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Arcadia Announces Limited Reopening of City Facilities by Appointment. The City of Arcadia is reopening City Hall to the public for services by appointment only for essential activities in response to the revised Safer at Home Order issued by Los Angeles County on May 13, 2020. These include building permits, inspections, and planning related services. Tennis courts are now open for modified use. All players must abide by posted rules and those who ignore the guidelines will not be allowed to play.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35714
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 21, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 21, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
City of Arcadia
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Pandemics
Tennis courts
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35631
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
McEwan, Jack
Verlato, April
Veterans
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Newspaper Index
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Health care workers and employees at Arcadia Methodist Hospital voted to unionize. They voted to join Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU) for a stronger collective voice on patient care issues, especially in improving safe staffing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35673
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Caregivers and Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU)
Employees
Health care workers
Labor unions
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Paul Cheng proclaimed April 2 Education and Sharing Day calling for renewed focus on moral and ethical education. Mayor Cheng presented the proclamation to representatives of Chabad of Arcadia and the greater San Gabriel Valley. Chabad of Arcadia offers Jewish education, community and social service programming for families of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
Education and Sharing Day
Proclamations
Rebbe-Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson
Stiefel, Sholom, Rabbi
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District hosting community conversations regarding district's improvement needs. Community input is critical because it helps the school district plan how to use resources to educate and support all students. This is the seventh year of conducting this annual community conversation, via survey, through February 25 at 11:59 PM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36171
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 3, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Surveys
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Vietnam War Monument redecorated by Chris Tran and his fellow Boy Scouts Troop 104, with funds donated by Jason Lee, an Arcadia lawyer and City Council candidate for District 5. The City of Arcadia's 24th annual tribute to Veterans and Military Families will be held on Saturday, May 28, 10-1 at Arcadia County Park. The event is hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36240
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Vietnam War Monument Memorial
Glasco, Gene
Lee, Jason
Tran, Chris
Veterans
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Newspaper Index
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Star Wars celebrities to gather for fan event at Chalice Collectibles in Arcadia to raise funds for charity. Chalice Collectibles is one of the biggest independent retail stores selling Funko Pops (mostly vinyl pop culture figurines). Chris Bartlett, the voice and human behind C-3PO and 1-JAC on the Disney Plus streaming series "Obi Wan Kenobi," Kat Cressida, the voice of Princess Leia in "Star Wars: Rebellion," "X-Wing Alliance," and "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron," Misty Rosas, who portrayed Kuiil and Frog Lady on "The Mandalorian," and Leilani Shiu, who portrayed Teeka the Jawa on "Obi Wan Kenobi," Tatooine Jawa and offworld Jawa on "The Mandalorian" and other roles on "The Book of Boba Fett" will be there to sign toys and stuff. Chalice Collectibles is located in The Shops at Santa Anita (mall), 400 South Baldwin, Suite 2, Arcadia, CA 91007.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36660
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2024
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 28, 2024
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Celebrities
Chalice Collectibles
Shops at Santa Anita
Toys
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Newspaper Index
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Carjacking suspect arrested in Arcadia after entering Monrovia home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35665
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 12, 2020
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
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Newspaper Index
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New app Sound Mind provides music and visual therapy with a focus on meditation and mental health. A veteran Brian Femminella and an Arcadia resident Travis Chen created the app.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36102
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 11, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Apps
Arcadia residents
Chen, Travis
Femminella, Brian
Mental health
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Technology
Collection
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).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36464
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 6, 2023
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
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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Foothill Workforce allocation of funds to South Bay continues to raise eyebrows in Monrovia. Monrovia has filed an application to withdraw from the Foothill Workforce Development Board (FWDB), which distributes federal money for job skills assessment, basic education, job training, job placement, and community workforce development. The FWDB covers Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Arcadia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Duarte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35997
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
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p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Foothill Workforce Development Board
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Arcadia Unified Launches Mental Health Mondays. As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the Arcadia Unified School Districts (AUSD) has decided to launch Mental Health Mondays. Each Monday, for the remainder of the school year, AUSD will provide mental health resources to help support everyone navigating the coronavirus pandemic and school closures simultaneously. In addition to helping support students, these resources are also available to AUSD parents, staff, and community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35709
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 7, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Mental health
Pandemics
Collection
Newspaper Index
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LA County expected to reach COVID-19 herd immunity by July. The rate of people getting vaccinated has slowed, so it is taking longer to reach herd immunity. We have probably over 2 million more first doses to go until 80% of all LA County residents age 16 and over, will have received at least one vaccine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35966
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 13, 2021
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 13, 2021
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Ferrer, Barbara
Los Angeles County
Pandemics
Public Health
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Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto has appointed Captain Roy Nakamura as the city's 30th police chief. He is a 28-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department. He succeeds Chief Robert T. Guthrie, who is retiring. Nakamura is the first police chief of Japanese and Asian descent in a city that once temporarily incarcerated Japanese and Japanese-Americans at Santa Anita Park. Arcadia's population is currently 60.8% Asian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35856
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
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p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Nearly all Los Angeles County skilled nursing facilities administered first doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including residents and staff at Arcadia Living.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35893
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Living
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Skilled nursing facilities (SNF)
Pandemics
Vaccines
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia offers virtual recreation classes this fall. Stay active, stay enriched, and learn new things all from the comfort of your own home this fall by joining a virtual class. Classes are available for all ages and interests including Zumba, soccer, video game design, piano, art, and more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35823
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 2020
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p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 20, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Recreation Department
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School launches new Wellness Center to provide dedicated mental health and wellness support for the students and staff of Arcadia High. Dr. Deja Anderson, an emotional learning counselor, oversees it. With distance learning in effect since Spring 2020, the Wellness Center saw a shift to the virtual environment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35862
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2020
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 3, 2020
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Anderson, Deja
Arcadia High School Wellness Center
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Pandemics
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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36071
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
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p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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Decades-long debate over Arcadia High School's use of Apache imagery resurfaces. The controversy began in 1997. In the late 1990s, Native American activists threatened to sue Arcadia High School over the use of the Apache mascot. "Apache Joe" mascot is no longer used. In 2020, a year of massive protests and change in the United States, perhaps another look at the logo and name may be in order. Arcadia schools Superintendent David Vannasdall responded, in part, with why Arcadia High School continues to use the Apache name, citing the strong partnership between Arcadia High School and the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who granted the use of their name to the school. He said, regardless of the school's mascot name, he will continue to honor the relationship he and Arcadia High School have with the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is fortunate to call them friends. He believes revisiting this issue on a regular basis is wise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Burstyn, Mark
Farooq, Shayan
Mascots
Native Americans
Vannasdall, David
Wang, Sarah
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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Newspaper Index
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