For the period of Sunday, January 11th through Saturday, January 17th, the Police Department responded to 1,032 calls for service, of which 100 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, January 11: At approximately 9:35 a.m., an officer conducted extra patrol of the Santa Anita Wash area near First Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. The officer located illegal camping and a suspect

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of January 4 – 10, 2026. The following is a breakdown of incident types recorded for this period: Sunday, January 4 At 7:41 p.m., Engine 105 and Rescue Ambulance 105 responded to a medical incident in the 300 block of North Santa Anita Avenue. Fire personnel arrived and found a 19- year-old male with a chief complaint of left leg pain while rock climbing. The patient received a full trauma e

For the period of Sunday, January 4th through Saturday, January 10th, the Police Department responded to 834 calls for service, of which 100 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, January 4: At approximately 2:50 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 500 block of Workman Avenue regarding a burglary report. The victim stated two suspects smashed a window, robbed

Yesterday, Santa Anita Park began operating 26 “Racing on Demand” machines in an area formerly containing the abandoned Horse Wizard games. In its simplest form, Racing on Demand is parimutuel wagering on old horse races. The bettor doesn’t know the exact date or the name of the horses before they place their bet, but they are given statistical data and betting odds, just like you get when placing a bet on live racing. Once the bet is entered, the bettor can watch the old rac

The City’s temporary overnight parking permit service, which is hosted by a 3rd party vendor, experienced a data breach between the evening of January 6 and the morning of January 7. Residents who attempted to purchase temporary overnight parking permits during this timeframe could not complete their transactions. One of the residents reached out to the City and, through an investigation by the vendor, it was discovered that a malicious code package was activated on the site,

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of December 28 – January 3, 2026. The following is a breakdown of incident types recorded for this period: Sunday, December 28 At 7:25 p.m., Truck 105 and Rescue Ambulance 105 responded to a medical incident in the 500 block of Las Tunas Drive. Fire personnel arrived and found an 83-year-old male choking. The patient received CPR, obstructed airway was cleared and was transported to USC Arca

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of December 21 – 27, 2025. The following is a breakdown of incident types recorded for this period: Sunday, December 21 At 5:43 p.m., Engine 106 and Rescue Ambulance 106 responded to the 600 block of Las Tunas Drive for a report of an agitated person. Fire personnel arrived and found a 61-year-old male experiencing a mental health crisis. The patient received intravenous therapy, cardiac mon

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of December 14 – 20, 2025. The following is a breakdown of incident types recorded for this period: Sunday, December 14 At 4:05 p.m., Engine 106, Rescue Ambulance 106, and BLS 106 responded to the 600 block of Duarte Road. Fire personnel arrived and found a 92-year-old female suffering from sepsis. The patient received intravenous therapy, cardiac monitoring, blood glucose testing, medicatio

For the period of Sunday, December 28th through Saturday, January 3rd, the Police Department responded to 824 calls for service, of which 91 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, December 28: At approximately 1:32 a.m., an officer responded to The Shops at Santa Anita, located at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a battery report. An investigation revealed two acquaint

For the period of Sunday, December 21st through Saturday, December 27th, the Police Department responded to 894 calls for service, of which 91 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, December 21: At approximately 3:38 p.m., an officer responded to Zales, located at The Shops at Santa Anita at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a grand theft incident. The officer discovere

For the period of Sunday, December 14th through Saturday, December 20th, the Police Department responded to 990 calls for service, of which 126 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, December 14: At approximately 5:32 p.m., an officer responded to Macy’s, located at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a grand theft report. Loss prevention staff witnessed the suspect steal

This week, the owners of The Ivy assisted living project on the former Coco’s site pulled their permits and will be starting construction in the coming days. A construction fence has been installed and there is already more activity on the site in preparation.

The City has received many emails over the past two weeks from City resident Jeannie Chen regarding a “missing” section of soundwalls on the south side of the 210 Freeway, where the Metro A Line bridge crosses over. Metro has responded to the resident on multiple occasions, stating that the section was not forgotten; rather, that area, when studied in 2017 as part of the study that led to the recent soundwall installation, did not have sufficient sound issues to warrant a so

The Fiscal Year 2024-25 annual financial audit has been completed and is available on the City’s website. Attached is a summary of the changes between the budget and the final audited figures. Specifically, the year ended with a positive balance of $4,678,325, whereas the budget anticipated a deficit of $2.6 million after the labor agreements were adopted and expected to effectively break even with the data we had available in June 2025. As is the case with many years, our ac

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of December 7 – 13, 2025. The following is a breakdown of incident types recorded for this period: Sunday, December 7 At 2:18 p.m., Engine 106, Rescue Ambulance 106, and BLS 106 responded to a medical incident in the 600 block of West Huntington Drive. Fire personnel arrived and found a 95-year-old female with a chief complaint of difficulty breathing and dangerously low blood pressure. The

For the period of Sunday, December 7th through Saturday, December 13th, the Police Department responded to 957 calls for service, of which 124 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, December 7: At approximately 12:06 a.m., an officer responded to In-N-Out, located at 420 North Santa Anita Avenue, regarding an aggravated assault. An investigation revealed an altercation betw

Contact us https://www.arcadiaca.gov/enrich/recreation___community_services/contact_us/index.php Senior Lunch Program The senior lunch program operates Monday through Friday from 11:30am - 12:15pm and offers those 55 years or older a meal for $3. During the week of December 1, 208 meals were served. On Thursday, December 4, seniors celebrated National Sock Day. Monday Dance On Monday December 1, 100 seniors attended Monday Dance's performance by Nightlife. Monday Dance is a p

The Arcadia Fire Department responded to a variety of emergency calls during the week of November 30 – December 6, 2025. The following is a breakdown of incident types recorded for this period: Sunday, November 30 At 9:21 a.m., Engine 106, Rescue Ambulance 106, and BLS 106 responded to a medical incident in the 1600 block of Baldwin Avenue. Fire personnel found a 92- year-old female in cardiac arrest. The patient received CPR, cardiac monitoring, intravenous therapy, and was

For the period of Sunday, November 30th through Saturday, December 6th, the Police Department responded to 969 calls for service, of which 111 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, November 30: At approximately 11:35 a.m., an officer responded to Church of the Latter-Day Saints, located at 150 West Duarte Road regarding a trespassing incident. A church staff member asked th

Around this time last year, there was much heated discussion regarding the proposed Elara housing project in the County unincorporated area at 4217 E. Live Oak Ave. We have learned this week that another round of discussions is taking place as the development is changing somewhat. Instead of being partially dedicated to the previously homeless, the project would now be fully dedicated to permanent supportive housing for the formerly homeless and the funding for the project is