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Arcadia (City) History (2011-2020)

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1. City of Arcadia Sales Tax Update, Q2 2011. Third quarter receipts for second quarter sales (April-June 2011). 2. 2011 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioner Recognition Dinner program. April 14, 2011. 3. 2013 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioners Dinner invita…
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1. City of Arcadia Sales Tax Update, Q2 2011. Third quarter receipts for second quarter sales (April-June 2011).
2. 2011 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioner Recognition Dinner program. April 14, 2011.
3. 2013 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioners Dinner invitation and program. April 15, 2013. Theme: Murder and mayhem at the speakeasy.
4. 2014 Annual Silver Circle Volunteer and Commissioners Recognition Dinner. With list of Arcadia boards and commission members and Silver Circle Volunteers.
5. Silver Circle Volunteer and Commissioners Dinner with theme "Gatsby Gala," invitation and program, with names of city board and commission members and silver circle volunteers. April 15, 2015.
6. Silver Circle Volunteer and Commissioners Dinner 2017.
7. Looking back on 2019 in Arcadia, by Galen Patterson.A review of the 10 biggest news items in Arcadia in 2019, including the investigations into dozens of race horse deaths at Santa Anita Park and passing Measure A (3/4 percent increase in sales tax). Retrieved from ArcadiaWeekly.com on December 28, 2019.
8. History of Officials 1903-2020. Prepared by the Office of the City Clerk.
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Arcadia (City) History (2011-2020)
Item ID
298AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Arcadia Hot Sheet (2004-present)

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1. Arcadia Hot Sheet. First issued April 2004. April 2004 - current. Brought to you by the Communication and Marketing Division of the City of Arcadia. Highlighting news and events from around our town!
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1. Arcadia Hot Sheet. First issued April 2004. April 2004 - current. Brought to you by the Communication and Marketing Division of the City of Arcadia. Highlighting news and events from around our town!
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Arcadia Hot Sheet (2000-2020)
Arcadia Hot Sheet (2021-2030)
Item ID
273AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)

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1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka. 2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 20…
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1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka.
2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 2012, for the Arcadia Performing Arts Center at Arcadia High School, including floor plan. (2 copies). With invitation.
3. List of inaugural events at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Email dated October 3, 2012.
4. What happened to auditorium money? A history of fundraising efforts over the years from 1977 to current, for building a performing arts center auditorium. Advocates of it were Charles Gilb, Gloria Horstman, Joe Sargis, Gary Kovacic, George Fasching, Craig Lucas, John Murphy, Mickey Segal. Arcadia Weekly, January 26, 2012.
5. Invitation to the inaugural concert and benefit at the Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Arcadia High School, 180 Campus Drive, October 27, 2012. Two copies.
6. Program from The Drowsy Chaperone, the first musical by the Arcadia High School Theatre Department to be presented at the new Performing Arts Center, March 21-23, 2013. Director Steven Volpe.
7. Program from The Man Who Came to Dinner, November 14-16, 2013.
8. Poster of 4 musical acts performing in 2014: Air Supply, America, Susan Egan, The Temptations.
9. Program and postcard advertisement for "Alice in Wonderland, November 20-22, 2014.
10. Arcadia Stage Presents "Curtains." Director Steven Volpe, Musical Director Dr. Stephen Pu. March 20-22, 2014.
11. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2014-2015 Season brochure.
12. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2015-2016 Season brochure.
13. A) Arcadia Performing Arts Center 2015 season poster Three Dog Night, Four Tops, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dick Fox's Doo Wop Extravaganza. B) 2015-2016 season poster Abbamania and Night Fever, Herb Albert & Lani Hall, Hiroshima, Daniel Ho.
14. Arcadia Stage presents Thoroughly Modern Millie, a musical. March 17-28, 2016. Program and postcard.
15. Arcadia Stage Theatre Company presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory program. November 15, 2018-November 17, 2018. Produced by Steven Volpe, directed by Whitney Labarge, Musical Director Stephen Pu.
16. Maki Hsieh is honored 22nd District's Woman of the Year, by May S. Ruiz, Arcadia Weekly, May 15, 2019.
17. Double sided poster for concerts 1. American in the Valley: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash, June 22, 2019. 2. Makoto Taiko "Momentum 20th Anniversary Concert," June 8, 2019 and June 9, 2019, featuring Shoji Kameda, Koji Nakamura, Rachel Radich, Kozue Matsumoto.
18.Identification tag for Arcadia Lunar New Year Festival, 2019 (Chinese holiday). 2019 Team. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation.
19.Arcadia Stage Theatre Company: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [program]. November 16, 17, 18, 2023. Written and directed by Whitney LaBarge, Choreographer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, Musical director, Allen Everman.
20.Arcadia Stage Theatre Company: Legally Blonde, the Musical [program]. March 14, 15, 16, 2024. Directed by Steven Volpe, Choreographer, Jean Michelle Sayeg, Musical director, Allen Everman.
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Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)
Item ID
300AF
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Breeders' Cup Banner

