Tennessee. The suit alleges his employer forced him to wait a week to get medical care, after he was seriously hurt.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2015
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2015
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Millennium Trucking Company
Chen, Xu
Lawsuits
Tang, Dajin
Item ID
34356AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident David Arvizu to challenge city on open meeting law. His letter gives city officials 30 days to respond to alleged open meeting law violations before he files a complaint with the D.A. or a lawsuit against the city. He offered two alternatives to litigation: the Council would either set aside the decisions made in closed session on May 5, or make the meeting minutes available to the public. In a closed session May 5, City Council voted to suspend comprehensive updates to the city's residential and commercial zoning codes, postpone the Neighborhood Impacts Committee, and move forward with a citywide historic preservation survey, excluding the Highland Oaks Homeowners Association. City Attorney Stephen Deitsch said officials did not violate the Ralph M. Brown Act when they voted on three "procedural" items in closed session because they were tied to pending litigation against the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34176
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizu, David
Ralph M. Brown Act
Deitsch, Stephen
Highlands Homeowners Association (HOA)
Lane, Arthur
Lawsuits
Save the Arcadia Highlands
Verlato, April
Item ID
34370AN
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Newspaper Index
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PETA and City of Arcadia reach deal over coyote plan. Group had sued after city planned to start trap-and-kill program. Arcadia will pay $15,000 to settle the lawsuit that contended the city council approved the contract without an environmental report mandated by the California Environmental Quality Act. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 10, July 6, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34928
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Animal control
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Coyotes
Kruckeberg, Jason
Lange, Lisa
Lawsuits
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Rosenberg, Sarah
Wild animals
Item ID
35118AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia settles building project lawsuit, paves the way to update residential zoning code and including Highland Oaks neighborhood in a citywide historic preservation survey.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34323
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2015
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 8, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Development
Historic preservation survey
Jiang, Zig
Kwo, Lee
Lawsuits
Mansions
Racism
Segal, Mickey
Verlato, April
Item ID
34515AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sex offender Paul Allan McQuown, 55, of Azusa, was found nude, armed with a knife, surrounded by pornography and a vibrator on the grounds of Arcadia Congregational Church at 2607 S. Santa Anita Avenue. He was arrested and accused of indecent exposure. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 16, March 19, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34123
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2015
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2015
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Arcadia Congregational Church
Crime and Criminals
McQuown, Paul Allan
Item ID
34317AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based company US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. is under investigation by state and federal agencies as it faces allegations from investors that it swindled them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The company has connections to Arcadia Councilman John Wuo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34311
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2015
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Gemcoin (company)
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc.
Wuo, John
Yang, Solomon
Item ID
34505AN
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Councilman John Wuo resigned, citing health and personal reasons. He had served on council for 12 years, including as mayor for 3 terms. His resignation comes on the heels of a lawsuit and intense scrutiny of his alleged involvement with GemCoin (digital currency) and alleged violations of the Political Reform Act's statement of economic interests disclosure requirement and conflict of interest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34319
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 7, 2015
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p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 7, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arvizu, David
Gemcoin (company)
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA)
Wuo, John
Item ID
34513AN
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Newspaper Index
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Four Chinese nationals were arrested on federal and state charges for their alleged involvement in brothels in Monterey Park and San Gabriel. Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia, Huagui "Candy" Lotto, 53, of Rowland Heights, Lotto's husband Phillip Fu, 47, of Rowland Heights, and Yibin Zhang, 45, of Monterey Park, were arrested. If convicted of the state charges, the maximum sentence would be 7 years and 4 months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32333AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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California Governor Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency in response to the recent windstorm that caused about $75 million in damage, primarily in the San Gabriel Valley. The declaration allows city governments to be reimbursed for up to 75% of the cost of the damage through state and federal agencies. It also allows state agencies to assist in the recovery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32704
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Brown, Jerry (Governor of California)
Disasters
Emergencies
Portantino, Anthony
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32901AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia enacts water limits. City pushes 20% reduction goal by 2020 as other cities ease restrictions. The City's water conservation program is mandatory.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35542
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A16
Subjects
Drought
Tait, Tom
Water
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Newspaper Index
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Priyanka Patel, 17, of Upland, was seriously injured and her friend, Alice Zhang, 16, of Arcadia, was killed, when they were hit by a car driven by Bowen Du, in the crosswalk in the 600 block of West Duarte Road. Patel is suing the City of Arcadia and the driver, citing negligence and dangerous conditions. She is suing for more than $25,000 in damages. The teen has incurred nearly $200,000 in medical expenses so far.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32832
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 17, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 17, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
33029AN
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Newspaper Index
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Four Chinese investors are plaintiffs suing San Gabriel consulting firm California Investment Immigration Fund. Plaintiffs believed they were investing $500,000 in U.S. businesses in return for green cards. FBI allege the scheme was fraud and raided the firm and homes of lawyer Victoria Chan, her father Tat Chan, his wife Zheng Chan, in April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34888
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Chan, Tat
Chan, Victoria
Chan, Zheng
EB-5 Visa Program
Fraud
Lawsuits
Li, Song Yao
Li, Ting
Xia, Yeqing
Zeng, Fang
Zhang, Rui
Item ID
35078AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Ralph Bicker, a retiree for 25 years, keeps busy with volunteer work. He volunteers as the secretary/treasurer of the Pasadena Federal Credit Union's board of directors. He has been named Volunteer of the Year by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32422
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2011
Pages
p. A17
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2011
Pages
p. A17
Subjects
Bicker, Ralph
People
Senior Citizens
Volunteers and volunteerism
Item ID
32621AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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State official views damage caused by last week's windstorm. California Emergency Management Agency's acting secretary Mike J. E. Dayton toured 8 San Gabriel Valley cities that were hardest hit, including Altadena, Pasadena, San Marino, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, Temple City, San Gabriel and Alhambra, to assess the damage. He will determine whether state or federal assistance may be applicable.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32768
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA)
Dayton, Mike J. E.
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32965AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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