Author: Sean McMorris ^{p. 3}

At four Alhambra Planning Commission meetings in a row now (July 1, 15, August 5, 19), commissioners have engaged in discussions about what public speakers...

IN DEPTH LOOK Pasadena is considering expanding its Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO). Changes are responsive to housing advocates and Pasadena’s need for...

Alhambra does not have an updated affordable housing inventory or a list of its current affordable housing covenants and their expiration dates. So, how can...

Everyone agrees that California needs more housing—but what it really needs is more affordable housing. By Sean McMorris California lacks 1.4 million...

WE INVESTIGATE A recently finalized report by the accounting firm Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP (RAMS) with respect to Alhambra contractor Brad...

There is a trust gap at Alhambra City Hall through which one could drive a Mack truck. The trust gap is the product of decades of power concentrated in the...

In August 2018, Colorado Boulevard.net reported that then-Alhambra Mayor (Alhambra mayors are rotating), Jeff Koji Maloney, had spent $5,000 in campaign funds...

WE INVESTIGATE Contracts with concessionaire, Brad Perrin, were singled out in a recent state audit of the City of Montebello as particularly troubling. By Sean...

WE INVESTIGATE The State Auditor of California recently released a scathing report on the financial practices of the City of Montebello. Included in the report...

ColoradoBoulveard.net recently wrote about how the City of Alhambra, through the local Chamber of Commerce, charges residents to attend its annual State of the...

EDITORIAL If you want to attend Alhambra’s State of the City Address, you have to fork over $30 or sponsor a table for $300. By Sean McMorris You also had...

WE INVESTIGATE The Enforcement Division of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) has concluded that former 3-term Alhambra Councilman and current San...

Former Alhambra City Councilman and current San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Board Director, Mark R. Paulson, began consulting on large development...

Public records show that in Nov. 2018, because of the statute of limitations, the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) declined to consider administrative...

WE INVESTIGATE Editor’s Note: This article is published in our December print edition (Vol.1 – No. 4). Subscribe to our newspaper for $12 for the...

*A summary breakdown of each Alhambra City Council candidates campaign funds can be read at the end of this article.  It’s no secret that Alhambra...