Editing Alhambra, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{About|the city in Los Angeles County in Southern California|the creek and valley in Martinez in Northern California|Alhambra Creek}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Alhambra, California
| settlement_type                 = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| image_skyline                   = Alhambra, CA.jpg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = Alhambra welcome sign
| image_flag                      = Flag of Alhambra, California.webp
| image_seal                      = Seal of Alhambra, California.png
| image_blank_emblem              = Logo of Alhambra, California.png
| blank_emblem_type               = Logo
| motto                           = "Gateway to San Gabriel Valley"
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| map_caption                     = Location of Alhambra within [[Los Angeles County, California]]
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in California
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| subdivision_type                = Country
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| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{Flag|California|size=23px}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = July 11, 1903<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014  
}}</ref>
| named_for                       = ''[[Tales of the Alhambra]]''
| government_type                 = [[City council]]<ref name=co>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/14/city_council/
 |title=City Council - City of Alhambra
 |publisher=City of Alhambra
 |access-date=October 18, 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018041415/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/14/city_council
 |archive-date=October 18, 2014
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref>

| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]] 
| leader_name                     = Noya Wang ([[California Democratic Party|D]])
| leader_title1                   = [[Deputy mayor|Vice Mayor]] 
| leader_name1                    = Katherine Lee
| leader_title2                   = [[Councilor]] 
| leader_name2                    = (District 1) Katherine Lee ([[Independent (politics)|I]])<br>(District 2) Ross J. Maza ([[California Democratic Party|D]]) <br> (District 3) Jeffrey Koji Maloney ([[California Democratic Party|D]]) <br> (District 4) Noya Wang ([[California Democratic Party|D]]) <br> (District 5) Adele Andrade-Stadler ([[Independent (politics)|I]])
| leader_title3                   = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name3                    = Jessica Binnquist
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 19.77
| area_total_sq_mi                = 7.63
| area_land_km2                   = 19.76
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 7.63
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_water_percent              = 0.01
| area_note                       = 
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1660243|Alhambra|access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m                     = 150
| elevation_ft                    = 492
| population_total                = 82868
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_density_km2          = 4192.78
| population_density_sq_mi        = 10859.39
| population_est                  = 
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code                     = 91801−91803
| area_code                       = [[Area code 626|626]], [[Area code 323|323]]
| area_code_type                  = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| website                         = {{URL|www.cityofalhambra.org}}
| footnotes                       = 
| pushpin_label                   = Alhambra
| timezone                        = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset                      = −8
| timezone_DST                    = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = −7
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info                      = {{FIPS|06|00884}}
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info                     = {{GNIS 4|1660243}}, {{GNIS 4|2409681}}
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'''Alhambra''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Alhambra flat A.ogg|æ|l|ˈ|h|æ|m|b|r|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Alhambra rounded A.ogg|ɑː|l|ˈ|h|ɑː|m|b|r|ə}}, {{IPA|es|aˈlambɾa|lang}}; from "[[Alhambra]]")  is a [[city]] located in the western [[San Gabriel Valley]] region of [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States, approximately {{convert|8|mi}} from the [[downtown Los Angeles]] civic center. It was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] on July 11, 1903. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 82,868. The city's [[ZIP Code]]s are 91801 and 91803 (plus 91802 for P.O. boxes).<ref name=":0"/>

