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City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36301
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 28, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Ballot measures
California Voting Rights
City Charter
City Clerk
Elections
Gambling
Hotels
Motels
Sports betting
Taxes
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Plans to change the city charter unlikely to be on April ballot. Proposal will undergo further study.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33013
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 11, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia city government
Item ID
33210AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia seeking volunteers for charter review committee to update the City's charter, a document that defines the organization, its powers, functions and essential procedures. Last review update was 1998.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36018
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 17, 2021
Pages
p. 7
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 17, 2021
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
City Charter
Review committees
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Tiny homes opponents appeal for reduction of Foothill Unity Center’s homeless services. Opponents protested outside Arcadia Councilmember April Verlato's home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36006
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Foothill Unity Center
Homeless
Homelessness
Social issues
Verlato, April
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Newspaper Index
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General information

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3879
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1950 p. 1 (charter prepared)
April 26, 1951 p. 1 (approved by city vote)
November 1, 1956 p. 1
November 8, 1956 p. 1 (amendments regarding City Council salaries)
September 11, 1958 p. 1
September 15, 1958 p. 1
September 29, 1958 p. 1
October 9, 1958 p. 1
May 14, 1964 p. 1
May 28, 1964 p. 3
November 26, 1964 p. 1 (proposed change to clarify School Board position)
December 3, 1964 p. 1 (contents)
February 4, 1965 p. 1 (approved)
January 8, 1967 p. 1 (City Charter Revision Committee)
May 6, 1968 p. 1
June 13, 1968 p. 1
June 23, 1968 p. 1
July 21, 1968 p. 1
July 24, 1968 p. 1
August 4, 1968 p. 1
August 18, 1968 p. 1 (revisions)
August 25, 1968 p. 1 (approved)
November 6, 1968 p. 1 (voters approve)
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 24, 1950 p. 1 (charter prepared)
April 26, 1951 p. 1 (approved by city vote)
November 1, 1956 p. 1
November 8, 1956 p. 1 (amendments regarding City Council salaries)
September 11, 1958 p. 1
September 15, 1958 p. 1
September 29, 1958 p. 1
October 9, 1958 p. 1
May 14, 1964 p. 1
May 28, 1964 p. 3
November 26, 1964 p. 1 (proposed change to clarify School Board position)
December 3, 1964 p. 1 (contents)
February 4, 1965 p. 1 (approved)
January 8, 1967 p. 1 (City Charter Revision Committee)
May 6, 1968 p. 1
June 13, 1968 p. 1
June 23, 1968 p. 1
July 21, 1968 p. 1
July 24, 1968 p. 1
August 4, 1968 p. 1
August 18, 1968 p. 1 (revisions)
August 25, 1968 p. 1 (approved)
November 6, 1968 p. 1 (voters approve)
Subjects
Charter
Item ID
3754AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Politics Becomes Ever More Confusing. Arcadia residents tell us they are concerned that the redistricting rules have changed the city’s voting requirements so much that it is hard to vote for someone you are not familiar with. Therefore, some voters told Arcadia Weekly they simply don’t vote anymore. The recent council meeting was, indeed, contentious, as one of my colleagues wrote last week. It appears there’s a push to change the political environment back to at-large voting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35711
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2020
Collection
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President Biden sending official to hear public views on the proposed expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Chantry Flat, a hiking and picnic spot north of Arcadia and Sierra Madre, closed for several years, is proposed for inclusion in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36570
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Biden, Joe (President of the United States of America)
Forests
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Wilkes, Homer
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Los Angeles County will lift mask rule on K-12 schools and child care sites. Set for March 12, change coincides with state's, in response to falling coronavirus numbers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Masks
Pandemics
Schools
Students
Viruses
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The fight over affirmative action arrives in Arcadia. Arcadia Mayor Roger Chandler and Councilmember Paul Cheng will participate in a demonstration to protest Proposition 16 on Saturday at Arcadia County Park. Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 206, which banned the use of affirmative action involving race-based or sex-based preferences in California, from the state constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35697
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Affirmative action
Chandler, Roger (Mayor)
Cheng, Paul (Councilmember)
Protests
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Birth. To Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Telling, Mar. 17.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12778
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1954
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 25, 1954
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Telling, Bradley Baird
Item ID
12975AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Tribune editor Bill Sunday resigns post, leaves city. John Bergman, Sunday's assistant for the past six months assumed the position. Announcement of the change was made by Arcadia Tribune Publisher F. Harold Roach.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36383
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1954
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1954
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bergman, John
Editors
Newspapers-Arcadia Tribune
Roach, F. Harold
Sunday, Bill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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What is the horse racing industry doing to prevent catastrophic injuries? The deaths of 7 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. How common are injuries and deaths? There have been a spate of deaths in recent years, most notably 30 at Santa Anita Park in 2019. Those led to a series of safety reforms that spread nationally. Article also answers the questions, Why are horses euthanized after a limb injury? Are there treatment alternatives? What is racing doing to address injuries? Who was Barbaro and why did he matter?

