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Anita Baldwin statue to be unveiled at Le Méridien Hotel in Arcadia The Anita May Baldwin statue at the Le Méridien Hotel will be unveiled on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. Anita is the daughter of city founder, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin. The statue will be featured on the opposite end of the Huntington Drive islands’ hotel property. “We are very excited to be bringing Anita back to Arcadia,” said Mayor Sho Tay in a statement released by the city. “I would like to thank the Shen, Liu and Chen Families, Jeff Lee, the Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation, Heather D. Gibson and Margaux L. Gibson, and the Arcadia Historical Society, for their generous donations.” “On behalf of the Baldwin family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the Arcadia City Council, the Arcadia Historical Society, the Le Méridien Hotel and all those who have supported this effort to pay homage to my great-great grandmother, Anita May Baldwin,” said Margaux Gibson. “This magnificent statue of Anita will showcase a strong woman who was ahead of her time. I am proud to call Anita May Baldwin my great-great grandmother, and I am truly proud to be a part of this historic project.” The Anita statue was sculpted by local artist and southern California native Alfred Paredes — who created the Lucky Baldwin statue on the corner of Huntington Drive and Holly Avenue — and is aptly named, “A Legacy of Charity” in honor of Anita’s contributions to life in early Arcadia and throughout California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36071
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 7, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Baldwin, Anita
Gibson, Heather D.
Gibson, Margaux L.
Le Meridien Hotel
Paredes, Alfred
Public Art
Statuary
Statues
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Another horse euthanized at Santa Anita Park after training injury. It was a 3-year-old colt named Uncle Boogie, owned by Eric Homme and trained by Andrew Lerner. Eleven horses died from a racing or training injury during the winter/spring meet, which ended June 20.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36043
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 1, 2021
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 1, 2021
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Euthanasia
Homme, Eric
Horses and horse racing
Lerner, Andrew
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia announces City Council redistricting mapping tool and public hearing schedule. Residents can use this portal to draw a map and a community of interest for the city and submit it to City Council.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36115
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Redistricting
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Assemblyman Ed Chau appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom as Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, with biographical information. Chau was elected to represent the 49th Assembly District in November 2012, which includes Arcadia. He was in private practice for nearly 20 years before his election and served on Montebello Unified School District Board. His law degree is from Southwestern University.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36118
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 2, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
California State Assembly
Chau, Ed
Los Angeles County Superior Court judges
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council approves a temporary permit for an inflatable Fun Box play area in the parking lot of The Shops at Santa Anita mall (formerly Westfield Santa Anita mall, name was changed in 2022). It will run from March 1 through May 23. The Shops at Santa Anita is at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36425
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. 28
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 9, 2023
Pages
p. 28
Subjects
Events
The Shops at Santa Anita-2022-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Council elections to continue, for District 1 and District 4, without interruption through April 14, 2020. It is an all mail-in ballot. Voters can mail completed ballot or drop off at Arcadia City Hall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35715
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 2020
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 26, 2020
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
City Council Elections-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto has appointed Captain Roy Nakamura as the city's 30th police chief. He is a 28-year veteran of the Arcadia Police Department. He succeeds Chief Robert T. Guthrie, who is retiring. Nakamura is the first police chief of Japanese and Asian descent in a city that once temporarily incarcerated Japanese and Japanese-Americans at Santa Anita Park. Arcadia's population is currently 60.8% Asian.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35856
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 29, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School Choral Program concludes year with First Annual Choir Night Cafe benefit concert on May 20 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center. 2022 has been a year marked with change, with a new director and a return to in-person performances following distance learning due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Choral Program consists of Concert Choir and Chanteurs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36249
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
Pages
p. 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 26, 2022
Pages
p. 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School Choral Program
Singers
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Arcadia High School receives several local donations after hosting 27th annual Orchestra Benefit Dinner, a rundraising event for Arcadia Music Club. Jason Lee is pictured. He is an Arcadia City Council candidate.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36195
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2022
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 3, 2022
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia High School clubs
Arcadia Music Club
Fundraisers
Lee, Jason
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Arcadia kicks off 2020 City Council election. Final candidates in District 1 are Mayor April Verlato running for reelection and newcomer Yuli J. Sira. Verlato is currently on the last year of her first term on city council and she as elected mayor her last year. She is an attorney with Verlato and Roberts law firm in Arcadia. She is a native of Arcadia, with a long list of endorsements, including former mayors of Arcadia. Sira is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker. District 4 has two candidates--longstanding council member and former mayor Peter Amundson and newcomer Paul Cheng. Amundson has completed three terms on City Council and served twice as mayor. He is an Arcadia native, with a long list of endorsements. Paul P. Cheng is a highly publicized attorney specializing in business operations and commercial realty transactions. He previously ran for Arcadia City Council in 2010. Also up for reelection is City Clerk Gene Glasco. He is running unopposed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35641
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Amundson, Peter
Cheng, Paul
City Council Elections-2020
Glasco, Gene
Sura, Yuli J.
