Alhambra, California This article is about the town/city in Los Angeles County in Southern California.
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Alhambra (/ l h mbr / or / l h mbr /) is a town/city located in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately eight miles from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center.
Alhambra's roots begin with the San Gabriel Mission, established on September 8, 1771, and the native citizens , Tongva, who inhabited the region before the arrival of the Spanish.
The territory that would later turn into Alhambra was part of a 300,000 acre territory grant given to Manuel Nieto by the Spanish.
A wealthy developer, Benjamin Davis Wilson, married Ramona Yorba, daughter of Bernardo Yorba, who owned the territory which would turn into Alhambra and with the persuasion of his daughter Ruth titled the territory developed after a book she was reading.
Alhambra is titled after Washington Irving's book Tales of the Alhambra, that he was inspired to write by his extended visit to the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain. Alhambra was established as a suburb of Los Angeles that remained an unincorporated region during the mid-19th century.
The first school in Alhambra was Ramona Convent Secondary School, assembled on hillside property donated by the prominent James de Barth Shorb family.
Thirteen years before the town/city was incorporated, a several prominent San Gabriel Valley families interested in the Catholic education of their daughters established the school in 1890.
The city's first enhance high school, Alhambra High School, was established in 1898, five years before the city's incorporation.
On July 11, 1903, the City of Alhambra was incorporated.
Alhambra was originally promoted as a "city of homes", and many of its homes have historical significance.
Twenty-six single-family residentiary areas have been designated historic neighborhoods by the city, including the Bean Tract (formerly owned by early resident Jacob Bean), the Midwick Tract (site of the former Midwick Country Club), the Airport Tract (formerly the landing pad for Alhambra Airport), and the Emery Park area. There are also a large number of condominiums, rental apartements, and mixed-use residentiary/commercial buildings, especially in the downtown area.
Downtown Alhambra, Garfield and Main, 1890 Alhambra's chief company district, at the intersection of Main and Garfield, has been a center of commerce since 1895. By the 1950s, it had taken on an upscale look and was "the" place to go in the San Gabriel Valley.
Spector lived in Alhambra's biggest and most notable residence, the Pyrenees Castle, assembled in 1926. In 2009, Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with Clarkson's death. Alhambra is bordered by South Pasadena on the northwest, San Marino on the north, San Gabriel on the east, Monterey Park on the south, and the Los Angeles districts of Monterey Hills and El Sereno on the west. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), over 99% of which is land.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Alhambra had a populace of 83,089.
The populace was spread out with 15,707 citizens (18.9%) under the age of 18, 7,876 citizens (9.5%) aged 18 to 24, 24,907 citizens (30.0%) aged 25 to 44, 22,687 citizens (27.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 11,912 citizens (14.3%) who were 65 years of age or older.
During 2009 2013, Alhambra had a median homehold income of $54,148, with 13.9% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. The town/city is governed by a five-member town/city council; one member of the council is chosen as mayor. Council members are impel by precinct and propel for four-year terms.
The City Manager is appointed by the City Council and oversees the day-to-day operations of ten City departments, 400 employees and a $145 - M budget.
In the California State Legislature, Alhambra is in the 22nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Ed Hernandez, and in the 49th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ed Chau. In the United States House of Representatives, Alhambra is in California's 27th congressional district, represented by Democrat Judy Chu. The San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) runs through the city's southern portions, and the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) has its northern end at Valley Boulevard in the far southwestern portions of the city.
Major thoroughfares inside the town/city include Atlantic and Valley Boulevards, Mission Road, Fremont and Garfield Avenues, and Main Street.
Public transit in Alhambra is provided by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) as well as the Alhambra Community Transit.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is considering proposals to a build high-speed rail fitness through Alhambra along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) corridor from the east town/city limits to west town/city limits.
Residents and town/city leaders voiced opposition to the plan to route the high-speed trains through the town/city in enhance meetings. Around Alhambra is a small-town improve paper presented monthly by the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce. The Alhambra Source is a hyperlocal, online-only news site that aims to cover news and be a trilingual voice for small-town storytellers.
It is a collaborative accomplishment between Alhambra residents, experienced journalists and web developers, and University of Southern California researchers and students.
The Alhambra Source was launched in September 2010 as an offshoot of a larger research universal of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. On the edge of town, the Ratkovich Company, which owns The Alhambra office complex, is moving forward with plans to build 351 condominium units on 10.5 acres (42,000 m2), as well as a parking structure, after completing the LA Fitness gym, valued at $190 million.
According to the City of Alhambra 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ending in June 2009, the city's employers are the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (with 3,600) workers, the Alhambra Unified School District (2,136), the County of Los Angeles (1,500), Southern California Edison (800), the City of Alhambra (650), Alhambra Hospital (600), Empire Building Maintenance (420), Costco (369), Southwest Administrators (285), and Target (130).
Alhambra Place Shopping Center (Main Street and Garfield Avenue) Each year, Valley Boulevard hosts the San Gabriel Valley Lunar New Year Parade and Festival, which runs from Del Mar to Garfield Avenues.
The event is of such significance to the majority Asian American demographic in Alhambra that it is broadcast live on Chinese radio, KWRM AM 1370, locally on KSCI-18, and later on around the world cable and satellite TV.
Alhambra is home to the Los Angeles ground of Platt College, the Alhambra branch of Everest College (formerly Bryman), and the Los Angeles Campus of Alliant International University.
Alhambra is home to the University of Southern California's Health Sciences Alhambra campus, site of the university's Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR), and its master's degree program in enhance health.
Public schools in Alhambra, Monterey Park, and portions of Rosemead and San Gabriel are provided by the Alhambra Unified School District.
The enhance elementary and middle schools (K 8) positioned in Alhambra are Martha Baldwin Elementary, Fremont Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Granada Elementary, Marguerita Elementary, Park Elementary, William Northrup Elementary, Ramona Elementary, and Emery Park Elementary. The enhance high schools in Alhambra are: Alhambra High School, established in 1898; Century High School; Independence High School; Mark Keppel High School; and San Gabriel High School (which, despite its name, is positioned inside Alhambra). Alhambra Unified School District used to run Garfield Community Adult School until the early 2010s.
Historic Ramona Convent Secondary School is a Catholic all-girls college preliminary school for grades 7 12 in Alhambra.
Nonsectarian private schools include Oneonta Montessori School (grades PK 6), Sherman School (10 12), and Leeway School (3 12). Norman Rockwell, artist, lived in Alhambra in the early 1930s "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
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