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Gold Line Foothill Extension Authority officials unveiled a San Gabriel Valley-themed design for a rail bridge honoring local wildlife and native cultures. The span of the 739-foot bridge will stretch diagonally across the 210 Freeway to Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia. It will be adorned by four basket-shaped columns and the bridge itself will have individual grooves resembling the scales of a snake. Andrew Leicester is the artist and designer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31849
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 19, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bridges
Leicester, Andrew
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Public Art
Item ID
32046AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city officials adopt a 5-year redevelopment plan. The major goals are the expansion of the Rusnak Mercedes Benz auto dealership, development around the future Gold Line station and several affordable housing programs. The city demolished the Church of Arcadia's old building at 21 Morlan Place in September to make room for a parking lot that could be used by Rusnak.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31832
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Gold Line - Arcadia station
Redevelopment
Rusnak Mercedes Benz
Senior housing
Item ID
32029AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Measure R, by which voters approved a half-cent sales tax last November, was to fund dozens of new transportation projects across Los Angeles County. However, rather than launch new projects, several San Gabriel Valley cities plan to use the windfall to keep municipal bus routes and Dial-a-Ride shuttles in operation. Arcadia may store up some of the funding it is due to receive, 290,000 this year and $496,000 next year, for a larger project down the line, said Transportation Services Manager Linda Hui. Possible projects include funding part of a grade separation at a future Gold Line station in Arcadia, or funding other Gold Line station enhancements, such as shuttle services. Street improvements are also a possibility for Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31831
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 29, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 29, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Gold Line - Arcadia station - grade separation
Light rail trains
Transportation
Item ID
32028AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The unemployment rate in every city in the San Gabriel Valley either went down or stayed flat last month, for the first time in several months, according to state numbers. Still, economists say many people are out of work now compared to this time last year. A chart shows Arcadia has 2000, or 7.3% unemployment. A chart shows numbers for nearby cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31827
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Jobless rates
Unemployment
Item ID
32024AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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After receiving intense pressure from San Gabriel Valley lawmakers, the county's transportation board, the MTA, finally put the Gold Line extension in its long-term plans. This opens up the possibility of federal funding for the project. With this commitment, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has agreed to provide day-to-day operational funding for the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill extension once it is completed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31763
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31960AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31730
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 25, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bell, William Andrew (b. 1925)
Wallukait, Robert John
Item ID
31927AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A U.S. District judge overturned convictions for bribery, mail, wire and tax fraud and harboring illegal immigrants, against George Torres, 52, of Arcadia, the former owner of Numero Uno supermarket chain. The judge threw out the more serious convictions for racketeering, conspiracy and solicitation of murder, back in June. Torres has been set free after 2 years in custody.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31722
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business owners
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Supermarkets
Torres, George
Trials
Item ID
31919AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA) is not considering the Gold Line Foothill Extension from Sierra Madre to Claremont a priority now. County transportation officials recommended the so-called "Subway to the Sea," a proposed extension of the Purple Line out to Santa Monica and a "regional connector" project that would link several rail lines through downtown Los Angeles, as the priorities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31723
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA)
Transportation
Item ID
31920AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bankrupt Santa Anita Park race track will not go on the auction block Tuesday as planned because no acceptable opening bid has been offered. The sale of the track has been postponed. The track has court-sanctioned access to operating funds at least until the first quarter of next year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31646
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
Auction
Bankruptcy
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31843AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Artist Andrew Leicester, 61, has been chosen to design a bridge meant to be an iconic gateway to the San Gabriel Valley along the Gold Line Foothill Extension. The bridge will cost an estimated $20-25 million to build. Leicester, who is based in Minneapolis, plans to incorporate artistic traditions from the Native American tribes of the San Gabriel Valley (Chumash and Gabrielenos a.k.a. Tongva), and references to the region's native animal and plant life, into a contemporary structure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31620
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bridges
Leicester, Andrew
