Kevin Radecki, City Manager
15651 E. Stafford Street
City of Industry, CA 91744
Tel: 626 333-2211
Fax: 626 961-6795 www.cityofindustry.org
About the City of Industry
The City of Industry incorporates an area of approximately 12.5 square miles in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. The City is strategically located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area and is within easy commute of downtown Los Angeles, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the Los Angeles and Ontario International Airports.
The City serves as a substantial employment base for the approximately 1,800,000 persons living within the San Gabriel Valley. Total employees in the City were estimated at 80,000 in 2005, and the City itself had an estimated population of 800 according to 2005 statistics. There is a wide range of housing types and services available within a very short distance, including shopping, professional, financial, and other facilities. There are two community colleges and several State and private colleges and universities with-in a ten mile radius of the City. Since its incorporation in 1957, the City of Industry has devoted itself primarily to the development of light manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facilities. It has proven that concentration of industrial activity in a centralized location with excellent access and a climate conducive to industrial development can be highly successful. At an election on June 8, 1976, the voters of the City adopted a City Charter.
The City Council meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at 15651 E. Stafford Street.
*Please note that City Hall has moved to 15625 E. Stafford Street, Suite 100, City of Industry. But the Council meetings are still held at 15651 E. Stafford Street.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate: Hon. Tim Spohn
Tim was appointed to the City Council in October 2007. Prior to becoming a Council Member, Tim served as a Board Member to the Industry Urban-Development Agency beginning in April of 2005. He currently serves as Representative for the ACE Construction Authority and Alternate for the Foothill Transit District and Los Angeles Division of the League of California Cities.
Alternate: Hon. Jeff Parriot Jeff served on the City of Industry Planning Commission from January 10, 2002 until March 26, 2003. Then he was appointed to serve on the Industry Urban-Development Agency from March 26, 2003 until September 4, 2004. Then he was appointed to serve on the City Council on September 4, 2004 until present. He has served on the SGVCOG Governing Board since 2005. He is also an alternate on the ACE Construction Authority, Board Member for the Foothill Transit District, alternate for the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles No. 15 18 & 21, Board Member for the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, delegate for the Los Angeles Division of the League of California Cities and alternate for the Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority.
Bob Griego, City Manager
5050 N. Irwindale Ave.
Irwindale, CA 91706
Tel: 626 430-2216
Fax: 626 962-4209 http://irwindale.ca.us/home.html
About the City of Irwindale
Located in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, and just 20 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles, Irwindale is a small, thriving business community in the midst of one of the world's most productive regions!
We are home to over 700 businesses, including major satellite offices and headquarters for some of the most well-know companies in the nation, including Ready Pac Produce, Miller Brewing and Charter Communications.
The City is known as "Jardin de Roca," Spanish for "Garden of Rocks" because of the high quality of rock and gravel found here. Almost every highway in the State of California, and many highways west of the Mississippi River, have Irwindale rock as part of their foundation.
The City Council meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 5050 N. Irwindale Ave.
Mark Alexander, City Manager
1327 Foothill Blvd.
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
Tel: 818 790-8880
Fax: 818 790-7536 www.lacanadaflintridge.com
About the City of La Canada Flintridge
Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, the City of La Canada Flintridge is a unique and beautiful place to live, work and recreate. Incorporated since November 30, 1976, the City is a contract city. It has a small full-time staff and contracts for many of the services provided to its citizens.
Residents of La Canada Flintridge enjoy the semi-rural character of their community with its parks, equestrian trials, country club, and tennis club. The ever-expanding business district along the city's main street offers a variety of shops and services close to home. Fabulous weather, a tranquil and scenic setting and proximity to freeways enhance La Canada Flintridge's reputation as a great place to live.
The City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 7:00p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1327 Foothill Blvd.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate:
Hon. David Spence Dave was elected to serve as President of the SGVCOG in 2007. He previously served as Vice President of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments from 2005-2007. He was first elected to the La Canada Flintridge City Council in 1992, and is currently serving his fourth term as Mayor. He and his wife have lived in La Canada Flintridge since 1969 and have two adult sons. Mr. Spence is the past President of California Contract Cities, and also serves on the League of California Cities, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Transportation Committee, the National League of Cities Small Cities, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Executive Board, the County of Los Angeles Local Government Commission and Metro San Gabriel Valley Transit Service Sector Governance Board. He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University.