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Start Date
November 1, 2019
End Date
November 2, 2019
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Purple vinyl banner side 1 shows "The City of Arcadia welcomes Breeders' Cup November 1, 2019 and November 2, 2019 Santa Anita." Side 2 shows a jockey on a horse with flags from many countries on the right edge.
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November 1, 2019
End Date
November 2, 2019
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Purple vinyl banner side 1 shows "The City of Arcadia welcomes Breeders' Cup November 1, 2019 and November 2, 2019 Santa Anita." Side 2 shows a jockey on a horse with flags from many countries on the right edge.
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 133
Shelf Number
Shelf H17
Item ID
499AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Children's Department Collection

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Manila folders-Photos 1980s-2000s, Polaroid photos 1990s, undated photos and Polaroids Individual folders-clippings and photos 1930-1999 Clippings 1994-1996 Misc. flyers, letters, undated clippings, etc.
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Manila folders-Photos 1980s-2000s, Polaroid photos 1990s, undated photos and Polaroids
Individual folders-clippings and photos 1930-1999
Clippings 1994-1996
Misc. flyers, letters, undated clippings, etc.
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Arcadia Public Library-Children's Department
Arcadia Public Library-Children's Services
Art programs
Cooking programs
Dinosaur programs
Halloween programs
Science programs
Valentine's Day programs
Physical Description
One blue box
Location
Basement
Box Number
134B
Shelf Number
H25
Item ID
502AF
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Chinese calligraphy art by Mr. Yang Long

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Chinese calligraphy art by Arcadia author Mr. Yang Long. It reads “Good Fortune” and other characters bestow a blessing to the city of Arcadia. It was given to library director Jackie Faust-Moreno c. September, 2011.
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Chinese calligraphy art by Arcadia author Mr. Yang Long. It reads “Good Fortune” and other characters bestow a blessing to the city of Arcadia. It was given to library director Jackie Faust-Moreno c. September, 2011.
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Chinese calligraphy art by Mr. Yang Long
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 116
Shelf Number
Shelf H16
Item ID
429AF
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Subject Files
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City Council (2020-2029)