== History ==
The [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel|San Gabriel Mission]] was founded nearby on September 8, 1771, as part of the Spanish conquest and occupation of Alta California. The land that would later become Alhambra was part of a {{convert|300000|acre|adj=on}} land grant given to Armane Gutter, a soldier from the Los Angeles Presidio. In 1820 Mexico won its independence from the Spanish crown and lands once ruled by them became part of the Mexican Republic. These lands then transferred into the hands of the United States following the defeat in the [[Mexican–American War]]. A wealthy developer, [[Benjamin Davis Wilson]], married Ramona Yorba, daughter of Bernardo Yorba, who owned the land which would become Alhambra. With the persuasion of his daughter, Ruth, Yorba named the land after a book she was reading, [[Washington Irving]]'s ''[[Tales of the Alhambra]]'', which he was inspired to write by his extended visit to the [[Alhambra]] palace in [[Granada|Granada, Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/249/history_of_alhambra//|title=History of Alhambra - City of Alhambra|website=www.cityofalhambra.org|access-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029175403/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/249/history_of_alhambra/|archive-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alhambra was founded as a [[suburb]] of Los Angeles that remained an [[unincorporated area]] during the mid-19th century. The first school in Alhambra was [[Ramona Convent Secondary School]], built on hillside property donated by the prominent James de Barth Shorb family. Thirteen years before the city was incorporated, several prominent [[San Gabriel Valley]] families interested in the [[Catholic school|Catholic education]] of their daughters established the school in 1890. The city's first public high school, [[Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California)|Alhambra High School]], was established in 1898, five years before the city's incorporation. On July 11, 1903, the City of Alhambra was incorporated. The Alhambra Fire Department was established in 1906.

Alhambra is promoted as a "city of homes", and many of its homes have historical significance. They include styles such as craftsman, bungalow, Spanish Mediterranean, Spanish colonial, Italian beaux-arts, and arts and crafts. Twenty-six single-family residential 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/62/r1_design_guidelines/|title=R1 Design Guidelines - City of Alhambra|website=www.cityofalhambra.org|access-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029202010/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/62/r1_design_guidelines/|archive-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/201/residential_living/|title=Residential Living - City of Alhambra|website=www.cityofalhambra.org|access-date=October 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025021100/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/201/residential_living|archive-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are also a large number of condominiums, rental apartments, and mixed-use residential/commercial buildings, especially in the downtown area.
[[Image:Alhambra-Gar-Main-1890.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Downtown Alhambra, Garfield and Main, 1890]]

Alhambra's main business district, at the intersection of Main and Garfield, has been a center of commerce since 1895.<ref name=Vincent>{{cite news|author-last1=Vincent|author-first1=Roger|date=December 11, 2014|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-property-report-alhambra-20141211-story.html|title=Alhambra to get $130-million shopping and housing complex|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> By the 1950s, it had taken on an upscale look and was "the" place to go in the San Gabriel Valley. While many of the classic historical buildings have been torn down over the years, the rebuilding of Main Street has led to numerous dining, retail, and entertainment establishments. Alhambra has experienced waves of new immigrants, beginning with Italians in the 1950s, Mexicans in the 1960s, and Chinese in the 1980s. As a result, a very active Chinese business district has developed on [[Valley Boulevard]], including Chinese supermarkets, restaurants, shops, banks, realtors, and medical offices. The Valley Boulevard corridor has become a national hub for many Asian-owned bank headquarters, and there are other nationally recognised retailers in the city.

The historic Garfield Theatre, located at Valley Boulevard and Garfield Avenue from 1925 until 2001, was formerly a [[vaudeville]] venue and is rumored to have hosted the Gumm Sisters, featuring a very young [[Judy Garland]]. Faded from its original glory, for its last few years it was purchased and ran Chinese-language films, and in 2001 went out of business. Subsequently, developers have remodeled the dilapidated building, turning it into a vibrant commercial center with many Chinese stores and eateries.

