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The possibility of a fee for admission to both the Arboretum and Descanso Gardens is being considered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. At a hearing, Hal Roach, a member of the Board of Governors expressed the hope that the Supervisors would not resort to charging a fee. The fee would NOT be used to keep up the Arboretum, but would go into the County General Fund.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 28, 1975

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 442AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a program for the development of a Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum. The Arboretum foundation has pledged $500,000 to the total $1,295,000 bill. There is no timetable for the work, but it will take approximately 2 or 3 years.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 23, 1975

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 23, 1975

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 440AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Mayor Floretta Lauber and other City Council members will go before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to ask them to cut the County tax rate.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 26, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3315AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia resident Kenneth Kirkpatrick, head of the Los Angeles County Probation Department, has been fired by the Board of Supervisors. He will appeal.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1974

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 24, 1974

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Kirkpatrick, Kenneth E.

Item ID: 1882AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

At a meeting on November 20, County Assessor Philip Watson's representative and County Supervisors Peter Schabarum and Baxter Ward and others tackled the possibility of the San Gabriel Valley seceding from Los Angeles County.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 20, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2363AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Enormous cut backs, reduced operating hours, and admission fees are all being contemplated as solutions to keeping the Arboretum going in the face of Proposition 13 caused revenue losses.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 22, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Arboretum

Item ID: 446AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Summary of the views of Los Angeles County Supervisors Peter Schabarum (against) and Baxter Ward (for) on the proposed rail network that voters will be asked to decide on at the June 8 election. Background on the network given.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 19, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Transportation

Item ID: 3423AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

San Gabriel Valley residents and medical authorities chastised the Los Angeles County Supervisors over the lack of hospital facilities and health care centers in the San Gabriel Valley even though the Valley has a large portion of the County's population.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 16, 1974

Pages: p. B-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 16, 1974

Pages: p. B-7

Subjects: Public Health

Item ID: 2279AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The newest park in the Arcadia area is the Peck Road Water Conservation Park at Live Oak and Peck Road. There will be fishing in the spreading basin of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. This is a Los Angeles County Regional Park. Supervisor Peter Schabarum was on hand for the opening on June 23, 1975.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 26, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2124AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Statistical profiles of schools in Los Angeles County.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 2, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools

Item ID: 2594AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Photo and caption. Kirk Brayshaw in the Queen Anne Cottage at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, with his friend "Snoopy" and story book "Night Before Christmas."

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1974

Pages: p. C1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 26, 1974

Pages: p. C1

Subjects: Brayshaw, Kirk; Queen Anne Cottage

Item ID: 32747AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Secession of San Gabriel Valley from Los Angeles County.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1971 p. 1 (split studied); August 15, 1971 p. 1 ( " ); September 1, 1971 p. 1 ( "" ); September 12, 1971 p. 1 ( " ); September 29, 1971 p. 1 ( " ); October 31, 1971 p. 1 (reprisal feared); November 28, 1971 p. 1 (Arcadia in avor); December 8, 1971 p. 1 (City OK's study); December 12, 1971 p. 1 (support for new study); February 9, 1972 p. 1 (new law regarding splits); April 19 1972 p. 1 (legislation eases secession); June 1, 1972 p. 1; Maryc 1, 1973 p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 1, 1971 p. 1 (split studied); August 15, 1971 p. 1 ( " ); September 1, 1971 p. 1 ( "" ); September 12, 1971 p. 1 ( " ); September 29, 1971 p. 1 ( " ); October 31, 1971 p. 1 (reprisal feared); November 28, 1971 p. 1 (Arcadia in avor); December 8, 1971 p. 1 (City OK's study); December 12, 1971 p. 1 (support for new study); February 9, 1972 p. 1 (new law regarding splits); April 19 1972 p. 1 (legislation eases secession); June 1, 1972 p. 1; Maryc 1, 1973 p. 1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 4172AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Summary of Los Angeles County reform efforts that perhaps will make unnecessary the efforts of the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley and other areas to secede from Los Angeles County.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1977

