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The District Attorney's Office announced this week it won't prosecute an Arcadia Police Officer for elder abuse for accepting $9000 from an elderly woman. Arcadia Resident Bernis St. Thomas, 89, told investigators she wanted to give officer Michael Castro the money.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Castro, Michael
Item ID
18831AN
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Representatives of the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that Santa Anita Park race track has been named to their list of the country's most endangered historic places. Efforts mount to preserve Santa Anita's architectural integrity.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 29, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 29, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 1991-2000
Preservation
Item ID
27873AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A Thailand student heaps praise on the English class taught by Mr. John Fung and other volunteers at the Arcadia Public Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27688
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 3, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2000-2009
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Fung, John
Volunteers
Item ID
27885AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Apache band captures praise in Arizona. The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard took part in the White Mountain Apache Fair and rodeo in Arizona. The announcer said, "We are proud you are using our name." Photo caption: Wearing their new Apache-approved headdresses, members of the Arcadia high School Apache marching band tend to final details prior to the Arizona parade last weekend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27695
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Apache Nation
Arcadia High School - Apache Marching Band
Arcadia High School Apaches logo
Arcadia High School mascot
Native American Indian Tribes
Item ID
27892AN
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Construction begins on Anoakia luxury housing development, on the former site of Anoakia, Anita Baldwin's mansion, on the corner of Baldwin Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Anoakia Mansion was demolished last August to make way for 31 homes to be built by Hover Development Inc. of Newport Beach. Anita Baldwin, daughter of Lucky Baldwin, lived there until her death in 1939. It was used as a girls' school from 1941 to the late 1970s. The new housing development is 19 acres.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Anoakia housing development
Anoakia Mansion--history
Anoakia School
Baldwin, Anita
Item ID
33514AN
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An L. A. County Summit on social problems and solutions was held at the Arboretum on Wednesday, October 3, 2001.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2001
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
22054AN
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U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer announced that a House and Senate Committee approved $900,000 to help Arcadia Police Department convert its current radio equipment, operation on wide-band UHF, to narrow band technology. This conversion is needed to become compliant with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Boxer, Barbara
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards
Item ID
33595AN
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Anoakia Estates model homes to open for viewing by this spring. The community is made up of 31 luxury homes. Developer is Tom Hover. The homes were constructed on the site of Anoakia, an estate owned by Anita Baldwin, daughter of Arcadia city founder, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, at Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. The homes will be 2-stories, and 5,000-6,000 square feet.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
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p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 7, 2002
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Anoakia Estates
Baldwin, Anita
Housing developments
Hover, Tom
Item ID
33614AN
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Jennifer Consalvi and Julie Gu, both of Arcadia High School, went to Washington DC to participate in the Presidential Classroom Scholar's Program. They met with Congressman David Dreier and Ralph Nader.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 6
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Students
Awards - honors - recognitions
Consalvi, Jennifer
Gu, Julie
Presidential Classroom Scholar's Program
Item ID
30391AN
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce takes Bank of America, Ralphs Grocery Co., Albertsons and Washington Mutual to task for not joining the Chamber of Commerce.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2002
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Item ID
23364AN
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Beth Costanza, Executive director of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, has received positive feedback from chamber members after she published a piece called "Arcadia's meanest spirited businesses," in which she took to task such companies as Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Ralphs and Sav-On.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Costanza, Beth
Item ID
30435AN
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Arcadia will give a free blue star poster to any resident whose son, daughter, brother, sister, spouse or grandchild is on active duty in the military.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Military, Memorial Day
Item ID
23795AN
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Grant Chu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ming R. Chu of Arcadia, received a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Chu, Grant
Graduations
Item ID
30580AN
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The history of the peafowl from Indian and Java that live in Arcadia is presented. Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin imported three pairs from India in the 1880s. His daughter Anita Baldwin added some birds from Java. The peacock is official bird of Arcadia, is protected, and should not be fed. See also VF "Peacocks" for copy of article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Arcadia History - Rancho Santa Anita - 1875-1909
Peacocks
Peafowl
Item ID
30719AN
Collection
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Ilene L. Anderson is the new principal of Highland Oaks Elementary School, replacing Michael Simoniello, who moved to Hugo Reid Elementary School.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Anderson, Ilene L. - biography
Arcadia Schools
Educators
Principals
Item ID
30774AN
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Information on the philanthropic projects of the Assistance League of Arcadia that are supported by proceeds from the sales at the Bargain Box thrift shop. The article includes an announcement about the store offering holiday items.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Organizations - Assistance League of Arcadia
Item ID
24933AN
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On December 5, the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce will honor Gary L. Thomas, Arcadia resident and the 2003 President of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. Thomas, a 41 year member was elected to the Executive Committee in 1995.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Tournament of Roses, 2003
Thomas, Gary L.
Item ID
24976AN
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Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced that the Board of Supervisors has appointed Arcadia resident Daisy L. Ma to the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families. The board also reappointed Arcadia resident Michael Gi-Hao Cheung to the Los Angeles Commission on Insurance.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Cheung, Michael Gi-Hao
Los Angeles County commissions
Ma, Daisy L.
Item ID
31348AN
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Dr. James Chinn and his two sons are urologists in Arcadia and daughter Deborah is an obstetrician and gynecologist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25627
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 2, 2003
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 2, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Chinn, Dr. James
Chill, Helen
Chinn, Dr. Mahlon
Chinn, Dr. Deborah
Chinn, Dr. Douglas
Item ID
25827AN
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Safeway, Inc., the parent company of The Vons Companies, Inc., announced layoffs which will include 28 workers at the Vons Pavilions headquarters in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Vons Companies Inc.
Item ID
25838AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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