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Alhambra tenants, Andreea T. and Sal P., delivered impassioned pleas to the Alhambra City Council at multiple city council meetings in November 2019. They live...

At its June 10, 2019, meeting, the Alhambra City Council approved a strategic plan that included an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO), and on September 9,...

The San Gabriel City Council passed a temporary no-fault eviction moratorium at an emergency City Council meeting at 7:00 am today (Nov. 21, 2019). By Sean...

At the Nov. 19, 2019 San Gabriel City Council meeting, Mayor Jason Pu called for an emergency meeting Thursday morning to vote on a temporary no-fault eviction...

WE INVESTIGATE Lawyers for the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) are recommending the Commission approve a $6,000 fine as part of a settlement...

OPINION You know it’s crocodile tears when you hear city councilmembers say, “I sympathize, but…” By Sean McMorris Many city councils...

Just after midnight on November 5, The Pasadena City Council unanimously passed a temporary no-fault eviction moratorium. The moratorium will expire on January...

The Pasadena and Alhambra city councils both will hold emergency meetings this week to consider retroactive rent increases and eviction moratoriums until the...

Alhambra Mayor Adele Andrade-Stadler has requested an emergency meeting with the City Council, City Manager, and City Attorney to discuss options for preventing...

As a result of a spike in tenant evictions, early this month the City of Los Angeles instituted moratoriums on no-fault evictions and rent increases until the...

Former Alhambra City Councilwoman, Barbara Messina termed out (for the second time), from the Alhambra City Council in 2018. She held a big retirement party...

WE INVESTIGATE Colorado Boulevard.net has obtained documents showing that Stephen Sham, recently termed-out Alhambra Councilman, violated the Political Reform...

On September 9, 2019, the Alhambra City Council unanimously voted to pursue an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA), and subsequently a development agreement...

In an extraordinary reversal, the Alhambra City Council voted last night to remove the so-called “Mejia Amendments” from an ordinance that was...

OPINION You probably missed it, and maybe that was Councilman David Mejia‘s plan. By Sean McMorris The Alhambra City Council had just finished a marathon...

Mejia Amendments – Continued from Part 1. Councilman Mejia is trying to “fix” an unbroken system. There are already rules in place that allow...