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Developer Charles Bluth was given permission by the Arcadia City Council to proceed with phase 2 of his Whispering Pines residential project in the hills just north of Foothills Junior High.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 12, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate - Whispering Pines
Item ID
2296AN
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In an article reviewing the problems of hillside development in the San Gabriel Valley, Arcadia's problems with Charles Bluth's yet-to-be-built Whispering Pines subdivision are discussed. Excessive runoff caused damage to property below the development.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 27, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Real Estate - Whispering Pines
Item ID
2294AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A wild bear wandered into the backyards of Arcadia residences in the Whispering Pines Estates area. Foothills Middle School was locked down because of the bear situation.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2006
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2006
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Bears
Wild animals
Foothills Middle School
Item ID
30201AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Stockbroker Richard Robert Russo will stand trial for the murder of his wife Carmen. She was found shot to death in the couple's exclusive Santa Anita Oaks home in August.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
29922AN
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Newspaper Index
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Vidal Hernandez is an Arcadia real estate agent who works toward helping immigrants buy homes.

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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
September 3, 1992
Pages
p. 6
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Star Tribune
Date
September 3, 1992
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Hernandez, Vidal
Item ID
124AN
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A 20-year-old Arcadia resident charged with murdering his father remained in custody. The son is charged with the strangulation death of 48-year-old Wenda Peter Liu in their Longden Avenue home.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 7, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Wenda Peter
Item ID
4784AN
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A developer who wants to replace the historic Anoakia estate with a 31-home gated community received tentative approval Tuesday night from the Planning Commission.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/ photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 11, 1999
Pages
p. A3 w/ photo
Subjects
Anoakia
Item ID
18037AN
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Justo Cesar Morales, 25, of Arcadia, was shot to death and found in his parents' home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The slaying has stunned residents in this upscale neighborhood.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
31158AN
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Newspaper Index
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Newport Beach real estate developer Don Koll and Leon Black of New York-based Apollo Real Estate Advisors have made an unsolicited offer to invest approximately $180 million in Arcadia-based Santa Anita Cos.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Santa Anita Companies
Item ID
7974AN
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Newspaper Index
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Summary of current real estate prices. Median sales price of an existing home in California has reached $58,322.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 10, 1977
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
2287AN
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Newspaper Index
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A jury hears defendant Richard Robert Russo's conversation with Arcadia policeman Bruce Smith as he says, "I killed my wife." Russo's wife Carmen had about 18 bullet holes in her body. Russo is charged with murder and two counts of child abuse. They lived in the exclusive Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood of Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2006
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Russo, Carmen
Russo, Richard Robert
Crime and Criminals
Murders
Russo murder
Trials
Item ID
30366AN
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Suspect in Arcadia murder-suicide leaves son a note. Couple was going through contentious divorce. Couple was identified as Mel Liu, 49, and Cherry Liu, 50 year old. Mel Liu left a letter to their 14 year old son trying to explain the fatal steps he took. Cherry Liu was well known through her work at Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Madre Senior Services.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Cherry
Liu, Mel
Murder-suicide
Item ID
35440AN
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Newspaper Index
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Real estate pros weigh in on Arcadia home size debate. Explains Arcadia residential land investment. Real estate professional Eric Rosa says big homes are not hurting real estate values and warns that the proposed ballot measure for April 12 to enact tougher limits on square footage, would be policy that can't be overturned by elected officials and would require a ballot initiative in 2018 to rescind voter-approved code amendments.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 12, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Rosa, Eric
Sira, Joe
Item ID
34538AN
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The number of million dollar homes in the San Gabriel Valley is growing, surprising even real estate agents.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 25, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arcadia homes
San Gabriel real estate market
Item ID
28208AN
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General information regarding real estate subdivisions

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1937 p. 1 Santa Anita Vista, subdivision of Foothill w. of 5th Ave. bought by Grover T. Garland)
July 27, 1939 p. 1 (Santa Anita Village , unit placed on market)
March 13, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Oaks, ranch Santa Anita, Santa Anita Village)
May 29, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Highlands, purchasers F. E.Woodley and C. P. Cook, purchase date and boundaries)
March 5, 1942 p. 1 (3 new subdivisions announced)
June 9, 1946 p. 1 (Colorado & 4th; Rodeo Rd; 2nd & Los Flores)
May 15, 1947 p. 9 (W. of Peck rd, N. of Jeffires Ave.)
January 29, 1948 p. 1 (last of Baldwin acreage subdivided - Santa Anita Highlands)
September 9, 1954 p. 1 (Highlands area tracts)
May 28, 1956 p. 1 (lot splits)
June 21, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
July 12, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
February 17, 1963 (10th Ave. subdivision approved)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 5, 1937 p. 1 Santa Anita Vista, subdivision of Foothill w. of 5th Ave. bought by Grover T. Garland)
July 27, 1939 p. 1 (Santa Anita Village , unit placed on market)
March 13, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Oaks, ranch Santa Anita, Santa Anita Village)
May 29, 1941 p. 1 (Santa Anita Highlands, purchasers F. E.Woodley and C. P. Cook, purchase date and boundaries)
March 5, 1942 p. 1 (3 new subdivisions announced)
June 9, 1946 p. 1 (Colorado & 4th; Rodeo Rd; 2nd & Los Flores)
May 15, 1947 p. 9 (W. of Peck rd, N. of Jeffires Ave.)
January 29, 1948 p. 1 (last of Baldwin acreage subdivided - Santa Anita Highlands)
September 9, 1954 p. 1 (Highlands area tracts)
May 28, 1956 p. 1 (lot splits)
June 21, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
July 12, 1956 p. 1 ( " )
February 17, 1963 (10th Ave. subdivision approved)
Subjects
Real Estate
Item ID
4156AN
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Newspaper Index
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Home sales improve in San Gabriel Valley area. Real estate agents say San Gabriel Valley housing market beats national trends.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 10, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
October 10, 2011
Pages
"p. A1, A4"
Subjects
Housing market
Real Estate
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
32761AN
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Newspaper Index
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Teacher Brandon Michael Landreth, 30, of Pasadena, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Pasadena Superior Court. He allegedly confessed to his ex-wife that he shot 25-year old Justo Cesar Morales to death at his parents' Canyon Road home in Northern Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Landreth, Brandon Michael
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Item ID
31173AN
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Larry Darwin, an Arcadia real estate broker, is a self-taught inventor who last summer received a U. S. patent for an ultrasonic underwater descaler.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2001
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2001
Pages
p. B3 w/photo
Subjects
Darwin, Larry
Item ID
20513AN
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Murder trial. Deyun Shi, man accused of revenge on family. The prosecutor said Shi, a Chinese citizen, had plan to flee to Hong Kong after killing his 2 teenage nephews in Arcadia and an attack against his wife. Shi faces life in prison without parole if convicted in the January 22, 2016 killings of 15-year-old Anthony Lin and 16-year-old William Lin, and of injuring his wife the day before. The boys were bludgeoned to death in their home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Amy
Lin, Anthony
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Murders
Trials
Collection
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Samah Ouda, a 12-year-old girl from Beit Hanoun, Gaza who was shot in the head by sniper fire, was treated at Arcadia Methodist Hospital by Dr. Bala S. Chandrasekhar. She had received help from the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 23, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Ouda, Samah
Chandrasekhar, Dr. Bala S.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Palestinians
Item ID
30012AN
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Newspaper Index
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