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Decades-long debate over Arcadia High School's use of Apache imagery resurfaces. The controversy began in 1997. In the late 1990s, Native American activists threatened to sue Arcadia High School over the use of the Apache mascot. "Apache Joe" mascot is no longer used. In 2020, a year of massive protests and change in the United States, perhaps another look at the logo and name may be in order. Arcadia schools Superintendent David Vannasdall responded, in part, with why Arcadia High School continues to use the Apache name, citing the strong partnership between Arcadia High School and the White Mountain Apache Tribe, who granted the use of their name to the school. He said, regardless of the school's mascot name, he will continue to honor the relationship he and Arcadia High School have with the White Mountain Apache Tribe and is fortunate to call them friends. He believes revisiting this issue on a regular basis is wise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35764
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Activism
Arcadia High School Apaches
Burstyn, Mark
Farooq, Shayan
Mascots
Native Americans
Vannasdall, David
Wang, Sarah
White Mountain Apache Tribe
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Sustainable Arcadia: officials talk water conservation and climate change initiatives, such as regional stormwater reuse, tiered water rates, drought tolerant landscaping, energy efficiency Clean Power Alliance, CNG facility, EV chargers and electric vehicles, renewal diesel, trash and recycling, compost to mulch.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36596
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2023
Pages
p. 1, 23
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 23, 2023
Pages
p. 1, 23
Subjects
Bruno, Justine
Environment
Lazzaretto, Dominic
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Tiny house homeless plan draws opposition. Council tables proposal to build shelters at park. The city will create a citizens committee to help study the issue. The city is looking into costs, infrastructure and grants for the proposed complex of tiny shelters, in response to the growing number of unhoused people in Arcadia. Homelessness in Arcadia grew from 85 in 2019 to 117 in 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35972
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Homelessness
Homeless population
Social issues
Tiny homes
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Whittier woman,102, embraces change. Story about Mildred Mellin and husband George Mellin. George died in 2016. He had retired after 26 years of military service and became a teacher at Arcadia High School. Her secret to longevity is one Coors Light every night with popcorn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36455
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2023
Pages
p. A3, A6
Subjects
Centenarians
Mellin, George
Mellin, Mildred
Collection
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Arcadia High School Choral Program concludes year with First Annual Choir Night Cafe benefit concert on May 20 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center. 2022 has been a year marked with change, with a new director and a return to in-person performances following distance learning due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Choral Program consists of Concert Choir and Chanteurs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36249
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School Choral Program
Singers
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Lawsuit filed against the City of Arcadia seeking an injunction against Mayor Sho Tay running for re-election on the November 2022 ballot. The City of Arcadia Charter limits City Council to two consecutive terms. He was appointed to City Council in 2018 when he ran unopposed for District 3. The suit challenges whether or not the term limits apply to Mayor Sho Tay, who is running for a third time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36243
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 14, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Collection
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Recommendations for changing Arcadia's form of government.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33005
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 4, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
January 4, 1950
Pages
p. 1 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Arcadia city government
Item ID
33202AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Longtime Arcadia City Clerk Gene Glasco retires. Glasco has served 12 years as its elected City Clerk. In 2022, Arcadia voters approved an update to the City Charter that eliminated the position of the elected City Clerk. With Glasco's retirement, the City Manager will appoint a City Clerk. Most of the traditional City Clerk duties are currently performed by professional staff in the City Manager's Office, ensuring uninterrupted service to the public. Photo of Glasco with Arcadia City Council. See press release dated April 18, 2024 in VF for full-text.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36679
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 20, 2024
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
April 20, 2024
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia City Clerks
Glasco, Gene
Retirements
Veterans
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