In 2003, actress [[Lana Clarkson]] was shot to death in the Alhambra home of record producer [[Phil Spector]].<ref>{{cite web|quote=Alhambra’s most notorious home, a castle-like estate where the late record producer Phil Spector shot Lana Clarkson to death in 2003, just sold for $3.3 million.|title=Phil Spector's castle, where he murdered Lana Clarkson, sells in Alhambra|first1=Jack|last1=Flemming|date=May 4, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2024|website=Los Angeles Times|publisher=California Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2021-05-04/phil-spector-castle}}</ref> Spector lived in Alhambra's largest and most notable residence, the Pyrenees Castle, built in 1926.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/17/musicnews.usa|title=Phil Spector and the wall of charges|first=Dan|last=Glaister|newspaper=The Guardian |date=March 17, 2007}}</ref> In 2009, Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with Clarkson's death.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/people-spector/la-jury-finds-phil-spector-guilty-of-murder-idUSN1334647020090413|title=LA jury finds Phil Spector guilty of murder|date=April 13, 2009|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Alhambra is bordered by [[South Pasadena, California|South Pasadena]] on the northwest, [[San Marino, California|San Marino]] on the north, [[San Gabriel, California|San Gabriel]] on the east, [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]] on the south, and the Los Angeles districts of [[Monterey Hills, Los Angeles|Monterey Hills]] and [[El Sereno, Los Angeles|El Sereno]] on the west.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofalhambra.org/imagesfile/file/201311/regionallocationmap.pdf|title=Regional location map|access-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403162920/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/imagesfile/file/201311/regionallocationmap.pdf|archive-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city has a total area of {{convert|7.6|sqmi|km2}},<ref name=":0" /> over 99% of which is land.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1890= 808
|1910= 5021
|1920= 9096
|1930= 29472
|1940= 38935
|1950= 51359
|1960= 54807
|1970= 62125
|1980= 64767
|1990= 82106
|2000= 85804
|2010= 83089
|2020= 82868
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}
As of 2020, Alhambra had a population of 82,868.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Alhambra city, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/alhambracitycalifornia|access-date=February 1, 2022|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Its population density was {{convert|10,887.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}.<ref name=":0"/> Approximately 51% of residents were [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 23% were [[White people|White]] (9% non-Hispanic White), 2.2% were [[African Americans|African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.3% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]], 3.0% from two or more races.<ref name=":0"/> [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race were 36%.<ref name=":0"/> Alhambra is among the communities in L.A. County with the highest percentage of Asian residents.<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Ranking - Mapping L.A. |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/ethnicity/asian/neighborhood/list/|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>  [[China|Chinese]] and [[Mexico|Mexican]] are the most common ancestries in Alhambra.<ref>[https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/alhambra/index.html Alhambra Profile - Mapping LA ] Los Angeles Times.</ref>

As of 2020, 17% of Alhambra residents were under 18 years old, and 18% were 65 or older.<ref name=":0"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Alhambra, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Alhambra city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0600884&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alhambra city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600884&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Alhambra city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0600884&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,881
|8,346
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,942
|13.85%
|10.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.38%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,255
|1,078
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,345
|1.46%
|1.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.62%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|181
|116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |137
|0.21%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|40,269
|43,614
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42,552
|46.93%
|52.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|59
|54
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|0.07%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|123
|100
|style='background: #ffffe6; |306
|0.14%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,583
|1,199
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,606
|1.84%
|1.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.94%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|30,453
|28,582
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,910
|35.49%
|34.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36.09%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''85,804'''
|'''83,089'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''82,868'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

During 2009&ndash;2013, Alhambra had a median household income of $54,148, with 13.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quif">{{cite web|title=Alhambra (city) QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0600884.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215154929/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0600884.html|archive-date=February 15, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2015|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Approximately 40% of the city's housing units were owner-occupied as of 2015–2019.<ref name=":0"/>

[[Image:Alhambra-1920.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Alhambra, 1920]]

== Government ==
[[File:Alhambra Los Angeles California United States Moorish-style arch.jpg|thumb|Moorish-style decorative arch in Alhambra]]

=== Local government ===
The city is governed by a five-member city council; one member of the council is chosen as mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cityofalhambra.org/government/index.html|title=City Government<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=November 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124021429/http://cityofalhambra.org/government/index.html|archive-date=November 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Council members are nominated by district and elected for four-year terms.  Half of the council seats are up for election in each even-numbered year, which is held in a Tuesday after the first Monday in November during the California general election. The City Manager is appointed by the City Council and oversees the day-to-day operations of ten City departments, 400 employees and a $145M budget. The current City Manager, Jessica Binnquist, was appointed in 2018, and in March 2025, the City Council extended her contract until 2031.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelson |first=Melissa |date=2025-03-25 |title=City Manager of Alhambra Jessica Binnquist Secures Contract Extension Through 2031 ‹ ColoradoBoulevard.net |url=https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/city-manager-of-alhambra-jessica-binnquist-secures-contract-extension-through-2031/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.coloradoboulevard.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== State and federal ===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Alhambra is in the [[California's 25th senatorial district|25th Senate District]], represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Sasha Renée Pérez]],<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=March 18, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref> who previously served as Mayor of Alhambra, and in {{Representative|caad|49|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=March 18, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Alhambra is in {{Representative|cacd|28|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|28}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The [[San Bernardino Freeway]] ([[Interstate 10 in California|I-10]]) runs through the city's southern portions, and the [[Interstate 710|Long Beach Freeway]] (I-710) has its northern terminus at [[Valley Boulevard]] in the far southwestern portions of the city. Major thoroughfares within the city include Atlantic and Valley Boulevards, Mission Road, Fremont and Garfield Avenues, and Main Street.

