Arcadia Gold Line Light Rail Billboard Unveiled
With the October 2009 passage of Metro’s 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan, the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension is slated to receive critical funds to break ground on construction of the line’s next phase (Phase 2A) from Pasadena to Azusa in June 2010. The more than $800 million allocation represents an important early win for [...]
Arcadia Sends in the Cavalry
Increased Mounted Patrols Follow Rash of Purse Snatchings Lieutenant Bob Anderson and Agent Bruce Smith held a meeting with Asian Business owners at First Bank on Duarte Road. The meeting was held at the request of council candidate Sho Tay after a recent rash of robberies at Presidents Square Shopping Center. Arcadia Police officer, Agent [...]
Candidate Endorsed by Eight Former Arcadia Mayors
25-year Arcadia resident and community leader Sho Tay recently declared his candidacy for election to the Arcadia City Council, pitting him against a field of seven other candidates vying for three potentially open seats. With an April 13 election date a little over two months away, Tay’s announcement for city council has already garnered an [...]
Arcadia Weekly – February 11th, 2010
Veteran Local Reporter, Larry Bortstein Passes Away Sunday
Veteran turf writer Larry Bortstein passed away early Sunday morning at Arcadia Methodist Hospital after sustaining a pulmonary embolism on Jan. 23rd. Bortstein, 67, never regained consciousness and had been on life support since being transported to Methodist following the embolism. A native of New York, Bortstein was a versatile writer who covered horse racing [...]
La Canada Hit Hard By Mud Flow…Cars Swept Away…30 homes Destroyed
By mid morning Saturday the clean up work was well underway. Many cars had been washed down Ocean View Blvd like a slip and slide at an amusement park. However, this was no laughing matter. The cars were destroyed contributing to an over all vista of absolute chaos…one refered to it as a war zone. [...]
Arcadia Weekly – February 4th, 2010
Candidate Paul Cheng Holds Fundraiser
Arcadia City Council Candidate, Paul Cheng, held his campaign fundraiser this past Sunday evening, January 31, 2010. Over four hundred supporters were in attendance at the event, which was held at Embassy Suites on Huntington Drive in Arcadia. Supporting organizations also in attendance included Families with Special Children Association, Arcadia Lions Club, Arcadia Kiwanis Club, [...]
Duarte Community Meeting Will Update Residents on Anti-Gang Initiatives
Duarte has set the second in a planned series of Neighborhood Watch community meetings to keep the public up-to-date on what the City is doing to suppress, intervene and prevent gang violence. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at Maxwell School Cafeteria, 732 Euclid Ave. The public is welcome [...]
Candidate Jason Lee Meets RNC Chairman Michael Steele
Last Saturday Michael Steele, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, came to Southern California and met with local Republicans, including Arcadia City Council Candidate, Jason J. Lee, Esq., at the Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach , amidst such dignitaries as US Congresswoman Dana Rohrabacher. Mr. Steele came in wake of the resounding victory in Massachusetts [...]
