The City of Arcadia expects to receive about $396,000 in federal funding for low and moderate income families in 2009. The Community Development Block Grant is not expected to change from what Arcadia received for the current fiscal year. The money might be used on a new bicycle facility installation project or the city's Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Arcadia and Sierra Madre's water supply to benefit from $1.8 million federal grant. Arcadia will get $900,000 of the grant. This will fund the next phase of an on-going, 5-year program to ensure emergency water for its citizens, following any potential seismic activity.
The City of Arcadia will request millions in federal dollars for Arcadia's transportation and water needs. The city plans to act through Washington DC based lobbying firm The Ferguson Group. Other wish list areas in need of federal money are identified.
The Salvation Army has opened Oakcrest Adult Rehabilitation Center in Arcadia. The Oakcrest residence is a free, six month residential treatment program for women overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. It is located at 180 West Huntington Drive.
The Arcadia Board of Education approved a Local Agency Education plan to bring the district into compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind program, which requires that students meet state proficiency standards by 2013-2014. For California, the standard is 100% graduation with all requirements for University of California admission met.
In the transition to the new federal No Child Left Behind Program, the Arcadia Board of Education is losing money and is being forced to cut the number of English language instructional aides in elementary school.
Grant Chu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ming R. Chu of Arcadia, received a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects to be done this summer include roofing, re-roofing, painting, kitchen and plumbing work at area schools.
Two local fire safe councils, the Sierra Madre and Big Santa Anita councils, each received $1000 of a grant from Farmers Insurance Group. The grant will help residents protect their homes.
Cities of Pasadena, Arcadia, Sierra Madre, and Monrovia are seeking funding for fire training from the federal government (FEMA). They want to establish a training facility on federal property in Arcadia near the 210 Freeway and Santa Anita Avenue.
A public hearing was held in Arcadia to discuss possible improvements to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The hearing was led by A.G. Kawamura, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer announced that a House and Senate Committee approved $900,000 to help Arcadia Police Department convert its current radio equipment, operation on wide-band UHF, to narrow band technology. This conversion is needed to become compliant with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards.
The Successful Partners Adult Reading Center (SPARC) of Arcadia, has been awarded a $775 grant from the Laubach Literacy National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF). The grant will be used to purchase New Readers Press books and other educational resources to promote literacy and good reading habits at home.
Brian Simpson was arrested by Arcadia Police Department after allegedly trying to defraud the Foothill Federal Credit Union of $59,000 through a fictitious car loan. It was a sting operation by the Arcadia Police Department.
The Library Board of Trustees voted to post a PATRIOT Act notice, as required by the act. The notice reads, "Although the Arcadia Public Library makes every reasonable effort to protect your privacy, under the federal USA PATRIOT Act (PL107-56), records of the books and other materials you currently have on loan from this library, your inter-library loan requests placed during the past year, or the Internet sites and e-mails that you access through our computers may be obtained by federal agents. That federal law prohibits library workers from informing you if federal agents have asked about or obtained your records.
A memorial fund was set up to help the family of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II (Jr.) who was killed in a car crash when Sara Bravo was driving a stolen Acura when being pursued by Arcadia Police.