Category Archives: Arcadia

  For about a year now, there’s been lots of on-again off-again talk about big-time developer Rick Caruso’s plans to run for Los Angeles mayor. The latest is chronicled on an L.A. Observed post. What’s the local angle? Caruso is … Continue reading →

That’s right, we’ve got our 91st Rose Queen. She’s Courtney Chou Lee, 17 and a student at Arcadia High School. An interesting tidbit: she’s trained in Chinese folk dance.

Pasadena Star-News report Alfred Lee has a profile running in Monday’s paper on Arcadia First!, an organization that is fighting the mall project proposed by developer Rick Caruso at the Santa Anita Park race track parking lot. Here’s a sneak … Continue reading →

When I worked at the Glendale News-Press, I spent a lot of time covering litigation between developer Rick Caruso (who has successfully built his Americana at Brand project) and General Growth (owners of the Glendale Galleria, who fought Caruso tooth … Continue reading →

Arcadia could soon require contractors to comply with immigration laws, Alfred Lee reports. Compliance with migrant law urgedBy Alfred Lee, Staff Writer Article Launched: 09/03/2008 11:11:55 PM PDT ARCADIA – In what amounts to a largely symbolic stand against hiring … Continue reading →

In the Arcadia arboretum, money does grow on trees. Well, those running it are spending money it like it does. Fred Ortega reported this weekend that a county budget found that the Los Angeles County Arboretum exceeded its operating budget … Continue reading →

A former Arcadia councilman died on Sunday, Kevin Felt reports. ARCADIA – Four-time Arcadia Mayor Charles Gilb, who helped changed the face of the city by spearheading several key civic projects, has died, his family announced. Gilb died Sunday at … Continue reading →