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Adam Chu is an entrepreneur opening a seafood grill restaurant in Monrovia on April 17, at 123 East Colorado Boulevard. It will be called Big Shrimps Fish Grill. His goal is to keep menu items reasonably priced because he is also the supplier. he imports seafood under the company he founded called Five Star Seafoods. Chu moved the operations of Five Star from Arcadia to the second floor of the new building that will house his restaurant.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32360
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2011
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2011
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Business and Industry
Chu, Adam
Entrepreneurs
Restaurants
Seafood
Item ID
32558AN
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Newspaper Index
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Admiration is Justify-able. Horse racing's newest and still undefeated Triple Crown Winner returns to home turf Santa Anita Park for a victory lap. The Triple Crown means winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35210
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2018
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2018
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Baffert, Bob (trainer)
Horses and horse racing
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
35399AN
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Newspaper Index
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The ad (open letter to the Arcadia community) that was paid for by the three members of the Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education who are targeted for recall--Cung Nguyen, lori Phillipi, and Kay Kinsler--was printed in the Pasadena Star News August 11, 2013. Fired Arcadia High School cross country coach James O'Brien and his supporters say the letter was a public relations bid to derail the recall effort. See hard copy of the letter in VF "Arcadia High School." See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1 and 27, August 15, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33586
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports--cross country
Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education
Gonzalez, Sergio
Kinsler, Kay
Nguyen, Cung
O'Brien, James
Phillipi, Lori
Wei, Esmond
Item ID
33781AN
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Newspaper Index
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Affirmative action vote splits Asian-Americans. Community members take part in a "No on Proposition 16" rally at Arcadia County Park on August 8. Prop 16 would legalize race-aware decisions in public college admissions, hiring, and contracting. This is a divisive issue among Asian-Americans. Some view it as racist. One banner reads, "Keep discrimination illegal."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35794
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Activism
Affirmative action
Liu, Fenglan
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Newspaper Index
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After a 13-hour meeting, Arcadia City Council voted unanimously to approve the outdoor mall to be built on the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, a development known as The Shops at Santa Anita. Opponents may push a referendum and possibly file lawsuits to block the project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30472
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Developments
Malls
Santa Anita Park - parking lot
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30659AN
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Newspaper Index
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Air quality concerns were raised by track employees over fumes and breathable fibers being emitted by the artificial track known as the Cushion Track, which was treated for drainage problems by Pro-Ride Racing in late August. Cal/OSHA hired Colin Young, a certified industrial hygienist to study health risks posed by the track. Young will recommend the artificial race track poses "absolutely no health risks."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Artificial turf
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
Cushion Track
Pro-Ride Racing
Young, Colin
Item ID
31385AN
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Newspaper Index
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Alhambra city mayor Mark Paulson weighs in on Arcadia ballot Measure P, regarding parking at the proposed Shops at Santa Anita mall. Arcadia City Hall feels he has crossed a line.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30267
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2006
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Alhambra, California
Ballot measures
Elections - local - 2006
Ethics
Measure P
Politics
Item ID
30454AN
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Newspaper Index
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All-Area Football "Player of the Year" is Arcadia High School's Rolandiss Whitener (photo). Also shown in photo is "Defensive Player of the Year," Jake Medders of Arcadia High School and "Coach of the Year" Andrew Policky of Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35357
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2018
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2018
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports-boys football
Policky, Andrew (Coach)
Medders, Jake
Whitener, Rolandiss
Item ID
35547AN
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Newspaper Index
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All-Star Basketball Classic-rosters, coaches named. San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Star-News All-Star Classic for boys and girls basketball seniors will be held 3/25, making its return after a 3-year absence, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which canceled the games in 2020 and did not return in 2021 and 2022. From Arcadia, the All-Star Star-News boys are Lavon Domino and Tim Kwan. From Arcadia, the All-Star Star-News girl includes Mel Manell.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36434
