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Arcadia brothers Eric and Richard Dong (they attend San Marino High School) receive Outstanding Young Philanthropists award. They offered piano lessons to kids at the Union Station family center. They gave money and talked to the kids about investing in the stock market. With profits they made from their investments, they established the Richard and Eric Dong Endowment Fund for Union Station to provide scholarships for children in sports, music and the arts, leadership, and human rights promotion, to buy books for the family library; to fund staff appreciation and recognition and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35332
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2018
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Dong, Eric
Dong, Richard
Philanthropy
Item ID
35522AN
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Arcadia brothers Richard and Eric Dong (they attend San Marino High School) give endowment to Union Station Homeless Services. The fund will provide scholarships for children, to purchase books for the family library, to fund staff appreciation, and to finance the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights educational programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35254
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
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p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 16, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Dong, Richard
Dong, Eric
Philanthropy
Union Station Homeless Services
Item ID
35443AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council recap: crime is rising in Arcadia and countrywide, with offenses predominantly concentrated in property crime. Council approves home designs at 29 East Orange Grove and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive now that their square footage will be reduced in revised designs. Council also unanimously authorized the $2 million purchase of 3000 acre feet of imported replacement water from Main San Gabriel Basin watermaster for the fiscal year 2015-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34349
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
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p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 19, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings-2011-2020
Mansions
Water
Item ID
34542AN
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Arcadia Fire Department responded to a hazardous materials spill at San Carlos Road, on January 21, 2013 at 1:00 PM. The spill was contained and was not released into storm drain system. The substance was identified as muriatic acid. Neutralization techniques were implemented to abate the hazard.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33358
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2013
Pages
p. 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 24, 2013
Pages
p. 7
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department
Item ID
33554AN
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Arcadia gets top marks in county API scores. Arcadia Unified School District has three of the top four highest scoring middle schools on the Academic Performance Index. Foothills Middle School ranked first, tied with Huntington Middle School in San Marino. First Avenue Middle School and Dana Middle School also ranked in the top four in Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33611
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
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p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--Schools--Middle Schools
Shawn, Joel
Test Scores
Item ID
33806AN
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Arcadia had a job growth of 3 percent from 1991 to 1999, according to a report from the San Gabriel Council of Governments. Arcadia job growth netted out at 652.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29044
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Job Growth
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Item ID
29231AN
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Arcadia High School mathematics teacher Jeffrey Belwood was named High School Teacher of the Year by the University of California, San Diego.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27170
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 13, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Belwood, Jeffrey
Arcadia High School
Educators
Teachers
Item ID
27368AN
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Arcadia High School Theatre Department won first place trophy in the High School Intermediate Category for its ensemble performance of "Oklahoma" at the Musical Theatre Competition of America. The ensemble award was accepted by Gabriel Rousset and Ariana Raygoza.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32836
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 16, 2012
Pages
p. 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 16, 2012
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School Theatre Department--musicals
Raygoza, Ariana
Rousset, Gabriel
Item ID
33033AN
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Arcadia Mayor Paul Cheng proclaimed April 2 Education and Sharing Day calling for renewed focus on moral and ethical education. Mayor Cheng presented the proclamation to representatives of Chabad of Arcadia and the greater San Gabriel Valley. Chabad of Arcadia offers Jewish education, community and social service programming for families of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 30, 2023
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
Education and Sharing Day
Proclamations
Rebbe-Rabbi Menachem Mendel Scheerson
Stiefel, Sholom, Rabbi
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Arcadia opens first Veterans' Administration (VA) clinic in the San Gabriel Valley area in eight years, called the Interim San Gabriel Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic, located at 7 West Foothill Boulevard, Arcadia. It is called interim because this is a temporary location. This is a branch of the West Los Angeles VA Hospital. In an email from Gene Glasco, elected City Clerk, after years of advocacy, this veterans health clinic had its grand opening celebration on August 23, 2019.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35587
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 29, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Interim San Gabriel Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Veterans' Administration (VA)
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Arcadia Planning Commission voted to support the Rancho Santa Anita Homeowners Association's Architecture Review Board (ARB) in its decision to reject changes in Ibraham Irawan's home under construction at 821 San Vicente Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31109
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Planning Commission
Architecture Review Board (ARB)
Irawan, Ibraham
Rancho Santa Anita Homeowners Association
Item ID
31303AN
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Arcadia Police Department bust suspected brothel in the 400 block of West Duarte Road. Two female Chinese nationals and two male San Gabriel Valley residents were arrested.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34428
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2016
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 21, 2016
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34621AN
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Arcadia Unified School District accepted into national network of innovative school districts, called the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital Promise, a nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate innovation in education and improve the opportunity to learn for all through technology and research.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35313
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
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p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 18, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Forsee, Brent
Item ID
35502AN
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Arcadia will be one of a 100 communities from San Luis Obispo to San Diego selected to be a "host town" for the Special Olympics World Games 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33840
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2014
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p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Special Olympics World Summer Games
Item ID
34034AN
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The arraignment of Gerardo Cortez, of Monrovia, has been postponed to October 25, 2013. He allegedly made a series of telephone threats to several San Gabriel Valley locations, including a shopping mall, a medical center, and several schools, including Arcadia High School. The caller said he had an AK-47 gun and threatened to shoot people. The joint police forces from Arcadia, Covina and Monrovia, the FBI, and the Los Angeles County Sheriffs had investigated.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33634
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 10, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Cortez, Gerardo
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
33829AN
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Beacon Media News Fall 2017 Education and Enrichment Guide of San Gabriel Valley K-12 private schools and educational resources including Barnhart School and Elite of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34997
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 11-23
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 26, 2017
Pages
p. 11-23
Subjects
Private schools
Item ID
35187AN
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Ben Zhang is seeking a position on the Arcadia Unified School District Board. Zhang is a business owner, project manager and community volunteer in Arcadia. He currently manages a senior living facility, works with local non-profits such as Arcadia Police Foundation and American Red Cross, along with establishing several other developments throughout San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36179
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
School Board
Zhang, Ben
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California water use drops 27.3%, exceeds 25% mandate for June. San Gabriel Valley Water Company reduced water use by 35% in June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34286
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2015
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p. 1, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 13, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 14
Subjects
Drought
San Gabriel Valley Water Company
Water conservation
Item ID
34480AN
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Charles James Rouchka, an Arcadia resident who died in 2009, will be honored as a member of the Legacy Society of the San Gabriel Habitat for Humanity.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33497
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 9, 2013
Pages
p. 22
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 9, 2013
Pages
p. 22
Subjects
Awards
Rouchka, Charles James
Item ID
33692AN
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The city is exploring means to provide low-income senior housing by 2005 as required by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments "Fair Share" housing formula.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27145
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Senior Citizens
Housing
Item ID
27343AN
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Newspaper Index
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