San Gabriel Buries Centennial Capsule
By Shel Segal To celebrate its centennial, San Gabriel buried a time capsule was buried at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. The time capsule is to be opened in 5i5ty yfears – in the year 2063.
View ArticleMission Concert to Help Typhoon Victims
San Gabriel Mission High School will present “Singing with Kapamilya,” a benefit concert for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Funds will go thru Catholic Relief Services so the money...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Mayor to Talk About 'State of the City'
San Gabriel Mayor Juli Costanzo will present a State of the City Address during a noon business forum scheduled Wednesday, March 5.
View ArticleSG MIssions Offers Free Admissions to Museum
San Gabriel Mission will offer free admission to its museum and gardens on Saturday, Aug. 30, and Sunday, Aug. 31, as the 243-year-old mission celebrates its founding with its annual fiesta on Aug....
View ArticleSan Gabriel Names Lauren Gold as PIO
Lauren K. Gold, a reporter for a Pasadena area newspaper, has been named as the Management Assistant/Public Information Officer for the city of San Gabriel.
View ArticleSG Expected to Okay New Hotel
San Gabriel City Council will consider final approval on Tuesday, Dec. 16, on a proposed Hyatt Hotel and Residences Project at 101-111 West Valley Blvd, site of the old Norm’s Restaurant.
View ArticleSan Gabriel To Consider Lunar New Year Event
San Gabriel City Council will consider proposed plans for the city's first Lunar New Year Festival when it meets Tuesday, Jan. 7 at city hall.
View ArticleLas Tunas Drive Paving Project Begins
The long awaited Las Tunas Drive repaving project is finally underway, smoothing over one of the city’s largest arterial streets. The $3 million project is the city’s largest street paving project in...
View ArticleSan Gabriel City Holds 1st Lunar Festival
By O.C. Lee The City of San Gabriel hosted its first-ever Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, Feb 15, offering food, fun and entertainment for the whole family in the city's historic Mission District...
View ArticleSAN GABRIEL: Tie Vote in Council Election
Two candidates for the San Gabriel City Council remain tied after all the votes from the Tuesday, March 3 election have been counted, the city election officials announced yesterday (3/10/15).
View ArticleSan Gabriel Selects Mayor, Plans Recount
San Gabriel City Council Tuesday selected a new mayor and vice mayor, while moving ahead with a “manual recount” to hopefully break the tie between two council candidates.
View ArticleCal State L.A. Prof Gets National Award
Cal State L.A. Math Professor Daphne Liu from San Gabriel is the winner of the 2015 Mathematical Association of America’s Southern California-Nevada Section Outstanding Teaching Award.
View ArticleCostanzo Wins San Gabriel Election Recount
A manual recount today (3-19/20) of the ballots cast in the March 3 city election has found that Juli Costanzo was elected to the San Gabriel City Council, beating Denise Menchaca, her closest rival...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Fire Chief Quits
Fire Chief Jim Frawley, who serves as the chief for the San Gabriel, San Marino and South Pasadena Fire Departments, announced this week that he will quit his post on April 16 to take on a new job.
View ArticleSan Gabriel Hotel Revises Schedule
San Gabriel City has reported that demolition of existing buildings have begun on the site for the new Crowne Plaza Hotel, 221 E Valley Blvd. The city said in its weekly newsletter that a revised...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Hires Economic Development Manager
San Gabriel has hired Angelica Frausto-Lupo as the new economic development manager- a move that could result in many other local cities hiring professionals to bring new business to their...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Names New Interim Fire Chief
A new temporary fire chief has been named for the tri-city department serving San Gabriel, San Marino and South Pasadena. The new interim chief is Kirk Summers who recently retired as fire chief for...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Selects New Interim Fire Chief
A new temporary fire chief has been named for the tri-city department serving San Gabriel, San Marino and South Pasadena. The new interim chief is Kirk Summers who recently retired as fire chief for...
View ArticleSan Gabriel News New Chief City Clerk
San Gabriel has appointed a Gloria Molleda as its new Chief City Clerk. She will start work on July 13. “Molleda’s hiring is an important step forward in the reorganization of the City Clerk’s Office,...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Names Chief City Clerk
San Gabriel has appointed a Gloria Molleda as its new Chief City Clerk. She will start work on July 13. “Molleda’s hiring is an important step forward in the reorganization of the City Clerk’s Office,...
View ArticleGround Broken for Sheraton Hotel in San Gabriel
The race for the hearts and wallets of Asian tourists is now in full speed with the ground breaking of a new Sheraton chain hotel on Valley Boulevard by the City of San Gabriel.
View ArticleSan Gabriel Breaks Ground for 2nd Hotel
Developer Landwin Corp. broke ground Wednesday (11-3-15) on a new Hyatt Place Hotel at the corner of Valley Boulevard and Del Mar Avenue, the location of the former Norms Restaurant.
View ArticleSG Mission District Venue for Lunar New Year Party
The historic Mission District in the city of San Gabriel will be the venue for the city's Second Annual Asian Lunar New Year Festival on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
View ArticleSG Plans "Park Needs" Meeting
San Gabriel is teaming up with the nonprofit group Amigos De Los Rios, for a second community meeting on Jan. 26 to give residents a chance to share their thoughts on the city’s parks and recreation...
