Area hospitals are rated on their earthquake safety and readiness. Arcadia Methodist Hospital received a 2 out of 5 rating for all buildings. This hospital has been granted a waiver and won't have to be at a rating of 3 until 2030. See related article on p. A1.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32604
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News,
- Date
- October 16, 2011
- Pages
- p. A6
- Subjects
- Arcadia Methodist Hospital
- Buildings--seismic regulations--seismic standards
- Disasters
- Earthquakes--safety and preparedness
- Item ID
- 32802AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Arcadia Unified School District secures $5.7M in taxpayer savings by refinancing its current bonds to current low interest rates. The bonds are from Measure I, which was originally passed by Arcadia voters November 2006.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35858
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- November 12, 2020
- Pages
- p. 10
- Subjects
- Arcadia Unified School District
- Bonds
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Obituary/death notice. See also obituary in Pasadena Star News, p. A5, May 13, 2022.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36233
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- May 8, 2022
- Pages
- p. A7
- Announcement Type
- Obituary or death notice
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- May 8, 2022
- Pages
- p. A7
- Announcement Type
- Obituary or death notice
- Subjects
- Bond, Troy A.
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Arcadia Unified saves taxpayers over $40 million by refinancing bonds that were obtained through Measure I, Facilities Bond that voters approved November 2006. The refinancing takes advantage of current lower interest rates.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34833
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- March 9, 2017
- Pages
- p. 19
- Item ID
- 35024AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Residents of Arcadia, in response to a questionnaire about city services, rated the paramedic service the highest. Second highest rating was earned by the reference department of the library. Of 23,000 questionnaires sent out, 652 were returned. This is considered above average response.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1999
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- February 11, 1982
- Pages
- p. A-1
- Subjects
- Municipal Services
- Item ID
- 1993AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Arcadia Unified School District students show impressive scores on the Standard Achievement Test (SAT 9) and on advanced placement tests. See chart of scores from 1994-2001.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30109
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Weekly
- Date
- October 4, 2001
- Pages
- p. 9
- Subjects
- Advanced Placement
- Arcadia Unified School District
- Standard Achievement Test - SAT 9
- Test Scores
- Item ID
- 30296AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
The site of Arcadia's first home, the Unruh house at the corner of Huntington Drive and First Avenue, is now occupied by the new Standard Station.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10657
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo
- Date
- December 13, 1951
- Pages
- p 2 w / photo
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune & News p 2 w / photo
- Date
- December 13, 1951
- Pages
- p 2 w / photo
- Item ID
- 11176AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Arcadia voters will vote on a $200 million bond to improve Arcadia schools.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30133
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- July 20, 2006
- Pages
- p. A6
- Subjects
- Arcadia Schools
- Bond measures
- Item ID
- 30320AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Los Angeles County's unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent in December 2005, up from 5.1 percent the previous month but down from 6.5 percent a year ago. Arcadia has a 2.7 percent jobless rate.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29880
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- January 21, 2006
- Pages
- p. B3
- Subjects
- Los Angeles County
- Jobless rates
- Unemployment
- Item ID
- 30066AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
The high school dropout rate in Arcadia for 1991 dropped 9.0%. Dropout rate in 1991 was 7.1%
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper60
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- April 12, 1992
- Pages
- p. A-1
- Item ID
- 60AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
With a slight increase in unemployment in March, the state of California reached a post-Great Depression jobless rate high of 12.6%. Los Angeles County's unemployment rate remained locked at 12.4% from February to March. Economists say unemployment has hit bottom. The jobless rate for Arcadia in March, 2010 was 7.1%, or 1,900 people unemployed. A chart shows numbers for nearby cities.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31965
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- April 17, 2010
- Pages
- p. A1, A4
- Subjects
- Jobless rates
- Unemployment
- Item ID
- 32162AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
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.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31301
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- November 22, 2008
- Pages
- p. A1
- Item ID
- 31496AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
View looking north from intersection of Huntington Drive and First Avenue. Old City Hall is on the NW corner with quite a bit of ivy growing on the walls. There is a Standard Oil gas station on the SE corner. There is a stop sign in the middle of First Avenue.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs863
- Date
- probably 1920's
1 image
- Date
- probably 1920's
- Physical Description
- 8x24 original 3x9 copy print
- ID
- 857
- Collection
- Photographs
Images
Money from a $19.9 billion statewide transportation bond approved by voters in 2006 is being used for road improvement projects. Arcadia received $900,000 for the rehabilitation of Santa Anita Avenue, which is already under construction. Two photographs of Santa Anita Avenue with captions are included.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31202
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- September 10, 2008
- Pages
- p. A1, A8
- Item ID
- 31397AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Los Angeles County's unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in November, down from 4.3 percent the previous month and 5.3 percent a year earlier. Arcadia's jobless rates appears on the chart at 2.1 percent, along with rates for other cities.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30331
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- December 23, 2006
- Pages
- p. Local 3
- Subjects
- Jobless rates
- Los Angeles County
- Unemployment
- Item ID
- 30517AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Unemployment rates for Los Angeles County have climbed to 12.4% in July, 2010, well above the 11.9% from a year ago, according to the California Economic Development Department. Every San Gabriel Valley city saw its jobless rates rise. Chart shows that Arcadia's unemployment rate is 7.7%, or 2,100 people unemployed. A chart shows numbers for nearby cities.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32144
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- August 21, 2010
- Pages
- p. A1, A4
- Subjects
- Jobless rates
- Unemployment
- Item ID
- 32341AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has received permission from the city to sell up to $330 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund its expansion project. The money would not be borrowed from voters, as the bonds would be issued through the California Statewide Communities Development Authority.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31244
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- October 2, 2008
- Pages
- p. A1
- Item ID
- 31439AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Daryl L. Bond, Dec. 4.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15619
- Newspaper
- Arcadia Tribune
- Date
- December 12, 1957
- Pages
- p. 21
- Announcement Type
- Birth
- Subjects
- Bond, son
- Item ID
- 16180AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
Bond Furs of Arcadia has been selling glamour in the land of Stars since 1940, one of the last survivors in what might be the dying art of fur-making.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16485
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- March 24, 1999
- Pages
- p. B3 w/photo
- Subjects
- Business & Industry - Bond Furs
- Item ID
- 17262AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index
A $218 million school bond measure will go to voters in November, 2006. The Arcadia Board of Education voted to approve it for the ballot. The money will go to improvements and new facilities at all Arcadia schools.
https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30169
- Newspaper
- Pasadena Star News
- Date
- August 9, 2006
- Pages
- p. A1, A6
- Item ID
- 30356AN
- Collection
- Newspaper Index