The Arcadia Educational Foundation conducts fundraising efforts that enhance opportunities for students. Scholarships were awarded to five seniors and money was presented to AUSD.
The preliminary design for the Arcadia Historical Museum has been approved by the city council but more money is still needed to build the museum. Fundraising will be done by the Arcadia Historical Society.
Arcadia's CHOICESS, a non-profit organization that assists the developmentally disabled, had ten volunteers who participated in the Los Angeles Marathon and raised money for the group.
The second annual Arcadia Education Foundation "Connect to the Future" telethon will be on March 6. It is believed to be the only student-produced telethon in America.
Meditrust will be selling Santa Anita Park race track at a lower price than the $400 million purchase price about a year ago. Due to laws changing in July, tax advantages are no longer available.
Citizens Organized for Police Station (COPS) was formed to educate residents and gain their support for the bond issue needed to finance a new police station. Santa Anita Park has donated $30,000 to the newly formed organization.
Hate literature has been distributed in Arcadia by the National Alliance, a white supremacist group, and the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi organization.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) was awarded 3 year accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). AMH scored 93 out of 100.
The Arcadia intersection of Huntington Drive and Sunset Blvd. was one of the nine worst in Los Angeles County in 1998 according to a study by the Automobile Association of Southern California.
Nine candidates running for City Council share what their three greatest concerns as council members would be and what goals they would hope to accomplish while in office.
The nine candidates running for City Council air their views on Santa Anita's 1995 entertainment complex proposal. (Interviews were conducted before the latest 1998 proposal was presented.)
Nine City Council candidates discuss the salaries of city employees who make over $100,000, the salary survey requested by citizens, and the hiring of Don Penman, Assistant City Manager.
Questions answered by the nine candidates running for City Council: (1) Why do you want to run for City Council? (2) What knowledge do you have of local government?
The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.