By Galen Patterson The Arcadia City Council held a regular meeting of hearing and legislation on Tuesday evening. The meeting began with a series of awards including the Arcadia the Beautiful Commission’s Spring Home Awards. The Spring Home Awards were given to several homeowners in Arcadia based off of criteria set forth by the Commission…
128 unique pieces of art adorn the walls and halls of the arboretum library By Galen Patterson The Los Angeles County Arboretum Library in Arcadia is currently holding an exhibit on what the Arboretum means to you. Part of what makes this exhibit extraordinary is the lack of rules artists needed to follow for submissions….
By Galen Patterson Benefits of low water usage reach across state lines The Arcadia City Council received an update on the state of Arcadia’s water supply on the evening of June 4 at the regular City Council meeting. The presentation was given by Tom Love, general manager of the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water…
By Galen Patterson Arcadia’s City Council voted in favor of expanding plans to make public transit stops more disability friendly. In a unanimous vote at Tuesday evening’s City Council meeting, councilmembers decided to use available funds for larger scoped improvements. According to the staff report, in 2017 the City Council approved the use of $50,000…
By Galen Patterson On the morning of April 27, volunteers gathered near the peacock fountain in Arcadia County Park to spread awareness for Measure A. Arcadia firefighters arrived to organize the event and equip volunteers with knowledge, flyers and t-shirts supporting the sales tax increase. Fireman Rick Oishi offers coffee to the volunteers and instructs…
By Galen Patterson Part 3 in a series. When Lucky Baldwin purchased the land at the southern-most tip of Lake Tahoe, he saved 8,000 acres of forest from being cut down. The Nevada mineral rush had caused a frenzy of clear cutting in the area but the private acquisition of the Baldwin Estate ensured that…
By Galen Patterson The three-quarter cent sales tax hike that may just be what Arcadia needs During a City Council meeting, the council voted to put a measure on this year’s ballot that would raise sales tax in Arcadia by three-quarters of a percent. Known as Measure A, the tax increase is expected to help…
By Galen Patterson Part 2: The Clara Baldwin Stocker Home When Clara Baldwin Stocker died, she had mandated that her wealth be split into three sections. Her two children each received one-third of the estate, while the remaining third went into a trust fund. The trust fund money was to be used to help women…
By Galen Patterson Part 1: Meet Lucky Baldwin’s other daughter At the time of Arcadia founder Elias “Lucky” Baldwin’s death, he had left a considerable fortune to his daughters, Anita May Baldwin and Clara Baldwin (Stocker). Anita went on to foster young artist’s careers, write poetry, music and a cookbook. She built Anoakia, which was…
By Galen Patterson The City Council meeting on March 3 saw the first reading of the newest historic preservation ordinance up for legislation. The council heard comments from various residents on the historic preservation ordinance, several of the speakers were the same speakers from the previous hearing on the ordinance on Feb. 19. The same…
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