Mary Young, the only woman in Arcadia's history to serve 2 terms as mayor and only the second on the city council, was unanimously elected as mayor while Charles Gilb was elected mayor pro-tem by the newly formed city council.
Donald D. Pellegrino, 53, died of a heart attack Christmas Eve during a family gathering at his Arcadia home. The 35-year Arcadia resident was elected to the City Council in 1978 and served as mayor in 1982, 1983, and 1985 during his 8 years on the panel. Photo.
Sheng Chang, Mary Young and Barbara Kuhn were elected to the Arcadia City Council. The number of votes and percentages received are given for each candidate.
In a stormy first session, Mary Young and Sheng Chang, both newly elected to the council, were appointed Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem by identical 3-2 votes.
City Council approved a 12% pay increase for City Clerk June Alford. The raise comes just as city voters are considering changing the city clerk's office from an elected one to an employee position.
City Council appointed Peter Ulrich, an Arcadia Beautiful commissioner and a real estate consultant, as the newest member of the panel. Ulrich, 72, will temporarily fill the seat vacated by Bob Margett, who was elected June 6 to the State Assembly. Photo.
Mayor Roger Chandler lost his bid for re-election as challengers George Fasching and Joseph Ciraulo and incumbent Robert Harbicht were elected to the Arcadia City Council. Fasching led with 27.2% of the vote, followed by Ciraulo with 22.1% and Harbicht with 19.8%.
Arcadia's City Council was unable to elect a Mayor at Tuesday's Council meeting, with 5 members splitting their votes 3 ways. Several council members are interviewed.