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2 articles. 1. Racing returns at Santa Anita. The historic Santa Anita racetrack reopened Friday for racing amid concerns for horse safety and the future of the track and the industry. There were no deaths in eight races Friday, which had been closed for racing since March 5. 2. Back in the saddle: racing resumes without incident after 26-day closure.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2019
Pages
p. A1, B1, B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2019
Pages
p. A1, B1, B10
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Cohen, Jay
Horses and horse racing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Ritvo, Tim
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Item ID
35584AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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$2 million has been cut from the school budget for 1978-79 due to Proposition 13. Details of how the cuts are planned are given.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2994
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 13, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Finance
Item ID
2919AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 11.5 mile light rail Gold Line extension from Pasadena to Azusa was awarded to Foothill Transit Constructors. Kiewit-Parsons, a joint venture company, will design and build the project. Funding comes from Measure R.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Contractors
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
32667AN
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Newspaper Index
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12-year old Kyrsti Chavez from Arcadia, will be singing the National Anthem for the Metro Orange Line Extension opening on Friday, June 29, in Chatsworth.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2012
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 28, 2012
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Chavez, Kyrsti
Singers
Item ID
33278AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 13-year-old girl named Susan Wiley was reportedly a prisoner in her home for all of her life until a social worker discovered the child abuse. Susan's parents Clark Wiley and Irene Wiley were arrested. The family home is at 6722 Golden West Avenue, in a county area of Arcadia. Susan Wiley was living in an environment of total isolation and deprivation and was malnourished. She cannot talk, is deformed, barely able to walk and is not toilet trained. She has been placed in the care of Children's Hospital. The child has come to be known by the alias "Genie." See hard copy in VF Wiley, Susan aka "Genie"

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 18, 1970
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Child Abuse
Feral children
"Genie"
Wiley, Clark
Wiley, Irene
Wiley, Susan
Item ID
31748AN
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Newspaper Index
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30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 29, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park 1945-1980
Item ID
2390AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The 50,000 square foot property on the northeast corner of Wheeler and First has been sold for $215,000. The former owners were Robert and Phyllis Walker. The site will be used for the corporate headquarters for HTL Industries and a two story office building to be built by Jeff Jons and Jim Kuhn. Hoy an Kehler's Arcadia Van Lives, presently on the site, will relocate.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 8, 1978
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Buildings
Item ID
692AN
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Newspaper Index
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57-year-old Richard Henry Solis of Arcadia faces two felony counts of grand theft from elder and six counts of petty theft from elder. The alleged crimes involved Solis claiming the victims had injured him with their vehicles and then asking for money for medical expenses or stealing their belongings, reportedly stealing $100,000 from the victims.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2019
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 5, 2019
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Solis, Richard Henry
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A 61-year-old construction worker who died after being run over by a bulldozer while working to level a vacant residential lot in Arcadia last month was identified as Sirpriano Dorame-Martinez of South Gate. The accident took place April 15 in the 900 block of Monte Verde Drive.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Dorame-Martinez, Sirpriano
Item ID
34746AN
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Newspaper Index
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69-year-old Arcadia resident David Tran is the owner of Huy Fong Foods, the maker of Sriracha hot sauce. Huy Fong Foods should be operational in a new $50 million, 650,000 s.f. factory in Irwindale, by September. The factory is moving from Rosemead.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 23, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Business owners
Huy Fong Foods
Sriracha
Tran, David
Item ID
33748AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $222,000 study is underway to determine the strength of the Santa Anita Dam under extreme earthquake stress. The study is to be completed by February 1977.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1976
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Dams
Item ID
1403AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $600,000 grant from the Azusa-based San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountain Conservancy, plus $200,000 of in-kind amenities provided by the County Department of Parks and Recreation, will help fund a face lift for Peck Road Park at 5401 Peck Road.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 17, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
September 17, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Parks
Peck Road Water Conservation Park
Item ID
32735AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 626 Night Market is the brainchild of 3 Taiwanese-Americans who were heavily inspired by their experiences at night markets in Taiwan. The 626 Night Market will continue at Santa Anita Park next summer.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Asian-Americans
Food festivals
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33868AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 2001 murder of grocer Adel Karas, a 48-year old Egyptian man from Arcadia, a few days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, was initially thought to have been a hate crime. He was shot at his store International Market at 1381 E. Last Tunas in San Gabriel. Now police suspect Adel Karas was the victim of extortion. The suspects are two Latinos in their mid-20s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32176
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 12, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Karas, Adel
Murder
Item ID
32375AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 2010 All-Area Girls Tennis was named. Those from Arcadia High School are Caroline Young, Michelle Zhu, Francis Dean, Annie Tung and Elizabeth Lieu. Coach of the Year is Jerry Dohling. An Arcadia High School girl on the second team is Nadia Pacheco-Amaro.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C3
Subjects
Athletes
Dohling, Jerry (coach)
Dean, Francis
Lieu, Elizabeth
Pacheco-Amaro, Nadia
Sports -- tennis
Tung, Annie
Young, Caroline
Zhu, Michelle
Item ID
32486AN
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Newspaper Index
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2010 U.S. Census data shows that 12 San Gabriel Valley cities, including Arcadia, saw the percentage of owner-occupied homes rise, something that experts said was extremely uncommon following the housing crisis. 63.1% of Arcadia's homes are owner-occupied, while 36.9% are occupied by renters. Other cities' figures are shown in chart. Arcadia's vacancy percentage is 5.3%. Vacancy rates are determined by the U.S. Census Bureau by sending out canvassers to homes that did not respond to Census mailers.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Housing statistics
United States Census 2010
Item ID
32597AN
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Newspaper Index
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2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) scores show a majority of area schools are progressing. California's STAR program assesses public school students' knowledge of the math, English and science in grades 2 through 11. At Arcadia Unified School District, these are the percentage of students who scored proficient or advanced in core subjects: English-Language Arts 83.9%; History 76%; Mathematics 82.4%; Science 84.7%; Science end of course 80.4%. STAR scores from other area schools are given.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
Test Scores
Item ID
32698AN
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Newspaper Index
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2019 Breeders' Cup will be held at Santa Anita Park for the 10th time, after a 2-year hiatus from Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2019
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 5, 2019
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
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Newspaper Index
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2019 Mardi Gras Food Fest, a fundraiser for Cancer Care at Methodist Hospital nets $230,000. Dr. Dino Clarizio and wife Hope were “King and Queen.” For 30+ years, Arcadia native Dr. Dino Clarizio and wife Hope have served the San Gabriel Valley community.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35407
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
March 16, 2019
Pages
p. B1
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 16, 2019
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Clarizio, Dino, Dr.
Clarizio, Hope
Item ID
35599AN
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Newspaper Index
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2019 Rose Parade. Tournament of Roses names 44 court finalists. Four are from Arcadia High School. They are Faith van Haaster, Pourobee Saha, Linzi Qi, Helena Simpson, and Margaret Chang.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35272
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2018
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2018
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade-2019
Arcadia High School students
Chang, Margaret
Qi, Linzi
Saha, Pourobee
Simpson, Helena
Van Haaster, Faith
Item ID
35461AN
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Newspaper Index
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