Eight Arcadia High School students stood in front of the city police station waving signs at motorists to protest Arcadia's teen curfew after one of them was stopped for roller skating on the street at night. The curfew ordinance has been in effect for more than 20 years and prohibits people under the age of 18 from loitering on streets and in public places between 10 PM and sunrise.
Film companies must gather approval signatures of all neighbors within 100 ft. of residential film sites under a rule approved by the City Council last week.
City Council approved closing First Avenue between Alta and California Streets from 6 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays from April 18 through Oct. 31. for a Farmer's Market.
The Arcadia City Council unanimously decided to allow music and entertainment events at the 320-acre Santa Anita Park on 30 days over the next year as part of a pilot program. Events can be scheduled for weekdays from 9 AM to 6 PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 PM.
The Arcadia City Council approved an ordinance amendment loosening store display restrictions and decided to maintain the first floor retail restrictions on buildings in the downtown business district.
Pasadena City College board candidate David Ma faces criminal charges for sign ordinance violation. His election signs were found on public property. The arraignment will be held November 25 at Santa Anita Municipal Courthouse in Monrovia.
The nude juice bar nearing completion at 1580 Clark Street asked for changes in the adult entertainment ordinance which requires the six-foot separation between dancers and customers.
An ordinance has been adopted to regulate adult entertainment facilities as Arcadia faces the opening of a juice bar/alcohol free nude dancing club planned for 1580 Clark Street. A possible lawsuit was planned if the City denied the business from opening.
David Ma pleads guilty to charges of violating an ordinance prohibiting the placement of election signs on private property when he was running for the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees.
The City Council approved an ordinance that will limit houses built in the future to a height of 30 feet or less and increase side-yard setbacks to put more space between the property line and the building. (Complete information of the exact stipulations is included in this article.)
New efforts to combat truancy were outlined by school district officials. Businesses that regularly cater to students during school hours can be cited if they don't cooperate with the effort.
About 40 Arcadia High School students showed up outside City Hall at 3:15 to demonstrate against the city's 50 year old curfew, which subjects those under 18 to a misdemeanor citation if they loiter in public after 10 PM.
For $35 a week, developmentally disabled children can enjoy cooking, crafts, nature walks and free tennis lessons every afternoon from 2:30 PM to 6 PM Monday through Friday at the Arcadia County Park as part of the new Special Time After-School Recreation (STAR) program.
The Arcadia City Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow McDonald's restaurants to open an "Express" restaurant at 1311-B South Baldwin Ave. This will be the second "Express" restaurant in the state; "Express" refers to the limited hours of operation (daily 8 AM to 9 PM), menu, and lack of drive-through services.
Threatened with a law suit from developers of a proposed striptease club, Arcadia city council members unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that clears the way for all-nude dancing.