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Arcadia City Council elections to be held on Tuesday April 14, 2020. This will not be a district-wide election. Only registered voters in Districts 1 and 4 will receive a vote-by-mail ballot beginning March 16, 2020. Completed ballots must be postmarked by April 14, 2020. The candidates are District 1: April Verlato and Yuli Sira and in District 4: Paul Cheng and Peter Amundson.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 1, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
City Council Elections-2020
Cheng, Paul
Sira, Yuli
Verlato, April
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Elections in Arcadia: what you need to know. The election for Arcadia City Council members in District 1 and District 4 is on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. It is a mail-in ballot, which can be dropped off no later than 8:00 PM on Election Day. In District 1, incumbent April Verlato is seeking re-election and is being challenged by businesswoman Yuli Sira, a real estate agent and partner in a local engineering company. In District 4, incumbent Peter Amundson seeks re-election and his challenger is Paul Cheng, an attorney

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Mountain Views News
Date
February 29, 2020
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p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
February 29, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council Elections-2020
Cheng Paul
Sira, Yuli
Verlato, April
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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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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
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Election 2022. Tallies continue for city council races in San Gabriel Valley. Semi-official results for Arcadia: District 2--Sharon Kwan in lead with 42%, Bob Harbicht with 31%, Tracy Jensen Han with 25%. District 3--Eileen Wang has 61%, Sheng Chang has 38%. District 5--Dr. Michael Cao has 42%, Jason J. Lee has 33%, Michael Danielson has 21%, Daniel Malki has less than 10%.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2022
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Cao, Michael, Dr.
City Council Elections-2022
Chang, Sheng
Danielson, Michael
Han, Tracy Jensen
Harbicht, Bob
Kwan, Sharon
Lee, Jason J.
Malki, Daniel
Wang, EIleen
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San Gabriel Valley elections come to a close. Board of Supervisors set to officially declare election over, ballots still being counted. In Arcadia, as it stands, as of December 2: District 2--Sharon Kwan won with 40.04%. Bob Harbicht had 30.13%, Tracy Jensen Han had 29.83%. District 3--Eileen Wang won with 64.21%. Sheng Chang had 35.79%. District 5--Dr. Michael Cao won with 42.60%. Jason J. Lee had 31.6%, incumbent Michael Danielson had 23.05%, and Daniel Malki had less than 2.76%.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Asian-Americans
Cao, Michael, Dr.
Chang, Sheng
City Council Elections-2022
Danielson, Michael
Han, Tracy Jensen
Harbicht, Bob
Kwan, Sharon
Lee, Jason J.
Malki, Daniel
Wang, EIleen
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La Verne's mayor Tim Hepburn to lead as President of San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. The other newly elected leadership includes: Claremont Mayor Ed Reese, first VP, Arcadia Mayor Pro Tem April Verlato, second VP, and City of Industry Mayor Cory Moss, third VP.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
Hepburn, Tim
Moss, Cory
Reese, Ed
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County - Here’s who’s running in local Assembly races on the November 3 ballot. California State Assembly District 49: Edwin Chau (D) vs. Burton Brink (R) The district:Parts of Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Montebello, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South El Monte, and Temple City.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2020
Pages
p. A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2020
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Brink, Burton
California State Assembly
Chau, Edwin
Elections
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Veterans group and Arcadia Mayor April Verlato celebrate World War II veteran Jack McEwan's 100th birthday. He was a pilot on a B-17 bomber from 1942-1943.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
Verlato, April
Veterans
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Vote centers open for San Gabriel Valley's 49th Assembly District special election. Vote centers will remain open from 10 AM to 7 PM every day for in-person voting or to drop off completed vote-by-mail ballots. The seat was vacated by Democrat Edwin Chau or Arcadia when California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Chau to serve as judge in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Democrat Mike Fong runs against Republican Burton Brink in this race. The 49th Assembly District includes Arcadia, El Monte, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, Temple City, and portions of Montebello and South El Monte. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, February 10, 2022.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2022
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2022
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Brink, Burton
Chau, Edwin
Fong, Mike
Special elections
49th Assembly District
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Democrat Mike Fong and Republican Burton Brink vie for vacant Assembly seat in the 49th Assembly District, which is comprised of 10 San Gabriel Valley cities, including Arcadia. Vote centers are open. The term is through December 5. Biographical information included.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Brink, Burton
Chau, Edwin
Fong, Mike
Special elections
49th Assembly District
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Fong out to early lead in election. Democrat Mike Fong garners 70% of first votes, is ahead by 39 percentage points in the 49th Assembly District race against Republican Burton Brink. The 49th District is comprised of 10 San Gabriel Valley cities, including Arcadia. The seat was vacated by Ed Chau-D-Monterey Park, who left his post early for an appointment to the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge's bench.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Brink, Burton
Chau, Edwin
Fong, Mike
Special elections
49th Assembly District
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A fire displaced homeless encampment in Arcadia at 2nd Avenue and Colorado Boulevard last month.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 10, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 10, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Homeless
Homelessness
Lazzaretto, Dominic
Social issues
Verlato, April
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Arcadia, the Community of Homes, starkly divided on helping the homeless. Residents are unhappy with homeless encampment at Second Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The City proposes helping unhoused people with the Tiny Shelter project. The plan involves building a village of tiny homes on county land at Peck Park access road site. Residents expressed opposition to that, too.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 20, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Homelessness
Social issues
Somogyi, Sara
Tiny homes
Verlato, April
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Tiny homes opponents appeal for reduction of Foothill Unity Center’s homeless services. Opponents protested outside Arcadia Councilmember April Verlato's home.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Homeless
Homelessness
Social issues
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District continues decades-long advocacy for fair funding from the state. A dozen delegates from Arcadia went to Sacramento for the California State Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Legislation Conference, where they discussed key issues in public education, such as funding for mental health resources and arts programs, continued budget cuts and more. Arcadia High School student delegates Isaac Offstein, Joya Sarkar and Chloe Wong, met with State Senator Susan Rubio (D-49), State Senator Anthony Portantio (D-25) and Assemblyman Mike Fong (AD-49).