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Basketball
Domino, Lavon
Kwan, Tim
Manell, Mel
Sports
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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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Newspaper Index
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Alumni from Abraham Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights (in Los Angeles) gathered at Matt Denny's Ale House in Arcadia to have a class reunion. The 100 or so graduates were primarily from the classes of 1945, 1946, and 1947, but members of other classes also attended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31387
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Abraham Lincoln High School - Los Angeles, CA
Bevelaqua, Michael
Davis, Babe
Davis, Bill
Iacono, John
Lorenzetti, Charlie
Pion, Helen
Reunions
Skelly, Ray
Vargas, Adolfo
Item ID
31581AN
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Newspaper Index
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Alumni from Abraham Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights (in Los Angeles) gathered at Matt Denny's Ale House in Arcadia to have a class reunion. The 100 or so graduates were primarily from the classes of 1945, 1946, and 1947, but members of other classes also attended.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31388
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 18, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Abraham Lincoln High School - Los Angeles, CA
Bevelaqua, Michael
Davis, Babe
Davis, Bill
Iacono, John
Lorenzetti, Charlie
Pion, Helen
Reunions
Skelly, Ray
Vargas, Adolfo
Item ID
31581AN
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Newspaper Index
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Amanda Avila of Rowland Heights is one of 16 finalists on television's talent show "American Idol." Her family and friends meet at an Arcadia restaurant every week to see if she advances to the next round.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29442
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Avila, Amanda
American idol
Television shows
Singers
Item ID
29627AN
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Newspaper Index
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Amateur golfer Jack Lee, of Arcadia, loves golf. He has played in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 33 times.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29903
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2006
Pages
p. C1, C5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 4, 2006
Pages
p. C1, C5
Subjects
Lee, Jack
Golf
Golfers
Senior Citizens
Item ID
30089AN
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Newspaper Index
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American Pharoah's trainer Bob Baffert and his wife Jill donated $150,000 to three charities. Jockey Victor Espinoza, who rode American Pharoah to win 2015 Triple Crown, donated all his earnings from Belmont Stakes race to City of Hope.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34193
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 9, 2015
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Baffert, Jill
Belmont Stakes
Espinoza, Victor (jockey)
Triple Crown
Item ID
34387AN
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Newspaper Index
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The American Red Cross chapter in Arcadia has laid off 10 of 11 employees, citing a large budget deficit. Chapter officials say all services will continue, with help from staff from the Los Angeles and San Gabriel/Pomona Valley chapters. Most of the laid off staff were trainers who taught first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32178
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 18, 2010
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
American Red Cross--Arcadia chapter
Item ID
32377AN
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Newspaper Index
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Amy Liang, her brother Alan Liang, and Benson Ip were indicted on five counts of mail fraud and eight counts of wire fraud.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21456
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2001
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 1, 2001
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Crime
Amy Liang
Alan Liang
Benson Ip
Item ID
21678AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An activist group called Save the Arcadia Highlands is suing the City of Arcadia over two residential developments that Arcadia City Council approved in February, citing possible violations to "specific provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Planning and Zoning Law, filed March 12. The addresses involved are 29 East Orange Grove Avenue and 1600 Highland Oaks Drive. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 17, March 19, 2015.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34125
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2015
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia City Council
Arvizo, David
Bowden Development
Highland Oaks Homeowners' Association (HOA)
Lawsuits
Mansions
Save Arcadia Highlands
Tong, Robert
Verlato, April
Item ID
34319AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An Arcadia man, David Frederick Thornton, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of impersonating a federal officer. Charges included his defrauding donors to his Thornton Kidney Research Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25304
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Thornton, David Frederick
Fraud
Scams
Thornton Kidney Research Foundation
Item ID
25502AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Andrea Sanchez, 40, and her daughter Olivia, 24, filed a civil lawsuit, claiming they suffered sexual harassment and were asked for sex in exchange for more working hours at the Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper198
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 5, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park -- 1991-2000
Item ID
198AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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