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Arcadia City Council decided that Arcadia residents will not be allowed to change their house addresses, despite concerns some have about the fear of the number four. See same story on November 3, 2011, pages S1 and S2 of San Gabriel Valley edition of the San Marino Tribune.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32636
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32833AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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County supervisors approved a $4.7 million infusion of funds to aid mental health programs in the Children's Home Society in Arcadia. The Children's Home Society, a non-profit organization that places mentally disturbed children in foster homes, will now lose $16,000, instead of the anticipated loss of staff and $32,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper936
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 8, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Children's Home Society
Item ID
936AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Elks Lodge, which is a non-profit charitable organization, has donated $5,590 since April 2011 to local organizations such as Arcadia High School baseball, City of Hope, Salvation Army, Special Olympics, Children's Wish Foundation and many more. The lodge has been located in Arcadia since 1957, at 27 West Huntington Drive.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32529
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 15, 2011
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Elks Lodge
Charities
Organizations
Item ID
32728AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dwain Schenck, 27, who grew up in Arcadia, is project director for AmeriCares, a non-profit relief organization founded in 1982 which is currently helping thousands of refugees who have fled Kuwait for Jordan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2501
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 17, 1990
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Schenck, Dwain
Item ID
2445AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Fire Department has formed a special relationship with Dean Street Station 105 in Brooklyn, New York. One Voice For Tomorrow is a local non-profit organization that helps raise money for the Dean Street Station Fund and to help the Arcadia Fire Association Widows and Orphan Fund.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30676
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 24
Subjects
Firefighters - firemen
Fundraisers
Hutcheson, Dave
Marston, Ken
Non-profit organizations
One Voice for Tomorrow
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30864AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has agreed to reconsider the controversial policy of not allowing homeowners to change their addresses, after several homeowners complained they can't sell their homes at fair market value, due to a popular Chinese belief that the number four is unlucky. Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic said, "...I think we have to look at the true economic impact of this." Councilman Roger Chandler said, "I don't think we should operate public policy on superstition."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32556
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32755AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Thomas V. McKernan, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Automobile Club of California, has been elected president of the non-profit Los Angeles Police Foundation, which was created to help fund police safety programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30034
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
McKernan, Thomas V., Jr.
Los Angeles Police Foundation
Non-profit organizations
Item ID
30221AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine-year-old fundraiser Amber Bogue has raised money for the Christian organization Feed the Children by selling snow cones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26980
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 26, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 26, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Bogue, Amber
Fundraisers
Item ID
27179AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council today will once more reconsider whether to allow customer-requested address changes in light of concerns about a Chinese superstition involving the number four. Since the number four sounds like the word for death in Mandarin and is considered unlucky, some realtors and residents have argued that addresses that end in the number four are more difficult to sell and affect home prices. The cost of processing an address change would be about $2600.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33079
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 3, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Street addresses
Item ID
33276AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Eric Waterhouse is the founder of the non-profit Theaterquest, an organization with a goal to produce summertime drama productions with local teenagers. He is an Arcadia resident.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper97
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 16, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Waterhouse, Eric
Item ID
97AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's CHOICESS, a non-profit organization that assists the developmentally disabled, had ten volunteers who participated in the Los Angeles Marathon and raised money for the group.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26298
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 2, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Organizations - CHOICESS
Item ID
26499AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Educational Foundation, a non-profit public benefit corporation, is now in the process of incorporating. The purpose of the organization is to provide financial support to the school district. Several other cities in the area have formed similar organizations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper473
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 25, 1981
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
473AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Non-profit group Free Animal Doctor seeks to build a full service non-profit veterinary clinic at Santa Anita Park racetrack through donations and crowdfunding. The website is FreeAnimalDoctor.org.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36494
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 27, 2023
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
May 27, 2023
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Animals
Crowdfunding
Free Animal Doctor
Veterinarians
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Focus on the Family, Arcadia's 5th largest employer, has run out of room and may have to leave town. The mushrooming non-profit organization with a Christian radio, publishing, counseling, film and television ministry, could leave within 6 months to a year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1624
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 7, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Focus on the Family
Item ID
1623AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Monrovia's Aztec Hotel is showcasing fine art in its non-profit Aztec Art Center Route 66 Gallery. Visitors are not just from Monrovia, but from Pasadena, Duarte and Arcadia. A painting by Manuel Barillas is pictured. The hotel is owned by Kathie Reece-McNeill. The hotel was designed in 1925 by English architect Robert Stacy-Judd and was inspired by Mayan and Aztect structures. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Art
Aztec Hotel - Monrovia, California
Barillas, Manuel
Historic Buildings
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts
Pettie, Ron
Route 66 Gallery
Reece-McNeill, Kathie
Scully, Richard
Stacy-Judd, Robert
Item ID
31572AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Jerry Broadwell Children's Library will be opened March 21, 1976. It has been completely recarpeted, painted, and new furniture purchased.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1948
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 18, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library 1961 -
Item ID
1944AN
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Newspaper Index
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Ben Zhang is seeking a position on the Arcadia Unified School District Board. Zhang is a business owner, project manager and community volunteer in Arcadia. He currently manages a senior living facility, works with local non-profits such as Arcadia Police Foundation and American Red Cross, along with establishing several other developments throughout San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36179
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 17, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
School Board
Zhang, Ben
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Newspaper Index
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The Wilderness Park, now to be known as the Arcadia Wilderness Preserve, will be open to the general public on weekdays and to non-profit organizations and small groups that have reservations on weekends.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper170
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 8, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Wilderness Park - see also Arcadia Wilderness Preserve
Item ID
170AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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7-year-old Maria Lugo Rocha of Sinaloa, Mexico, is recovering after a surgery to remove a bone tumor from her chin, performed last week at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. LIGA International, a non-profit group of medical experts, pilots and volunteers, helped to bring the girl to Arcadia to have the surgery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30999
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 4
Subjects
LIGA International
Non-profit organizations
Rocha, Maria Lugo
Surgeries
Item ID
31194AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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