Alhambra City Hall (Photo – W.K., Insert: Melissa Michelson)
The makeup of Alhambra City Council did not change after the last election.
By Melissa Michelson
Since 1984, the City of Alhambra has utilized a system in which City Council members are elected from five districts, each for a four-year term. Each member takes a turn at the job of being Mayor for a 9-month term. Similar systems are in place in San Gabriel, South Pasadena and Sierra Madre.
The current makeup of the Council is as follows:
- Mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler, District 5
- Vice Mayor Ross Maza, District 2
- Katherine Lee, District 1
- Jeffrey Maloney, District 3
- Sasha Renee Perez, District 4
What district do you live in?
Roughly, District 1 borders San Marino and San Gabriel to the northeast, including Lindraaxa Park, East Main Street, and downtown Alhambra; south of that is District 2 over to Atlantic and down to Valley, including the city golf course, and partially over to Hellman. District 4 is west of District 2 and south of Valley, including the Midwick Tract. District 5 is the western-most District, that includes Fremont, the 710, and Emery Park neighborhoods; and just to the east of District 5 is District 3 that shares the industrial zone and covers west of Atlantic and north up to Huntington. Here’s Alhambra’s current district map: (Download here).
Next City Council meeting: Monday January 9, 6:00 pm
City Council meetings are still hybrid meetings Zoom. Members of the public can participate on Zoom or go in person to the second floor of City Hall. Individuals get 5 minutes to address the Council on items that are on the agenda before the Council deliberates and votes, and at the end of meetings, time is reserved to hear from the public about any items not on the agenda.
Some of the topics on Monday’s agenda are
- approve a verbal Land Acknowledgement that will be read at the beginning of every meeting
- give an award to an Alhambra police officer and his K9 partner
- review the City’s strategic plan which includes bringing forward a just-cause eviction and rent stabilization ordinance, enhancing green space, updating the zoning code, implement historic preservation and more.
Here’s the full agenda with supporting documentation and Zoom link. To stay in the loop, the public can subscribe to be get agendas for public meetings automatically: cityofalhambra.org/list.aspx.
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