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Arcadia First!, a group opposing the Caruso mall project, is made up mostly of residents and business owners but bankrolled by Westfield Corporation. Arcadia First's revenues and expenditures are revealed in this article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31247
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Coalitions
Mall war
Malls
Organizations
Reade, Bernetta
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Corporation
Item ID
31442AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Caruso Affiliated's proposed mall, The Shops at Santa Anita, may be hit with a second lawsuit. Anti-development group Arcadia First! said it will sue on the grounds that the environmental impacts of the project have not been fully addressed. The suit will make a ballot referendum unnecessary.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30528
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30716AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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City council members refute charges that they met in private with a developer and property owner. Arcadia councilman Bob Harbicht said council did not meet in closed sessions, but met only with city staff to discuss land located in the parking lot of Santa Anita Park. The Council has never met privately with Caruso Affiliated or Magna Entertainment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30425
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30611AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A court hearing today will provide clarification on Judge James Chalfant's July ruling that stopped progress on an upscale mall proposed by developer Rick Caruso at the Santa Anita Park parking lot. The proposed mall is known as the Shops at Santa Anita. In July, Judge Chalfant ruled that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and would have to be revised before the project can move forward. Chalfant could modify his ruling today, or allow the existing ruling to become final judgment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31242
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 29, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31437AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A full page advertisement authorized by Arcadia First! speaks out against Caruso Affiliated's plans to build a mall on the parking lot of Santa Anita Park race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29761
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2005
Pages
p. A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2005
Pages
p. A16
Subjects
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Arcadia First!
Organizations - coalitions
Mall war
Developers
Item ID
29948AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A full page-advertisement paid by Westfield is a letter from Westfield president Ken Wong thanking the Arcadia community for signing petitions limiting billboards and for free parking , to be voted on in the November 2006 general election ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30043
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2006
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2006
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita
Advertisements
Wong, Ken
Mall war
Ballot iniatives
Ballot measures
Item ID
30230AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A full-page advertisement paid for by Shops at Santa Anita shows Dr. Mimi Hennessy and John McClain's support for the Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30005
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2006
Pages
p. A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 2006
Pages
p. A14
Subjects
Advertisements
The Shops at Santa Anita
Caruso, Rick
Arcadia Unified School District - School Board
Malls
Item ID
30192AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A full page color advertisement shows student support for The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30047
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2006
Pages
p. A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2006
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Shops at Santa Anita
Advertisements
Malls
Arcadia Unified School District
Item ID
30234AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge Dzintra I. Janavs said she will likely hold a non-jury trial on the two petitions, one by Westfield, another by Arcadia First!, against Caruso Affiliated next April. The two legal challenges will not be consolidated but will have joint hearings to save time. Plaintiffs allege the environmental study for the proposed The Shops at Santa Anita mall is flawed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30638
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Developers
Lawsuits
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30826AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge James C. Chalfant stands by his July decision that the environmental impact report (EIR) that Arcadia officials relied upon in approving the mall was faulty in 11 areas and that it would have to be revised before the Caruso mall project, proposed for the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot, known as the Shops at Santa Anita, can move forward.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31243
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Developments
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Lawsuits
Mall war
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
31438AN
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Newspaper Index
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One candidate for City Council, Sheng Chang, has signed a pledge issued by Arcadia First!, the Westfield-funded organization formed to defeat the Shops at Santa Anita mall. Chang opposes the proposed new mall project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29965
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 23, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso, Rick
Chang, Sheng
Harbicht, Bob
Arcadia First!
City Council elections -- 2001-2010
Santa Anita Park race track - parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Candidates
Malls
Item ID
30151AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Opponents of the proposed mall The Shops at Santa Anita have filed a complaint accusing the City Council of breaking open meeting laws. An attorney for Arcadia First! asked the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office to investigate whether negotiations between the city and developer Caruso Affiliated violated the Brown Act because they were held outside of public view.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30423
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30610AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Red Rock Chili restaurant's co-owner Brent Beckwith defends Westfield and the Arcadia First! coalition in this letter. He feels business owners and residents have a right to voice their best interests and that the group is not merely a front for Westfield's interests.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29601
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2005
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Letters to the editor
Beckwith, Brent
Arcadia First!
Coalitions
Grass roots organizations
Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita - business owners
Malls
Developments
Caruso project
Item ID
29785AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Responding to allegations made by Westfield-funded Arcadia First! that Caruso representatives met privately with City Council, Caruso Affiliated spokesperson Julie Wong said Arcadia First! should apologize and get their facts straight. Sung Tse, Arcadia First! spokesperson said there is nothing to apologize for.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30428
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated
City Council Meetings - 2001-2010
Malls
Mall war
The Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
30615AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Westfield Group is funding a new "grass roots" coalition to oppose the Santa Anita Park race track mall development by Caruso Affiliated. The coalition is called Arcadia First! but includes Westfield representatives, Westfield tenants and downtown businesses, and not only citizens, as the membership in a grass roots organization might suggest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso Affiliated Holdings
Coalitions
Organizations
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track -- parking lot
Shopping malls
Westfield Group
Item ID
29758AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A year-end review of 2005 includes a summary of the mall war between developer Rick Caruso and the Westfield Group.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29852
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2006
Pages
p. A3, A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2006
Pages
p. A3, A15
Subjects
Arcadia First!
Caruso, Rick
Developers
Mall war
Santa Anita Park race track parking lot
Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Group
Item ID
30037AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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