Alternate:
Hon. Laura Olhasso
Laura Olhasso was first elected to the La Canada Flintridge City Council in 2003 and served her first term as Mayor in 2005. Before election to the Council, Laura served eight years on the city’s Planning Commission and four years on the Public Works Commission. She has been a member of the Board of the Directors of the Crescenta-Canada YMCA, the Community Center of La Canada Flintridge, the Lanterman Museum Foundation, and Assistance League of Flintridge. She received the community’s Les Tupper award in 2007. Laura owns a government affairs consulting company, putting to use for her clients her 25 years experience in campaign management and political consulting. She has a B.A. in Political Science-Public Service from the University of California, Davis. She and her husband and two daughters are longtime residents of the city.
Carol Cowley, City Manager
15900 E. Main Street
La Puente, CA 91744
Tel: 626 855-1500
Fax: 626 961-4626 www.lapuente.org
About the City of La Puente
Located 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, the community of La Puente is predominantly residential and home to over 41,200 residents. Freeway access to the City is readily available from the 10 Interstate and 60 Freeway. The City of La Puente was incorporated on August 1, 1956; however, the history of the community extends back much further. The City's name "La Puente" means "The Bridge" in old Spanish and refers to an early bridge built across the San Jose Creek by members of the Portola-Serra expedition in 1769, as they surveyed the region for Spain. A modernized version of the bridge can be seen in the City's colorful seal."
The City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 15900 E. Main Street.
Martin Lomeli, City Manager
3660 "D" Street
La Verne, CA 91750
Tel: 909 596-8726
Fax: 909 596-8740 www.ci.la-verne.ca.us
About the City of La Verne
Founded in 1887 and incorporated in 1906, La Verne is nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel - Pomona Valleys. La Verne is situated approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles and has a population of over 33,000. Although La Verne is located in metropolitan Los Angeles County, it is a "close-knit" community which has been able to retain its "small town" traditions and virtues. With eight mobilehome parks and three large retirement communities, La Verne has a significant senior citizen population. In addition, due to an influx of new upscale housing during the past two decades, La Verne also enjoys a large clientele of school-age youth. The City provides a full range of services including police, fire, water, streets, planning, parks and community services. La Verne is a well balanced residential community which includes a good mix of commercial and industrial uses as well as the University of La Verne, an airport and fine public and private schools.
La Verne maintains a council-manager form of government. Residents are stockholders in a municipal corporation, electing a mayor and four council members at large to represent them. As elected representatives of its citizens, the City Council develops and establishes ordinances and policies in the best interest of its citizens. The City Council acts as a part-time board of directors, appointing a City Manager to conduct the City's day-to-day affairs. Citizen commissions advise the Council on planning, senior affairs, drug & alcohol resistance and beautification. The City Council is committed to maintain and continue to enhance the "quality of life" in La Verne.
The City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 3660 "D" Street.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate: Hon. John Blickenstaff Jon has served on the SGVCOG Governing Board since 1994. He represents the City of LaVerne on several regional boards including the following: BUSD Liaison Committee, Debt Financing Liaison, L.A. Co. Sanitation Districts 21 & 22, Mobilehome Park Liaison, 210 Freeway Joint Powers of Authority, Senior Advisory Committee, Sister City Committee (Armenia), Tri-City Mental Health Authority, and ULV Liaison Committee. He also serves as Chair of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Board of Directors.
Alternate: Hon. Steve Johnson Steve has served on the SGVCOG Governing Board since 2004. He also represents the City of LaVerne on several regional boards including the following: BUSD Liaison Committee, Debt Financing Liaison, Gold Line Committee/Joint Powers Authority, La Verne Chamber of Commerce, League of CA Cities/L.A. Division, LA County City Selection Committee, 210 Freeway Joint Powers of Authority, SCAG, and the Youth Sports Committee.
Monrovia is a diverse community of 40,000 set in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley, with a wealth of historic homes, a thriving Old Town, an 1,100-acre Wilderness Preserve and one of the region’s greatest concentration of high-tech and bio-tech companies. The community has been a regional business center and commercial hub for 120 years, and is one of the valley’s most desired residential towns. New transit-oriented and mixed-use neighborhoods are now being developed along major corridors and around Monrovia’s soon-to-be-realized Gold Line light rail station, offering fresh housing and commercial opportunities.
The City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 415 S. Ivy Ave.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate: Hon. Mary Ann Lutz Mary Ann was first elected to the Monrovia City Council in 2003, and has served as Monrovia's representative on the SGVCOG Governing Board since that time. She is the Chair of the SGVCOG's Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee. She also currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Regional Water Quality Control Board on appointment by the Governor.
