By Terry Miller One of Arcadia’s largest financial scandals in 2015 involved crypto currency and a host of well-known public officials, including a former Arcadia mayor, for involvement in a Ponzi scheme that ultimately shut down the operations of the Arcadia business known as U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA). The business was raided by…
Leave it to George Fasching to tell it like it is. We suggest that the next sign read…”Wash your Hands while we Wash Your Car…”
By Terry Miller It is the worst of times, it was the epoch of incredulity, to paraphrase the Charles Dickens classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” The restaurant industry was already hurting and now Los Angeles County eateries have been hit with more restrictions — including a ban on outdoor dining — than many…
Arcadia Fire Department, police and Southern California Gas responded to reports of a natural gas leak in the block between First Avenue and Santa Anita on Huntington Drive Tuesday afternoon. Police and fire personnel went door to door to area businesses to ask that they safely leave their business while the leak was detected and…
Nursing homes must report COVID-19-related deaths within 24 hours By Terry Miller Beacon Media has learned that an assisted living facility withing the city of Arcadia is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. A confidential source, who works inside the facility and filed an official whistleblower complaint with the county…
Letters to Editor Dear Editor: Proponents of Prop. 15 tell you that big corporations will pay the huge taxes that it calls for. What they don’t tell you is corporations would then raise the prices we all pay for goods and services, leaving us the losers. They also tell you the money is for schools…
There has been much publicity and confusion about a proposed mixed-use development in Arcadia that could quite literally move The Derby restaurant. We asked a local historian for his thoughts on the history and possible relocation of the famous landmark. While the initial plans do not call for demolition, some in the community are fearful…
Third-party construction ruptures gas line, no injuries On Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., Arcadia Police assisted Arcadia Fire with traffic control and some evacuations in the area of First Avenue and Huntington Drive due to a very strong odor of natural gas permeating throughout that part of the city. Traffic in the area was diverted…
Last week we wrote about the proposed moving of 99-year-old The Derby restaurant in Arcadia to allow a mixed-use development on the very lot where the restaurant now rests. The next steps are for the developer (of The Derby project) to submit an actual application for the zone change, designs, and other entitlements they are…
Arcadia’s best-loved used book shop faces unique challenges There’s nothing like the smell of a book shop, especially one that specializes in used books. In Arcadia, there is a little book shop that has been doing business for over 30 years and miraculously survives during this pandemic. It’s definitely a labor of love. To paraphrase…
