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Arcadia Methodist Hospital workers vote to unionize. The nearly 700 technical employees, nursing assistants and other workers have voted to join the Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU). The CHEU is a sister union to California Nurses Association. The employees want to win strong union representation, better benefits and improved conditions for employees and patients.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35642
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2020
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p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2020
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p. A3, A7
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Caregiver Healthcare Employees Union (CHEU)
Unions
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Drugstore chain CVS adds 42 local sites with free COVID-19 tests. Nearby locations include Arcadia, Baldwin Park, Azusa and Monrovia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2020
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 30, 2020
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p. A3
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
CVS
Diseases
Epidemics
Pandemics
Viruses
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Newspaper Index
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Union opposes changes to nurse-to-patient ratio. The California Nurses Association plans to stage rallies at nearly 70 hospitals and medical centers today to protest waivers that allow facilities to staff some units below state-mandated nurse-to-patient ratios as nurses are shifted to more critical patients. Union reps will gather at several Southern California hospitals, including Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2020
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p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2020
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
California Nurses Association
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Newsom, Gavin (Governor of California)
Nurses
Unions
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Newspaper Index
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WeChat ban may jolt lives of many. Chinese-Americans use apps for communication, delivery services, payments, appointments, news. In an executive order last week, President Donald Trump announced a ban on Chinese social media apps Tik Tok and WeChat. WeChat is heavily used by Chinese in Arcadia, Alhambra, San Gabriel. WeChat is an unofficial channel of the City of Arcadia. WeChat is the backbone of Chinese social organizing, from business to political movements.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2020
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Chinese-Americans
Communications
Fan, Ashley
Liu, Fenglan
Social media apps
Tik Tok
WeChat
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Newspaper Index
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Stein Mart's bankruptcy to eliminate most stores. The combined effects of a challenging retail environment coupled with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused significant distress in Stein Mart's business. More than 40 retailers have filed for Chapter 11, including more than two dozen retailers who filed since the pandemic began, such as America's oldest retailer Lord & Taylor, J. Crew, J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus, among others. Papyrus, a mall-based retailer of stationery and upscale greeting cards announced in January it would be closing all 254 of its US and Canadian stores, including 19 in Southern California (including Arcadia at Westfield Santa Anita mall).

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2020
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p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2020
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Economy
Pandemics
Papyrus
Retail stores
Stein Mart
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Newspaper Index
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Fire crews in the Angeles National Forest brace for Santa Ana winds. The Bobcat fire is burning in the San Gabriel Mountains. Residents of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Bradbury, and Sierra Madre were told to prepare for possible evacuation. It has burned 4900 acres, north of Azusa,

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 2020
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p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
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Foothills threatened as Bobcat Fire swells. Santa Ana winds lead to San Gabriel Valley evacuation warnings. The fire started on Sunday, September 6 near the Cogswell Dam and West Fork Day Use area. It had grown to 10,344 acres with no containment by Tuesday evening. It is moving slowly toward the residential areas of Monrovia, Arcadia, or Duarte, but an evacuation warning has been issued for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35799
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2020
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p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
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Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Mountains: Bobcat Fire grows, but Arcadia lifts evacuation warning. The fire has burned more than 19,796 acres. as of yesterday evening. It was 0% contained.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Bobcat Fire continues to wreak havoc. Nearly 24,000 acres burned above foothill communities, north of Monrovia, and still spreading out of control yesterday as firefighters contended with powerful winds. The fire has burned 23,890 acres of pristine forest lands. It was 6% contained. Evacuation warnings are still in effect in Monrovia, Arcadia, Azusa, Sierra Madre, Duarte, Pasadena, Altadena & Bradbury.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35801
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Bobcat Fire, on its 9th day in the San Gabriel Mountains, continued to grow north of the San Gabriel Valley. It had charred 38,299 acres Monday with containment at 3%. The fire has crossed to west side of Santa Anita Canyon. On Sunday, residents in Arcadia and Sierra Madre who live north of Elkins Avenue and east of Santa Anita Avenue were ordered to evacuate. About 305 homes were in the evacuation zone. Most are in Arcadia and 32 are in Sierra Madre.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2020
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p. A1, A6
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Some evacuation orders lifted-Bobcat Fire. Sierra Madre and Arcadia residents okayed to return to their homes starting yesterday (Wednesday) at 4 PM. By Wednesday evening the fire had grown to 46,263 acres with containment still at 3%.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2020
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p. A1, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 17, 2020
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p. A1, A10
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Flames continue north to homes. Residents evacuate as Bobcat Fire jumps Highway 2, tops mountain ridge, menaces Antelope Valley. The 50,539-acre fire which once primarily threatened San Gabriel Valley foothill communities after it started on September 6, jumped Highway 2 overnight and continues to spread north, putting Antelope Valley under an evacuation warning. Evacuation warnings were still in place for parts of Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, Bradbury, Sierra Madre, Pasadena, and Altadena, though evacuation orders in parts of Sierra Madre and Arcadia were lifted Wednesday.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2020
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p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2020
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p. A1, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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New risk rises from wildfires. Smoke can make people more subject to COVID-19, experts say. Smoke inhalation can weaken the immune system and make people more vulnerable to respiratory infections, including the novel coronavirus. Smoke from nearby Bobcat Fire shrouds Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia (in photo).

