The Great Debate Slated for March 31 – Arcadia City Council Candidates to Face Some Tough Questions
Front to back: Ruodi Duan, Andrew Chang, Robel Abdella
On Tuesday members of the Arcadia Weekly editorial staff including Editor John Stephens, Photographer Terry Miller and Principal Writer Susan Motander met with Arcadia High School teacher Kevin Fox and his championship Constitution Team to plan a debate for the city council candidates slated for Wednesday, March [...]
State Attorney General Jerry Brown to Run For Governor –
Photograph by Terry Miller
Democrat Jerry Brown, 72, has officially thrown his hat into California governor’s race .
The California state attorney general, who served two terms as governor declared his candidacy on his Web site. The announcement has been expected for months, while Brown was quietly raising millions of dollars.
After the June primary, Brown will face [...]
Runners, Cyclists, Strollers and Wheelchairs Take to the Streets Cal Tech Grads Take Top Spots in Second Pasadena Marathon
By Terry Miller
The Pasadena Marathon got off to a slightly wet start on Sunday. However this drizzle didn’t deter nor or damper Marathon registered participants’ enthusiasm who numbered about 8300 and started off with the bike tour with ever- fashionable Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard leading the way.
Even though this was only the second Marathon in [...]
Sacramento Victory Advances 30-Member Team to National Competition in D.C.
AHS Government Team Takes State Championship
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Monrovia Man Arrested Following Monrovia Bank Robbery Attempt – Bomb Threat Apparently False
FEST (Foothill Special Enforcement Team) which includes members of Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendora and West Covina SWAT, arrest Joshua Locateil , 24, who allegedly barricaded himself inside the Citizens Business Bank in the 100 block of East Huntington Drive in Monrovia on Wednesday morning. The suspect was ordered to strip down to his [...]
Suspect Detained After Monrovia Bank Standoff
A bank robbery this morning at the Citizens Bank branch in Monrovia at the corner of Huntington Drive and Myrtle Avenue that turned into a bomb threat, with bank employees an patrons having been evacuated, has ended with the suspect being apprehended by Glendora and West Covina SWAT units.
According to police, the suspect wrote a [...]