Public transportation in Alhambra is provided by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (Metro) as well as the [[List of small Southern California transit agencies#Alhambra Community Transit|Alhambra Community Transit]].

The [[California High-Speed Rail]] Authority is considering proposals to a build high-speed rail system through Alhambra along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) corridor from the east city limits to west city limits. In late July 2010, the authority told the city that the options under consideration included building tracks down the center of the freeway and parallel to the freeway along Ramona Road. As proposed, there would be a {{convert|50|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} deck set on top of {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} posts placed every {{convert|100|ft|m}}. The proposal is part of the high-speed rail network currently planned for California. It is part of the line between Los Angeles's Union Station and San Diego, through the Inland Empire. Residents and city leaders voiced opposition to the plan to route the high-speed trains through the city in public meetings.<ref>{{cite web| title= High-speed rail in your neighborhood| publisher= City of Alhambra| url= http://www.cityofalhambra.org/community/HSRailProject.html| access-date= August 14, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100905090252/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/community/HSRailProject.html| archive-date= September 5, 2010| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= Questions bedevil proposed California high-speed rail system| publisher= Pasadena Star News| author= Mike Sprague| url= http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_15772308| access-date= August 14, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100817212932/http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_15772308| archive-date= August 17, 2010| url-status= dead| df= mdy-all}}</ref>

== Media - past and present ==
The independent, non-corporate [[community newspaper]] ''[[Colorado Boulevard Newspaper]]'' covers the city of Alhambra both in print and online, along with neighboring cities in the western [[San Gabriel Valley]].

The ''[[San Gabriel Valley Tribune]]'' also covers Alhambra. The regional daily newspaper is the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.

''Around Alhambra'' is a bi-monthly newsletter published by the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{cite web |title=Around Alhambra, at Alhambra Chamber of Commerce |url=http://www.alhambrachamber.org/aroundalh/default.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117194222/http://www.alhambrachamber.org/aroundalh/default.asp |archive-date=January 17, 2011 |access-date=January 26, 2011}}</ref>

''Alhambra Source'' was a [[hyperlocal]], online-only news site operated from 2010 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alhambrasource.org/about|title=About Us|access-date=February 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309203933/http://www.alhambrasource.org/about|archive-date=March 9, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ''Alhambra Post-Advocate'' was the newspaper of general circulation adjudicated for the City of Alhambra and County of Los Angeles. It was published by the Wave Newspapers and is part of the Wave's East Edition.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 23, 2009|title=Alhambra, Calif.: The Little Town That News Forgot|url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2009/alhambra-calif-the-little-town-that-news-forgot/|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=Poynter|language=en-US|last1=Edmonds|first1=Rick}}</ref>

==Economy==
Most of Alhambra's car dealerships can be found on Main St. [[auto row]] near Atlantic Boulevard.

Restaurant row on Main St. is approximately between Atlantic Blvd and Garfield Ave. 

[[The Hat]], a local icon, was opened in Alhambra in 1951. It was the original, family-owned outdoor restaurant, and is now a well-known small Southern California chain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DELI+MAY+SPREAD+TO+BURBANK-a083402199 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520123402/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/DELI+MAY+SPREAD+TO+BURBANK-a083402199 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |title=DELI MAY SPREAD TO BURBANK. - Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |date=October 4, 2000 |access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref> [[Shakey's Pizza]] has a headquarters in Alhambra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakeys.com/contact.aspx|title=Contact Us - Shakey's Pizza Parlor|website=Shakey's Pizza Parlor}}</ref> 