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Public Art
Item ID
31817AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Survivors of a bus crash on Santa Anita Avenue that happened 50 years ago, on July 14, 1959, recall the accident. The bus had been carrying a group of boys from a Catholic summer camp at Chantry Flat. Brakes failed coming down the steep grade of Santa Anita Avenue. The crash killed 3-year-old Cory Matson. The driver was Brady Bolt. Ken Kramer shares his story of the crash in a separate, related article on p. A4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31567
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Accidents
Bolt, Brady
Fatalities
Kramer, Ken
Lynch, Jim
Matson, Cory
Item ID
31763AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Senior citizens competed in the Senior Olympics powerlifting event held at the home gym of Arcadia personal trainer Harry Sneider as part of the California Senior Games Championships. The highlight of the games was seeing 89-year-old Eugene Mailin lift 140 pounds, winning gold in his weight division. Other participants named were 53-year-old Val Olotoa and 75-year-old Ernie Smith. Legendary competitor Beatrice Maullin died two weeks before the games began.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31549
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mailin, Eugene
Maullin, Beatrice
Olotoa, Val
Senior Olympics
Smith, Ernie
Sneider, Harry
Sports competitions
Weight lifting
Item ID
31745AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A federal judge overturned several charges in the case of Arcadia man George Torres, 52, accused of running his Numero Uno grocery store chain in Los Angeles like an organized crime ring. He had been convicted of racketeering charges, solicitation of murder and multiple tax and fraud charges when prosecutors came forward with new evidence that appeared to exonerate him on the more serious charges. Torres was released from federal custody after being held without bail for two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Torres, George
Item ID
31704AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Chapel of Remembrance Funeral Home has merged with and moved to Douglass & Zook Chapel of Remembrance Funeral Home at 600 E. Foothill Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016. Its telephone number is (626) 358-3244 or (626) 447-8148. All records from Arcadia Chapel of Remembrance have been transferred to Douglass and Zook.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31507
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2009
Pages
p. A17
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2009
Pages
p. A17
Subjects
Arcadia Chapel of Remembrance
Douglas and Zook - Douglas & Zook
Mortuaries
Item ID
31703AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia High School student Brittany Klein is now a Women's Professional Soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31494
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2009
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 3, 2009
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Athletes
Klein, Brittany
Sports
Women's Professional Soccer
Item ID
31689AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board approved $10 million for the 24-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension that is going through Arcadia to Claremont. The money comes from Measure R.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31491
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Transportation
Item ID
31686AN
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Newspaper Index
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A county transportation committee has recommended the Gold Line extension receive $10 million in initial funding from Measure R, instead of the $127,000 that was originally budgeted for the light rail line.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31481
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Gold Line extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31675AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public employees' retirement and pensions are costing cities up to 25% of the city budget. In March, CalPERS announced its stock portfolio had lost 39.8%. Costs for retirees are ballooning and El Monte and West Covina budgets have been hit hard from the recession. Arcadia, which had the fourth highest pension costs of the 24 cities surveyed, spent $6.7 million last year for its 357 current employees and retirees. The city's general fund budget is $46 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31472
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
City budgets
Pensions
Recession
Retirement benefits
Item ID
31665AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Santa Anita celebrated the opening of The Promenade, its $120 million open-air expansion of 30 stores. The 115,000 square foot addition was built on the former parking area adjacent to Nordstrom and Macy's. The 30 new stores, including Coach, J. Jill, Banana Republic and other upscale retailers, are set among landscaped walkways featuring fountains, seating areas, and shade trees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31467
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A14"
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2009
Pages
"p. A1, A14"
Subjects
Promenade, The
Retail stores
Shopping malls
Westfield Santa Anita Shoppingtown
Item ID
31660AN
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Newspaper Index
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A proposed 739-feet bridge to span the eastbound 210 freeway diagonally from Santa Anita Avenue may become a landmark gateway sign welcoming people to the San Gabriel Valley. If Measure R funding comes through for this project, construction could begin in Fall 2010. Artists are being asked to submit proposals for the bridge design by the end of next month. Total cost of the bridge is estimated at $20 million and selected artists will receive a $20,000 budget to design the bridge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31421
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Artists
Bridges (proposed)
Landmarks
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Item ID
31614AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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