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 6, 2023
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 6, 2023
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California State Parent Teacher Association (CA PTA) Legislation Conference
Munoz, Jorge, Dr. (assistant principal Arcadia High School)
Offstein, Isaac
Sarkar, Joya
Verlato, April
Wong, Chloe
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City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
California Voting Rights
City Charter
City Clerk
Elections
Gambling
Hotels
Motels
Sports betting
Taxes
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The fight over affirmative action arrives in Arcadia. Arcadia Mayor Roger Chandler and Councilmember Paul Cheng will participate in a demonstration to protest Proposition 16 on Saturday at Arcadia County Park. Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 206, which banned the use of affirmative action involving race-based or sex-based preferences in California, from the state constitution.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
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p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Affirmative action
Chandler, Roger (Mayor)
Cheng, Paul (Councilmember)
Protests
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County Assessor reports solid growth for Arcadia in 2020 Assessment Roll. The Roll for 2020 has been closed and it reflects solid growth for Arcadia and the rest of the County. However, the Roll is pre-COVID. This comprehensive tally values more than 2.5 million real estate parcels in Los Angeles County and results in the very tax dollars that goes to pay for vital public services, such as healthcare, police, fire, schools, and even librarians, to name just a few. The County Assessor is constitutionally mandated to close the roll by the end of the Fiscal Year on June 30. The 2020 Assessment Roll has a total net value of $1.7 trillion, indicating the 10th year of consecutive growth. That value places $17 billion in the hands of the County to be used for those public services I just mentioned. This year the Roll has an added dynamic, the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, Arcadia for 2020 came in at $18.3 billion for taxable values, which is a 4.4% increase over last year’s numbers. That includes 14,854 single-family homes, 809 apartment complexes, 995 commercial-industrial parcels for a grand total of 16,658 taxable properties. Growth is steady in Arcadia. More importantly, that $18.3 billion translates into about $183 million for vital public services such as public safety, healthcare and public education that benefits Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 27, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 27, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Los Angeles County Assessor
Pandemics
Prang, Jeff
Property Taxes
Viruses
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Ed Andersen of Arcadia Historical Society will present a program about Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin to the Arcadia Community Coordinating Council on March 2, 2020.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 15, 2020
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
February 15, 2020
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Andersen, Ed
Arcadia Community Coordinating Council
Arcadia Historical Society
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Eileen Wang for Arcadia City Council: Public safety first. Question and Answer with City Council candidate Eileen Wang (photo).

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2022
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 25, 2022
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
City Council Elections-2022
Wang, EIleen
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Newspaper Index
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