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April 12, 2016 municipal election divides the community. The big issues are mansions (over-building) in Arcadia and Measure A, the repeal of the Utility Users Tax (UUT).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34518

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 7, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 7, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 16

Subjects: Arcadia City Council elections-2011-2020-April 2016; Mansions; Measure A-Utility Users Tax (UUT)

Item ID: 34710AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee releases last report. The committee, an independent, ad-hoc advisory body of civic volunteers empaneled by the City Council to review the City’s General Fund long-range financial forecast and provide recommendations to the City Council for cost containment and/or revenue enhancements, recently released its final report. The 40-page report includes 15 recommendations to Arcadia City Council to address the $8,000,000 structural budget deficit. A key recommendation is for the city to consider increasing the city’s local sales tax rate by ¾ of one cent in order to maintain current levels of services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35358

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 20, 2018

Pages: p. 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: December 20, 2018

Pages: p. 12

Subjects: Arcadia Citizen’s Financial Advisory Committee; Arcadia city budget; Arcadia City General Fund; Sales tax

Item ID: 35548AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council approves 3/4 cent sales tax increase to go on an upcoming ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35454

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 17, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 10

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 17, 2019

Pages: p. 1, 10

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Ballot measures; Sales tax

Item ID: 35646AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia City Council takes steps to increase public safety. On October 16, City Council discussed a recommendation to add a measure to the ballot containing a ¾-cent sales tax, which is needed to help Arcadia with its current financial woes. The Citizens Financial Advisory Committee reviewed the city’s expenditures and asked the council to declare a state of fiscal emergency as soon as possible and no later than June 2019. The vote to add the measure passed almost unanimously, with one council member recusing themself from the vote.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35309

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 18, 2018

Pages: p, 1, 11

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 18, 2018

Pages: p, 1, 11

Subjects: Arcadia City Council-2010-2019; Citizens Financial Advisory Committee; Sales tax

Item ID: 35498AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia residents pass Measure A by significant majority. It is a 3/4 cent sales tax increase, passed with 63.94% of the vote in Tuesday's mail-in ballot. The increase will provide locally controlled funds to maintain Arcadia's public safety and other city services. See Also Mountain Views News, June 8, 2019, p. 7.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35520

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 6, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: June 6, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Ballot measures; Elections; Sales tax

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Unified School District has faced the reality of mid-year school budget cuts for the past 3 years. To prepare for a possible fourth year of mid-year cuts, the AUSD school board is exploring the option of a parcel tax, an amount to raise hopefully a few million dollars that would help offset what the State is expected to take away. Arcadia School Board Vice President Joann Steinmeier and colleagues are investigating the need for a parcel tax and what form it might take to get passed at the March election.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32541

Newspaper: San Gabriel Valley Edition of the San Marino Tribune

Date: September 15, 2011

Pages: p. S1, S7

Newspaper: San Gabriel Valley Edition of the San Marino Tribune

Date: September 15, 2011

Pages: p. S1, S7

Subjects: Arcadia Unified School District--School Board; Budget; Parcel taxes; Steinmeier, Joann

Item ID: 32739AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia will benefit from the State Municipal Advisory Reform Team : Enhanced Report (SMARTER) plan for restructuring local government finance which will help stop the city's dependence on sales tax.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27168

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 6, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Revenue; Sales Taxes; Taxation

Item ID: 27366AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Ballot measure aims to repeal Arcadia's utility tax. The current tax adds 7% to bills for water, electricity and natural gas and 5% for telecommunications for both residential and commercial customers. If approved, city services will be downgraded significantly. It would eliminate 12.5% of Arcadia's budget.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34335

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 15, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: October 15, 2015

Pages: p. 1, 17

Subjects: Arcadia City Council-2010-2019; Ballot measures; Kovacic, Gary; Lazzaretto, Dominic; Utility Users Tax

Item ID: 34528AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bill Kelly discusses the economic future of Arcadia and the revenue that the city receives.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27169

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: January 13, 2000

Pages: p. 1

Subjects: Property Taxes; Revenue; Sales Taxes

Item ID: 27367AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City of Arcadia to place three measures on November 8, 2022 ballot. 1. Proposed City Charter Amendment Measure. The City Charter was last amended in 1998. The citizen-led Charter Review Committee recommends updates to mirror changes in state laws since 1998 and to reflect current local government standards, to include a) mirroring changes in state laws to increase voter turnout by moving the date of regularly scheduled city council elections from April in even-numbered years to the November Statewide General Election in even-numbered years. b) recognizing the city's change to by-district elections as required by California Voting Rights Act. c) Creating a rotation of mayor and mayor pro tem positions every 9.5 months to allow all council members to serve during their term. d) Change position of City Clerk from elected to appointed. e) other amendments to streamline government, utilize technology and increase transparency. 2. Two measures to increase locally controlled funding. One measure would increase Arcadia's local tax on stays at hotels and motels from 10% to 12%--similar rate to many neighboring cities. The other measure would enact a local tax on sports wagers if sports betting becomes legal in California through State Proposition 26, also on the November ballot

