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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Last night at Arcadia City Council, it was clear that some members of City Council didn’t like my latest email blast that pointed out the City spends more than it brings in because of the compensation packages for the unions approved last year. I voted against these raises last year, not because I thought our staff was overpaid, but because the raises pushed expenses in excess of the City’s revenues. #livewithinonesmeans![]()
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Now some members of City Council don’t want you to know that staff compensation increased by 21% ($10M) last year. Next year, it’ll be an 8% increase ($4.7M).![]()
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Each year, employee costs will increase at a higher rate than revenues. To make up the difference, the City Manager proposed cuts to equipment and capital improvement projects in the City. #somethingsgottagive![]()
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You can read my email that City Council doesn’t want you to read at the link below.![]()
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2025-2026 ARCADIA CITY BUDGET "BALANCED" BY SPENDING DOWN RESERVES
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Email from April Verlato Don't Miss Mayor Kwan's Coffee on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 9am, Arcadia Community Center 2025-2026 BUDGET BALANCED BY SPENDING DOWN RESERVES On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the ...
Officer Samuel Riveros of Baldwin Park Police Department ran towards danger when others ran away from it. He made the ultimate sacrifice for the community he serves and died protecting a fellow officer that had been shot. Truly a hero that deserves to be honored. #EOW #baldwinparkpd #thinblueline
5 years ago, as Mayor of Arcadia, I welcomed a brave new coffee shop to Arcadia just as Covid-19 was closing down businesses. Goki Cafe had a dream and they weren’t going to let a pandemic stop them! Then a board member of Downtown Arcadia, Sharon Kwan joined me, at a distance. Today, Sharon Kwan is now Mayor of Arcadia and the 2 of us are again celebrating the successes of Goki Cafe! Congratulations to one of the best family run, local, small business coffee shops in the San Gabriel Valley! @arcadiachamber @downtownarcadia @sharonkwanarcadia @gokicafe #thisisarcadia #arcadiastrong #formermayor #downtownarcadia #americandream