Melissa Michelson

Instead of being a means to get someplace else, the parkway became the place to be, a tree-lined plaza where residents gathered for a Sunday stroll. Neighbors...

OPINION Vice Mayor Perez has identified herself as politically progressive, but some people believe that since she is running for state senate, she has not been...

All eyes were on the city staffers at the last Planning Commission meeting on August 7, 2023 as residents of Alhambra complained that the commission has acted...

They said it couldn’t be done: stopping a big wig developer in his tracks from building over a thousand market-rate units, in the name of “much needed...

On Monday, February 27, the City Attorney of Alhambra announced that a judge has ruled in favor of the City of Alhambra, who were the defendants in The...

Semi-Hybrid Planning Commission Meetings began on February 21. By Melissa Michelson With the public allowed to be on Zoom or in person, Alhambra’s Planning...

Before the school closed for the holiday break, the professors and coaches in the department of Kinesiology, Health and Athletics (KHA) presented a vote of no...

Ballots are arriving, and Alhambrans can start choosing who their next city councilmember will be, but before they do, they should watch Wednesday night’s...

“The entire city showed up,” one person shouted from his car. By Wafic Khalil Indeed, it felt that way. At 4:40 pm on June 2, 2020, lines of cars stretched...

On March 15, from 10pm to 3am, Caltech will hold its monthly tango dance salon at Dabney Hall, called a milonga in Argentinian Spanish. By Melissa Michelson If...

Have you ever wondered how a city makes planning, transportation, construction and green space decisions?  In California, cities make those decisions pursuant...

Today I needed to show solidarity with the teachers on the picket line. By Melissa Michelson I don’t have children, nor do I live in the Los Angeles...

GUEST OPINION Historically, grassroots candidates for Alhambra City Council have not fared well in elections because their opponents have had limitless...

GUEST OPINION Let’s face it — Alhambra is a nice place to live, but it hasn’t proven itself a coveted tourist or business destination for overnight...

Alhambra, Paving Paradise for a Parking...

GUEST OPINION “Things happen for a reason”, right? “If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be.”  Or is it? These phrases allow us to shrug our...