No resolution has been reached on the lawsuit brought by police officer Sharleen Wilson against the city for alleged sexual discrimination and harassment.
Patt Morrison, who is a member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times reporting teams and host of KCET's "Bookshow", moderates a panel of Arcadia authors at a city centennial event on March 31, 2003 at Arcadia Public Library.
The Arcadia Public Library is now offering a new 24-hour, 2 days a week email reference service and a live interactive chat reference service called "Ask the Librarian."
Arcadia resident Thomas V. McKernan, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Automobile Club of California, has been elected president of the non-profit Los Angeles Police Foundation, which was created to help fund police safety programs.
San Marino resident Alexandra Wucetich was named Rose Queen. Arcadia local Anjali Agrawal is a princess. She and Tournament of Roses President Gary Thomas are shown in a photo.
Ultimate Autokraft Repair owners Geenie Furguiele and Ronald Taylor say they run a shop that is 100% honest, located at 140 E. St. Joseph Street, Arcadia. Consumers may request free inspections of their cars from Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) after their car has been serviced to determine if they have been defrauded by repair shops. Furguiele and Taylor encourage their customers to do just that. Call (866) 881-1332 for inspection.
Elizabeth Cox, Josh Silverman, and Corey Stubbs were honored by Mayor Mickey Segal for saving the life of crossing guard Richard Bauer. The students were making a video about life in Arcadia when he had a heart attack. They called 911.
Charles Cooper continues his Arcadia city centennial series "Memories of Arcadia" with a story about Arcadia's mayors. A. N. Multer was the first person to be given the title of mayor of Arcadia. City founder Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin was the city's first presiding officer, but he held the title of president of the Board of Trustees. The title of mayor was not adopted until 1927, when the Board of Trustees changed to the City Council. Arcadia will have 4 mayors this year to mark the city's centennial. Each city council member will rotate into the position. More interesting facts: Floretta Lauber was the first woman to serve as mayor. She paved the way for Mary Young, Barbara Kuhn, and Gail Marshall to follow. Other history of mayors is recapped. The first city manager was William J. Richards in 1951, when a charter was adopted. The longest serving city official was City Clerk Christine Van Mannen, who held the job for 32 years. See hard copy in VF Arcadia (City) History.
Arcadia Lions Club members and Arcadia firefighters hold a head shaving benefit at Matt Denny's restaurant in Arcadia for 3 year old Samantha Gangloff, who has acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).
Virginia Brown recalls memories of early Arcadia having chicken farms everywhere. She has lived in Arcadia since her birth in 1917. Her father Scott Lee came to Arcadia in 1907 to dig water wells. Lee was a graduate of Throop Institute, which became California Institute of Technology. Her mother was Delia Chandler. Virginia Brown talks about where her family lived and her family's friendship with Anita Baldwin. The article includes a photo of Virginia Brown and her parents.