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Arcadia's new city government first formed in 1903 and its first meeting took place at Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's Oakwood Hotel, located at First Avenue and Santa Clara Road. Baldwin's hotel featured gambling and fine dining along with city government. The Oakwood Hotel burned down in 1911, and the city government moved to the McCoy Building at First Avenue and St. Joseph Street. Two years later, City Hall moved across the street to the Hibbard Building. In 1917, the first building was constructed as a City Hall at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue (?). A two-story colonial building was built for $18,000. This City Hall opened on July 13, 1918. City Hall moved in 1949 to a 13-acre parcel between Huntington Drive and the Pacific Electric railroad tracks.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 17, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia civic buildings
Arcadia City Hall - history - 1903-2003
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31946AN
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The City of Arcadia and Arcadia City Council are working on plans for a new civic center and multipurpose facility that would be located next to City Hall and the newly constructed police station. The project would use money from the capital construction fund and is not part of the city's general fund.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia civic center - buildings and construction
Item ID
31825AN
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New Arcadia Mayor Gail Marshall said this week that a study is being conducted on upgrading the City Hall complex.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Hall - Buildings
Construction
Item ID
30432AN
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Arcadia City Council has gone on record as supporting the building of a new city hall that would be built on the other side of the Civic Center property. Out of three options presented by city manager Bill Kelly, the council consensus was for a new building at a cost of $6.6 million and adjacent to Huntington Drive West.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall building
Item ID
31341AN
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The City Council approved a contract with Rokni Electric for a new 800 Kilowatt generator and a new telephone system (not to exceed $342,251) from SBC-Pacific Bell for City Hall. A contract with Systems Source Inc. for furnishings for the new police station was also approved. The City Librarian job title was changed to Director of Library and Museum Services.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
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p. 18, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 10, 2003
Pages
p. 18, 19
Subjects
Arcadia City Hall
Arcadia Police Department station
Buildings
Upgrades
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31411AN
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City Manager Bill Kelly outlined a $16 million program to finish all public building projects for Arcadia in three years, as part of the city's five-year capital budget. The spending would include a new $6.5 million City Hall, a $1.3 million upgrade to Fire Station 106 on Baldwin Avenue. The city plans to build a new fire station to replace Fire Station 105 on Santa Anita Avenue. A city gym for the civic center property is in planning stages. The city plans to re-roof the community center for $150,000 and to put up 1/2 of the $800,000 cost to make the high school sports field an all-weather facility.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
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p. 1, 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 12, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 20
Subjects
City Hall building
Civic buildings
Construction
Item ID
31697AN
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Construction has started on the expansion of the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. There will be two parking structures to replace current surface parking, 104,400 square feet of retail space, 18,400 square feet of restaurants, a 7,800 square foot food court, 45,000 square feet of specialty stores, 54,300 square feet of movie theaters, and a 5,400 square foot auto center. The tenant list includes an AMC theater, Borders bookstore, and a Sports Chalet. The expansion is scheduled to be completed September 2004. City manager Bill Kelly said Arcadia will proceed to expand Fire Station 105 to serve as the new fire department headquarters and will rebuild Station 106. The city is considering building a new City Hall and youth center from city revenues from Santa Anita Park. The new police station, the first city facility partly financed through bonds, will be open this fall. A $1/2 million project to remodel City Council Chambers is finally complete, with the opening of the council conference room.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Police station
Civic buildings
Fire station 105 headquarters
Malls
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Item ID
31507AN
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The Arcadia City Council has named Sawaz Elmari to the city's Centennial Commission. The City council has established a $200,000 budget for the yearlong celebration.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Anniversaries
Centennial Commission
Elmari, Sawaz
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30648AN
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With the adoption of the City Budget and Capital Improvement Program, the city starts the century on a good note.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27674
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 6, 2000
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 6, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Budget
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27871AN
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Bill Kelly, City Manager, says the city is doing fine in its budget projections. The city may have a budget surplus of over $3.7 million on June 30.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2001
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Budget
Midyear budget projections
Budget surplus
Item ID
29219AN
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The Arcadia City Council has voted to disband its Sister City Commission. However, this does not affect Arcadia's sister city relationships with Newcastle, Australia, or Tripolis, Greece.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
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p. 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 27, 2002
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Sister City Commission
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30649AN
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The Arcadia City Council has decided that local non-profit gruops can put up banners at seven locations in the city. The city charges $50 per banner.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2002
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p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2002
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Street banners policy
Item ID
30913AN
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City Manager Bill Kelly presented a "flat line budget" to the city council. Kelly said current uncertainties in state funding will not be resolved until after the election. The city will revisit the budget at midyear.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 6, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Budgets
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Item ID
30549AN
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Question and answer time continues with city council candidates' thoughts on condominiums and multiple apartments being built in the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30203
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Candidates
Chandler, Roger
City council elections - 2001-2010
Harbicht, Robert
Kovacic, Gary A.
Marshall, Gail
Wuo, John
Item ID
30390AN
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Arcadia City Council has renewed the city's contract with the Pasadena Humane Society for animal control. It will cost $67,367.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 30, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Animal control
Pasadena Humane Society
Item ID
30530AN
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Arcadia High School student government members hold a mock city council meeting to deal with city problems.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2000
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p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 14, 2000
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia High School--student government
Chien, Steven
Chu, Kevin
Chu, Roy
Dulake, Sean
Hawkins, Patrick
Huang, Kristine
Kovacic, Gary
Kuo-Ting, Benedict
Lai, Sharry
Pascal, Jack
Toy, Wayne
Wang, Annie
Yang, Shawn
Ye, Vanessa
Yuen, Delphina
Item ID
33478AN
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The city of Arcadia cannot ban non-English signs, said City Attorney Steve Deitch (correct spelling is Deitsch).

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
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p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
English-only controversy
Sign code
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32131AN
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Former mayor Charles Gilb and former City Commission Dean Efsthathiou are appointed City Ambassadors at Large to Arcadia's two sister cities Newcastle, Australia and Tripolis, Greece.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Efsthathiou, Dean
Gilb, Charles
Sister city ambassadors
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31029AN
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Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
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p. 1, 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Alford, June
Arcadia mayors
Bottema, John
Busse, Earl
Butterworth, Ed
Chandler, Roger
City council history
Cooper, Charles
Cozad, Lyman
Fasching, George
Gilb, Charles
Kelly, Bill
Krebs, Richard, Jr.
Kuhn, Barbara
Lauber, Floretta
Link, Harry
Margett, Bob
Marshall, Gail
Multer, A. N.
Richards, William J.
Van Mannen, Christine
Young, Mary
Item ID
32670AN
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Arcadia City Council discusses a possible city arts center on the campus of Arcadia High School. Another topic of discussion was trash haulers.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1.9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 4, 2001
Pages
p. 1.9
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Meetings
Cultural Arts Center
Trash Haulers
Item ID
29120AN
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