Community Craft Fair On Saturday, October 24, 300 individuals attended the Annual Community Craft Fair. Handmade art, crafts, and seasonal items were available for purchase. The event included live music by guitarist Mina Boktar and raffle drawings for prizes made by the crafters.

Fit & Talk - On Thursday, October 22, 25 seniors participated in the weekly Fit & Talk program, a mix of movement, fun, and social connection. This week participants followed a Halloween themed 30-minute seated Zumba video.

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of October 18 – 24, 2026. The following is a breakdown of incident categories recorded for this period: Sunday, October 18 At 11:25 p.m., Engine 105, Rescue Ambulance 105, and BLS 106 responded to a medical incident near the 1000 block of Huntington Drive. Upon arrival, Engine 105 and Rescue Ambulance 105 found a 3-year-old female with a complaint of febrile seizure. Fire personnel performed

For the period of Sunday, October 18th through Saturday, October 24th, the Police Department responded to 953 calls for service, of which 112 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, October 18: At approximately 9:29 a.m., an officer responded to The Glider Studio, located at 650 West Duarte Road, regarding a commercial burglary report. Surveillance footage captured a lone

After several years of false starts and discussions, on Nov. 5 AT&T will be officially abandoning copper phone line telephone services. All land line phones will either use fiber optic cables or coaxial cables to communicate. The downside is that those systems require dedicated power at the phone point, whereas the old copper lines worked even when the power was out. The City has a number of copper service lines we use for redundant backups and emergency situations, including

COPPER THEIVES DISRUPT STREETLIGHTS ON FIRST AVE. This week, Arcadia received work order requests for streetlights that are out on First Ave., between St. Joseph St. and Colorado Blvd. Our street lighting technicians inspected the issue and discovered that we had been hit with copper theft. We will get things repaired as soon as possible, which should be fairly quickly, since these aren’t the problematic lights we have been discussing at City Council Meetings.

50+ Karaoke featured by California Parks & Recreation Society Arcadia’s Recreation and Community Services Department received statewide recognition when its 50+ Karaoke Program was selected for a feature on the California Parks & Recreation Society’s social media! The popular program brings together an average of 40 seniors on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month to sing songs in multiple languages, dance, and connect through a shared love of music. This recognition

On Thursday, October 15, 29 seniors enjoyed a special culinary excursion to Din Tai Fung as part of the monthly Taste the Town program. This program invites guests to experience some of Arcadia’s vibrant local dining. Thanks to the team’s efforts in securing a highly sought-after reservation, participants got to sample six of the restaurants’ most popular dishes.

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of October 11 – 17, 2026. The following is a breakdown of incident categories recorded for this period: Sunday, October 11 At 9:08 p.m., Engine 105 and Rescue Ambulance 105 responded to a medical incident near the 200 block of Huntington Drive. Upon arrival, Engine 105 and Rescue Ambulance 105 found a 58-year-old male with a complaint of chest pain. Fire personnel performed a full medical ev

For the period of Sunday, October 11th through Saturday, October 17th, the Police Department responded to 1,083 calls for service, of which 103 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, October 11: At approximately 3:45 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 100 block of West Naomi Avenue regarding a burglary report. Surveillance cameras captured three suspects ent

For Immediate Release Homicide October 22, 2026, at 2:30 PM On Thursday, October 22, 2026, at about 11:00 a.m., Arcadia Police Officers responded to the 800 block of West Huntington Drive regarding a disturbance. The caller advised a man was inside the residence and fired a gun. When officers arrived, the man had fled the scene, and officers discovered a juvenile female suffering from a gunshot wound. The female was pronounced deceased. The name of the victim is being withhel

By Arcadia’s Best News Arcadia residents deserve a City Council focused on public safety, responsible spending, infrastructure and the everyday work of governing. Instead, the October 20 meeting became another lengthy spectacle centered on Councilmember Sharon Kwan. This time, Kwan requested an opportunity to explain her relationship with American subsidiaries of a Chinese publicly traded energy company. Her colleagues asked straightforward questions: Who recruited her? Why d

Brandon Karmann Returns to Arcadia as Chief of Police (ARCADIA, CA) – The City of Arcadia is proud to announce Brandon Karmann has been selected to serve as Chief of Police. A 24-year law enforcement veteran, Chief Karmann returns to the Arcadia Police Department, where he first served in 2002. “Returning to Arcadia as Chief of Police is deeply meaningful to me. This is where my law enforcement career began, and I’m honored to return and serve the department, the City, an

On Thursday, October 8, 52 individuals enjoyed the annual Cultural Day Camp excursion. This year highlighted the culture of Italy. Participants started the day at the Community Center with goodie bags and Italian breakfast treats from Claro’s Italian Market. Participants then traveled to the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles for a guided tour, followed by lunch at Andre’s Italian Restaurant. The day concluded with an interactive lesson on the Italian language and culture

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of October 4 – 10, 2026. The following is a breakdown of incident categories recorded for this period: Sunday, October 4 At 9:12 a.m., USAR 106 and Battalion 105 responded to assist a motorcyclist down on Angeles Crest Highway. Firefighters arrived to find the motorcyclist approximately 100 feet down a steep hillside off the highway. A rope rescue system was established to lower rescuers to t

For the period of Sunday, October 4th through Saturday, October 10th, the Police Department responded to 1,065 calls for service, of which 96 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, October 4: At approximately 3:40 a.m., an officer responded to the intersection of Santa Anita Avenue and Magna Vista Avenue regarding a vehicle stopped on the side of the road with severe dama

New World International (NWI) owns the former Vons Headquarters building that sits in the arc between Sunset and Michillinda north of Huntington Dr. The site, which was originally constructed as a luxury department store, has been vacant for many years and has had many issues with break-ins, vandalism, and attempted squatting. NWI has plans for a residential redevelopment of the site, which is making its way through the Planning review and entitlement process. While we normal

Opinion | Arcadia's Best News For those who did not grow up in Arcadia, there is a phrase worth understanding: “The Arcadia Manner.” It may not appear in any official city document, but it captures something longtime residents understand. Arcadia has always taken pride in being a community with certain standards. There is an expectation of how people conduct themselves, how neighbors treat one another, and how disagreements are handled. You can disagree with someone without h

ARCADIA, Calif. | ARCADIA'S BEST NEWS Arcadia's District 3 election has been relatively quiet, but the responsibilities of its next councilmember are substantial. Financial oversight, public safety, neighborhood preservation and long-term planning require informed decisions, often made away from the attention of social media. Incumbent John Han was appointed on June 16 following Eileen Wang's resignation. Importantly, his selection was not merely a decision made by a council