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Two men, including 22 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma, were convicted of five counts of first-degree murder for shooting three adults and two children last year in El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8017
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
7977AN
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A judge sentences two men to die by lethal injection for murdering two children and three adults in a 1995 attack that prosecutors said was ordered by the Mexican Mafia prison gang. One of the defendants was Jimmy Palma, 23, of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 1997
Pages
p. A-1 w/photo
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
9883AN
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Jimmy Palma, 22, of Arcadia received a death-penalty recommendation for the April 22, 1995 massacre of five people in El Monte. A final decision on the matter will be announced by the presiding judge on February 19, 1997.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8132
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1996
Pages
p. A 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Palma, Jimmy
Item ID
8087AN
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23 year old Arcadian Jimmy Palma was ambushed and stabbed to death October 13 in the exercise yard of San Quentin State Prison. A Superior Court judge sentenced him to die for killing two children and their mother in El Monte in 1995.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11522
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 7, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Palma, Jimmy
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
11720AN
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Evidence of coyotes was found in the first block of Naomi Ave. south of Duarte Rd. at the home of Don and Pat Wilsterman. The remains of their cat were scattered on the front lawn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4586
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 1995
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Coyotes
Item ID
4462AN
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Plans for a new police facility nearly three time as large as the current building were approved by the City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17294
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police
Item ID
16428AN
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Marriage announcement.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 1996
Pages
p. D 4 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 1996
Pages
p. D 4 w/photo
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Arias, Michel
Olavarria, Hector, Jr.
Item ID
8077AN
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Three Vietnamese men were arrested after the second reported shooting incident at the Rhythm Karaoke Club on the 100 block of South 1st Street.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
January 26, 1993
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p. A-1
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Star Tribune
Date
January 26, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karaoke clubs
Item ID
271AN
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Violent crime in most west San Gabriel Valley cities was down in 1991. Arcadia crime figures are included in the article.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 6, 1992
Pages
p. B-10
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 6, 1992
Pages
p. B-10
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
23AN
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Pasadena City College is preparing to tear down three campus buildings that were previously used as barracks in the Japanese Assembly Center at Santa Anita Park during WW II.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1999
Pages
p.- A1 w/photos
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 1999
Pages
p.- A1 w/photos
Subjects
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
17589AN
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A 21-year-old woman was the third person raped at gunpoint this year, and police suspect that they may be by the same person. All three women were accosted by an African American man in his 20's or 30's wearing a black cap. They were accosted in the early morning with a gun while alone in their cars.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 21, 1995
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals - Rape
Item ID
4384AN
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Services were held Tuesday in Arcadia for Robert John Pierson, who died of AIDS-related illness on March 21, at the age of 41. Pierson, who grew up in Arcadia, authored "The Beach towns: A walker's guide to LA's Beach Towns" and was co-author of "LAbyrinth: A student's guide to Los Angeles." At the time of his death he was living in West Hollywood and teaching at USC.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 28, 1996
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Arcadia Authors - Pierson, Robert John
Item ID
5666AN
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At the Board of Education annual organizational meeting, three members, Maryann Gibson, James C. Romo, and John R. McClain were officially sworn to begin their new term of office. A profile of McClain, the new 1999-2000 board president, is presented.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 15, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
School Board
McClain, John R.
Item ID
27172AN
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Arcadia synagogue Temple Shaarei Torah has gone through a number of changes over the past few years, including hiring a gay rabbi named J. B. Sacks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5632
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11 1995
Pages
p. A3 photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11 1995
Pages
p. A3 photo
Subjects
Churches - Temple Shaarei Torah
Item ID
5483AN
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The city's first ever Town Forum discussed the city's future and what is good about Arcadia now.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 1, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
Town Forum
Item ID
26611AN
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The first Arcadia Town Forum is scheduled for September 23 with Mayor Gary Kovacic hosting a panel to discuss a variety of issues.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 1998
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 1998
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Town Forum
Mayors - Kovacic, Gary
Item ID
26606AN
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Obituary/death notice. Longtime library employee dies from automobile accident.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 30, 1999
Pages
p. 15
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 30, 1999
Pages
p. 15
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Hallett, Joan
Item ID
27358AN
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Joan Hallett, secretary to the City Librarian, died Tuesday at Huntington Memorial Hospital. She was struck by a car on Saturday and never regained consciousness. Joan had worked at the Arcadia Public Library nearly 40 years.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Hallett, Joan
Item ID
18265AN
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A 12-inch steel-jaw trap was found buried in a condominium flower bed. Such traps are illegal in California. The trap was found next to a house where a smaller device crushed the toes of a cat last week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 12, 1995
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
4424AN
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Karen and Amy Towner recently opened Arcadia Coffee Brewing Co. the town's first coffee shop. It is located at 107 S. First Ave.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper286
Newspaper
Star Tribune, Business section
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
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Star Tribune, Business section
Date
November 7, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Business and Industry - Arcadia Coffee Brewing Co.
Towner, Karen and Amy
Item ID
286AN
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