Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens (photo) wins his first race since 2005, at Santa Anita Park yesterday. He is the winner of 3 Kentucky Derbies and 8 Breeders' Cup races and has emerged from a 7 year hiatus.
Recently, about 140 people attended the 16th Annual Law Day at Arcadia Public Library. This free Ask-a-Lawyer Program is a joint effort of the City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Chinese Association.
On September 8, 2011, Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic had an emergency procedure to put a stent in one of his 3 major heart arteries. His Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery was 90-95% blocked. He was released from Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) the following day and was back at AMH 24 hours later for a dedication ceremony of the new patient tower that has been under construction for some time now.
Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department is sponsoring the Annual Community Bike Ride on Saturday, May 3, 2014. In photo are Arcadia City Councilman Gary Kovacic, Barbara Kovacic, and Gary's mother Florence.
Five candidates for the two seats on Arcadia City Council state their views here. This April's General Municipal Election will be held completely by mail.
Arcadia to celebrate Law Day with free legal advice Ask-a-Lawyer Program at Arcadia Public Library on April 29. This event has been going on annually for 19 years.
The next Arcadia city council election in April will be an all-mail ballot, that is saving the city thousands of dollars. The five candidates for two seats are Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic, John Wuo, Sho Tay, Henry Nunez and Mary Dougherty.
Don't forget to send in your ballots, Arcadians. The April 10 Arcadia City Council election ballots were sent to all registered voters on March 12. Voters can mail them or drop them off at Arcadia City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Drive. Brief summary of each candidate is given.
Arcadia City Council candidates champion their causes. There are five candidates for two open seats. Their causes are: Gary Kovacic--maintaining a balanced budget with adequate reserves and a sense of community; Mary Dougherty--mansionization and residential guidelines; Sho Tay--traffic safety and opposing a new $12.2 million City Hall; John Wuo--reducing crime; and Henry Nunez--increase city revenues and create a real downtown in Arcadia.