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1. City Council Reorganization, April 20, 2021. Mayor is Sho Tay. Mayor Pro Tem is Paul P. Cheng. Other Council Members are Tom Beck, Roger Chandler and April Verlato. 2. News release from City Manager's Office, November 15, 2021. Arcadia remembers Council Member Roger Chandler, who passed away Nov…
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1. City Council Reorganization, April 20, 2021. Mayor is Sho Tay. Mayor Pro Tem is Paul P. Cheng. Other Council Members are Tom Beck, Roger Chandler and April Verlato.
2. News release from City Manager's Office, November 15, 2021. Arcadia remembers Council Member Roger Chandler, who passed away November 13.
3. Arcadia City Council unanimously appoints Michael Danielson to represent District 5. Mountain Views News, p. 7, April 2, 2022. Danielson fills the vacancy created by the passing of Council Member Roger Chandler. Biographical information.
4. City Council member pages printed from Arcadiaca.gov on 10/19/2022, includes biographies and their district maps on back: Mayor Tom Beck, Mayor Pro Tem Paul P. Cheng, Council Member Michael Danielson, Council Member Sho Tay, Council Member April Verlato.
5. Invitation to the 47th Annual Mayor's Community Breakfast, featuring State of the City Address by Mayor Tom Beck and keynote speaker Candace Parker, American Professional Basketball Player, October 28, 2022. Includes separate RSVP card with envelope and program of event.
6. Notice of City Council Reorganization, December 6, 2022. Mayor Paul P. Cheng, Mayor Pro Tem April A. Verlato, Council Member Michael Cao, Council Member Sharon Kwan, Council Member Eileen Wang.
7. Council poised for historic changes. In pair of firsts, the panel will have a majority of women and 3 new Asian American members on the dais. There are three new Asian American city council members, Michael Cao (District 5), Sharon Kwan (District 2) and Eileen Wang (District 3) (in photos). They join Council member Paul P. Cheng (District 4) and April Verlato (District 1). Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2022.
8. Notice of City Council Reorganization, April 19, 2022. Reorganized as follows: Mayor Tom Beck, Mayor Pro Tem Paul P. Cheng, Council Member Michael Danielson, Council Member April A. Verlato, Council Member Sho Tay.
9.Have you ever wondered what the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments is and what they do? April Verlato to speak February 6, 2023 at the Arcadia Community Coordinating Council about the organization and its impact on Arcadia. Includes brief biography of Ms. Verlato. Mountain Views News, February 4, 2023.
10.Notice of City Council Reorganization, September 19, 2023. Reorganized as follows: Mayor April A. Verlato, Mayor Pro Tem Michael Cao, Council Member Paul P. Cheng, Council Member Sharon Kwan, Council Member Eileen Wang.
11.Invitation to the 46th Annual Arcadia Mayor's Community Breakfast, Women of Arcadia, featuring State of the City Address by Mayor April A. Verlato and keynote speaker Dr. Jasmine Sharma, Assistant Medical Director for California Children's Services, February 21, 2020. Includes separate RSVP card with envelope.
12.Congresswoman Judy Chu recognizes Women of the Year of the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia City Coucil member Eileen Wang was the honoree from Arcadia. Mountain Views News, p. 7, April 20, 2024.
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City Council (2020-2029)
Item ID
503AF
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Library (2020-2029)

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1. Timeline of Arcadia Public Library history 1914 to 2020. Created by staff librarian. 2. Arcadia Public Library Strategic Plan Summary 2019-2020 3. Pandemic signage from front door of library reading in English and Chinese: By order of the County of Los Angeles Departmenf of Public Health, the Li…
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1. Timeline of Arcadia Public Library history 1914 to 2020. Created by staff librarian.
2. Arcadia Public Library Strategic Plan Summary 2019-2020
3. Pandemic signage from front door of library reading in English and Chinese: By order of the County of Los Angeles Departmenf of Public Health, the Library is temporarily closed. Our doors are closed but we are open online, by phone, email, or chat. Effective on or around March 13, 2020.
4. Reopening the library in the COVID-19 era. 4A. "Welcome back, reopening May 3, 2021" with limited hours, safety expectations, what's available. 4B. "Let's get back to the joy of browsing, expanding hours August 16,2021, including mask requirements."
5. Invitation to Mary Hansen Library Garden Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, November 15, 2022, includes her biography and volunteer work and card insert. Staff Report dated September 20, 2022 subject: Request for commemorative naming of a city facility in honor of Mary Hansen.
6. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library statistics July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, including number of in-person visitors (231,830), number of books and other items in collection (165,020), number of questions answered (48,750), etc. Lists Library Board members, including Miriam Carter, chairperson, and Director of Library & Museum Services, Darlene Bradley.
7. Facts about the Arcadia Public Library statistics July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, including number of in-person visitors (296,254), number of books and other items in collection (176,904), number of questions answered (60,328), etc. Lists Library Board members, including Miriam Carter, chairperson, and Director of Library & Museum Services, Darlene Bradley.
8. Arcadia Eats "Boba Crawl" Official Map, information flyer, and "Menu" brochure, October 2022. This was the first year of the Boba Crawl (second year of celebrating Arcadia Eats and National Cookbook Month). See Arcadia Eats recipe videos celebrating Arcadia's culinary past and present at the library's YouTube channel.
9. Arcadia Eats "Boba Crawl" Official Map, October 2023.
10. Something For Everyone at Your Library brochure about library services, fines, collections, hours, mission statement. Updated July 1, 2023. Something For Everyone at Your Virtual Library brochure listing library's electronic resources and how to access. Updated July 1, 2023.
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Library (2020-2029)
Item ID
500AF
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Santa Anita Park (2011-2020)

