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A group of nine former mayors has denounced the City Council's recent decision to ask for City Manager George Watts' resignation.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 14, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Employees - Watts, George
Item ID
78AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Watts, Arcadia's city manager for 11 years, resigned Wednesday, a day after the City Council unexpectedly asked him to step down.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 10, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - Watts, George
Item ID
68AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Watts has been appointed acting city manager until the City Council names someone to replace Lyle Alberg who recently resigned. Watts, the city's assistant city manager, has served as acting city manager before. This time he has applied for the position.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 26, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - Watts, George
Item ID
1170AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Watts has been named city manager of Arcadia. Watts discusses areas of concern: finances, redevelopment, senior housing. Biographical notes included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - Watts, George
Item ID
1171AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, owner of Fasching's Car Wash who joined the City Council two years ago, was chosen as the city's mayor on Tuesday, replacing four-time mayor, Charles Gilb.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 23, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1992
Mayors - Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Item ID
323AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mayor Roger Chandler lost his bid for re-election as challengers George Fasching and Joseph Ciraulo and incumbent Robert Harbicht were elected to the Arcadia City Council. Fasching led with 27.2% of the vote, followed by Ciraulo with 22.1% and Harbicht with 19.8%.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 11, 1990
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1990
Chandler, Roger
Fasching, George
Ciraulo, Joseph
Harbicht, Robert
Item ID
1130AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, candidate for City Council discusses his views on current events. Biographical details included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1980
Fasching, George
Item ID
1073AN
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Newspaper Index
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Biographical background on Alex McIntyre, assistant to City Manager, George Watts.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - McIntyre, Alex
Item ID
1158AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former candidate, Vince Foley has filed a complaint with the State's Fair Political Practices Commission regarding alleged under-reporting of campaign contributions by George Fasching and Dennis Lojeski.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council - elections, 1996
Foley, Vincent
Item ID
6068AN
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Newspaper Index
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The seven candidates who vie for two open City Council seats represent two rival political factions which stem from one political event four years ago; the firing of City Manager George Watts in May 1992.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1 photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1996
Item ID
5650AN
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Newspaper Index
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Incumbents Sheng Chang and Barbara Kuhn failed in their bids for re-election to City Council as voters gave first-time candidate Gail Marshall, former Mayor Roger Chandler and council appointee Gary Kovacic the nod for the next four years. Gino Roncilli came in well ahead of former Mayor George Fasching for the two year seat. Voters also gave thumbs down to Measure A, a ballot initiative that would have added 2 percent to the current 5 percent utility tax for the next four years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13525AN
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Newspaper Index
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Peter Kinnahan, former redevelopment project manager for the City of Carson, has been appointed assistant city manager for economic development in Arcadia by City Manager George Watts. Kinnahan succeeds Jay Corey.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1983
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1983
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Employees - Kinnahan, Peter
Item ID
1154AN
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Newspaper Index
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Geri Fasching (wife of former councilman George Fasching), S. H. Wen (past president of the Arcadia Chinese Association) and 2 other residents filed a lawsuit contesting the election of Sheng Chang, alleging his campaign workers paid for votes and knowingly registered people who could not legally cast a ballot.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3528AN
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Newspaper Index
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Incumbent councilwoman Mary Young is scheduled to take the gavel as the new Mayor of Arcadia. In the election, about 22% of the city's 25,000 registered voters participated. Here are the final results: George Fasching, 27.2%, 3996, Roger Chandler, 14.7%, 2162, Joseph Ciraulo, 22.1%, 3242, Charles Chivetta, 9.4% 1368, Robert Harbicht, 19.8%, 2907, Eileen Stephan, 6.9% 1014

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1990
Pages
p. A-1, 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 15, 1990
Pages
p. A-1, 2
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1990
Mayors - Young, Mary
Fasching, George
Ciraulo, Joseph
Harbicht, Robert
Chandler, Roger
Chivetta, Charles
Stephan, Eileen
Item ID
1131AN
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Arcadia's proposed city budget will be about $24.4 million, up 8.9% from the $22.4 million 1985-86 budget, according to a report from City Manager George Watts.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1986
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 1, 1986
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
673AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council will receive a recommendation from City Manager George Watts to require an independent audit of Best Disposal's books to justify a proposed rate increase for rubbish collection services. Best is seeking the increase of offset a 100% increase charged them by landfill owners.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Refuse and Refuse Disposal
Item ID
2325AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia may follow the lead of Pasadena, Los Angeles and other communities by considering the possibility of adopting a no-smoking ordinance. According to City Manager George Watts, the council has not decided on any specific rules and probably will not receive a study report from staff until mid-November.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 28, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 28, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Ordinances, Municipal
Item ID
2059AN
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Newspaper Index
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Don Fickas, president of the Arcadia Board of Education, in a brief statement Monday night blasted the majority of teachers who had boycotted the high school open house the previous week.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 26, 1984
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2770AN
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Newspaper Index
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George Watts discusses the state of the city financially, suggesting the city may have problems in two or three years. His suggested solutions include improving efficiency, increasing revenues and cutting services and programs.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 31, 1982
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Budget
Item ID
667AN
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Newspaper Index
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City of Arcadia has budgeted $55,000 for a downtown revitalization study, City Manager George Watts told members of the Arcadia Business Association at their monthly dinner meeting. See hard copy in Box 51.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 4, 1983
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1292AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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