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Magna Entertainment Corp., owner of Santa Anita Park race track, which is in bankruptcy reorganization hearings, filed a plan that would cancel its 2005 agreement with Rick Caruso to develop the 830,000 square feet Shops at Santa Anita on the race track's south parking lot. Caruso filed an objection to the move in bankruptcy court, citing "substantial economic harm" to Santa Anita Associates, LLC, the legal entity that was going to develop the project. Santa Anita LLC has so far invested over $25 million to the project's development. Caruso is committed to developing the project in Arcadia. If the contract is indeed terminated between the parties, Magna would have to start from scratch with new plans, new environmental impact reports, and new hearings to propose another development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31978
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 22, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Magna Entertainment Corp.
Santa Anita Associates, LLC
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--development
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
32175AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia teachers and students unite for Measure A, the renewal of a parcel tax that helps provide stable school funding for Arcadias, on March 7 ballot. Previously approved in 2012, Measure A would authorize a "qualified special tax of $288 per parcel of taxable real estate property," an increase of $60 over the 2012 proposal. Citizen homeowners age 65 and over would be able to exempt their primary residence from the tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34825
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2017
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 2, 2017
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Elections-local-March 7, 2017
Ballot measures
Chen, Travis
Item ID
35017AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso and Westfield are still battling over the proposed Caruso lifestyle center. A decade ago the race track's south parking lot had been rezoned for commercial development. Rick Caruso feels his development will help Westfield while Westfield believes a new mall will cannibalize tenants and harm both companies and the city's sales tax revenues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29793
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 27, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track - zoning
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
29978AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien ordered changes to a statement signed by Mayor Roger Chandler and members of the City Council after two residents, with the backing of the initiative's corporate sponsor, filed suit over factual inaccuracies. This will affect the wording of Measure N on the next ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30198
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ballot iniatives
Elections
Measure N
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30385AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents voice concerns over the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot development of an outdoor mall to include retail, commercial and apartment space. Residents worry about how the quality of life in Arcadia will be affected. A draft of the environmental report should be ready by late June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29466
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Malls
Item ID
29651AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Stephen Deitsch, Arcadia's City Attorney, wants residents to know he has not taken a position on ballot Measure N or Measure P. Westfield Group has published campaign materials that might lead residents to believe Deitsch has taken a stance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30239
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 14, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Attorneys - city attorney
Ballot measures
Caruso Affiliated
Deitsch, Stephen
Elections - local - 2006
Mall war
Westfield Group
Item ID
30426AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group has nominated Santa Anita Park to the National Register of Historic Places, claiming development plans by Caruso Affiliated constitute a threat to the racetrack. Magna Entertainment, owner of the race track, would have to agree to the track being placed on the register. However, placement on the list would not restrict development on the site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29789
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Magna Entertainment
Mall war
National landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Preservation
Santa Anita Park race track
Westfield Group
Item ID
29974AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters will decide on ballot Measure I, Measure N, and Measure P on November 7, 2006. Measure N has to do with billboard-type signs. Measure I calls for residents to finance a bond if the district wants to erect new buildings for public schools. Measure P has to do with charging for parking at The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30218
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
Parking
Schools
Signs
Item ID
30405AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's parcel tax, Measure A, is validated. It gives schools $17 million over the next 5 years. Residents, with a few exceptions (seniors and those who receive Social Security), will have to pay an additional $228/year to help offset the fiscal deficit the Arcadia Unified School District faces. This Measure A was on the March 13 ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32906
Newspaper
San Gabriel Valley Edition of San Marino Tribune
Date
March 29, 2012
Pages
p. S1, S3
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Newspaper
San Gabriel Valley Edition of San Marino Tribune
Date
March 29, 2012
Pages
p. S1, S3
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Arcadia Unified School District
Elections--Ballot measures--Measure A
Item ID
33103AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sonia Williams writes of her concerns about the proposed race track development.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29609
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2005
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 29, 2005
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Letters to the editor
Caruso project
Developments
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Arcadia First
Williams, Sonia
Item ID
29793AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified's Measure A might still eke out a victory. See also VF Elections (lavote.net results).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34834
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2017
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2017
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Local elections March 7, 2017
Measure A
Item ID
35025AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters will decide, in a special election next week, whether or not to approve ballot Measure A, which seeks to protect the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone usage. Measure A would not raise any taxes. The city already collects taxes on residential cell phone usage and is seeking to legally protect that practice by redefining what constitutes a telecommunications tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31702AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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If Bond Measure I on the November 7, 2006 ballot is passed by the voters, it will fund improvements at Arcadia schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30261
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Bond measures
Elections - local - 2006
Measure I
Schools
Item ID
30448AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Haines, General Manager of Santa Anita Park race track, writes an open letter in support of the Caruso Affiliated development called The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29797
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Haines, George
Santa Anita Park race track
Shops at Santa Anita
Developers
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
Item ID
29982AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Developer Rick Caruso said he is in the process of finalizing a new deal with Santa Anita Park's owners to build an outdoor mall at the race track's south parking lot. MI Developments (MID) (owner of track), voided a 2005 joint-venture development agreement with Caruso Affiliated in April 2010 for the proposed 825,000 square feet The Shops at Santa Anita, as part of MID's bankruptcy reorganization. MID and Caruso have been renegotiating since, and the development will be similar with some minor variations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32278
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Shopping malls
Item ID
32477AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Measure W (for clean water) win is good news for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35321
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections
Water
Item ID
35511AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The City Council wants to finish its review of the Caruso outdoor mall project before the April council elections. Opponents to the development feel the Caruso project is being fast-tracked through the approval processes for political reasons.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29704
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Caruso project
City Council elections
Item ID
29889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Less than one week remains before voters decide on ballot measures I, N, and P. A lot of money has been spent by Westfield Group and Our City, a committee headed by George Fasching, on Measures N and P. Measure I is an unopposed bond campaign.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30266
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections - local - 2006
Measure I
Measure N
Measure P
Item ID
30453AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Avenue carries 33,000 cars a day. If a train bridge is not built, the road will be blocked about every five minutes during rush hour. Measure A would allocate $8 million to build a Gold Line train bridge for the Gold Line extension. The bond measure would cost property taxpayers about $7 per year for every $100,000 of assessed valuation. Although the bond measure has many vocal supporters, this city has traditionally resisted new taxes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29969
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Measure A
Gold Line extension
Train bridges
Bond measures
Santa Anita Avenue
Item ID
30155AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Santa Anita mall, Santa Anita Park race track, and other businesses cope with power outages and wind damage. Westfield Santa Anita mall was unable to open due to a widespread power outage although power was restored to the center's east end by 4:30 PM yesterday. Santa Anita Park was closed yesterday due to a power outage. The race track also sustained wind-related damage to the roof in its stable area and also had several uprooted trees. Huge, old trees were blown down in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32660
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A19
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2011
Pages
p. A19
Subjects
Disasters
Santa Anita Park race track
Weather
Westfield Santa Anita mall
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32857AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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