An 18-year-old male was stabbed to death at a strip mall in the 1300 block of S. Golden West Avenue in Arcadia. Juan Lorenzo, age 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, age 26, both of San Gabriel, were arrested and booked on murder charges. Both suspects work at Money Pot Shabu Shabu Restaurant.
An upscale senior citizens' residential community has been proposed on the site of Santa Anita Inn. The project is called Huntington Pointe and will include 260 units. It would be owned by Huntington Partnership and E.D.I., which owns and operates Santa Anita Inn.
Arcadia City Council has hired consultant Steve Rose, of Purkiss Rose & Associaties, for $8000 to look into establishing a skateboard facility in a local park.
Arcadia City Council to vote on approval of Parks Rehabilitation Master Plan and an associated, six-year appropriation to correct identified safety hazards at Arcadia playgrounds.
Arcadia honors victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with a brief service held at City Hall. Arcadia Police Chief Dave Hinig attended (photo).
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Arcadia Outpatient Center treats 3,144 patients during its first year of operation. Photo shows staff in front of 468 E. Santa Clara Street building to mark its one year anniversary.
The first Lucky Baldwin Day community picnic takes place October 28, 11:30-3:30 at Arcadia County Park. Activities will include pumpkin carving, three-legged race, water balloon toss, spelling bee, magic show, live music, penny carnival, relay races, inflatable rides, and more.
Los Angeles County Mayor Michael D. Antonovich urged Southern California Edison (SCE) to restore power now to San Gabriel Valley residents that lost power in last week's windstorm.
Luanne Cayer (photo) retires from Arcadia Unified School District after 34 years. She started as a bus driver in 1967. Her last job was Director of Maintenance, Operations and Transportation.
Mayor of Arcadia Mickey Segal reports on progress toward meeting his three goals. 1) New reflective street signs which are easier to read at night will be installed soon on all street corners. 2) Lucky Baldwin Day Picnic, designed to create a sense of community and city pride, is scheduled for October 28 at Arcadia County Park. 3) Begin to develop a place for low-income senior housing in Arcadia. City Manager and staff are working on this plan and hope to have a proposal in spring.
The new Arcadia Police station, the largest public project ever undertaken by the City of Arcadia, officially opened last Friday, October 3, when city government and law enforcement held a ribbon cutting ceremony on its front lawn. The police station was built using funds from an $8 million bond measure that was passed with a majority of public support in 1999. The 41,000 square feet headquarters has an additional 12,000 s.f. for a firing range and training room, maintenance and communication shops, a vehicle impound area and a SWAT facility. Dave Hinig is the Chief of Police. The previous police station was built in 1956.
Santa Anita Church sustained considerable windstorm damage. The colored glass plates got smashed in several places by the winds. The church is at 226 W. Colorado Boulevard, Arcadia.