===Top employers===
According to the City of Alhambra 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.cityofalhambra.org/DocumentCenter/View/2188/Comprehensive-Annual-Financial-Report-CAFR-June-30-2020-PDF City of Alhambra ACFR]</ref> the city's top employers were:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[AHMC Healthcare|AHMC Healthcare Inc]]
| 6,000
|-
|2
| [[Alhambra Unified School District]]
| 2,006
|-
|3
| Alhambra City Hall
| 617
|-
|4
| [[Los Angeles County Department of Public Works]]
| 400
|-
|5
| [[Costco]]
| 350
|-
|6
| Emcore Corporation
| 315
|-
|7
| Edison Company
| 300
|-
|8
| East LA Regional Center
| 251
|-
|9
| [[Home Depot]]
| 250
|-
|10
| Los Angeles County Development Authority
| 200
|-
|}

==Notable Associations==
The [[Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America]] has its headquarters in Alhambra.<ref name="Contact Information">"[http://www.westsrbdio.org/contact/index.html Contact Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231053458/http://www.westsrbdio.org/contact/index.html |date=December 31, 2010 }}." Diocese of Western America. Retrieved on February 26, 2011. "1621 West Garvey Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803"</ref>

The [https://www.cityofalhambra.org/421/Alhambra-Historical-Society-Museum Alhambra Historical Society] is located on Alhambra Road in a former medical office. In 2022, a group of dedicated members revived the organization after the long-time board dissolved.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelson |first=Melissa |date=2021-09-07 |title=Why Did Alhambra Historical Society Dissolve? ‹ ColoradoBoulevard.net |url=https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/why-did-alhambra-historical-society-dissolve/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.coloradoboulevard.net |language=en-US}}</ref>  In 2024, it acquired the historic Story house.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castillo |first=Joe |last2=Olson |first2=Chris |date=2024-08-22 |title=The Story Behind Alhambra’s Francis Q. Story |url=https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/the-story-behind-alhambras-francis-q-story/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.coloradoboulevard.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Lucia |date=2024-08-03 |title=Sale of beloved Alhambra ‘Story’ home fuels hope for elusive historic preservation ordinance |url=https://www.sgvtribune.com/2024/08/03/sale-of-beloved-alhambra-story-home-fuels-hope-for-elusive-historic-preservation-ordinance/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
[[File:The Hat, Alhambra.jpg|thumb|The Hat neon sign at Garfield Ave.]]
* [[Fosselman's Ice Cream Company|Fosselman's Ice Cream]] - An old-fashioned ice cream shop
* [[The Hat]] sign ([[Valley Boulevard]] and [[Garfield Avenue (Los Angeles County)|Garfield Avenue]])
* [[Wing Lung Bank]], Los Angeles Branch building that had the largest glass tile mural in North America until 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.becomingtile.com/HTML/Bank.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090221070933/http://www.becomingtile.com/HTML/Bank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2009|title=Wing Lung Bank Mural|website=www.becomingtile.com|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref>

==Annual events==
Each year on Valley Boulevard, the cities of Alhambra and San Gabriel used to co-host the San Gabriel Valley [[Lunar New Year]] Parade and Festival, which ran from Del Mar to Garfield Avenues. The event was of such significance to the majority Asian American demographic in Alhambra that it was broadcast live on Chinese radio, KWRM AM 1370, locally on KSCI-18, and later on worldwide cable and satellite TV. Now Alhambra alone runs the event within city limits without the parade.

From 2001 to 2008, Alhambra was the host of the Summer Jubilee, a street carnival and music concert held every Saturday, until its postponement due to loss of funds caused by the [[Great Recession|late 2000s recession]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colabradio.mit.edu/what-happened-to-the-hi-neighbor-parade-a-brief-history-of-parades-in-alhambra-california/|title=CoLab Radio » Blog Archive » What Happened to the Hi Neighbor parade? A Brief History of Parades in Alhambra, California|website=colabradio.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[Image:MKHSauditoriumSouthernFace.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mark Keppel High School]]]]
Alhambra is home to the Los Angeles campus of [[Platt College (San Diego)|Platt College]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://plattcollege.edu/about-us/our-campuses/alhambra/|title=Alhambra Campus|access-date=January 29, 2018|publisher=Platt College|language=en-US}}</ref> and the Los Angeles Campus of [[Alliant International University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.alliant.edu/locations/los-angeles-campus/|title=Los Angeles Campus|access-date=January 29, 2018|publisher=Alliant International University|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[University of Southern California]] has a Health Sciences Alhambra campus, which hosts the university's Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR), and its [[master's degree]] program in [[public health]].