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2020
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p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 2020
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Bobcat Fire
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Fires
San Gabriel Mountains
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County - Here’s who’s running in local Assembly races on the November 3 ballot. California State Assembly District 49: Edwin Chau (D) vs. Burton Brink (R) The district:Parts of Alhambra, Arcadia, El Monte, Montebello, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel, San Marino, South El Monte, and Temple City.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2020
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p. A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 2020
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Brink, Burton
California State Assembly
Chau, Edwin
Elections
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2020 ELECTIONS - Outcomes for boards of college districts - Open seats draw range of challengers to lead local higher education. Citrus Community College In Area 2, Laura Bollinger had an early lead over Joseph Hamer Salas for the Citrus Community College District race. The Citrus Community College District encompasses Azusa, Bradbury, Claremont, Duarte, Glendora, Monrovia, and portions of San Dimas, La Verne, Pomona, Arcadia, Covina and Irwindale. The district enrolls more than 20,000 students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35828
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2020
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2020
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p. A5
Subjects
Citrus Community College
Elections-2020
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Bobcat Fire - Most Chantry Flat cabins survived - 62 of 80 structures, historic Adams Pack Station did not burn down in massive Bobcat Fire which broke out September 6.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
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p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Big Santa Anita Canyon
Bobcat Fire
Fires
Vanni, Greg
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Podiatrist socks it to Union Station. Dr. Shelley Gath, a podiatrist in Arcadia, donated 495 pairs of socks to the homeless charity Union Station. Dr. Gath operates Vantage Foot and Ankle Center in Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2021
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p. A3
Subjects
Charity
Gath, Shelley
Socks
Union Station
Vantage Foot and Ankle Center
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Huge California conservation bill heads to vote in Congress today. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803, seeks to preserve 1 million acres of public land in California. Part of it is the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers Protection Act, authored by Rep. Judy Chu-D. to extend the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument designation by adding 109,143 acres of the western front-facing Angeles National Forest. This includes popular hiking areas within Chantry Flat, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35914
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
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p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
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p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
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House passes preservation bill on a bipartisan vote. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803 seeks to conserve 1 million acres of public land in California, much of it in Southern California. HR 803 incorporates two local measures, including the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act that will protect the Angeles National Forest, located just north of Arcadia.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
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p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla seeks wilderness protections, introduced in a bill covering 1 million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers. Padilla's bill incorporates the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu, D-Pasadena. Under this provision, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, established by President Barack Obama in 2014 will be expanded by 109,143 acres to include front facing portions of the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre and Arcadia and into the forest's western edge near Santa Clarita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35959
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
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p. A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Crowfoot, Wade
Forests
Obama, Barack
San Gabriel Mountains
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