The City Council agreed that private karaoke rooms, which have been associated with criminal activity in the area, should be barred from the city. The proposed ordinance, which will be considered August 3rd, would allow alcohol in restaurants with karaoke.
The City Council voted Tuesday to impose a temporary ban on new Karaoke clubs after police reported such clubs increasingly attract gangs and lawlessness.
The City Council voted 5-0 to extend the 45-day moratorium on karaoke permits to 10 months, following city officials' reports recommending further study.
Clean of drugs for nearly 2 1/2 years, April Hubert will graduate from Arcadia High School. After a bout of drug use and behavior problems, she now looks to the future.
Arcadia City Council voted 4-0 in favor of searching for a temporary contractor for the Downtown 2000 project. Striking workers have caused delays and fears of future health problems.
Arcadia police continue to heavily ticket cars that frequent the area around the Burger Palace on Thursday nights in an attempt to curb drag racing and curtail other potential problems. Since July 8, 202 tickets have been issued.
Matthew Jacobus was stabbed once in the back following a minor car accident on Huntington Drive near Santa Clara. One of three men in the other car approached Jacobus after sideswiping his car and stabbed him.
A $1,040 gift was presented to the Arcadia Unified School District by the Lions Club for the Lions-Quest Skills for Growing Program designed to help steer students away from alcohol and drug use.
James Jason Stathum was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the videotaped fatal shooting of Arcadia resident Munther Farah Gharib. At the time of the shooting, Gharib was working in a La Puente convenience store.
An ordinance has been adopted to regulate adult entertainment facilities as Arcadia faces the opening of a juice bar/alcohol free nude dancing club planned for 1580 Clark Street. A possible lawsuit was planned if the City denied the business from opening.
About 40 Arcadia High School students showed up outside City Hall at 3:15 to demonstrate against the city's 50 year old curfew, which subjects those under 18 to a misdemeanor citation if they loiter in public after 10 PM.