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No end seen for market strike. Labor dispute between employees of Vons Pavilions, Albertsons and Ralphs grocery stores.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33101
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Albertsons
Grocery Stores
Labor strikes
Ralphs
Vons Pavilions
Item ID
33298AN
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Newspaper Index
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Bill Davila, former head of the Vons Grocery chain, will be the guest speaker at the 28th annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22938
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2002
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Prayer breakfast
Davila, Bill
Item ID
23146AN
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Newspaper Index
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Kohl's has opened a new department store at Rosemead Boulevard and Huntington Drive, in unincorporated county area between Arcadia and San Marino. It will create 150-200 jobs for the area. Yvonne Barnes of Arcadia is pictured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30789
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 2007
Pages
p. Local 3
Subjects
Barnes, Yvonne
Business and Industry
Department stores
Kohl's
Item ID
30977AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based "The Vons Cos" pays reservist employees who are called up for service the difference between their company salary and the military compensation they receive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25200
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 25, 2003
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Vons Companies
Item ID
25396AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Vons chairman Roger E. Strangeland, dies at 74. He served as Vons' chairman and chief executive officer from 1984 to 1994.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27835
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2004
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 5, 2004
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Obituary
Vons Companies
Strangeland, Roger E
Item ID
28032AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25638
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
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Newspaper Index
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Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, will open a new office in Arcadia at 328 E. Huntington Drive, in the Gateway Centre.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30961
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2008
Pages
p. News 10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 27, 2008
Pages
p. News 10
Subjects
Business and Industry
Scottrade
Stock brokerage firms
Item ID
31156AN
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Newspaper Index
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A new Sav-on drug store will open at Fifth Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia, the former location of Foothill Gym.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30032
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry
Sav-on Drugs
Drug Stores
Pharmacies
Item ID
30219AN
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Newspaper Index
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As median home prices dip throughout Southern California, many local homes are being foreclosed. In 2007, there were 215 foreclosure filings in Arcadia. See chart for figures on surrounding areas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30943
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Foreclosures
Houses
Housing market
Item ID
31138AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal's Prayer Breakfast, March 29, to feature Bill Davila, the Arcadia resident known as the Vons Grocery Company spokesperson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33448
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 14, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Davila, Bill--biography
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Item ID
33643AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 30-year old man was shot in an apparent robbery in the parking lot of 99 Ranch Market on Wednesday, April 13, 2005. He was pronounced dead at Huntington Memorial Hospital. The suspect got away.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29498
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Shootings
99 Ranch Market
Item ID
29682AN
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Newspaper Index
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A large demonstration was held at the Vons division headquarters on Michillinda Avenue in an effort by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union to get the corporation to settle the labor dispute that has lasted for more than three months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27388
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Demonstrations
Strikes
Vons
Item ID
27587AN
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George Torres, of Arcadia, was convicted of 55 felony counts, including racketeering, "honest services" mail fraud, and wire fraud, conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and tax charges. The jury also found that Torres solicited the 1994 murder of a gang member who demanded a "tax" from a Numero Uno Market. George Torres owned eleven Numero Uno grocery stores in some of the region's poorest neighborhoods.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31440
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 21, 2009
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Numero Uno Markets
Racketeering
Torres, George
Item ID
31633AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based J. Foley Enterprises, owner of Clearman's Village shopping center at Huntington Drive and Rosemead Boulevard, has proposed building a Kohl's Department Store and refurbishing the Galley Restaurant (The Boat). Residents have complained to the County Planning Commission about the potential blocked view of the San Gabriel Mountains and increased traffic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29575
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
J. Foley Enterprises
Galley Restaurant
Kohl's Department Store
Business and Industry
Clearman's Village
Developers
Item ID
29759AN
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Newspaper Index
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Freeway sound walls promised for Arcadia and Monrovia appear to be still on schedule, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). The sound walls scheduled for construction as early as 2005 run from Michillinda Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia, and from Huntington Drive to California Avenue in Monrovia. Lower priority sound wall project locations are also given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31375
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Freeways
Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
Noise
Sound Walls
Item ID
31569AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ryan Brock, 29, of San Gabriel, was shot several times in the chest Wednesday, April 13, 2005 in the parking lot of 99 Ranch Market and later died. Police believe it was not a random robbery gone bad but there may have been a relationship between the suspect and the victim. The suspect appeared to be Latino, around age 20. Police are seeking help from witnesses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29471
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Shootings
99 Ranch Market
Brock, Ryan
Item ID
29656AN
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Newspaper Index
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A retail store specializing in motorized scooters opened June 3 at 411 E. Huntington Drive, in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23810
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2002
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Awesome - Scooters & More
Business and Industry
Item ID
24014AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Board of Supervisors has approved a request from the County Department of Public Works to take over jurisdiction on the project to seismically retrofit transit bridges on Colorado Boulevard and Huntington Drive/Second Avenue. The board declared the portion of Colorado Boulevard under the bridge, as well as portions of Huntington Drive and Second Avenue under the transit bridge, to be part of the county system of roads and highways.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30675
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2002
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Bridges
Seismic retrofitting
Item ID
30863AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Safeway shares rose 10% but analysts question the future. Arcadia-based Vons/Pavilions, which is owned by Safeway, faces a tough food environment and the many problems confronting the economy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24594
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2002
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2002
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Vons/Pavilions
Safeway Inc.
Economic Conditions
Grocery Stores
Item ID
24785AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Safeway Inc., parent company of Arcadia-based Vons/Pavilions, is changing operations to comply with a new law that calls for a 25 percent reduction in California's carbon emissions by the year 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30222
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2006
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2006
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Business and Industry
Energy
Environment
Safeway Incorporated
Vons/Pavilions
Item ID
30409AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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