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Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) has proposed legislation to improve emergency and disaster preparedness by California's public utilities. Recent windstorm disaster highlighted the need to be better prepared.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32749
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
California Public Utilities Commission
Disasters
Electricity
Emergency preparedness
Portantino, Anthony
Utilities
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32946AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia stresses emergency preparedness ACTION. ACTION stands for Arcadians Caring Together Improves Our Neighborhoods. The purpose of the Emergency Preparedness Program is to prepare and respond effectively to major emergencies by establishing and maintaining an emergency management system which coordinates preparedness, response and recovery phases for natural and technological disasters and national security emergencies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34175
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Emergency Preparedness Program
Item ID
34369AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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FEMA to deliver disaster preparedness to Arcadia area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33849
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2014
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2014
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC)
Item ID
34043AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Area hospitals are rated on their earthquake safety and readiness. Arcadia Methodist Hospital received a 2 out of 5 rating for all buildings. This hospital has been granted a waiver and won't have to be at a rating of 3 until 2030. See related article on p. A1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32604
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 16, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 16, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Buildings--seismic regulations--seismic standards
Disasters
Earthquakes--safety and preparedness
Item ID
32802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The windstorm that hit San Gabriel Valley on November 30-December 1 leaves lessons. Utilities and city officials study what went wrong to be better prepared in future emergencies and disasters. Southern California Edison (SCE) restored power to the last of its 433,925 customers by Thursday--one week after the storm--and is now the subject of public criticism and a probe by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for "prolonged power outages." Crews in Pasadena and surrounding cities are still clearing the streets.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32703
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
California Emergency Management Agency
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32900AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mayors of seven San Gabriel Valley cities that were hard hit by last year's ferocious windstorm are making a plea to Governor Jerry Brown for state disaster relief. The seven cities include Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Temple City, San Marino, South Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32810
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
33007AN
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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Power still out in parts of Pasadena. The California Emergency Management Agency's acting secretary Mike Dayton is touring the cities most impacted by the windstorm. His visit is considered a precursor to a state declaration of emergency, which would pave the way for state and federal assistance. Arcadia City Manager Don Penman said damage to public buildings and recovery efforts are expected to top $2 million, and that damage to private property could run several million more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32769
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 9, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA)
Dayton, Mike J. E.
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32966AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Valley cities struggle to get up and running in the wake of a powerful Santa Ana-fueled windstorm that downed trees and caused power outages. In Arcadia, damage to trees in the Los Angeles County Arboretum was extensive. Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic said the storm downed more than 500 trees and seven buildings had been red-tagged. Damage estimates were pegged at more than $1 million. Santa Anita Park reopened for simulcast wagering yesterday. Photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32707
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A6, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A6, A9
Subjects
Disasters
Emergencies
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32904AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Venting outage outrage. Utilities get earful from wind-affected residents and politicians. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich chastised Southern California Edison (SCE) officials for not responding effectively and failing during the disaster (windstorm November 30-December 1, 2011).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32764
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32960AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Wind-swept cities slowly recover from a severe windstorm that blew through the San Gabriel Valley early Thursday morning. Arcadia was hit hard and "city crews and contracts are continuing to work hard to clean roadways," said Arcadia police Lieutenant Tom Leveque. Road closures that remained in effect in Arcadia on Friday morning included: westbound Colorado Street at Santa Anita Avenue; westbound Camino Real Avenue at El Monte Avenue; Longden Avenue between El Monte Avenue and Holly Avenue; Colorado Place between Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive; the 200 block of W. Leroy Street; the 1100 block of S. Fifth Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32705
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Disasters
Emergencies
Street closures
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32902AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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While Pasadena is still cleaning up debris from the recent windstorm, other smaller cities that were hard hit, including Temple City and Arcadia, have completed their residential debris removal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32688
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32885AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Clean-up may cost millions in the aftermath of the windstorm that hit in the early hours of December 1. Power is still out in many communities, hundreds of homes damaged and thousands of trees have snapped.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32709
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
Subjects
Disasters
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32906AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Southern California Edison (SCE) works to restore power to crisis areas after a destructive 70 mph windstorm hit yesterday early morning, and caused power outages in Pasadena, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Arcadia, Altadena, Monrovia, El Monte, Sierra Madre, Temple City, and San Marino.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Emergencies
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32903AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Southern California Edison (SCE) workers continued their round-the-clock efforts to restore the San Gabriel Valley's power grid following the extensive damage that occurred during early Thursday's windstorm. The hardest hit customer areas were Arcadia, Altadena, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Montebello, Monrovia, Rosemead, San Gabriel and Temple City. About 135,000 SCE customers remained without electricity.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32708
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 3, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Emergencies
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32905AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hurricane strength winds blew through the San Gabriel Valley early yesterday, damaging buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands across the region. Temple City, Sierra Madre, San Marino and Pasadena were especially hard hit by the 70 mph winds that left a trail of destruction from Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles to Irwindale and Azusa. Several cities, including Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendora, Alhambra and South Pasadena have been declared states of emergency. Schools were either closed or on a modified schedule yesterday. See related story on p. A3, A4, A5

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32658
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Disasters
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32855AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A national mobile "Driving for Quality Care" campaign to fully fund nursing care came to Country Villa Huntington Drive, an Arcadia retirement village yesterday, where seniors signed its petition. The petition urges state lawmakers to allocate $16 million in recently approved emergency Medicaid funding for long-term care. Residents Helen Smith and Janet Spriggs are pictured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 6, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 6, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Health care
Medicaid
Seniors
Smith, Helen
Spriggs, Janet
Item ID
32403AN
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia has a new emergency notification system called Alert Arcadia. Anyone can sign up to receive messages via phone voice mail, e-mail, and/or text.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33547
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2013
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 4, 2013
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Communications
Emergency systems
Item ID
33742AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Power outage creates feelings of isolationism in residents who were affected by last week's extreme winds. People have experienced extended power outages in Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, Temple City, South Pasadena, Monrovia and Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32766
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32963AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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