Alternate: Hon. Tom Adams
Council Member Tom Adams was elected to his first term on the City Council in 1995 and was reelected in 1999, 2003 and 2007. Council Member Adams' assignments for the current term include serving as liaison of all City departments as well as Council alternate liaison to the Community Services Commission, the Independent Cities Association and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Richard Torres, City Manager
1600 W. Beverly Blvd.
Montebello, CA 90640
Tel: 323 887-1200
Fax: 323 887-1410 www.cityofmontebello.com
About the City of Montebello
The colorful and romantic history of Montebello dates back to the days of the Franciscan Missionaries, Fathers Angel Somera and Pedro Cambon, who, on September 9, 1771, established the original San Gabriel Mission near where San Gabriel Boulevard now crosses the Rio Hondo River. The Mission was the third in a chain of 21 to be established under the direction of Father Junipero Serra. The Mission managed to flourish under hardships, but heavy rains eventually drove the founding fathers to its permanent location in San Gabriel in 1776.
The City of Montebello originally consisted of parts of Rancho San Antonio, Rancho La Merced, and Rancho Paso de Bartolo. Here on the banks of the Rio Hondo, the last armed conflict was staged with Mexico for possession of California at the Battle of the Rio San Gabriel on January 8, 1847. The old Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe remains standing just north of the intersection of La Merced and Lincoln Avenue, the heart of the old La Merced Rancho. The old adobe has just recently been restored to its original splendor.
Following the Civil War, an Italian by the name of Alessandro Repetto built his ranch house on the hill overlooking his land, about a half-mile north of where Garfield Avenue crosses the Pomona Freeway. Repetto never married and, when he died in 1885, his brother Antonio sold his inheritance to Harris Newmark, Kaspar Cohn, John A. Bicknell, Stephen M. White, and I.W. Hellman, a group of business men well known in Los Angeles financial circles, for $60,000, about $12 per acre.
It was out of the Newmark and Cohn shares of the purchase, consisting of 1,200 acres, that Montebello had its beginning in May 1899. The original town site of forty acres was bounded by First Street on the east, Fifth Street on the west, Cleveland on the north, and Los Angeles Avenue on the south. It was originally given the name of Newmark, after the Newmark family. The remainder of the tract was divided into five-acre plots. This area was named Montebello, meaning beautiful hills in Italian, at the suggestion of a gentleman named William Mulholland. It was Mulholland who developed our water system, which was incorporated as the Montebello Land and Water Company in 1900.
Originally an agricultural community, Montebello boasted having the ideal climate, productive soil, and an abundance of water. From the turn of the century and through the 1920's, the area was famed for its production of flowers, vegetables, berries, and fruits. In 1912 the Montebello Woman's Club sponsored Montebello's first flower show in the high school auditorium. The discovery of oil by Standard Oil Company on the Anita Baldwin property in 1917 brought about a revolutionary change to Montebello. The agricultural hills soon became a major contributor to oil production. By 1920, Montebello oil fields were producing one-eighth of our state's crude oil. On October 19, 1920, Montebello was incorporated as the 35th of the present cities in Los Angeles County.
The City Council meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1600 W. Beverly Blvd.
June Yotsuya, City Manager
320 West Newmark Avenue
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Tel: 626 307-1458 www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us
About the City of Monterey Park
The City of Monterey Park is 7.73 square miles in size and located in the San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles. Incorporated on May 29, 1916, it is a City that combines almost a century of history and tradition with a modern approach to business, neighborhoods, people, and community.
It is conveniently located adjacent to three major freeways that provide north-south and east-west access to all of Southern California - bounded on the west by the Long Beach Freeway (710), on the north by the San Bernardino Freeway (Interstate 10), and the south by the Pomona Freeway (State Highway 60). Because of its central location and proximity to downtown Los Angeles, Monterey Park is well served by public rail and bus transit lines, providing residents and employees with many alternative ways to traveling to work, shopping, and home.
Striving to blend residence and commerce, Monterey Park maintains 60% of its space for residential living, 12% for industrial, 10% for commercial and retail use, and 18% for schooling and recreational facilities. Its major businesses are auto sales, banking, medical, education, and food service.
As one of the most diverse and community-oriented cities in the area, it hosts numerous cultural, educational, and festive programs, many of which have received national attention, such as the Harmony Festival, a celebration of cultural diversity; the DARE Program, a drug abuse prevention program for youth; the Good Student Discount Program, a community/business partnership that rewards good students with discounts; and LAMP, a program to provide English-as-a-second language assistance. It is a City with a rich mix of people of many backgrounds.