=== Primary and secondary schools ===
Almost all of the city is within the [[Alhambra Unified School District]]. The district's public elementary and middle schools (K–8) located in Alhambra are Martha Baldwin, Emery Park, Fremont, Garfield, Granada, Marguerita, William Northrup, Park, and Ramona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alhambra.k12.ca.us|title=Alhambra Unified School District|website=www.alhambra.k12.ca.us}}</ref> Additionally a small part of the city is assigned to Monterey Highlands K-8 in [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]].<ref name=AlhambraUSDK8>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausd.us/enrollment/maps/2015%20AUSD%20K8%20Map%20Revise.pdf|title=K-8 Zoning Map|publisher=[[Alhambra Unified School District]]|access-date=April 13, 2020}}<!--Old URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20040805165645/http://www.alhambra.k12.ca.us:80/documents/elemboundary.jpg--></ref> The public high schools in Alhambra are: [[Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California)|Alhambra High School]], founded in 1898; Century High School; Independence High School; [[Mark Keppel High School]]; and [[San Gabriel High School]] (which, despite its name, is located within Alhambra).<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/286/public_schools_k_12/|title=City of Alhambra Public Schools (K-12)|publisher=City of Alhambra|access-date=October 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029192600/http://www.cityofalhambra.org/page/286/public_schools_k_12/|archive-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=AUSDHSMap>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausd.us/enrollment/maps/2015%20AUSD%20HS%20Map%20Revise.pdf|title=High School Zoning Map|publisher=[[Alhambra Unified School District]]|access-date=April 13, 2020}}<!--Old URL: http://web.archive.org/20060108204723/http://www.alhambra.k12.ca.us/documents/hsboundary.jpg--></ref>

Historic [[Ramona Convent Secondary School]] is a [[Catholic school|Catholic]] all-girls college preparatory school for grades 7–12 in Alhambra. Its first building was dedicated at Ramona Acres on January 29, 1890.

Other sectarian schools in the city include St. Therese (Catholic, grades K–8), St. Thomas More Elementary (Catholic, K–8), All Souls World Language Catholic School (Catholic, K–8),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allsoulsla.org/ |title=All Souls World Language Catholic School - All Souls: Chinese & Spanish Language Immersion |publisher=Allsoulsla.org |access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> and Emmaus Lutheran (Lutheran, PK–8). Nonsectarian private schools include Oneonta Montessori School (grades PK–6), Sherman School (10–12), Bell Tower School (PS-5) and Leeway School (3–12).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locateaprivateschool.com/private-schools/ca-california/alhambra-locate-private-schools.aspx|title=Alhambra Private Schools - California, CA|website=www.locateaprivateschool.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
*[[List of people from Alhambra, California]]
*[[Largest cities in southern California|Largest cities in Southern California]]
*[[List of largest California cities by population]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Alhambra (California)|Alhambra}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.alhambralibrary.org/ Alhambra Library]
* [http://www.alhambrachamber.org/ Alhambra Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic Location 
 | Centre = Alhambra
 | North = [[San Marino, California|San Marino]]
 | Northeast = [[San Gabriel, California|San Gabriel]]
 | East = [[Rosemead, California|Rosemead]]
 | Southeast = [[Rosemead, California|Rosemead]]
 | South = [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]] & ''[[Doctor June McCarroll Memorial Freeway|I-10]]''
 | Southwest =[[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]] & ''[[California State University, Los Angeles]] & [[Interstate 710|I-710]]''
 | West = [[Monterey Hills, Los Angeles|Monterey Hills]] & [[El Sereno, Los Angeles|El Sereno]]
 | Northwest =[[South Pasadena, California|South Pasadena]]
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