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Arcadia Fire Chief Tony Trabbie will retire on April 30, 2014. Chief Trabbie has been with City of Arcadia for 27 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33810
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2014
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2014
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
City of Arcadia employees--Arcadia Fire Department
Fire chiefs
Trabbie, Tony
Item ID
34005AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia city officials are cracking down on "maternity tourism" boarding houses by dedicating a full-time police detective to investigate the issue. Maternity or birth tourism is a phenomenon in which women, often from China, pay a handsome fee to have their babies in the United States, so the children can be citizens. While that is not illegal, at least five establishments have been shut down for violations, such as unlawfully operating boarding house businesses in residential zones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Boarding houses
Pregnant women
Item ID
33677AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Birth-tourism sites not easily detected.Terry Moore-Corse, a code enforcement officer in Arcadia has encountered three maternity homes in the past six years, most recently in 2009, when a resident reported "a lot of pregnant women" coming out of a house. Beyond building code and business license violations, there is nothing illegal about coming into this country to give birth, according to the U.S. State Department, which issues visas. Maternity tourism is a money-making cottage industry in which wealthy women from Asia pay anywhere from $25,000-35,000 to have American-born infants.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32364
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 31, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Maternity tourists
Moore-Corse, Terry
Mothers
Item ID
32562AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An ancient Chinese maternity tradition, from the Sung Dynasty (960-1275 AD), known as "Zuo Yue Zi," is translated as "doing the month."It refers to the care of a Chinese woman during the first month after giving birth. The practice is explained here by Wei-Chen Tung, a former registered nurse at Arcadia Methodist Hospital and now an assistant professor of nursing at University of Nevada, Reno. The practice requires new mothers to follow a strict diet and rest for 3-4 weeks following a pregnancy. Tung says a lot of Chinese women still practice this, so hospitals should be aware of this part of Chinese culture. Maternity tourists--women who want to come to the United States to give birth to a full-fledged American citizen, have given rise to businesses that cater to them, such as the maternity home that was shut down in the 1300 block of South Palm Avenue in San Gabriel on March 8. It had been 5 townhomes illegally converted into a maternity home.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Asians
Building codes--violations
Chinese culture
Maternity tourists
Tung, Wei-Chen
Mothers
Item ID
32563AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"Baby factories" in Arcadia? City of Arcadia forms a task force to look into the matter of motels, such as Santa Anita Inn, and residential homes, being used to house expectant mothers from overseas, particularly China. These women want their children born in the U.S. to garner citizenship for that child.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33461
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 21, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 21, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 6
Subjects
Boarding houses
Motels
Pregnant women
Santa Anita Inn
Item ID
33656AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City Council is considering a plan to send Arcadia Police Chief Ronnie Garner and a detective specializing in Asian gangs to Taiwan for a week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4843
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police Department
Item ID
4719AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Police Chief David Hinig bestowed the Police Department's Medal of Merit on Detective Stan Flores and Life Saving medals on patrol officers John Jurman and Jennifer Casillas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24974
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police Department - Medal of Merit
Police Department - Life Saving Medal
Police - Flores, Stan
Police - Jurman, John
Police - Casillas, Jennifer
Item ID
25171AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In a letter sent to Mayor Tom Beck, the HQH Chinese American Equalization Association demands district voting in Arcadia. The association claims at-large system dilutes influence. According to 2010 U.S. Census, Asians represent 60% of the city's population of 56,364 and about 46% of its registered voters. The letter points out that no more than 2 Asian Americans have served on Arcadia City Council at the same time. Beck said Arcadia doesn't have the problem of Asians being underrepresented.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34702
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 31, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Asian Americans
Beck, Tom
Elections
HQH Chinese American Equalization Association
Item ID
34894AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A group of Arcadia firefighters who had gone to New York City to help after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were so profoundly affected that they organized a fundraiser to benefit widows and orphans of the New York Fire Department and Arcadia Fire Department. Those who went were Captain Hutcheson, Captain Trabbie, John Beveridge, Craig Stogner, Cody Cerwin and paramedic Mike MacGregor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30614
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Fire Department - 2001-2010
Firefighters
Fundraisers
New York Fire Department
September 11 terrorist attacks, 2001
Item ID
30802AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mirai Nagasu, a freshman at Arcadia High School, won the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30911
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Students
Athletes
Figure skating