The City Council meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 320 West Newmark Ave.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate: Hon. Sharon Martinez Sharon currently serves as the Vice-President of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. She previously served as Treasurer of the SGVCOG from 2006-2007. She was first elected to serve on the Monterey Park City Council in 2001, and has also served as Mayor. In addition to her City Council and COG activities, she is currently an appointed member of the Los Angeles County Commission on Local Government, and serves as a board member on the Metro San Gabriel Valley Sector Governance Board, Rebuilding Together, and the Latin Business Association. She is also one of the SGVCOG appointees to SCAG's Transportation and Communications Committee.
Sharon is active in the Monterey Park community as a member of the Monterey/Rosemead Soroptimist, the Monterey Park Rotary, the Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce, and the Monterey Park Library Foundation. She is a former Board Member of the West San Gabriel Valley YMCA, former Chairperson of the Monterey Park Art & Culture Commission, former elected National Vice President of Youth Adults of the League of United Latin American Citizens, former Board Member/Secretary of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality PAC, and former Member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights-California Advisory Committee. Sharon received her Bachelor's of Science and Master's of Science degrees from USC. She is the founder and president of SMART Temporary Personnel Services, an award-winning minority, female owned business located here in the San Gabriel Valley.
Alternate: Hon. David Lau David was first elected to the Monterey Park City Council in 2001, and has served on the SGVCOG Governing Board since 2002. He currently serves on the following committees and boards as a representative of Monterey Park: Board of Education/City Council Joint Use Committee (Alhambra School District), Sister Cities Commission, Representative for the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts #2 & #15, and Alternate for the League of California Cities.
Bernard Melekian, Interim City Manager
100 North Garfield Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91109
Tel: 626 744-4000 www.cityofpasadena.net
About the City of Pasadena
Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (the leading robotics and spacecraft design and manufacturing NASA center), Art Center College of Design, the Pasadena Playhouse, California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena and the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Pasadena was incorporated, the second incorporated municipality of Southern California after Los Angeles, in March 1886. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 133,936, making it the 160th largest city in the United States. Pasadena is the 6th largest city in Los Angeles County, and the main cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley.
The City Council meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate: Hon. Margaret McAustin
In April 2007, Margaret McAustin was elected Pasadena City Council member for District 2, located in north-central Pasadena. Ms. McAustin has been actively involved in civic activities for over 25 years. She served as Pasadena City Planning Commissioner from 1993-1997 and was appointed again to the Planning Commission in 2005 by Mayor Bill Bogaard. She served as a member of the City’s l998 Charter Reform Task Force, was Co-Chair of the North Lake Specific Plan Coordinating Committee and a member of the Light Rail Station Design Review Committee. Committed to community service, Margaret served as co-president of the Historic Highlands Neighborhood Association and was a founding member of both the Victory Rose and the Washington Square Neighborhood Associations. Margaret was a Pasadena Library Commissioner, a volunteer (with Sasha and John) in the Pet Assisted Therapy program at Huntington Memorial Hospital, a tutor in the Pasadena Library’s adult literacy program, and currently participates in their program to bring books to homebound library patrons. Ms. McAustin is employed as an asset manager with the Esteve Commodities Group, managing their portfolio of commercial real estate in California, where she has worked for over 20 years. Prior to her election, Margaret assembled and led a community study group to advocate for neighborhood issues on the former Ambassador West campus project. Reflecting the community’s vision for both preservation and smart growth, this project transformed a 20-acre resource into a combination of market and senior housing, assisted-living residences, and low-income multi-family units and included the preservation of the historic mansions, apartment buildings, gardens and trees on the site as well as the creation of a permanent open space with nearly four acres of grounds open to the public. Margaret holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from California State University, Los Angeles.
Alternate: Hon. Sid Tyler
Sid Tyler has been a City Council member and served on the SGVCOG board since 1997, including 1 1/2 years as Treasurer. Mr Tyler graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor's in American Government and served in the Marine Corps for three years upon graduation. In 1994, he retired as Executive Vice President of Tenet Healthcare Corporation after nearly 25 years of service. His commitment to community service is apparent in his work as the Director and Past Chair of the Weingart Center Association, Trustee of Descanso Botanical Garden and Chandler School, Vestryman with All Saints Church, and past President of Pasadena Southwest Little League. Mr. Tyler has lived with his wife Betsey in Pasadena for thirty years and has four children and six grandchildren.
