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Happening soon: The Delgado Brothers Band: The Delgado Brothers Holiday Party on the Arcadia Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Arcadia’s smart signals are cutting emergency response times
- How an Arcadia surrogacy case is reshaping national scrutiny
- Why a terror suspect was living in upscale Arcadia housing
Also on today's calendar: THE DELGADO BROTHERS - Los Angeles Blues & Soul Legends - in Arcadia! and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Global Efforts Continue to Improve Safety, Resiliency and Maintenance of Roads (enr.com) — Arcadia is testing new cloud-based traffic signal technology designed to speed up buses, ambulances, and other priority vehicles, especially during big events. Early results show response times to incidents cut by about a quarter and hospital trips shortened by up to 35%. The project is part of a wider global push to make roads safer, smarter, and more efficient. 
• Chinese Billionaires Use Surrogates for US-Born Babies (newsmax.com) — Arcadia gets a troubling mention in a national report on wealthy foreigners using U.S. surrogacy, with a local couple’s large surrogate-born family previously placed in protective custody during an abuse investigation. That case is now cited in federal discussions about tightening rules on foreign parents seeking U.S.-born surrogate children.
• ‘Anti-capitalist' New Year's Eve LA terror plot suspects lived in upscale California suburbs (nypost.com) — Arcadia gets a brief but notable mention as the affluent Los Angeles suburb where one of the New Year’s Eve bombing suspects is listed as living in a four-bedroom home. The story mainly details federal charges against several alleged anti-capitalist extremists accused of plotting coordinated attacks around Los Angeles and highlights their upscale residential backgrounds.
📸 Around Arcadia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arcadia
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★ Featured events ★
- The Delgado Brothers Band: The Delgado Brothers Holiday Party
Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant, 145 E Huntington Dr, Arcadia
7:30 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- Holiday Blues
Live Oak Library - Meeting Room
1:00 pm - Computer Classes
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
3:00 pm - Dungeons and Dragons for High School
Playa Vista Branch Library
4:00 pm - Holiday Brunch
City of Arcadia Recreation Department , 375 Campus Drive , Arcadia
7:30 am - English Conversation With Ronnie
Playa Vista Branch Library
10:00 am - THE DELGADO BROTHERS - Los Angeles Blues & Soul Legends - in Arcadia!
Matt Denny's Ale House Restaurant , 145 E Huntington Dr , Arcadia
7:30 pm - Little Artists
Live Oak Library , 22 W Live Oak Ave , Arcadia
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Arcadia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Walk-in Tutoring With Dennis
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
12:30 pm - City Council Meeting
City of Arcadia , 240 W Huntington Dr , Arcadia
3:00 pm - New Parent Engagement: Learn About Library Programs & Services
Live Oak Library , 22 W Live Oak Ave , Arcadia
3:00 pm - Scrapbooking Workshop
El Monte Library , 3224 Tyler Ave , El Monte
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ZERO ADOPTION FEE for our sweet Hunter.
I’m happy to tell you SGVHS Home for the Holidays campaign is going great with SEVERAL long term adoptions. (Pets over 60 days) This sweet boy has… (Nextdoor Lower Rancho) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
FOUND on December 14, 2025 in Sierra Madre, CA 91024 near Highland and Hermosa Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Santa Anita Oaks)
- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Service Assistant in Arcadia. Apply here.
- Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail At Your Service Associate, Santa Anita in Arcadia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arcadia here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sierra Madre
- Marionette ‘Nutcracker' Takes Center Stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse (localnewspasadena.com)
- Young Voices with a Timeless Message (localnewspasadena.com)
- I Can't Get Enough Of Alexander Skarsgård And Dad Stellan Skarsgård Talking Smack About Which One Of Them Should Win During Awards Season (cinemablend.com)
Monrovia
- Unsettling Advent 2025, Day 16 (wordandway.org)
- Monrovia City Council at a Crossroads: Balancing Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing (coloradoboulevard.net)
El Monte
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