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The 13-member MTA board voted to leave the Gold Line Extension off a critical funding list. This delays the construction of the $1.4 billion project , a 24-mile rail link between Pasadena and Montclair, until at least the end of 2009.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Gold Line extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31089AN
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Newspaper Index
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The $16 million Arcadia Police Station building, built with bond money and city and CRA funds, is on target for completion in July. WWM Associates designed the building. Mallcraft of Altadena is the contractor and Construction Control Group is the manager of the project. The station is the first civic project constructed with bond funding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31147
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 6, 2003
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Arcadia Police Station - building (2003)
WWM Associates
Item ID
31342AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $30 million plan to provide standardized breathing equipment for every fire department in Los Angeles County has been suspended after a lawsuit alleged the contract process was mishandled and firefighters complained about the quality of the equipment. Arcadia-based Allstar Fire Equipment is suing the city and county of Los Angeles, contending the contract process was improperly handled in a manner that ignored firefighter input and unfairly favored the winning bidder, L.N. Curtis and sons.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Allstar Fire Equipment
Business and Industry
Lawsuits
L.N. Curtis and Sons
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Item ID
31448AN
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Newspaper Index
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The 72nd $1 million Santa Anita Handicap is running today. Some of the top contenders are named Colonel John, Einstein, Cowboy Cal, Court Vision, and Matto Mondo. Helen Pitts is Einstein's trainer. Einstein is the son of horse Spend a Buck.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31406
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Pitts, Helen
Santa Anita Handicap
Santa Anita Park 2001-2010
Item ID
31599AN
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Newspaper Index
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A $218 million school bond measure will go to voters in November, 2006. The Arcadia Board of Education voted to approve it for the ballot. The money will go to improvements and new facilities at all Arcadia schools.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2006
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 9, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Bond measures
Schools - History - 2001-2010
Item ID
30356AN
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Newspaper Index
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Adam Schiff has proposed a plan under which ten cities along the planned Gold Line extension route would gain effective control over the project's construction.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29169
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2004
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schiff, Adam (Representative)
Gold Line extension
Proposals
Item ID
29354AN
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Newspaper Index
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After actor Mel Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, he went into an anti-Semitic tirade. Rabbi Devora Fond of Congregation Shaarei Torah in Arcadia comments, "I believe that when you are drunk, what you truly believe comes out."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Fond, Rabbi Devora
Gibson, Mel
Actors
Arrests - driving under the influence (DUI)
Item ID
30335AN
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Newspaper Index
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After five years of filing applications and lobbying in Washington, D C., Arcadia and Sierra Madre will share $6.5 million in federal funding to improve the earthquake safety of both cities' reservoirs.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Water
Item ID
20382AN
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Newspaper Index
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After receiving intense pressure from San Gabriel Valley lawmakers, the county's transportation board, the MTA, finally put the Gold Line extension in its long-term plans. This opens up the possibility of federal funding for the project. With this commitment, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has agreed to provide day-to-day operational funding for the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill extension once it is completed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31763
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
Item ID
31960AN
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Newspaper Index
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Alarm system users in Arcadia will be required to pay a $40 annual permit fee and face stricter fines for false alarms.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Alarms
Fees
Item ID
31334AN
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Newspaper Index
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Although Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) , the parent company of Santa Anita Park race track, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, the fate of the track's paymaster accounts remains uncertain. The bankruptcy judge could declare the $15 million, which was placed in the joint trust account, an asset of MEC and order it frozen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31404
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
Pages
p. A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
Santa Anita Park 2001-2010
Item ID
31597AN
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American Senior Living, a Santa Ana developer, broke ground on the $8.57 million gated apartment complex located on Las Tunas. Heritage Park of Arcadia will open in 2004 and will be for independent senior citizens age 62 and older.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26165
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Heritage Park
Senior Citizens - Housing
American Senior Living
Item ID
26365AN
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An 8-foot tall bronze tribute to Arcadia's official bird, the peacock, will be unveiled August 5, as part of the city's centennial celebration. The statue will be located in the fountain at Peacock Corner, in the front of Arcadia County Park, at the southwest corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue. The sculptor of the peacock is Dave Chapple and the sculpture cost $30,000.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 24, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Centennial - 2003
Artists
Chapple, Dave
Statuary -- Peacock Corner
Item ID
31945AN
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Newspaper Index
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An audit of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens shows that the facility exceeded its operating budget by nearly $1.5 million over the past three years. The Arboretum will be tightening its belt on spending.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2008
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 31, 2008
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Audits
Budget
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Item ID
31337AN
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Newspaper Index
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An eastern extension of the Metro Gold line from Pasadena to Clarement has not been funded but government leaders and residents are planning for the trains to go east. Cost of the extension may top $1 billion.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 2, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Metro Gold Line
Metrolink Trains
Item ID
24981AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia and Sierra Madre's water supply to benefit from $1.8 million federal grant. Arcadia will get $900,000 of the grant. This will fund the next phase of an on-going, 5-year program to ensure emergency water for its citizens, following any potential seismic activity.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 15, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Federal funds
Water
Item ID
33599AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Assistance League's Bargain Box thrift store re-opens after a major $35,000 revamp including new display fixtures, carpeting, and an interior and exterior paint job. The opening celebration, starting at 3pm tomorrow, marks the 40th anniversary of Operation School Bell, a program that provides clothing to needy children. The Assistance League has 100 members and bought the store at 64 E. Live Oak Avenue in 1982.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Assistance League of Arcadia
Organizations
Thrift stores
Volunteers
Item ID
31580AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia author Debo Kotun has started a new radio "dramedy" titled "The Courtyard" with a fictional location in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Kotun, Debo
Authors
Item ID
26701AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia badges pay tribute to history. Arcadia Police Department employees will wear old-fashioned badges made to look like those that local lawmen pinned to their uniforms 100 years ago. The special Centennial badge will be worn during 2003.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Police Department
Centennial Celebrations, 2003
Item ID
25037AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia-based Girl Scouts Mt Wilson Vista Council has launched a $3.9 million fundraising campaign to deal with the councils growth in the San Gabriel Valley. Marlee Matlin is the honorary campaign chair.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29171
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29. 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29. 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Girl Scouts
Mt. Wilson Vista Council
Fundraisers and fundraising campaigns
Matlin, Marlee
Item ID
29356AN
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Newspaper Index
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