Pages: p. A-

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 10, 1977

Pages: p. A-

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2370AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The County Board of Supervisors urged the State Legislature and Governor Reagan to defeat a bill which would make it easier for citizens to form a new county.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 22, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: September 22, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2359AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Beginning July 1, the city will contract with Los Angeles County for animal control services.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 23, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 23, 1978

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Animals

Item ID: 383AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The defeat of Canyon County's bid in the November election dims prospects of the San Gabriel Valley separating from Los Angeles County.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 8, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2367AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Los Angeles County Department of Health gave H.O.Y. a high rating for the services it has rendered.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 4, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 4, 1975

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: H.O.Y. (Help Our Youth)

Item ID: 1854AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In 1939 the Pacific Rose Society in conjunction with Los Angeles County planted a rose garden in the county park. In 1961 a new rose area was started.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 19, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 19, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Parks

Item ID: 2117AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia has lost its float theme for 1974 because the designing firm missed the deadline. "The First American" idea has been claimed by Los Angeles County, although Arcadia is still appealing through Supervisor Baxter Ward.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 28, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 28, 1974

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Tournament of Roses

Item ID: 3345AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Harry Hufford, the chief administrative officer for Los Angeles County, predicted that taxes would double for residents of Newhall-Saugus-Santa Clarita Valley area if they were to break away from Los Angeles County. The same would hold true for the San Gabriel Valley.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: San Gabriel Valley - Secession

Item ID: 2364AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a program for the development of a Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum. The Arboretum foundation has pledged $500,000 to the total $1,295,000 bill. There is no timetable for the work, but it will take approximately 2 or 3 years.

Mayor Floretta Lauber and other City Council members will go before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to ask them to cut the County tax rate.

Arcadia resident Kenneth Kirkpatrick, head of the Los Angeles County Probation Department, has been fired by the Board of Supervisors. He will appeal.

At a meeting on November 20, County Assessor Philip Watson's representative and County Supervisors Peter Schabarum and Baxter Ward and others tackled the possibility of the San Gabriel Valley seceding from Los Angeles County.

Enormous cut backs, reduced operating hours, and admission fees are all being contemplated as solutions to keeping the Arboretum going in the face of Proposition 13 caused revenue losses.

Summary of the views of Los Angeles County Supervisors Peter Schabarum (against) and Baxter Ward (for) on the proposed rail network that voters will be asked to decide on at the June 8 election. Background on the network given.

San Gabriel Valley residents and medical authorities chastised the Los Angeles County Supervisors over the lack of hospital facilities and health care centers in the San Gabriel Valley even though the Valley has a large portion of the County's population.

Statistical profiles of schools in Los Angeles County.

Photo and caption. Kirk Brayshaw in the Queen Anne Cottage at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, with his friend "Snoopy" and story book "Night Before Christmas."

Secession of San Gabriel Valley from Los Angeles County.

Summary of Los Angeles County reform efforts that perhaps will make unnecessary the efforts of the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley and other areas to secede from Los Angeles County.

The County Board of Supervisors urged the State Legislature and Governor Reagan to defeat a bill which would make it easier for citizens to form a new county.

Beginning July 1, the city will contract with Los Angeles County for animal control services.

The defeat of Canyon County's bid in the November election dims prospects of the San Gabriel Valley separating from Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health gave H.O.Y. a high rating for the services it has rendered.

In 1939 the Pacific Rose Society in conjunction with Los Angeles County planted a rose garden in the county park. In 1961 a new rose area was started.

Arcadia has lost its float theme for 1974 because the designing firm missed the deadline. "The First American" idea has been claimed by Los Angeles County, although Arcadia is still appealing through Supervisor Baxter Ward.

Harry Hufford, the chief administrative officer for Los Angeles County, predicted that taxes would double for residents of Newhall-Saugus-Santa Clarita Valley area if they were to break away from Los Angeles County. The same would hold true for the San Gabriel Valley.