All levels of government were represented at the Government Affairs Forum held yesterday, Thursday, April 3rd. The monthly event in the Chamber’s refurbished conference room sponsored by Foothill Credit Union gives Chamber members a chance to hear from their elected officials. <Story continues following photo gallery below…>[flagallery gid=186] Becky Cheng, representing Congresswoman Judy Chu, provided…
The impressive story of the Arcadia Chinese Association was presented in an informative PowerPoint Thursday (March 6, 2014) by recent ACA President Edward Wong. Wong was introduced by Forum chairman Jack Orswell in the Chamber’s conference room sponsored by Foothill Credit Union. Current ACA President Joanna Liang handed out the association’s popular annual yearbooks to…
About 125 local resident voters had a chance to hear the five candidates for three City Council seats introduce themselves Thursday (March 6, 2014) courtesy of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and the Arcadia Association of Realtors. AAR CEO Andrew Cooper and Chamber CEO Scott Hettrick were co-moderators and weaved in dozens of written questions…
Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez will meet Friday, Oct. 11, with L.A. Mayor Garcetti in hopes of convincing him that the Metro Board needs to approve funding of the Gold Line all the way to the Ontario airport. Hernandez told the Arcadia City Council in a special session Thursday morning that he also intends to strongly…
Senator Ed Hernandez, who represents Arcadia in the state legislature, will be one of the dignitaries attending the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Awards this Thursday, July 18, from 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m., presenting certificates to the recipients along with Arcadia City Councilman John Wuo, and Chamber President Arlynn Robinson, Century 21 Earll…
Unless a new ballot measure is created and approved or unless something unexpected happens with current funding assignments, the Gold Line Extension will make its final stop in Azusa, where construction is currently underway and set to open in late 2015 or early 2016. It will no longer continue to Claremont or on to the…
New Arcadia legislative representatives Assemblymember Ed Chau (49th District) and California senator Dr. Ed Hernandez, whose 24th district was recently assigned Arcadia as part of last year’s realignment introduced themselves to a business lunch gathering of the San Gabriel Valley Public Affairs Network Feb. 8 at Arcadia Chamber of Commerce member Embassy Suites. Newly-elected 41st Assembly…
Several great speakers were heard Nov. 1 at the Arcadia Chamber’s monthly Government Affairs Forum sponsored by Expedia: David Hall, elected Chairman of the Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte Town Council for the past 20 years, explained how MAD was started and the accomplishments the Council has made in improving the neighborhoods of these 3 communities located…