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20-year-old man Jason Scott Gustin found guilty of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in Arcadia. On August 22, 2016, according to testimony at trial, Gustin met near Arcadia and sat in his car to talk when he pulled out a knife and slashed her throat and then began strangling her. As the victim tried to escape, he stabbed her multiple times. She ran away to a nearby convalescent home. He was arrested a short time later after he showed up at his mother’s workplace in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35297
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 11, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Gustin, Jason Scott
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
35486AN
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23-year-old Arcadia man Joshua Martin Parra-Davis was booked by Arcadia Police on suspicion of possessing an explosive device and leaving it in a backpack near a Bank of America on Foothill Boulevard on Friday, January 14, 2011. Witnesses said Parra-Davis first went to Foothills Middle School and may have been trying to open classrooms when he was confronted and ran off. The suspect was then seen dropping a backpack in bushes near the Bank of America and then running through the parking lot, where officers detained him. Arcadia Police called the bomb squad. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Bob Squad successfully detonated the device. Parra-Davis could be arranged in Pasadena Court today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32296
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arrests
Bombs
Crime and Criminals
Parra-Davis, Joshua Martin
Item ID
32495AN
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41-year-old female Xiaolin Li, a resident of Arcadia, was stabbed and murdered on January 7, 2014 at an apartment in the 900 block of Arcadia Avenue. The arrested suspect was identified as the victim's father-in-law Li Zhu, a 68-year-old resident of Arcadia. The motive appears to be related to an on-going dispute within the family. The victim and suspect resided together.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33720
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Li, Xiaolin
Li, Zhu
Murders
Item ID
33916AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35623
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
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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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After a five-year hiatus, Arcadia City Council is considering reinstating a policy that would let property owners pay to be assigned a more auspicious house number, which some believe would improve the value of their home. The number 4 in a street address is considered a bad omen in many Asian cultures. In Mandarin language, the word "four" sounds like the word for death, while the number eight is considered lucky, because it sounds like the word for prosper. Arcadia's Asian population is approaching 60% and most potential buyers will be Asian. In a 3-2 vote, Arcadia City Council endorsed the move in principle and directed staff to report back on the costs involved.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
House numbers
Property values
Item ID
32596AN
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Newspaper Index
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Alhambra man Isaac Campbell was sentenced to the maximum of 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend Liya "Jessie" Lu, 31, of San Gabriel, and then putting her body in a trash can full of kitty litter in the backyard of Campbell's friend in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33108
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Campbell, Isaac
Crime and Criminals
Homicide
Lu, Liya "Jessie"
Murder
Trials
Item ID
33305AN
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Arcadia, Alhambra, Monrovia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Gabriel, San Marino and Temple City public schools all showed improvement on California state API testing that measures English and math performance. Duarte Unified showed a drop from the previous year.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
32709AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia based Cub Scouts go Supernova. Four Scouts recently earned the highest accomplishment a Cub Scout can receive for science, technology, engineering and math. Gianni Carrano, Vincent Docimo, Ian Parsons and John Short, fifth graders at Holy Angels School in Arcadia and members of the school’s Cub Scout Pack 114, achieved the Supernova Award.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2018
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 2018
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Cub scouts
Carrano, Gianni
Docimo, Vincent
Parsons, Ian
Short, John
Rivera, Anissa
Item ID
35542AN
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Arcadia Branch of AAUW sent girls to Tech Trek Math/Science Camp at Whittier College this summer. Four girls are pictured.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2016
Pages
p. 9
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Mountain Views News
Date
July 2, 2016
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Science, Technology, English, Math (STEM)
Item ID
34800AN
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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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Arcadia City Clerk is accepting applications from people under age 18 to serve on the Youth Advisory Council. It is a 7 member group appointed by City Council. Four must be current high school students and three must be middle school students. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, March 31, 2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34470
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 2016
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Youth Advisory Council
Item ID
34662AN
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Arcadia City Council decided that Arcadia residents will not be allowed to change their house addresses, despite concerns some have about the fear of the number four. See same story on November 3, 2011, pages S1 and S2 of San Gabriel Valley edition of the San Marino Tribune.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32636
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32833AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council declared its intention to provide seed redevelopment money--provided a state Supreme Court ruling in January frees up such funding--to help the Arcadia Downtown Business Association breathe new life into the city's traditional downtown, by establishing a property-based business improvement district.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
November 19, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
November 19, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Downtown Business Association
Business districts
Item ID
32842AN
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Arcadia City Council declines to further consider moratorium on residential construction. Opponents of temporary development freeze turn out in force. State law requires a five-member municipal panel have at least four votes to approve a moratorium on real estate development. The Council could not muster majority support.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34342
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 2015
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p. 1, 18
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 18
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Beck, Tom
Chandler, Roger
Kovacic, Gary
Mansions
Real estate development
Segal, Mickey
Tay, Sho
Item ID
34535AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council delays vote on Arcadia Highlands home building projects. Council will address the matter again on February 3, to allow for more time to vet newly received petitions from area residents and a detailed letter from an attorney representing a leading opponent of the developments, that the City received last week. Both projects, one at 1600 Highland Oaks Drive, the other at 29 East Orange Grove Avenue, and both designed by Robert Tong of Arcadia-based Sanyao International Inc., involve the demolition of vintage homes to make room for larger residences.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34076
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
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p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 22, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Arcadia Highlands Homeowners Association--Architectural Review Board
Arcadia Planning Commission
Houses
Mansions
Real Estate
Tong, Robert
Verlato, April
Item ID
34270AN
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Arcadia city council election results undecided after city receives 999 more ballots yesterday. The second and final count will be completed on April 21. Tentative results had Peter Amundson and April Verlato in the lead, but Bob Harbicht is trailing not far behind. There were 2 seats to be filled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34535
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2016
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016
Amundson, Peter
Harbicht, Bob
Verlato, April
Item ID
34727AN
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Arcadia City Council gave preliminary approval for a proposed $18.5 million, four-story medical office building to be constructed near Methodist Hospital on about 4 acres of Santa Anita Park's expansive southern parking lot. Dick Hale's development firm Hale Corporation, has a joint venture with Santa Anita Park's owner The Stronach Group, to use part of the race track's under-used property at 289 W. Huntington Drive for the roughly 70,000 s.f. building.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33513
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Developers and developments
Hale Corporation
Hale, Dick
The Stronach Group
Item ID
33708AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has agreed to reconsider the controversial policy of not allowing homeowners to change their addresses, after several homeowners complained they can't sell their homes at fair market value, due to a popular Chinese belief that the number four is unlucky. Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic said, "...I think we have to look at the true economic impact of this." Councilman Roger Chandler said, "I don't think we should operate public policy on superstition."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32556
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 2, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council--2010-2019
Chinese culture
House numbers
Luong, Daniel (photo)
Property values
Real Estate
Item ID
32755AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council has decided to leave in place a city policy that imposes term limits for serving on City Council, restricting residents from running for more than two consecutive council terms. Had council voted to remove the restrictions, local voters would have had a chance to vote on term limits as a local ballot measure. Arcadia's city charter requires council members who have served two consecutive 4-year terms to take a 2-year break before they can run again for another term.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32302
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2011
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arcadia City Council -- Term limits
Item ID
32501AN
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Newspaper Index
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