Arcadia’s Rainy Day Savings Address Budget Deficit
In an update to the Council at Tuesday night’s meeting, staff was happy to report that instead of the $500,000 previously approved for use of the reserve fund, the city would need to use only $54,891 – 0.12% of the general fund budget of $45 million, said Hue Quach, director of the administrative services department.
Magnolia: Style, Selection and Service
They say that nowadays you just can’t find good customer service. But a customer of Magnolia Boutique, located on Foothill Avenue, said she loves their service so much that she doesn’t give out her own business cards, but Magnolia’s instead. Store owner Karen Crisci opened the boutique in 1998 with the help of her husband [...]
Caruso to Drop Lawsuit against City, Westfield
Harbicht: Developers Guilty of Misusing Environmental Laws
Four Arrested in Stabbing Near Arcadia High
Four suspects were arrested just after 7 a.m. Friday morning, Oct. 9, in connection with a stabbing of a 17-year old Arcadia High School student on October 2. The arrest warrants were served at four different locations in the city of Arcadia. Arrested were 19 year old Danny Liu, 20 year old Daniel Chong, 20 [...]
Arcadia Officials Call Caruso EIR City’s “Most Thorough” Ever
Westfield Proxy “Arcadia First” Blocked Report’s Passage, Prompting News Suit from Caruso The civil case filed against the City of Arcadia and Westfield by Caruso Property Management, Inc. will proceed to litigation after the parties were unable to reach a settlement in a discussion period, city officials said. The lawsuit, which was filed in August, [...]
Congresswoman Judy Chu Talks Diversity, Healthcare and Immigration at San Gabriel Mosque
There was a flurry of activity in the parking lot of the San Gabriel Mosque as the clock neared seven p.m. on Saturday. Table settings were laid out in four rows on the floor where mosque members and friends sat, prepared to end the day of fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan. As a [...]
Council Votes to Adjust Fees for City Services
Penman Calls Updates Necessary to Reflect Current Costs A city ordinance passed at the August 18 council meeting will raise fees for some city services in an effort to recover costs, the city reports. Some established fees and some new user fees had not been updated to reflect current costs, said City Manager Don Penman. [...]
New Commissioner Appointed to Parks and Recreation
Following the early resignation of Michael Cook, the city council moved to appoint resident Joe Shiuan to the Parks and Recreation Commission at the meeting held on September 16. While the staff was prepared to review the eight resumes they had on file from the former application period, Shiuan came to the meeting and stood [...]
Arcadia Budget Worse than Expected
An updated projection and discussion of the 2009-2010 fiscal year budget presented to the Mayor and City Council at the meeting on September 15 showed that the city budget was worse off than expected, some council members say.
