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Arcadia mail-in voters reject proposal for new lighting assessment districts. Under the proposal, the single-family homes on well-lit streets would pay up for $24 a year. Those with "sporadic" lighting would pay up to $10.12 a year, while homes on streets without lights would pay nothing. The current lighting assessment districts expire in 2010. Out of 14,600 ballots sent out, about 1/3 were returned. The proposal failed by 70 votes. 2,457 ballots voted yes and 2,530 voted no.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31313
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Ballots
Street lighting assessment districts
Item ID
31508AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia residents may vote again on street lighting fees. Under the new proposal, single family homes on arterial streets would pay about $17 a year, while those not on arterial streets would pay about $27 a year, making the assessments more fair. Voters in 2008 rejected a proposal to fund the lighting and now the city is considering another mail-in vote.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31898
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Mail-in ballots
Street lights
Street lighting assessment districts
Item ID
32095AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city is asking residents to vote by mail by July 15 on a plan that would change the way the city splits the cost of street lighting. The city expects street lighting to cost about $1.15 million next year. Single-family homes on lighted streets would pay the most, $25.70 a year. Under the proposal, the assessments would no longer be tied to the value of a home but rather to the benefits that residents receive from street lights. If voters reject the plan, the current lighting assessment districts will expire in 2010. If that happens, the city will be responsible for paying the entire costs of street lighting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31007
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 16
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31202AN
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The City Council has created three new lighting assessment zones to replace lighting districts established in the 1970s. Residents will be sent mail-in ballots later this year to decide whether or not to approve changes to fees for street lighting. Lighting costs about $1.15 million a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30904
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31092AN
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Despite strong backing from the Santa Anita Oaks Homeowners Association, a proposal to replace existing street lights with new ornamental lights was overwhelmingly rejected by residents in a mail-in ballot election. All Arcadia residents will vote on new street lighting assessments in July. Under that measure, all households would pay one of three yearly assessment fees, depending on how they benefit from street lights.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30998
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 8, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Santa Anita Oaks
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31193AN
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Newspaper Index
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The City Council will postpone a mail-in ballot vote on reallocating street lighting assessment fees from July 15 to November.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31010
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31205AN
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City officials have authorized for the first week of October a previously postponed mail-in vote on whether to reallocate street lighting assessment fees. Residents will vote on a reorganization that would make the payments correspond fairly to the benefits received.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31192
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Lighting assessment districts
Lighting districts
Street lighting
Street lights
Item ID
31387AN
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Arcadia property owners voted to continue paying for a portion of their street lights under a new formula after lighting district funds expired in June. 66% of the vote was cast in favor of extending about $428,600 of annual funding to maintain and repair street lights. A similar proposal on the ballot failed less than 2 years ago.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32113
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Lighting districts
Street lights
Street lighting
Item ID
32310AN
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Arcadia's energy efficient street lighting program to start next month. Southern California Edison (SCE) is replacing SCE-owned inefficient High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights with energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights. Conversion to LED technology will help reduce energy usage and cost by approximately $11,500 annually.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35565
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2019
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2019
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Street lighting
Utilities
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Residents that expand their homes will pay higher fees, to be used for parks and recreational services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30900
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Expansion fees
Homes
Parks and recreation
Item ID
31088AN
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Arcadia city officials have approved across-the-board fee increases that are expected to generate $500,000 in revenue this year. Parking tickets will go up from an average of $40 to $50. Other fees going up include building permits, towing fees, business license fees, water, street, and engineering services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31608
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fees
Revenue
Item ID
31805AN
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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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Measure A seeks to repeal utility users tax in Arcadia, on the April 12 ballot. The utility users tax is a source of revenue expected to generate $7 million for the city this year. Arcadia charges residents 7% for gas, water, and electricity, and 5% for telephone on utility bills. The city estimates each household pays less than $10 per person per month on average. The tax is 12.5% of the city's $54.9 million general fund budget. If repealed, it would mean a 12.5% cut to city services, including cutting 12 police officers, closing a fire department, increasing blight, street sweeping would be reduced from weekly to every other week. Programs for children and seniors would be eliminated and library and museum hours would be reduced significantly. Larry Papp helped author the initiative.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34452
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia city budget
City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016
Measure A--Utility Users Tax
Papp, Larry
Item ID
34644AN
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Several blocks of Live Oak Avenue will be closed through Thursday while Edison crews remove street lights, traffic signals and wooden power poles that snapped under powerful overnight wind gusts Monday from the Santa Ana winds.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24846
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Ana Winds
Streets - Live Oak Avenue
Item ID
25042AN
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After a five-year hiatus, Arcadia City Council is considering reinstating a policy that would let property owners pay to be assigned a more auspicious house number, which some believe would improve the value of their home. The number 4 in a street address is considered a bad omen in many Asian cultures. In Mandarin language, the word "four" sounds like the word for death, while the number eight is considered lucky, because it sounds like the word for prosper. Arcadia's Asian population is approaching 60% and most potential buyers will be Asian. In a 3-2 vote, Arcadia City Council endorsed the move in principle and directed staff to report back on the costs involved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
House numbers
Property values
Item ID
32596AN
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The Arcadia Board of Education has adopted a resolution opposing SB 1419, which would limit the authority of school boards to contract out for services. The bill is on the governor's desk for signature or veto. The bill would restrict districts from using personal services contracts if the duties can be performed by district employees.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30580
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 2002
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Item ID
30768AN
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Downtown Arcadia business owners establish a Community Benefit District, mandating they each pay an annual assessment on their property taxes to fund marketing programs and activities in hopes of bringing more people to the area. It is called a Property-Based Business Improvement Model. It is a private-sector initiative that bills local businesses by the same criteria used in Old Pasadena--according to their frontage, lot size and scope of any buildings on a given property. 60% of downtown Arcadia owners chose the plan, the result of a three year effort.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33591
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business and Industry
McSweeny, Matt
Item ID
33786AN
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Newspaper Index
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A package of new and increased city service fees designed to eliminate a potential budget shortfall will take effect on September 1, 2008. The higher fees are expected to bring Arcadia nearly $512,000 in the new fiscal year, by increases in fire services, swim classes, business licenses, plan checks and library services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31182
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 27, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Budget
City services - fees
Item ID
31377AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia City Council is considering changes to fees charged by the city through the Development Services Department. One change might be a $25 fee for new business license applications. The fees may increase for design review of new commercial projects and appeals from an architectural review board to the Planning Commission. The General plan amendment fee may drop and tentative tract maps for condos may drop. The city plans to increase fines for code violations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31935
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 4, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Arcadia City Council - 2001-2010
Fees
Item ID
32132AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles County Dept. of Health Services might extend a deadline for Santa Anita Park to renovate its backstretch living quarters.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18886
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2000
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2000
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19128AN
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Newspaper Index
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