Arcadia-based Falcon Management Co. owner Robert Forsting agreed to a Star-Tribune interview concerning complaints from customers in Valley cities and Los Angeles. Mr. Forsting said he's had to fire employees who have made mistakes, and the Arcadia Police Department has taken the unusual step of advising those customers to file a class action lawsuit.
Due to Los Angeles County budget cuts which will take a $154,465 bite out of the outpatient center's funding the Arcadia Mental Health Center will be losing five therapists who have been seeing 450 to 500 patients a year and keeping them out of hospitals and institutions.
Marilyn Bryant has been named head of Parent Alert. The organization has a 24-hour hotline which will be advertised through telephone and bumper stickers.
The Arcadia Police Department has been hit by 4 separate claims of racial and sexual discrimination and harassment in the last year. Those making accusations include Beverly Hayden, owner of the Burger Palace; Gus and Alicia Alfavo, who claim their son was harassed because he is Latino; Deborah Piere, a former probationary officer who filed a discrimination lawsuit; and a woman cadet who claimed sexual harassment and discrimination.
A grass roots committee has been formed by a group of Arcadia citizens who are in favor of Proposition M. The Arcadians for Sensible Development are urging a "yes" vote.
Don and Pat Wilsterman of Arcadia were shocked to discover evidence of coyotes on their Naomi Ave property. Coyotes and other wild animals are not unusual in foothill areas.
Dwain Schenck, 27, who grew up in Arcadia, is project director for AmeriCares, a non-profit relief organization founded in 1982 which is currently helping thousands of refugees who have fled Kuwait for Jordan.
In an unusual move, the normally apolitical Arcadia PTA Council has endorsed Measure A on the April 14 ballot, pushing voter approval for a 2% utility tax increase.
The Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association chose an unusual method of delivery in mailing announcements to the membership for the forthcoming "Lucky Baldwin Day" celebration. The mail arrived by a hot air balloon.
About 300 students in kindergarten through 5th grade will attend new schools in September because the school board unanimously approved changes in school attendance boundaries.
Janet Stephens, a special education instructional aide, has been honored by the Board of Education for her outstanding work with children who have learning disabilities.
Santa Anita Park has been purchased by Frank Stronach for $126 million through MI Development, the real estate, entertainment unit of Magna International Inc., Canada's largest auto-parts manufacturer, of which Stronach is chairman.
The City Council agreed that private karaoke rooms, which have been associated with criminal activity in the area, should be barred from the city. The proposed ordinance, which will be considered August 3rd, would allow alcohol in restaurants with karaoke.
Members of the school district Long Range Space Utilization Task Force have been visiting all the elementary schools in the district to gain an overview of all the facilities before they recommend which should be closed.