Verlato, April
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Living celebrates grand opening of assisted living community. Located in the previous location of Vista Cove, 601 Sunset Boulevard, Arcadia Living provides assisted living services, hospice care, respite care, and adult day programs. Arcadia Mayor Sho Tay (in photo), Mayor Pro Tem Paul Cheng, and Council member Tom Beck attended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36045
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 22, 2021
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 22, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Living
Assisted living facilities
Beck, Tom
Cheng, Paul
Tay, Sho
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital set to announce partnership with USC. Bryan Green (or Brian Green) will discuss the hospital's new partnership with USC at the Arcadia Community Coordinating Council meeting on April 4. Includes biographical information on Green.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36203
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2022
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 17, 2022
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Green, Bryan
Green, Brian
Hospitals
University of Southern California
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia officials attempt to expand dialogue around homelessness. Arcadia homeowners are concerned that increased homelessness numbers within the city pose a threat to their children and property values. Arcadia City Council's idea to install 15 or so tiny homes as emergency shelter for unhoused people is being discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36014
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 27, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 27, 2021
Pages
p. 1, 8
Subjects
Arcadia City Council-2020-2029
Homelessness
Social issues
Tiny homes
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Arcadia Politics Becomes Ever More Confusing. Arcadia residents tell us they are concerned that the redistricting rules have changed the city’s voting requirements so much that it is hard to vote for someone you are not familiar with. Therefore, some voters told Arcadia Weekly they simply don’t vote anymore. The recent council meeting was, indeed, contentious, as one of my colleagues wrote last week. It appears there’s a push to change the political environment back to at-large voting.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35711
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 14, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council Elections-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident, Ruixue "Serena" Shi, gets 20-year sentence for Coachella Valley fraud involving $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex called Hyde Resorts and Residences Coachella Valley. Shi was president and owner of Global House Buyer (GHB), a China-based real estate development company, and also was CEO of the Beverly Hills-based company Hyde Morgan Development, LLC. Chinese investors in the Hyde project were falsely promised visas through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36374
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 2022
Pages
p. 8, 14
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 2022
Pages
p. 8, 14
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Global House Buyer
Hyde Morgan Development, LLC
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
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Arcadia's historic Derby Restaurant may be relocated. A mixed-use project may take the place of The Derby and Embassy Suites at 211 East Huntington Drive - 233 East Huntington Drive. Local historian Sandy Snider expressed concern that the 99 year-old building may end up being razed. George Woolf bought the Derby in 1938, originally named Proctor Tavern when it operated in 1922. Councilman Paul Cheng supports the relocation of The Derby. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, August 13, 2020 for "The Derby-what's next?"

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35768
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 6, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Cheng, Paul
The Derby Restaurant
Embassy Suites
Historic Buildings
Hotels, Motels, etc.
Proctor Tavern
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Snider, Sandy
Woolf, George
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Arcadia's Senior Economic Development Analyst Tim Schwehr to discuss growth in the city at Arcadia Community Coordinating Council on February 3 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 400 West Duarte Road.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35669
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 30, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Community Coordinating Council
Schwehr, Tim
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia's Vietnam War Monument redecorated by Chris Tran and his fellow Boy Scouts Troop 104, with funds donated by Jason Lee, an Arcadia lawyer and City Council candidate for District 5. The City of Arcadia's 24th annual tribute to Veterans and Military Families will be held on Saturday, May 28, 10-1 at Arcadia County Park. The event is hosted by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36240
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
Pages
p. 11
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 19, 2022
Pages
p. 11
Subjects
Arcadia Vietnam War Monument Memorial
Glasco, Gene
Lee, Jason
Tran, Chris
Veterans
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At the next Arcadia Coordinating Council meeting on November 1, Laura Heneforth will discuss Arcadia's Walk of Fame exhibit at the Gilb Museum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36074
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 14, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage
Heneforth, Laura
Museums
Volunteers
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City of Arcadia continuing Concerts and Movies in the Park Series with an event every Thursday from June 23 through August 4 at 240 West Huntington Drive, on the lawn between Arcadia City Hall and Arcadia Police Department. This Thursday's concert will be performed by The Smokin' Cobras, followed by the movie Mulan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36280
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 7, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
City of Arcadia
Concerts
Movies
Music
Recreation and Community Services Department
The Smokin' Cobras (musical group)
Collection
Newspaper Index
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