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Incumbents Sheng Chang and Barbara Kuhn failed in their bids for re-election to City Council as voters gave first-time candidate Gail Marshall, former Mayor Roger Chandler and council appointee Gary Kovacic the nod for the next four years. Gino Roncilli came in well ahead of former Mayor George Fasching for the two year seat. Voters also gave thumbs down to Measure A, a ballot initiative that would have added 2 percent to the current 5 percent utility tax for the next four years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13319
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
13525AN
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Newspaper Index
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Measure A appears to be failing, newcomers likely to join council. Voters on Tuesday shot down Measure A (repeal of Utility Users Tax) and appear to be electing Peter Amundson and April Verlato for Arcadia City Council. Measure A did not pass. 64 percent of votes were cast against the measure, which needed a simple majority to pass. Amundson and Verlato will be sworn in April 26.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34525
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Arcadia City Council elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Measure A aka Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Verlato, April
Item ID
34717AN
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Newspaper Index
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Convincing voters that a 2 percent utility-tax is the only way to restore the city's budget will be a hard sell.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11269
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 24, 1997
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
City Council, 1990-1999
Item ID
11453AN
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Newspaper Index
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Big issues present in City Council election: Development, Measure A (the repeal the Utility Users Tax-UUT), and public safety.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2016
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p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2016
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2016
Amundson, Peter
Brink, Burton
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Van Fleet, Paul
Verlato, April
Item ID
34692AN
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Newspaper Index
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If Bond Measure I on the November 7, 2006 ballot is passed by the voters, it will fund improvements at Arcadia schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30261
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2006
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p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Bond measures
Elections - local - 2006
Measure I
Schools
Item ID
30448AN
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Newspaper Index
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All nine hopefuls in the April 14 council elections presented their platforms Thursday at a forum sponsored by the Highland Homeowners Association.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12445
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council - Elections, 1998
Item ID
12643AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita REAlty Enterprises has poured more than $78,000 into the campaign to defeat Measure M, the Nov. 5 ballot measure to give voters veto power over the development of an entertainment complex near the company's race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8014
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Election, Local - 1996
Item ID
7975AN
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Newspaper Index
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Making what could be his 11th run for a council seat since 1978, Charles "Chuck" Chivetta has pulled papers for the April 14 election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11907
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, Elections, 1998
Chivetta, Charles "Chuck"
Item ID
12108AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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p. A3
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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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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters have approved ballot Measure A with 2091 people voting yes and 643 voting no. The measure protects the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone use. Measure A will not raise taxes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31510
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 12, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31706AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia certifies city council election victories for John Wuo and Gary A. Kovacic. The results were certified this week after election officials were able to verify and count 661 of the remaining 681 ballots of the April 10 election. There were 105 ballots that had to be disqualified because voters selected more than 2 candidates in the all-mail election. At least some of those were caused by an error in the ballots' Chinese-language instructions that directed voters to select no more than 3 instead of 2 candidates, prompting the city to send out correction notices. Gene Glasco was elected City Clerk. Measure D, the hotel room tax, passed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32942
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Ballot measures
City Council Elections--April, 2012
Kovacic, Gary A.
Wuo, John
Item ID
33139AN
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Newspaper Index
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The campaign over a controversial ballot measure to restrict development at Santa Anita Park race track is heating up, with two community groups coming out against the initiative and a new group being formed to support it. Measure M requires a majority vote of approval from Arcadia residents for any change in land use requested by Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8015
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Elections, Local - 1996
Item ID
7976AN
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Newspaper Index
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Less than one week remains before voters decide on ballot measures I, N, and P. A lot of money has been spent by Westfield Group and Our City, a committee headed by George Fasching, on Measures N and P. Measure I is an unopposed bond campaign.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30266
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2006
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p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2006
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections - local - 2006
Measure I
Measure N
Measure P
Item ID
30453AN
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Newspaper Index
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The city's long standing budget woes have emerged as the No. 1 concern of the nine potential candidates for four open seats in the April 14 elections. Deadline to file is Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11867
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1998
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council, Election - 1998
Item ID
12068AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Mayor Roger Chandler and first-time candidate John S. MacDonnell have joined incumbents Barbara Kuhn, Sheng Chang and Gary Kovacic in pulling papers to run for four open seats at the council elections April 14, 1998.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11766
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1997
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1997
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chandler, Roger
MacDonnell, John S.
Kuhn, Barbara
Chang, Sheng
Kocacic, Gary
City Council, Elections - 1998
Item ID
11973AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters consider extending hotel-room tax in the ballot Measure D. It is meant to close a loophole in a city ordinance on the transient tax. Currently, the city imposes a tax rate of 10% of the rent paid by guests to occupy a room up to 30 consecutive days. If the measure passes by a majority vote, the occupancy tax would be imposed the first 90 days of a stay.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32909
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2012
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p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 5, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Elections, April 2012--Ballot Measure D
Hotel room tax
Item ID
33106AN
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Newspaper Index
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2020 Arcadia City Council Elections: officials say Arcadia council race is still on for April 14. Ballots were mailed March 16 for Districts 1 and 4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35689
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2020
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 25, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia voters will decide, in a special election next week, whether or not to approve ballot Measure A, which seeks to protect the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone usage. Measure A would not raise any taxes. The city already collects taxes on residential cell phone usage and is seeking to legally protect that practice by redefining what constitutes a telecommunications tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Measure A
Special elections
Telecommunications tax
Item ID
31702AN
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Newspaper Index
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Measure M, the initiative to give voters veto power over development at Santa Anita Park, appeared headed for defeat Tuesday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8008
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Companies
Elections, Local - 1996
Item ID
7969AN
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Newspaper Index
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City Council voted 5-0 to place the controversial ballot measure to restrict development at Santa Anita Park race track before voters in the November presidential campaign.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6701
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Neighbors for Arcadia
Item ID
6510AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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