Editing Bell, California (section)

===Cityhood===
Bell was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city in 1927. Since its incorporation, the city of Bell has acquired land for public parks and the recreational program. The city also has constructed an adequate sewer system, widened all major streets, built a [[city hall]], and provided fire department buildings, with the cooperation of the city of Maywood and the County of Los Angeles, the city of Bell constructed an indoor public swimming pool at [[Bell High School (Bell, California)|Bell High School]].

[[Image:Bell House2.jpg|thumb|right|James George Bell House]]

The city's Chamber of Commerce is located at the historic [[James George Bell|James George Bell House]], which serves as a meeting place and in addition, a museum showcasing artifacts from the city's founding family and period furniture. The house is open to the general public with free admission.

In March 2007, the city of Bell held its first contested election for city council in almost a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=Bell+CA+election%2C+2007&gwp=13|title=Bell CA election, 2007: Web Search Results from Answers.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=[[Answers.com]]|access-date=January 1, 2011|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109060641/http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=Bell+CA+election,+2007&gwp=13|url-status=dead}}</ref> The next election for City Council was held in March 2011, and included the recall of all the city council members save one, who was not re-elected.