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The City Council votes to put a utility tax increase on next April's ballot.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council - 1990-1999
Taxation
Item ID
26114AN
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Area dropout rates for Arcadia Unified School District showed a 50% increase during the past five years. The latest figures are reportedly inaccurate because of a district reporting error.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2692
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 2, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 2, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
2628AN
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Director of Development Peter Kinahan says Arcadia is continuing to bring new businesses and sales tax revenue to the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25847
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Economic Development
Business and Industry
Taxation
Item ID
26047AN
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The City Council increased the bed tax, charged to customers staying in a hotel, from 8% to 10%. The increase will generate an estimated $140,000 a year, which would help to close the city's projected $2.2 million shortfall in the 1993-94 budget.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Item ID
214AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District's scores on the California Assessment Program went up in math for all grades this year, but down in reading in the 3rd and 6th grades, while 8th grade students showed an increase in reading. Other figures are also given in the article, as well as a chart of scores for each AUSD school on page A-2.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3130AN
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The city budget passed unanimously on Tuesday night and included the elimination of 9 full-time employee positions, an increase in paramedics fees and a one-year, 1 percent utility tax increase.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
6066AN
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The City Council approved a 5% water rate increase that will raise the average bimonthly bill from $39 to $42.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-5
Subjects
Water
Item ID
191AN
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Candidates in the City Council race comment on Youth Master Plan and how it relates to the utility tax (Measure A) increase.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 19, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Council Elections - 1998
Youth Master Plan
Item ID
26495AN
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Property owners overwhelmingly rejected the city's $2.2 million tax increase Tuesday, casting "no" votes by a 2 -to- 1 margin against the Fire Suppression District.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 6, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Elections - Fire Suppression District
Item ID
10174AN
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In an unusual move, the normally apolitical Arcadia PTA Council has endorsed Measure A on the April 14 ballot, pushing voter approval for a 2% utility tax increase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12840
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Elections - Local, 1998
Item ID
13031AN
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Funeral services were held Tuesday for Richard Jarnagin, who created and directed the Los Angeles Co. Parks and Recreation's tax assessment districts. The 63 year old Arcadia resident died April 15 in his home after a struggle with cancer.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Jarnagin, Richard
Item ID
44AN
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The new CAS (2) program, an acronym for Curriculum Alignment System and Comprehensive Assessment System, will replace the California Assessment Program (CAP), the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), and the District Minimum Proficiency Tests. CAS (2) testing will begin in November for high school seniors, with all other grades to take the test in the spring. Advantages of the new test are given in the article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3129AN
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Arcadia set a local record for the highest percentage increase in the median price of an existing, single-family detached home in California, as compared to a year ago, with an increase of 28.2%.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1999
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 1999
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
17938AN
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Arcadia City Council has approved funding for outdoor lights at Dana and First Avenue middle schools, but opposed lighting a soccer field at Foothills Middle School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15850
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 26, 1998
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
City Council, 1990 - 1999
Item ID
16607AN
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The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper187
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
187AN
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In the past two years, reports of violence against Asians has increased 100% each year.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 2, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 2, 1992
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
56AN
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Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Proposition A funds will be used to re-do the Civic Center athletic field and light more soccer fields. The City Council also adopted a five-year capital budget.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 18, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 18, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Budget
Recreation
Item ID
26580AN
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City Council decided to form an ad hoc committee to study alternatives to requests for increased security at Wilderness Park.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 20, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
August 20, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Wilderness Park
Item ID
119AN
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An ethics committee has developed a detailed cheating prevention policy in response to increased cheating by students at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 17, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
72AN
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Five young women were chosen to ride in Arcadia's entry in the 1996 Tournament of Roses Parade. All residents of Arcadia, they are: Erica Mead, Michelle Medeiros, Nicole Mosteller, Rebecca Choi and Michelle Wilson.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 1995
Pages
p. A1 photo
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Mead, Erica
Medeiros, Michelle
Mosteller, Nicole
Choi, Rebecca
Wilson, Michelle
Item ID
5267AN
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