Nagasu, Mirai
Sports
Item ID
31106AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The trial of accused killer Richard Russo, of Arcadia, comes to a close a year after the murder occurred.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30183
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30369AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Holiday gifts come early for jockey Joel Rosario, veteran has nine mounts on today's card as Santa Anita meet opens. Rosario plans to ride full-time at Santa Anita Park this winter.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35361
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2018
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2018
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Rosario, Joel
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
35551AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A man believed to be the "Old Timer Bandit" was shot and killed by an Arcadia police detective after he allegedly robbed banks in Arcadia and Pasadena and led police on a high-speed chase.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bank Robbers - Old Timer Bandit
Arcadia Police Department - Officer involved fatal shooting
Item ID
28552AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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"San Gabriel County will come into being within the life-time of many of you here", Attorney James Helms told a group meeting. He feels that the State Legislature holds the key to future secession efforts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2417
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1976
November 14, 1976
November 18, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1976
November 14, 1976
November 18, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
San Gabriel Valley - Secession
Item ID
2368AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Chief Roy Nakamura became Arcadia’s 30th Police Chief and its first of Asian-American descent on January 9, 2021. Captain Nakamura began his career with the Arcadia Police Department in 1992 as a Police Officer. As an Officer, he was assigned to Patrol and worked as a Field Training Officer, as well as being assigned to the Detective Bureau. As Detective, he was assigned to the Forgery and Fraud Unit and completed his Detective Bureau assignment in the Crimes Against Persons Unit. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and worked as a Field Supervisor until he was transferred to Personnel and Training. In 2009, Captain Nakamura was promoted to Lieutenant, working various assignments under the Operations and Administration Divisions within the Department, including Watch Commander, Detective Bureau Commander, Field Training Officers Program Commander, and Force Training Unit Commander. In 2019, he was promoted to Captain. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

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Date
2021
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Date
2021
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Nakamura, Roy
Police chiefs
Physical Description
color printout, digital, see P:\Library Photos\images
ID
2292
Collection
Photographs
Images
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A Los Angeles County report showed that life expectancy in Los Angeles County reached 80.3 years, an all-time high, according to the county Department of Health Services. Arcadia, East San Gabriel, Walnut and Rowland Heights had some of the highest life expectancy rates in the county. Arcadia's life expectancy is 84.7 years. Females of Asian-Pacific Islander descent have the highest life expectancy in the county and all four of the SGV communities with the highest life expectancy rates also have high populations of residents of Asian Pacific Islander descent. In general, the report found that people in affluent communities tend to live longer while residents of poorer cities in more urban parts of the county had some of the lowest life expectancy rates.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32116
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Life expectancy
Public Health
Item ID
32313AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Detective Scott Elenberger, a P. C. expert, works to catch identity thieves, such as Michael Ly of Rosemead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29067
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4. 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4. 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Elenberger, Scott
Comuter Forensics
Identity theft
Ly, Michael
Item ID
29253AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Recently, Kevin Haddock of Arcadia attended the U.S. Women's Golf Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was one of only 5 students in the LA area who was invited to the prestigious sporting event. Photo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4852
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 10, 1995
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
August 10, 1995
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Haddock, Kevin
Item ID
4728AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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107-year-old Caridad Papa dances through life full of blessings. She is a former resident of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35789
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2020
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2020
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Asian Americans
Centenarians
Filipinas
Papa, Caridad
Rivera, Anissa
Senior Citizens
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Group picture of about 36 unidentified women. All appear to be wearing dresses. Part of a brick fireplace is visible. There are tables and chairs set up for a meal or party. An attached note read "Mrs. Woodward 2nd, 212 S. Third, 447-5236" so librarian has written that on the back of the photo.

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Date
c. 1920s or 1930s
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Date
c. 1920s or 1930s
Subjects
Women
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
2169A
Collection
Photographs
Images
thumbnail
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