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1. CalPhil opens at Santa Anita. California Philharmonic Orchestra's Festival on the Green summer concerts opens on June 30 with a concert featuring singer Vanessa Carlton, USC Trojan Marching Band and pyrotechnics at Santa Anita Park. The Weekly Star (supplement to PSN, an edition of the Duartean,…
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1. CalPhil opens at Santa Anita. California Philharmonic Orchestra's Festival on the Green summer concerts opens on June 30 with a concert featuring singer Vanessa Carlton, USC Trojan Marching Band and pyrotechnics at Santa Anita Park. The Weekly Star (supplement to PSN, an edition of the Duartean, Monrovia News Post, Arcadia Tribune and Star-Temple City Editions), January 24, 2012.
2. Breeders' Cup World Championships Official Track Program, Saturday, November 3, 2012.
3. 626 Night Market, 2013 Summer Garden Nights at Santa Anita Park. Guide to food booths. 626 Night Market, in its second year, is the largest Asian night market in America. Two copies. A) Shows all dates this summer. B) Shows July and August dates.
4. City of Arcadia pamphlet of local shopping, dining, attraction, Santa Anita Park information for visitors. Arcadia Welcomes You to the 2013 Breeders' Cup World Championships. 2 copies.
5. Santa Anita opening: blue skies and blue jeans. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, January 6, 2014. With pictures of $15 million renovation of the clubhouse and Chandelier Room, Alan Balch, Jane Goldstein, and Peggy Whittingham.
6. George Haines leaves Santa Anita; new president Tom Lundt is in. Arcadia Weekly, April 3, 2014.
7. Interview on the 20th anniversary of Santa Anita Derby Day 5K with Santa Anita Park Director of Special Projects, Pete Siberell. Arcadia Weekly, April 3, 2014.
8. Hang gliders land at Santa Anita Park (Jeff Chipman and Ron Keinan). The Weekly Star, April 13, 2014.
9. New dirt on way to track this summer, to resurface and renovate the main track, says Dennis Moore. It will be safer and easier to maintain. The Weekly Star (supplement to Pasadena Star News), June 15, 2014.
10. Santa Anita's future development plans. Santa Anita Park chairman Keith Brackpool says the track might add 800 horse stable barns in the north parking lot area, build two high class restaurants, and potentially develop a major retail/entertainment component that could include a hotel, August 17, 2014. Retrieved from www.Arcadiasbest.com, August 23, 2014.
11. Special supplement Santa Anita Park's autumn meeting and Breeders' Cup, Pasadena Star News September 25, 2014.
12. Santa Anita Park Spring Meet April 24-June 28, with picture of jockey Victor Espinoza. Special supplement in Pasadena Star News (San Gabriel Valley Tribune Newspapers), April 24, 2015.
13. Santa Anita Park winter meet preview, Dec 26, 2016-April 9, 2017. Insert in Pasadena Star News.
14. Santa Anita Park facing changes. The company that owns and manages Santa Anita Park is restructuring to better monetize the race track. Pasadena Star News, October 17, 2017.
15. Santa Anita main track set to re-open for training Sept. 3, as horses prepare for 2017 Autumn Meet opener on September 29. Stable area to begin welcoming horses on Sept 1, breakfast venue Clockers' Corner, open on Sept 2. Sandy loam main track removed. Bandera Bermuda turf course reinvigorated.
16. Future of Santa Anita Park in question. Owners paint dire picture for operations without significant upgrades, expansions. The Weekly Star, January 14, 2018.
17. At Arcadia City Council meeting, Santa Anita Park Race Track announces racing closure following horse deaths (horses euthanized). By Galen Patterson, Arcadia Weekly, March 7, 2019.
18. Stronach Group announced closure of Santa Anita Park Race Track for live racing and training (horses euthanized). By Terry Miller, Arcadia Weekly, March 7, 2019.
19. Third horse in three days dies (euthanized) at Santa Anita Park, while animal rights activists continue to push for a nationwide ban on racing. These three deaths brought the number of horse deaths at Santa Anita Park to 42 since December 2018. The LA County district attorney's office concluded December 19 that there was no criminal wrongdoing connected to the deaths, but offered a series of recommendations aimed at improving safety at racetracks in California. Pasadena Star News, January 20, 2020.
20. Racing's future is on the line at Santa Anita. Fall meet opens today and pressure is on to prove track can operate without killings its thoroughbreds. Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2019.
21. The truth about horse racing deaths, by Jeff Goertzen. From pasadenastarnews.com, June 28, 2019.
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Santa Anita Park (2011-2020)
Item ID
297AF
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Schools-History-2001-2020

