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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 - NOVEMBER 9, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 44
Arcadia housing boom with Chinese dollars? Bloomberg Business Week says kickbacks and Chinese cash deals are fueling the rapid growth of mansions in Arcadia BY TERRY MILLER
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SWAT Officer dies after Hear all being shot serving warrant about the in San Gabriel famous BY TERRY MILLER Adam’s A Pomona police SWAT officer shot in the back of the Pack Station head while serving a search warrant in San Gabriel has died, Pomona Police Chief Paul J. Capraro said Tuesday eveing. “It is with a heavy heart that we must deliver the news that early this morning Pomona police SWAT Officer Shaun Diamond had succumbed to his injuries,” the Pomona Police Department said in a statement Wednesday. Diamond, 45, was hospitalized early Tuesday morning and listed in very critical condition at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena after
authorities said he was shot by 36-year-old David Martinez during a predawn search warrant operation that
Hear the stories of the last remaining pack station in Southern California on November 20, 2014 at noon. Deb Burgess, Adams Pack Station will be the guest speaker at this month’s Lunchtime Talk at the Museum Education Center. The Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage Lunchtime Talks takes place the third Thursday of the month at the Museum Education Center. Come
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California District 17 little league all-stars claim two tournament titles Timely team hitting and clutch pitching were a winning combination for the Admirals Elite Baseball Club this weekend as they battled to take the 12u sliver championship of the annual USSSA Halloween Haunt Tournament at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center. The Admirals, a new club team comprised of California District 17 little league all-stars, have now claimed Please see page 3
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All 14 at-grade rail crossings now complete for Foothill Gold Line means the neighbor has stopped watering and green construction netting is about to go up.” According to Jason Kruckeberg of the city of Arcadia: “July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 it looks like there were 167 residential building permits issued. In terms of teardowns in this calendar year, we are probably going to have between 150-160.”
On the heels of last week’s completion of all light rail track installation for the Foothill Gold Line from Pasadena to Azusa, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority) announced today that the agency has achieved another major milestone for the project – completion of all 14 at-grade (or streetlevel) crossings for the 11.5mile light rail extension. The final grade crossing work, at Mountain Ave, was complet-
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A recent report published by Bloomberg Business Week says “[Arcadia] Residents have become used to postcards offering immediate, all-cash deals for their property and watching as 8,000-squarefoot homes go up next door to their modest split levels. For buyers from mainland China, Arcadia offers excellent schools, large lots with lenient building codes, and a place to park their money beyond the reach of
the Chinese government,” according to the report published Oct 15. The report goes on, “the city, population 57,600, projects that about 150 older homes—53 percent more than normal—will be torn down this year and replaced with mansions. The deals happen fast and are rarely listed publicly. Often, the first indication that a megahouse also known as a McMansion is coming next door is when the lawn turns brown. That
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