A shuttle service with Chinese-speaking drivers will begin in November between San Gabriel Valley, including Arcadia, and the LA International Airport.
The Arcadia City Council has grounded a proposal that would have allowed hang glider pilots to land their grafts on an unused LA County floodplain in the north end of the city. The 30 pilots of the Mr. Wilson Soaring Society need a landing site because the one used for the last 8 years in Pasadena has been developed with the new Pasadena Rose Court homes.
The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency recently made several changes in its relocation rules that serve as guidelines to move residents and businesses to comparable sites when the city purchases their locations for redevelopment purposes. The new rules, which go into effect January 1, were prompted by new changes in state law and the need for smoother transition periods during relocations.
The Arcadia Planning Commission approved a request for a variation in the distance between buildings for a proposed 20-unit condominium project at 412-422 California St. and 417-421 Diamond St. The variance would allow a 10-18 foot distance between buildings, instead of the standard 20-foot requirement.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital now utilizes DOCENT, a communications computer program which automatically enters test results and other reports into the hospital's main computer as soon as they are processed by the laboratory, thereby eliminating the need for a technician or lab secretary to manually enter the data.
The City Council unanimously approved a zone change that would prohibit future lot splits in the Lower Rancho Area. The revision increased the minimum lot size from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.
An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.
About 40 members of the Arcadia Chinese Association protested in front of the Chinese Consulate General offices, condemning the Chinese government for killing unarmed students in Beijing.
The Chinese School in Arcadia, with about 85 children, is geared to teaching Chinese children about their cultural heritage, music history, language, customs and traditions. See hard copy in VF "Schools - Private."
Arcadian John Stephens, who has been moonlighting as a high school basketball referee for 12 years, is considered one of the best referees in the state.
John Gottuso, an Arcadia minister, psychologist and family counselor, has been accused by two state licensing boards of sexually abusing 10 female clients. The trial is set for February 1990.
Representatives from the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society presented City Council with a draft no-smoking ordinance that would prohibit smoking in all enclosed public places.
The Arcadia Chinese Association honored its new president Dr. Wayne Lin. The association, which began seven years ago with 25 families, represent 1300 today.