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Measure A makes waves. The debate on repealing the Utility User's Tax (UUT) is coming to a head. Measure A is opposed by City of Arcadia workers. It is supported by Larry Papp and California Tax Limitation Committee, backed by TeaPAC, part of the Tea Party's Tax Revolt. See hard copy in VF Arcadia-City Council-Elections-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34473
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34665AN
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Newspaper Index
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April 12, 2016 municipal election divides the community. The big issues are mansions (over-building) in Arcadia and Measure A, the repeal of the Utility Users Tax (UUT).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34518
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 7, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Mansions
Measure A-Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Item ID
34710AN
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Newspaper Index
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Verlato (photo), Amundson (photo) win in a three-horse race; Measure A gets voted down.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34537
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Amundson, Peter
Measure A aka Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Verlato, April
Item ID
34729AN
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Newspaper Index
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Guns and hoses: local firefighters speak out on first responders and the Utility Users Tax (UUT) aka Measure A. The repeal of the UUT would result in dramatic loss of service in fire and police departments. Photo includes Brian Ursettie, Nick Wiegand, Chen Suen, Jeremy Conrad, Thomas Devlin, Kevin Valentine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34511
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Conrad, Jeremy
Devlin, Thomas
Suen, Chen
Ursettie, Brian
Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Valentine, Kevin
Wiegand, Nick
Item ID
34703AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Are April Verlato and Peter Amundson the new City Council? Election totals could change after 1300 more votes are counted. The late and provisional votes will be counted at Arcadia City Hall today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34543
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 21, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Amundson, Peter
Verlato, April
Item ID
34735AN
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Newspaper Index
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Peter Amundson and April Verlato sworn in to Arcadia City Council. Outgoing mayor Gary Kovacic honored for 18 years of service.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34550
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 28, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 28, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Amundson, Peter
Kovacic, Gary
Verlato, April
Item ID
34742AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia election heating up: candidate forum next week. There are two open seats on council for 4-year terms and the City Clerk position is open for a 4-year term.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34468
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Brink, Burton
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Van Fleet, Paul
Verlato, April
Item ID
34660AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia attorney, former mayor Jim Helms, receives "Business Icon" Award from Arcadia Chamber of Commerce CEO Scott Hettrick and Arcadia Historical Society President Gene Glasco for his dedicated work as an attorney since 1952. Jim is also a former Mayor of Arcadia (1971-1972), Arcadia Chamber President and Arcadia Citizen of the Year 1979 and 2004.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34160
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Helms, Jim
Mayors
Item ID
34354AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ballot measure aims to repeal Arcadia's utility tax. The current tax adds 7% to bills for water, electricity and natural gas and 5% for telecommunications for both residential and commercial customers. If approved, city services will be downgraded significantly. It would eliminate 12.5% of Arcadia's budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34335
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 15, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Ballot measures
Kovacic, Gary
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Utility Users Tax
Item ID
34528AN
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PAC contributes heavily to Bob Harbicht's campaign coffers: Nevis Capital, LLC named. Developer Jeff Lee says there is discrimination in Arcadia over his Highlands property and potential development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34515
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 24, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia City Council elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Arcadia Neighbor Mutual Help Group
Beck, Thomas
California Homeowners Association
Development
Harbicht, Bob
Kovacic, Gary
Lee, Jeff
Mansions
Nevis Capital, LLC
Political action committees (PAC)
Real Estate
Tay, Sho
Verlato, April
Item ID
34707AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council recap: crime is rising in Arcadia and countrywide, with offenses predominantly concentrated in property crime. Council approves home designs at 29 East Orange Grove and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive now that their square footage will be reduced in revised designs. Council also unanimously authorized the $2 million purchase of 3000 acre feet of imported replacement water from Main San Gabriel Basin watermaster for the fiscal year 2015-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34349
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings-2011-2020
Mansions
Water
Item ID
34542AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce introduces new Corporate Community Contributor Award, to be presented along with the annual Citizen of the Year Award.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33425
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2013
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2013
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce--2011-2020
Item ID
33621AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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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
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New Arcadia City Council member April Verlato brings a new voice. She is a lawyer born and raised in Arcadia. She has been an activist against mansions. She is president of Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association (AIA). Her goals for her time in office are 1) to address the uptick in residential burglaries and 2) to improve Arcadia's business districts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34571
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia City Council members
Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association (AIA)
Verlato, April
Item ID
34763AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's election picks up steam. At last Wednesday's candidate forum, Measure A, which could repeal the Utility Users Tax (UUT) and the Saving Arcadia Ballot Initiative (rational development standards on new construction), dominated the questions from the audience at Arcadia Public Library. Includes photos and statements from each candidate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34492
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2016
Amundson, Peter
Brink, Burton
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Van Fleet, Paul
Verlato, April
Item ID
34684AN
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Newspaper Index
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Beth Costanza, Executive director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, has received positive feedback from chamber members after she published a piece called "Arcadia's meanest spirited businesses," in which she took to task such companies as Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Ralphs and Sav-On.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30248
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Costanza, Beth
Item ID
30435AN
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Newspaper Index
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Stronach Group and Santa Anita Park issue statement following the death of a 3-year-old colt named Emtech, euthanized on September 28. Two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Mario Gutierrez was tossed off in the incident. Santa Anita park will be reviewing the factors that could have contributed to Emtech's injury. Veterinarians Dr. Dionne Benson and Dr. Dana Stead were employed to euthanize and investigate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35570
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2019
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Benson, Dionne
Euthanasia
Gutierrez, Mario
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stead, Dana
Stronach Group
Collection
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Santa Anita Park, together with California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA), will celebrate California Cup XXII with a gala party entitled "The Art of Racing" on Saturday, October 29.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32535
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 22, 2011
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 22, 2011
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
California Cup
California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
32734AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In a racing first, Santa Anita Park has designated a popular four-footed staffer as Employee of the Week--"Homestead Sally"--a 2,000 pound Clydesdale. She works in the afternoon pulling one of their carriages for racing officials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33719
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Clydesdale horses
Rickerd, Paige
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Item ID
33915AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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