Alhambra Source

Former Alhambra Source publisher Jon Thurber will be honored on Nov. 17 by Alhambra Unified School District with the California School Boards Association’s Golden Quill Award for his extensive reporting on the district and public education.

Measure G was left off of the ballot for some. Discussions on how to move forward are ongoing between the city, district and county.

The Alhambra Unified School District has reconstructed its food services during the pandemic to serve all children, regardless of enrollment. Curbside pickup is available at each school site, and with the help of the transportation department, seven bus stops in South San Gabriel and Rosemead.

Alhambra Unified School District's Food and Nutrition Services team works for weeks on a meal before the food gets to kids' stomachs. The central kitchen at the district office has adapted its operations as demand for food has sharply increased since the pandemic began.

City of Alhambra council members unanimously supported the Mariposa Housing project, a 50-unit affordable housing development on Main Street. They also debated the zoning moratorium for East Main, but decided to do outreach with stakeholders first.

Alhambra Unified School District may see three new faces on their five-member school board. The potential victories signal a turning tide in Alhambra’s politics.

Sasha Renée Pérez will join City Council in December. She's young, energetic and ran on a progressive platform.

Preliminary results show Alhambra voters passed both measures on the ballot. Some of the races were tighter than others.

The Villages at The Alhambra has appeared on eight planning commission agendas. Last night, the commission voted to recommend city council reject the application for the housing project.

Measures V and G are moving the city away from electing candidates at-large towards electing by-district. Other potential changes will introduce campaign finance restrictions to city elections.

Alhambra Unified School District administration reviewed health guidelines and recommended students continue distance learning through the month of January, at which point it will reevaluate. They also detailed actions of the distance learning plan.

City of Alhambra's library will be open for limited services during limited hours, beginning Nov. 3.

Fried chicken and classic southern side dishes are the eats of this Temple City chicken joint Blazin' Chicks. Choose your heat-level wisely: the spicy chicken is no joke.

This election, California voters have the chance to reinstate affirmative action. Opinions on the ballot measure, Proposition 16, are as polarized as ever.

The City of Alhambra Planning Commission continued deliberations on The Villages at The Alhambra, and this time took its own temperature to figure out how to best ask questions of the applicant.

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 19. Starting tomorrow, you will have to cast a provisional ballot in the November election if not registered. The deadline is firm for select groups, like inmate voters. Language services are available.

Sau Can Tho Vietnamese Kitchen's food is heavily influenced by southwestern Vietnamese cuisine; their specialty item is a whole baked catfish.