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Volume 22, NO. 18
ARCADIA COUNCIL URGES CITIZENS TO HELP WITH VOTER FRAUD INVESTIGATION Galen PATTERSON galen.patterson303@gmail.com
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Councilwoman Verlato said the mail-in ballot system of voting could allow for a greater risk of voter fraud because of the ability to get ballots signed and submitted without physically being in the city, whereas a polling station demands the people show up in person. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News - Courtesy photo
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Downtown ARCADIA DAIA, Columnist | DonnaChoiDAIA@gmail.com
Hyper Coffee in Downtown Arcadia Helen WANG, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR It is my pleasure to be invited by the Downtown Arcadia Improvement Association to guest write an
article this week about my business, Hyper Coffee. It was a summer day in 2001, and I was strolling from my house just five minutes from Downtown Arcadia when this SEE DOWNTOWN PAGE 15
Arcadia Apache Football’s Inaugural Alumni Golf Tournament Staff Writer editorial@beaconmedianews.com
Arcadia Apache Football is holding its Inaugural Alumni Golf Tournament next month. On June 21, the big fundraiser for Arcadia Apache Football starts at 7am at Santa
Anita Golf Course. There will be a scramble format for both men and women. Additionally, there will be a longest drive tournament; closest to the pin; largest class turnout contest; SEE GOLF PAGE 15
rcadia City Council convened on the evening of May 1 for a regular session, following last week’s special council re-organization session. The main topic on the agenda was a request for the city attorney, Mr. Stephen Dietsch, to provide direction on the city’s efforts to investigate several allegations leveled against Mayor Pro Tempore Sho Tay. During the council comments, Tay asked Mr. Dietsch to publicly explain the Ralph M. Brown Act, which Dietsch defined as a law that ensures the business of the public is conducted in the open, with some exceptions. Examples of exceptions to the Brown Act could be matters involving labor or real estate negotiations. Last week, members of the public expressed concerns that Tay’s use of WeChat was possibly a violation of the Brown Act. SEE VOTER FRAUD PAGE 14
ARCADIA POSTMASTER CHANGES PO BOX LOBBY HOURS DUE TO VANDALISM Arcadia Postmaster Yvonne Carrillo sent a letter recently to Post Office Box holders regarding cases of vandalism and reports of homeless individuals sleeping in the lobby after hours which set off alarm bells in the
community. As a result, the Postmaster has ordered the doors locked at 5:30 PM daily, 5:00pm on Saturday and 3:00PM on Sunday effective May 1. SEE POSTMASTER PAGE 15