I have lived in Arcadia my whole life. It’s where I went to school, it’s where I have my business and it’s where I have chosen to raise my family.
My accomplishments, since you first elected me to City Council in 2016, include:
- I championed harmonious and compatible design of new homes with new design review rules, a Floor Area Ratio (FAR): limiting the size of new homes to a percentage of the lot size, and the first Historic Preservation Ordinance for Arcadia;
- I secured $167,000 from LA County to help homeless in Arcadia find housing;
- I helped introduce the Ring Doorbell home security program to our residents, making neighborhoods safer;
- I created a Financial Advisory Committee made up of Arcadia residents, to provide recommendations to pay down the unfunded pensions, promoting transparency and accountability;
- I worked to bring back a basketball court with the renovation of Eisenhower Park, reinforcing the priorities of the community;
- I brought the Patriotic Festival, Holiday Fair and Halloween Haunting to Downtown Arcadia, enhancing the quality of life for residents;
- I connected to the community through many activities including Mahjong with the Mayor and Coffee with the Mayor;
- I convinced LA County to re-open the Spreading Basins in the Highlands, so more water was diverted into our aquifer instead of flowing to the ocean;
- I currently serve as Mayor.
I hope I get the opportunity to meet you in person and share more of what I have done and what I plan to do if re-elected.
Sincerely,
-April Verlato
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Neighbor Angie Marie Smith posted to her Instagram stories the slides I compiled in a video.![]()
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She alleges Mayor Paul Cheng had given legal advice to the group that sued the City of Arcadia in 2022. She appears to have been part of the group call when Mayor Cheng (a Councilmember in 2022) advised that they should sue the City over the District Maps adopted in April of 2022.![]()
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If this is true, this is problematic for a number of reasons:![]()
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1. Paul Cheng has a conflict of interest advising a group adversely to the City’s interests when sitting as a Council Member![]()
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2. Paul Cheng possibly voted in closed session regarding these lawsuits filed by the group he represented, which potentially may have resulted in a financial benefit to the group and adversely affected the City![]()
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3. Paul Cheng sat in on closed session discussions regarding this litigation when he was an attorney for the group suing the City, lending itself to the possibility Paul shared confidential City information/litigation strategies with the group![]()
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While this information is worthy of an investigation, I do not anticipate the City doing anything about it anytime soon. Paul is the current Mayor of Arcadia and has the support of the majority of City Council, so highly unlikely that 3 councilmembers will ask for the City Manager to take action or add it to a future agenda to discuss.![]()
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City Hall corruption continues.
Discovering Mayor Paul Cheng’s ties to the Chinese government. #ThisIsArcadia #ArcadiaCa #SanGabrielChamber #MayorOfArcadia #PaulCheng #FormerMayor #EileenWang #IllegalAgentofCCP