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Thomas McKernan, Arcadia resident, recently retired as CEO of the Automobile Club of Southern California. He had worked with the Auto Club for 46 years. On May 1, he was succeeded by Robert Bouttier. McKernan has been elected to chairman of the Auto Club's board of directors. He will continue with several national responsibilities, including serving on the National AAA board of directors, chairing its planning and strategy effort. He will serve as vice chair of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32974
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2012
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2012
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Automobile Club of Southern California--AAA
McKernan, Thomas
Item ID
33171AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Southern California Edison adding flat rate for low-energy users.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34238
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 9, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Electricity rates
Southern California Edison
Utilities
Item ID
34432AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia gets new power provider Clean Power Alliance. Arcadia has selected lean power as the default for all customers. Lean power provides 36% renewable energy at a 1-2% discount. Southern California Edison will continue to provide billing and customer support.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35560
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 25, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Clean Power Alliance
Electricity
Energy
Southern California Edison
Utilities
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Keck Medicine of USC will open in Arcadia this fall at 125 W. Huntington Drive. It will be a 33,000 s.f. clinic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35253
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Keck Medicine
University of Southern California
Item ID
35442AN
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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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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Southern California Edison (SCE) says over 2000 still without power after the November 30-December 1 windstorm.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32738
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 26
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 26
Subjects
Disasters
Electricity
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Utilities
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32935AN
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Newspaper Index
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Southern California Edison (SCE) apologizes for power outages that left 430,000 San Gabriel Valley residents in the dark for days, and some for weeks after the November 30-December 1 windstorm.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32694
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 20, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 20, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Disasters
Electricity
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Utilities
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32891AN
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Newspaper Index
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California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) blasts Southern California Edison (SCE) for poor handling of windstorm (November 30, 2011-December 1, 2011) in a 42-page report. Report cites serious safety violations and restoration time was inadequate. Among the hardest hit cities affected by power outages were Temple City, Arcadia, and South Pasadena.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33356
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 17, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Electricity
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
33552AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District test scores among highest in Southern California, according to new statewide test results released by California Department of Education. Arcadia scored 40% higher than the state average for math and 26% higher in English language arts/literacy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34657
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Test Scores
Item ID
34849AN
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Newspaper Index
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This article reviews the Arcadia Blues Club at 16 E. Huntington Drive in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31918
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2010
Pages
p. Weekend 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2010
Pages
p. Weekend 1
Subjects
Arcadia Blues Club
Bohler, Teddy
Entertainment
Mills, Michelle
Music
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
32115AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's energy efficient street lighting program to start next month. Southern California Edison (SCE) is replacing SCE-owned inefficient High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights with energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. Conversion to LED technology will help reduce energy usage and cost by approximately $11,500 annually.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35565
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2019
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2019
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Street lighting
Utilities
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia joins Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (formerly Los Angeles Community Choice Energy Authority). The alliance is made up of 31 member jurisdictions in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties that will purchase electricity for sale to their communities. Clean Power Alliance intends to purchase cleaner, more renewable electricity.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35219
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 5, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Electricity
Energy
Utilities
Item ID
35408AN
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Newspaper Index
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Outage draws probe by California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to investigate the prolonged outages in Southern California Edison's (SCE) service area following last week's powerful windstorm. About 858 SCE customers in the San Gabriel Valley were still without power as of 7:00 PM yesterday, down from a total of about 434,000 initially affected by the windstorm.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32762
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32959AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Mayor Michael D. Antonovich urged Southern California Edison (SCE) to restore power now to San Gabriel Valley residents that lost power in last week's windstorm.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32739
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly,
Date
December 8, 2011
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Antonovich, Michael D.
Disasters
Electricity
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Utilities
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32936AN
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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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
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Newspaper Index
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More high winds expected. Clean-up efforts remain ongoing across San Gabriel Valley. With Santa Ana winds expected to batter Southern California for several days this week, residents and work crews scrambled yesterday to clear downed trees, replace utility poles and restore power after the historic storm that hit Thursday, December 1, 2011. A small army of Southern California Edison (SCE) workers gathered in the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot--some waiting for orders, others moving the dozens of replacement transformers. SCE will need to bring power back to the 78,000 customers still without electricity as of yesterday afternoon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32710
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 4, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A6"
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 4, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A6"
Subjects
Disasters
Southern California Edison (SCE)--electricity utility
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32907AN
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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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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
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Newspaper Index
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New congressional districts in the San Gabriel Valley, approved by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, reflects a significant change from current boundaries. (The new congress representatives will be voted in the November 2012 elections and take office in January 2013.) The new district lines have some local leaders worried about the region's ability to get federal dollars and attention to address local issues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32509
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California State Assembly
California State Senate
Congressional districts
Gerrymandering
Politics
Redistricting
Item ID
32708AN
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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
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Newspaper Index
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Letter to CIF-SS detailed fired Arcadia High School coach James O'Brien's alleged rule violations. The violations include "hundreds of instances" of the coach recruiting middle school students, punishments for athletes who did not participate in illegal Sunday practices and an attempt to place illegal flags on a course to gain a competitive advantage. The undated letter, sent by Arcadia High School Principal Brent Forsee to the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section sometime in late June or July, was publicly released for the first time under a Public Records Act request filed with the school district by this newspaper.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33605
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS)
Forsee, Brent
O'Brien, James
Item ID
33800AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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