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Obituary/death notice. Santa Anita Park's iconic shoeshine attendant since opening day, December 25, 1934, Eddie Logan, has died. He was a former boxer and Negro League baseball player. He called himself a "footman" and worked at Santa Anita Park for almost 75 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31616
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Logan, Eddie - biography (1910-2009)
Item ID
31813AN
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Newspaper Index
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Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, 44th District (of which Arcadia is part), announced his candidacy for Speaker of the State Assembly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33214
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 2
Subjects
California State Assembly
Politicians
Portantino, Anthony
Item ID
33411AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bob Margett, 78, a 29th District State Senator, who started his public service on Arcadia City Council, and Jack Scott, 21st District State Senator, are leaving their positions.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 14, 2008
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Margett, Bob
Politicians
Scott, Jack
Senators
Item ID
33412AN
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Newspaper Index
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Manny Romero, owner of Rod's Grill, has initiated Measure A to try to block the Rusnak Mercedes Benz automobile dealership from expanding. The city has put out a counter measure, Measure B, to citizens to vote on at the May 8 election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30476
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2007
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 5, 2007
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Central Business District (CBD)
Measure A
Measure B
Restaurants
Rod's Grill
Romero, Manny
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Item ID
30663AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 20th Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships will be at Santa Anita Park on October 25.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33083
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 16, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
33280AN
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Newspaper Index
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New Arcadia police station opens to the public on Friday, October 3, 2003 at 4:30 PM. It is a state-of-the-art facility that is now bigger and better equipped than the old station that has since been demolished. It waas built using an $8 million bond measure in addition to $8 million that had alerady been allocated from the city general fund and city redevelopment funds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32736
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department--Station--2003
Civic buildings
Item ID
32933AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council considers parking code upgrade.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32727
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
City codes
Parking regulations
Item ID
32924AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 13-year-old female was critically injured after a motorist lost control of a vehicle and struck her in front of Dana Middle School. A surgical team decided to amputate the lower portion of her right leg 5 inches below knee.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32729
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Dana Middle School
Item ID
32926AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32471
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 18, 2003
Pages
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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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Weekly columnists:Jake Armstrong writes general news, p. 1; Patrick Basham provide commentary, p. 3; Charles Cooper reports on Arcadia news, p. 1, 18; John LaRocca reports on real estate, p. 20; Bill Lee reports on real estate, p. 20; Eph Konigsberg reports on fruits, p. 24; Julia MacKenzie-Miller and Terry Miller write restaurant reviews, p. 8; and Luis Romero writes general news, p. 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31782
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Subjects
Armstrong, Jake
Basham, Patrick
Cooper, Charles
Konigsberg, Eph
LaRocca, John
Lee, Bill
MacKenzie-Miller, Julia
Miller, Terry
Romero, Luis
Item ID
31979AN
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Newspaper Index
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Oak Tree, Santa Anita Park's fall racing season, begins September 18. Oak Tree hosts the Breeders' Cup for the third time.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32722
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
32919AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Breeders Cup returns to Santa Anita Park for the first time in 20 years, on October 25.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31845
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Breeders Cup
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
32042AN
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Results of the new state test called the CAT-6 (California Achievement Test), which replaces the old SAT-9 test, show that around 70% of the students at each grade level in the Arcadia schools are in the national norm of 50th percentile in reading, and half or more of these students tested at or above the 75th percentile. Each grade level has a breakdown, and comparison with Monrovia students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31848
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
California state tests
Students
Test Scores
Item ID
32045AN
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Newspaper Index
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American Senior Living broke ground yesterday on the 54-unit Heritage Park, an affordable senior citizen housing project at 150 Las Tunas Drive. Rent for one-bedroom units is $484, and for doubles, the rent is $708.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Apartments
Senior Citizens
Senior housing
Item ID
32039AN
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Newspaper Index
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Neighboring residents in Sierra Madre and Arcadia strive to solve traffic issues and pedestrian safety concerns near Sierra Vista Park at the intersection of Sierra Madre Boulevard and Monterey Lane in Sierra Madre.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 14, 2003
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Parks
Safety
Sierra Madre
Item ID
32033AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia High School baseball coach Mike Parisi was arrested June 8 on suspicion of cocaine possession and of being under the influence of the drug. The Arcadia school board dismissed him. He will begin a 2-week trial period in drug court on August 7, where he will undergo counseling, drug testing, and a 12-step program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31770
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia High School teachers
Arrests
Coaches
Drugs
Parisi, Mike
Item ID
31967AN
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Dr. Charles H. Strub brought horse racing back to Arcadia. After the state made it legal again in 1930, Anita Baldwin tried to revive her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's dream of a Santa Anita Racetrack. She worked with Joe Smoot but he couldn't achieve this, even though Arcadia City Council licensed his Santa Anita Jockey Club. San Francisco dentist Charles H. Strub (pronounced Stroob), owner of the San Francisco Seals baseball team, got a license for the Los Angeles Turf Club and founded Santa Anita Park with Hal Roach and other promoters. The track was designed by Gordon Kaufman and opened December 25, 1934.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31772
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club
Santa Anita Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park - history
Smoot, Joe
Strub, Dr. Charles H.
Strub, Robert
Item ID
31969AN
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Arcadia resident Gary R. Dimkich has been appointed to the Los Angeles County Beach Commission. He is a graduate of California State University Los Angeles and owns DeLacey's Club 41 restaurant in Pasadena.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31773
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia people
Dimkich, Gary R. - biography
Item ID
31970AN
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Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly is skeptical about the way the State of California balanced this year's budget. The State promises to pay cities back for sales tax to be used to pay off $10.7 billion in loans. The maneuver, known as the "triple flip" will take half of the cities' sales tax revenue for the next five years, and pay it back out of property taxes now earmarked for schools. Arcadia will lose 25% of its vehicle license fee reimbursement, around $750,000. Arcadia is in good shape this year and next, primarily because of a healthy reserve fund. After 2004-2005, unless some solutions are in place, the city could face some hard times.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31791
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Arcadia City budget - 2003-2004
California state budget - 2003-2004
Item ID
31988AN
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Newspaper Index
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Charles Cooper reviews the movie Seabiscuit, starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper. Much of the film was shot at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31742
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 31, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Film and television
Seabiscuit (motion picture)
Item ID
31939AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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