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36301

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 28, 2022

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: July 28, 2022

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Arcadia City Council; Ballot measures; California Voting Rights; City Charter; City Clerk; Elections; Gambling; Hotels; Motels; Sports betting; Taxes

Collection: Newspaper Index

County Assessor reports solid growth for Arcadia in 2020 Assessment Roll. The Roll for 2020 has been closed and it reflects solid growth for Arcadia and the rest of the County. However, the Roll is pre-COVID. This comprehensive tally values more than 2.5 million real estate parcels in Los Angeles County and results in the very tax dollars that goes to pay for vital public services, such as healthcare, police, fire, schools, and even librarians, to name just a few. The County Assessor is constitutionally mandated to close the roll by the end of the Fiscal Year on June 30. The 2020 Assessment Roll has a total net value of $1.7 trillion, indicating the 10th year of consecutive growth. That value places $17 billion in the hands of the County to be used for those public services I just mentioned. This year the Roll has an added dynamic, the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, Arcadia for 2020 came in at $18.3 billion for taxable values, which is a 4.4% increase over last year’s numbers. That includes 14,854 single-family homes, 809 apartment complexes, 995 commercial-industrial parcels for a grand total of 16,658 taxable properties. Growth is steady in Arcadia. More importantly, that $18.3 billion translates into about $183 million for vital public services such as public safety, healthcare and public education that benefits Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35824

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 27, 2020

Pages: p. 4

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: August 27, 2020

Pages: p. 4

Subjects: Coronavirus-COVID-19; Los Angeles County Assessor; Pandemics; Prang, Jeff; Property Taxes; Viruses

Collection: Newspaper Index

Guns and hoses: local firefighters speak out on first responders and the Utility Users Tax (UUT) aka Measure A. The repeal of the UUT would result in dramatic loss of service in fire and police departments. Photo includes Brian Ursettie, Nick Wiegand, Chen Suen, Jeremy Conrad, Thomas Devlin, Kevin Valentine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34511

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 17, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 16

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: March 17, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 16

Subjects: City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016; Conrad, Jeremy; Devlin, Thomas; Suen, Chen; Ursettie, Brian; Utility Users Tax (UUT); Valentine, Kevin; Wiegand, Nick

Item ID: 34703AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

How Measure A is expected to affect Arcadia. Arcadia City Council will put a sales tax increase of 3/4 percent on this year's June ballot. The added sales tax would be added to the city's income to benefit the current deficit.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35509

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 25, 2019

Pages: p. 3

Subjects: Ballot measures; Sales tax

Collection: Newspaper Index

Karen Gutierrez-McNair named new CEO of Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, effective February 29. She is executive director of Santa Anita Family YMCA in Monrovia. She replaces Chamber CEO Scott Hettrick, who has resigned to move to Nebraska.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34474

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 25, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 12

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 25, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 12

Subjects: Arcadia city budget; City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016; Measure A--Utility Users Tax; Papp, Larry

Item ID: 34666AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Measure A makes waves. The debate on repealing the Utility User's Tax (UUT) is coming to a head. Measure A is opposed by City of Arcadia workers. It is supported by Larry Papp and California Tax Limitation Committee, backed by TeaPAC, part of the Tea Party's Tax Revolt. See hard copy in VF Arcadia-City Council-Elections-2016.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34473

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 25, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: February 25, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 13

Subjects: Arcadia city budget; City Council Elections--2011-2020--April 2016; Measure A--Utility Users Tax; Papp, Larry

Item ID: 34665AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Verlato (photo), Amundson (photo) win in a three-horse race; Measure A gets voted down.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34537

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 14, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 17

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: April 14, 2016

Pages: p. 1, 17

Subjects: City Council Elections-2011-2020-April 2016; Amundson, Peter; Measure A aka Utility Users Tax (UUT); Verlato, April

Item ID: 34729AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

What does Measure A mean for Arcadia? According to Arcadia Citizen's Fiscal Advisory Committee Final Report, additional revenue is required to maintain city services at current levels. If the 3/4 cent sales tax Measure A fails to pass, it could mean eliminating up to 13 police and 10 firefighter and/or paramedic positions, and other cuts to other service areas, like Public Works, Recreation, and the Library.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35512

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 16, 2019

Pages: p. 2

Newspaper: Arcadia Weekly

Date: May 16, 2019

Pages: p. 2

Subjects: Citizen's Fiscal Advisory Committee; Ballot measures; Finance; Sales tax

Collection: Newspaper Index

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