View ArticleChin Ho Liao Takes Over as San Gabriel Mayor
The San Gabriel City Council members last Tuesday selected Chin Ho Liao as the city’s new mayor and Kevin Sawkins as the new vice mayor. Each year the council reorganizes in March and selects a new...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Seeking New City Commissioners
San Gabriel is now accepting applications for several vacancies on the Planning Commission, Design Review Commission, Community Services Commission and Civil Service Commission. The city commissions...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Police Chief to Retire
SAN GABRIEL, CA – Police Chief David A. Lawton announced this week that he will retire at the end of April after serving nearly 26 years as chief. Lawton is the longest serving police chief in Los...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Launches Summer Concerts
Food trucks, live music, kids’ games and family activities be featured in the first of 10 out door festivals at San Gabriel’s historic Mission District on Thursday, June 9 for the Surf’s Up San...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Launches 10 Festival Summer
Food trucks, live music, kids’ games and family activities be featured in the first of 10 out door festivals at San Gabriel’s historic Mission District on Thursday, June 9 for the Surf’s Up San...
View ArticleMP Captain Named San Gabriel Police Chief
SAN GABRIEL, CA – After a months-long search, San Gabriel officials announced today that Eugene Harris, a 24-year law enforcement veteran, will be the city’s next Chief of Police. Harris, 50, is a...
View ArticleSan Gabriel to Get First New Park in Years
City of San Gabriel will get the first new park space built in the city in at least two decades, and it will be the first city park located south of Valley Boulevard.
View ArticleSG Police Discover Large Pot Farm
San Gabriel Police Department served a search warrant at a commercial property located at 100 South San Gabriel Boulevard and discovered an illegal marijuana cultivation operation containing over...
View ArticleMenchaca Edges Out Delatorre in San Gabriel
In her second try for the San Gabriel City Council Denise Menchaca appears to have been elected, along with incumbents Jason Pu and Chin Ho Liao, according to near final election results posted by the...
View ArticleBallot Recount Today In San Gabriel
L.A. County Registrar Recorder will recount ballots today in the close San Gabriel City Council election which occured March 8 (2/17). The ballots will be recounted at the Registrar-Recorder's...
View ArticleSAN GABRIEL: Recount Confirms Menchaca Win
A manual recount of ballots form the March 7 muncipal election in San Gabriel has confirmed the election of Denise Menchaca to the City Council. She placed third in the election, edging out Mario...
View ArticleSG Police Arrest Suspect After High Speed Chase
San Gabriel police arrested a male suspect after a pursuit that included city streets and freeways at high speeds. Police reported at a approximately 11:25 a.m. on April 12, 2017, they received a call...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Police Steps-up Bicycle-Pedestrian Enforcement
The San Gabriel Police Department is joining other police agencies in stepping up Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 and on Thursday, June 29, 2017, with...
View ArticleMassive Power Outage in San Gabriel
City of San Gabriel just Tweeted at 4:50 p.m. that a massive power outage is now occuring in the city. Cause is unknown. The city estimates that 1,700 Edison customers are affected.
View ArticleJuniper Serra Statue Vandalized
SAN GABRIEL, CA – A statue of Junipero Serra located in front of the San Gabriel Mission Church was reported vandalized with red paint on Nov. 3.
View ArticleLazzarretto Named San Gabriel City Manager
San Gabriel officials announced today (12-21-17) that Mark Lazzaretto will be appointed as the next City Manager by the City Council. Lazzaretto was one of 36 candidates recruited from across the...
View ArticleConstruction Starts on New Del Mar Bridge Over Alhambra Wash
San Gabriel, CA - The City of San Gabriel, in partnership with the County of Los Angeles, broke ground on the Del Mar Avenue/Alhambra Wash Bridge Replacement Project in a ceremony held earlier this...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect
San Gabriel, CA – Detectives from the San Gabriel Police Department arrested a suspected bank robber who was being surveiled. San Gabriel police arrested bank robbery suspect on March 14. The suspect...
View ArticleEVENTS: SG Police to Collect Old Meds
San Gabriel Police Department will host an event on Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help the public get rid of unused pills and drugs. The department will be collaborating with the Drug...
View ArticleHit-Run Victim Identified as San Gabriel Man
Police officials have announced the identity of a person killed in a hit-run accident on Monday on Valley Boulevard. The victim was identified as De Si Tu, 90 years of age of San Gabriel. The victim...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Police Takes Back Pills
San Gabriel Police Department will again collaborate with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by taking back unwanted drugs on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 to 2 p.m. The public is being asked to...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Hosts Fall Festival Friday
SAN GABRIEL, CA – The City of San Gabriel is hosting its fifth annual Fall Fun Festival on Friday, October 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the heart of the San Gabriel Mission District. This...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Senior Wins 11 Scholarships Including Princeton
San Gabriel High senior and first generation Vietnamese-American, Kenny Lam, applied to 18 colleges and won 11 scholarships, including to Yale, Princeton and Brown University. Though Kenny prefers not...
View ArticleSan Gabriel to Unveil New Voting Centers and Systems
You can learn about Los Angeles County's vote centers and the new voting system at a San Gabriel city community meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Adult Recreation Center at 324 South Mission...
View ArticleSan Gabriel to Open Satellite Police Station at Marshall Park
San Gabriel, CA – The City of San Gabriel says it will increase efforts for community policing by opening a new satellite police station at Marshall Park located at 311 West Marshall Street in San...
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