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1. 2002 school enrollment close to projection. Arcadia Unified School District has enrolled 9,637 students this year, within three students of the figure projected. Arcadia Weekly, September 26-October 2, 2002, p. 14. 2. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Winter 2001. 3. AUSD pamphlet "Your Pu…
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1. 2002 school enrollment close to projection. Arcadia Unified School District has enrolled 9,637 students this year, within three students of the figure projected. Arcadia Weekly, September 26-October 2, 2002, p. 14.
2. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Winter 2001.
3. AUSD pamphlet "Your Public Schools 2001-2002 Highlights."
4. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Winter 2004
5. AUSD "Neighborhood Schools Update" by Mimi Hennessy. Discusses need to improve and upgrade schools and placing a local school bond measure on the ballot. Circa Summer 2006.
6. Measure I Citizens' Oversight Committee. 2006-2007 Annual Report to the Arcadia Unified School District Governing Board. Shows projects in progress since passage of Measure I in November 2006. Bond expenditure update.
7. AUSD Report to the Community, Fall 2007.
8. Arcadia Unified School District-School News and Views newsletter. July 2009.
9. Measure I, Facilities Bond Program, Groundbreaking Ceremony, April 2, 2009. Including invitation and Measure I Citizens' Oversight Committee 2007-2008 Annual Report, bond expenditure update on improvements to Arcadia schools.
10. AUSD School News and Views, January 2010, with stories about Business Week naming Arcadia "The Best Place to Raise Kids," groundbreaking for the new joint use gym at Dana Middle School, and Sharon Sandoval named Outstanding School Counselor of the Year.
11. AUSD adopts "Common Core," by Shel Segal. Arcadia Weekly, April 3, 2014.
12. District Delights! Official Newsletter for Arcadia Unified School District. March 2014 (Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta visits AHS). May 2014 (Superintendent Dr. Joel Shawn announces retirement).
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Schools-History-2001-2020
Item ID
267AF
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Wind Storm December 1, 2011

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1. City of Arcadia-December Wind Storm 2011 damage assessment and recovery operations. 2 pages. 2. December Wind Storm 2011 Incident Statistics, as of December 14, 2011. 3. City of Arcadia Wind Storm Debris Removal program, December 8, 2011. 4. Voices of the Blackout: Arcadia Residents Share Their …
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1. City of Arcadia-December Wind Storm 2011 damage assessment and recovery operations. 2 pages.
2. December Wind Storm 2011 Incident Statistics, as of December 14, 2011.
3. City of Arcadia Wind Storm Debris Removal program, December 8, 2011.
4. Voices of the Blackout: Arcadia Residents Share Their Stories. Retrieved from Arcadia Patch website on December 13, 2011. http://arcadia.patch.com
5. County Offers Aid with Debris Removal. Retrieved from Arcadia Patch website on December 13, 2011. http://arcadia.patch.com
6. Wind storm documentation--various items including press releases, web pages, communications to residents, and pictures at K:\Wind Storm.
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Wind Storm December 1, 2011
Item ID
296AF
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