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Cost to City of Arcadia is approximately $185,000 to make sure residents don't get cancer. Two Longden wells closed since March because of discovery of TCE and PCE.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1982
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 15, 1982
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Water
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3460AN
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Longden Well No. 1 has been taken out of service as levels of TCE (trichloroethyene) in the water have risen in excess of the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. TCE is an industrial solvent used for cleaning purposes.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1981
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1981
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Water
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3457AN
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Although two of Arcadia's 14 water wells have been contaminated by industrial solvents for years, a purification system installed by the city last December is reportedly working well, allowing the water from these wills to be used.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1985
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1985
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Water
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3463AN
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City Council is considering the purchase of a water well and water rights from Monrovia at a cost of $200,000. An additional $100 thousand will be needed to construct a pumping station.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1980
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 21, 1980
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Water
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3453AN
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Several buildings were closed in Arcadia following a major earthquake which struck shortly before 8 A.M. October 1.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 4, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
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October 4, 1987
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One of Arcadia's water wells, located on Camino Real Ave. between First and Second Avenues was pumping sandy water into the city's water distribution system. The well was shut down and will be carefully checked. The sandy water was not contaminated or harmful to drink.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1980
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 10, 1980
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Water
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City Council has voted to purchase Monrovia's Chapman Well and reservoir. In addition Arcadia will exchange 951 acre feet of water rights in the San Gabriel Basin for the same amount now owned by Monrovia in the Raymond Basin.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 7, 1980
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Water
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A popular fishing lake in Arcadia (Peck Road Water Conservation Park) was closed Thursday when 1,000 gallons of a gooey asphalt and water mixture oozed into it after 15,000 gallons of the substance leaked from a nearby Irwindale Plant.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 22, 1987
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Water
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Lojeski, Hannah and Pellegrino have been elected to city council, defeating Speirs and Worsley by almost 2-1.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1982
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City Council - Elections - 1982
Hannah, David
Lojeski, Dennis
Pellegrino, Donald E.
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Despite California's third consecutive dry year, Arcadia pumped 5.56 billion gallons of water from its wells in 1988 setting the city's third highest year on record.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 8, 1989
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Water
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Arcadia Teachers settled their year-long contract dispute with the school district following 2 marathon bargaining sessions. Now the talks must be approved by the Arcadia School Board and by Arcadia teachers.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1988
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 8, 1988
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Schools - Employees
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With Arcadia's Foulger Ford now following Arcadia Suzuki out of town, Arcadia stands to lose about $230,000 in sales tax revenue per year, just short of 1% of the city's $23.699 million budget.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 25, 1987
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Foulger Ford
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Arcadia City Councilman, Dennis Lojeski, suggested that the city begin a drug testing program for its employees, only to discover the city has had one for a month and that 2 people have already been tested.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1986
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Drug Testing
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97 new trees have been planted at Arcadia County Park.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1986
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 14, 1986
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Parks - Arcadia County Park
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Poisonous chlorine gas sent 8 employees of Arcadia's Embassy Suites Hotel to the hospital Sunday following what was apparently an accidental mixing of chemicals in the laundry room. This was the second incident of its kind in a little over 2 months.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1986
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 19, 1986
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Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Embassy Suites
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A convenience shopping center has been approved by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency for the southeast corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The businesses now occupying the land (a Texaco station, Burrito Flats restaurant, Miller's Carpet Care and Drive-Through Liquor) will have to be removed.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1987
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1987
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p. 1
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Business and Industry
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A 105-square-mile agricultural quarantine on the San Gabriel Valley, due to the discovery of Medflies in Baldwin Park, includes a portion of Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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Plant Quarantine
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2176AN
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A 105-square-mile agricultural quarantine on th San Gabriel Valley due to the discovery of Medflies in Baldwin Park, includes a portion of Arcadia.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 30, 1981
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Plant Quarantine
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Two men say they were injured and subjected to homosexual and AIDS discrimination during and arrest in Arcadia following a skirmish with police.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1987
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p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1987
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Police
Item ID
2208AN
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A rare studio photograph of Clara Baldwin was discovered by local history expert, Jack McCaskill.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1987
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p. 1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 22, 1987
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Baldwin, Clara
Item ID
590AN
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