A driver killed, two passengers injured when car hits power poles and a fence about 11:30 PM on Sunday, February 21, near Las Tunas Drive and El Monte Avenue.
Interview with author Brad Pearson who wrote the book The Eagles of Heart Mountain. He tackles the injustice of Japanese-American incarceration through the exploits of a World War II camp football team. Article mentions many evacuees were detained at Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia before being shipped out.
Fire Chief Michael Lang is leaving Arcadia Fire Department to be Fire Chief at Manhattan Beach. He was with Arcadia Fire Department for 21 years, including 5 as chief. He starts at Manhattan Beach Fire Department on June 21.
Los Angeles County COVID-19 vaccinations rates broken down by community. 1,249,314 administered as of February 20. Incorporated Arcadia has 10,380 persons vaccinated out of 49,666, or 21%. Unincorporated Arcadia has 1,376 persons vaccinated out of 6,424, or 21%.
Obituary/death notice. Arcadia leader Roger Chandler dies. Law enforcement professional (more than two decades in LA Sheriff's Department, Chief of Police for LA Housing Authority, created Hawaiian Gardens Police Department) and longtime resident served 24 years on Arcadia City Council.
LA County expected to reach COVID-19 herd immunity by July. The rate of people getting vaccinated has slowed, so it is taking longer to reach herd immunity. We have probably over 2 million more first doses to go until 80% of all LA County residents age 16 and over, will have received at least one vaccine.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community, including cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccination rates. Total cases in Los Angeles County: 2,428,744, deaths in LA County: 28,346, Hospitalizations in LA County: 4,792. Total number of cases in Arcadia city: 6624 and total deaths: 150. Total number of cases in unincorporated Arcadia: 1235 and total deaths: 18. Vaccination rate: 72% are fuly vaccinated (ages 5+).
Arcadia police wound woman, 21, advancing toward officer while wielding knife. This occurred Saturday, August 12 at 9:09 P.M. on the 50 block of California Street.
Arcadia shooting at barricade scene injures one Arcadia police officer and 2 civilians. LA Sheriff's Department assisted Arcadia Police Department with the response at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue for a domestic dispute.
Los Angeles County evictions moratorium extended through September 30. The moratorium has been protecting tens of thousands of LA County residents, struggling with COVID-19 related financial stress, from eviction.
SoCalGas conducting aerial methane mapping over SoCalGas infrastructure in the cities of Monrovia, Arcadia, Temple City, Rosemead, El Monte, and San Gabriel on October 20 and 21, to look at pipeline safety.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón facing further opposition. Two more cities, Norwalk and La Habra Heights, are preparing to cast votes of no confidence in Gascon. So far, 18 cities have had similar votes, including Arcadia, Azusa, Beverly Hills, Covina, Diamond Bar, Hidden Hills, Lancaster, La Mirada, Manhattan, Palos Verdes Estates, Pico Rivera, Redondo Beach, Rosemead, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel, Santa Fe Springs, Temple City and Whittier.
Monterey Park mass shooting one year later. City still lives in massacre's shadow. Permanent memorial to the 11 victims is still in planning stages. In Arcadia, doughnut business owners Francois Ung and his wife Shally Ung remember and honor their friend Andy Kao, a victim of the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on January 21, 2023, with a pledge that they will send proceeds from sales at their Arcadia Donuts store on January 20 and 21 to the Monterey Park Hope and Resiliency Center and the Andy Kao Memorial Ballroom Dance Group to assist funding the nonprofit organizations. See also related article, "Who were the Monterey Park shooting victims? A year later, a reflection," Pasadena Star News, p. A13, January 21, 2024.
Medical teams wary as businesses reopen. COVID-19: region's hospitals, staffs still strained as stay-at-home orders ease. See also related article LA County Coronavirus cases, p. A1, A10.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by community, plus total deaths and hospitalizations. Total LA County number of cases: 1,439,011. Arcadia city has had 3266 cases and unincorporated Arcadia has had 716 cases.
Hounds put noses to work in training. Police bloodhounds and their K9 handlers gather in Encino for required certification tests and exercises. The certification exam drew police and dogs from LAPD, Arcadia, La Verne, and other cities, and sheriffs from Riverside and Orange Counties.
Chinese company's Arcadia subsidiary to pay more than $1 million in Los Angeles City Hall bribery case. Jia Yuan USA Co., Inc. part of China-based Shenzhen Hazens, is a developer that bribed LA City officials to secure official acts to benefit their real estate projects.