Based on the Census 2000 figures, Arcadia is now included in the San Gabriel Valley's 28th Congressional District. Incumbent Republican Rep. David Dreier will be challenged by Democrat Marjorie Musser Mikels of Upland and Libertarian Dr. Randall Weissbuch, an Arcadia physician.
Mount Wilson Vista Girl Scout Council will host a benefit dinner to raise funds for its "Pathway to Promise" program. The program reaches out to girls in underserved areas such as Montebello, El Monte, Rosemead and San Gabriel.
The jobless rate in Los Angeles County jumped to 8.4% in October. Countywide, unemployment was up 33,000 in October to 415,000 people. Among San Gabriel Valley cities, Baldwin Park, El Monte and Montebello have the highest numbers of unemployed. A chart shows unemployment in other cities. Arcadia has 1,300, or 4.6% unemployed.
About 4,000 Southern California Edison customers experienced some electrical service interruption on Tuesday due to thunderstorms. Affected cities included San Gabriel, Montebello, Rosemead and Arcadia.
Arcadia city officials have adopted a voluntary water conservation program that aims to reduce annual water consumption by 10 percent. Currently there is a state wide drought and a local water supply shortage. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has voted to raise water rates 14 percent in July 2009. The other two main sources of the city's water are the Main San Gabriel Basin and Raymond Basin.
A shortage of trauma centers leaves people in the East San Gabriel Valley unprotected. Officials from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments are upset that the valley received 1.4 percent of Measure B though it paid 19.8 percent of the tax.
By the 2010 census, Asians and Pacific Islanders will make up more than half of the population in Arcadia and 10 other communities in the San Gabriel Valley.
A San Gabriel Valley advocacy group urges voters to vote "yes" on Proposition 64 in November election. It will protect small businesses from "shakedown lawsuits."
Arcadia voters have approved ballot Measure A with 2091 people voting yes and 643 voting no. The measure protects the city's right to collect taxes on cell phone use. Measure A will not raise taxes.
Griff Morrison of Arcadia was selected as district deputy for the San Gabriel Valley at the Elks National Convention. He has been an Elks member for 45 years.
U. S. District Court will unseal the SUV vandalism warrant for the arrest of Josh Connole, a peace activist who was never charged in connection with ecoterrorism in the San Gabriel Valley.
The legislation to extend control over the Gold Line extension to 10 East San Gabriel Valley cities including Arcadia did not pass. The bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Carol Liu will be reviewed again in January.
Posted safety signs go mostly unheeded at the skate parks in the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia police can ticket kids who don't follow the rules, with the first ticket being a $10 fine.
A 22-year-old El Monte man, Daniel Sisneros, is suing the owner and an employee of AM Donuts at 34 E. Las Tunas Drive. He was left partially paralyzed after being shot at AM Donuts. He was pressing buttons on the cash register but not robbing the store.
Incumbents who were re-elected are Republican Congressman David Dreier in the 26th District, Congressman Adam Schiff in the 29th District, and Carol Liu in the 44th Assembly District.
Arcadia resident Harry Frank Scolinos, who is a Republican, will try to best Adam Schiff in the candidacy for the 29th Congressional District in November 2004.
The California State Department of Education has released test scores and rankings. Every spring the state gives each public school two rankings from 1 to 10. A "statewide" rank compares each school in the state and the "similar schools" rank compares schools with similar demographics and populations. Oak Avenue Intermediate in Temple City Unified School District and Huntington Middle School and San Marino High School in San Marino Unified all got 10s in both categories. All schools in the Arcadia Unified School District earned a rank of 10 in the "statewide" category, but ranks varied in the "similar schools" category.