Following Anthem Blue Cross’s declaration in an Assembly Health Committee hearing that the insurance company might raise premiums more frequently than the traditional once-yearly increases, Assembly member Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) announced Assembly Bill 2042, legislation that would prohibit health insurers from raising rates more than once per year. “If health insurers begin to raise…
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Rain Cancels Santa Anita Racing – Again
Santa Anita officials announced that live racing for Saturday has been cancelled due to heavy overnight and early morning rain, which was expected to continue throughout the afternoon. The announcement was made at 9:45 a.m. Saturday’s nine race program was to be highlighted by the Gr. III, $150,000 Sham Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16…
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Barbara Stone to Speak at Republican Woman’s Club Meeting
The Arcadia Republican Woman’s Club luncheon meeting on February 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the Santa Anita Golf Course Banquet Room will feature Professor Barbara Stone, a Professor Emeritus of the Political Science department at Cal State Fullerton as the speaker. According to event organizers, Barbara is expected to bring with her a wealth of…
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Meet the Candidates for Arcadia City Council
We asked each of the candidates for Arcadia City Council for a 300 word summary of the accomplishments, goals and objectives that make them deserving of your vote this April. Here, in an intentionally random order, are their responses: Sho Tay My wife and I have lived in Arcadia for 25 years; our two children…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Century 21 Village’s Linda Johnson Earns SFR Certification
Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker at CENTURY 21 Village Inc. recently congratulated Linda Johnson, veteran real estate agent for her new certification of SFR (Short sales And Foreclosure Resource.) Johnson has been with Village her entire career with Village has helped buyers & sellers not only in the foothill communities but also the outlying areas. For…
