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The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 2, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 2, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 27355AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Analysis of the economics of a proposal to consolidate the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District found that the projected savings weren't there.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 23, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 23, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department; Budget

Item ID: 26589AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

"A Nations of Nations," speech is given by Mayor Gary Kovacic on July 3 as part of the Arcadia Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' patriotic concert. America's diversity is highlighted.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 9, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 9, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Mayors - Kovacic, Gary A.; Speeches

Item ID: 26586AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Anoakia Oaks, LLC; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 27353AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia and Sierra Madre city councils met to discuss their joint water system seismic reliability project which includes what the cities can do to ensure water in the event of a major earthquake.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 3, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 3, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Water

Item ID: 26602AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Arcadia Board of Education will study the environmental impact of new uses and the addition of lights at Dana and First Avenue Middle schools and the Arcadia High School softball field.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 25, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 25, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: School Board; Lighting; Arcadia High School; Dana Middle School; First Avenue Middle School

Item ID: 27087AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly and Mayor Gary Kovacic met with school board members to discuss possible city-school district projects. School Board members questioned how much a new auditorium would be used and were cool to a joint plan.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 11, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Schools; School Board

Item ID: 26911AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 20, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Department; Matthies, Albert Edward

Item ID: 27152AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

By a margin of 2 to 1, Arcadia's Fire Suppression District lost as property owners voted overwhelmingly to defeat the proposed assessment.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 7, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 7, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Suppression District; Budget

Item ID: 26041AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Cal-Trans will demolish and rebuild the Santa Anita underpass of Route 210 located between Santa Anita Avenue and Baldwin Avenue exits. The bridge is being replaced for safety reasons.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 26, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 26, 1997

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Bridges

Item ID: 26034AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council candidates answer questions on redevelopment, the Downtown 2000 project, and zoning restrictions in downtown.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 26, 1998

Pages: p. 14

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 26, 1998

Pages: p. 14

Subjects: City Council Elections - 1998

Item ID: 26490AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council took the first step toward placing a bond issue of up to $8 million on the ballot for the November 2 election. The bond is needed for building a new police station.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 8, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 8, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Police Station; Bonds

Item ID: 27169AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 9, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 9, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Anoakia; Anoakia Oaks; Baldwin, Anita

Item ID: 27356AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city has lost $2 million over the last ten years because the 1990 U.S. Census undercounted residents.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 9, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 9, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Census; Population; Revenue

Item ID: 27333AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city is fighting against paying an additional $400,000 in legal costs to Sully-Miller's attorney for the Downtown 2000 project in which the city cancelled the contract with Sully-Miller and settled for $1.25 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 4, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 4, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Downtown 2000; Lawsuits

Item ID: 26523AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Manager William Kelly states the financial future of the city is good with a projected surplus in the General Fund.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 13, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 13, 1999

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Budget

Item ID: 27151AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The consultant firm of Peat Marwick L.L.P. finds that the Fire Department overtime costs are not out of line and that the department is being managed efficiently.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 30, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 30, 1998

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Fire Department; Budget

Item ID: 26595AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Downtown 2000: is the CFRP making a difference? In 1993, Arcadia City Council and the Redevelopment agency implemented the Comprehensive Revitalization Strategy and Program, a project designed to bring a new economic vitality to the downtown district. One of the main components of the program is the Commercial Facade Rehabilitation Program (CFRP), which provides financial assistance to downtown merchants for store-front improvements. Garlan Roberson received $11,000 from the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency for improvements to his business, Sullivan's Paints. Since the facade improvements, Roberson says business has increased significantly.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 13, 1997

Pages: p. 1, 19

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: November 13, 1997

Pages: p. 1, 19

Subjects: Arcadia Redevelopment Agency; Downtown redevelopment; Roberson, Garlan

Item ID: 32940AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Dr. Cynthia Belongia, once a math teacher at Dana Junior High, has returned to Arcadia as principal at Baldwin Stocker Elementary School.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 12, 1996

Pages: p. 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: September 12, 1996

Pages: p. 4

Subjects: Schools - Baldwin Stocker Elementary; Belongia, Cynthia; Educators; Teachers

Item ID: 25950AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Foothill Middle School "Project Adventure" program has received the highly respected Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association. The award program recognizes innovative programs throughout the state.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 11, 1999

Pages: p.1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 11, 1999

Pages: p.1

Subjects: Schools - Foothills Middle School

Item ID: 26913AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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The 1913 mansion, Anoakia, former home of Anita Baldwin, is about to be demolished.

Analysis of the economics of a proposal to consolidate the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District found that the projected savings weren't there.

"A Nations of Nations," speech is given by Mayor Gary Kovacic on July 3 as part of the Arcadia Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' patriotic concert. America's diversity is highlighted.

Anoakia Oaks, LLC, developers of the Anoakia estate, are willing to give away the Anita Baldwin mansion or it will be demolished.

Arcadia and Sierra Madre city councils met to discuss their joint water system seismic reliability project which includes what the cities can do to ensure water in the event of a major earthquake.

The Arcadia Board of Education will study the environmental impact of new uses and the addition of lights at Dana and First Avenue Middle schools and the Arcadia High School softball field.

Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly and Mayor Gary Kovacic met with school board members to discuss possible city-school district projects. School Board members questioned how much a new auditorium would be used and were cool to a joint plan.

As part of National Police Week, a memorial ceremony was held at the Episcopal Church of Transfiguration in memory of those officers killed in 1998 in the line of duty. A photo of Albert Edward Matthies, the only Arcadia police officer ever killed in the line of duty, was on the altar.

By a margin of 2 to 1, Arcadia's Fire Suppression District lost as property owners voted overwhelmingly to defeat the proposed assessment.

Cal-Trans will demolish and rebuild the Santa Anita underpass of Route 210 located between Santa Anita Avenue and Baldwin Avenue exits. The bridge is being replaced for safety reasons.

City Council candidates answer questions on redevelopment, the Downtown 2000 project, and zoning restrictions in downtown.

The City Council took the first step toward placing a bond issue of up to $8 million on the ballot for the November 2 election. The bond is needed for building a new police station.

The City Council voted to allow the developer, Anoakia Oaks, to proceed with the tearing down of Anoakia, the 1913 Anita Baldwin mansion, and to build 31 houses on the property.

The city has lost $2 million over the last ten years because the 1990 U.S. Census undercounted residents.

The city is fighting against paying an additional $400,000 in legal costs to Sully-Miller's attorney for the Downtown 2000 project in which the city cancelled the contract with Sully-Miller and settled for $1.25 million.

City Manager William Kelly states the financial future of the city is good with a projected surplus in the General Fund.

The consultant firm of Peat Marwick L.L.P. finds that the Fire Department overtime costs are not out of line and that the department is being managed efficiently.

Dr. Cynthia Belongia, once a math teacher at Dana Junior High, has returned to Arcadia as principal at Baldwin Stocker Elementary School.

The Foothill Middle School "Project Adventure" program has received the highly respected Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association. The award program recognizes innovative programs throughout the state.