Linda Lowry, City Manager
505 South Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA 91766
Tel: (909) 620-2051
Fax: (909) 620-3707 www.ci.pomona.ca.us
About the City of Pomona
Named in honor of the Roman goddess of fruit, the City of Pomona has a history as rich as its fertile soil. The Pomona area was situated along a trade route used by Native Americans. The first recorded inhabitants were the Gabrieleno Native Americans. The valley became known in the 1700's as Rancho San Jose. A year later it became part of the Mission San Gabriel Grazing lands. Over fifty years later, two soldiers, Don Ingacio Palomares and Don Ricardo Vejar petitioned the governor and on April, 1837 were granted rights to the land.
In the early 1800s, Pomona was known as an "urban garden". Pomona quickly became an economic leader in citrus. In the 1870s, the coming of the railroad spurred agriculture. Pomona's role in the expanding industry influenced the citrus community to name "Pomona" after the Roman goddess of fruit and fruit trees. The name proved prophetic and vineyards flourished in the 1880's, supplying the winemaking and raisin industries. Citrus orchards and olive groves replaced vineyards in the 1890's and, through its agricultural enterprises Pomona maintained an economic lead in the valley.
On January 6,1888, Pomona was incorporated as a City and became a charter City in 1911. Today, Pomona is the fifth-largest city in Los Angeles County, with a population of over 163,000 residents. Pomona boasts a progressive economy, business opportunity, and a strong workforce with attractive shopping, recreational, and real estate offering. The Pomona Valley had been a fruitful valley in the past and is now fruitful from the strength and efforts of its people. With a vision to promote harmonious diversity and economic prosperity, Pomona is vibrant community with progressive citizens leading, testing the limits of progress, and striving to provide a high quality of life for all of Pomona.
The City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 7:00p.m. in the Council Chambers between the Library and City Hall, at 505 S. Garey Ave.
SGVCOG Representatives
Delegate: Hon. George Hunter George is currently the Treasurer of the SGVCOG and the Chair of ACE. He was first elected to the Pomona City Council in 1999 and has served on the COG Governing Board since 2001. Prior to his election, he served on the Pomona Charter Revision Committee and City Planning Commission, and served as Chairman and Co-Founder of the Pomona Anti Crime Taskforce In Our Neighborhood (ACTION) Committee (1993). He and his wife and son have lived in Pomona since 1990. He is Vice-Chair of the Alameda Corridor East (ACE) Construction Authority, as well as the Pomona City Council's representative on the Gold Line Construction Authority and the Pomona Unified School District Liaison Committee. He is the Chair of the SGVCOGs Trauma Care Taskforce. This ad hoc committee has successfully worked to secure an additional paramedic helicopter to provide service to residents in the East San Gabriel Valley.
Alternate: Hon. Norma Torres
After serving as Councilmember since 2000, Norma Torres began a new chapter in her public service career when sworn in as Pomonas first Latina Mayor on February 6, 2006. Since being elected to Pomona City Council in November 2000, Norma has spearheaded various initiatives and projects to combat crime and improve the quality of life in Pomona. She helped form the Neighbors for Pomona Committee, which is dedicated to reducing crime and other vices in Pomona neighborhoods. Norma has also been instrumental in advocating an initiative to reduce the number of sex offenders living in the Pomona community. Prior to being elected to serve as Mayor, Norma was elected to serve a second term as Councilmember for District Six in November 2004. Norma was born in Guatemala, Central America and arrived in the United States at age five. Norma actively serves on the Board of the Pomona Valley Transportation Authority, Tri-City Mental Health Board, Fairplex Blue Ribbon Committee, and is the elected Treasurer for the Executive Committee of National Conference of Democratic Mayors.
The City of Industry incorporates an area of approximately 12.5 square miles in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. The City is strategically located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area and is within easy commute of downtown Los Angeles, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and the Los Angeles and Ontario International Airports. 
Located in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, and just 20 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles, Irwindale is a small, thriving business community in the midst of one of the world's most productive regions!
Nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, the City of La Canada Flintridge is a unique and beautiful place to live, work and recreate. Incorporated since November 30, 1976, the City is a contract city. It has a small full-time staff and contracts for many of the services provided to its citizens.
Located 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, the community of La Puente is predominantly residential and home to over 41,200 residents. Freeway access to the City is readily available from the 10 Interstate and 60 Freeway. The City of La Puente was incorporated on August 1, 1956; however, the history of the community extends back much further. The City's name "La Puente" means "The Bridge" in old Spanish and refers to an early bridge built across the San Jose Creek by members of the Portola-Serra expedition in 1769, as they surveyed the region for Spain. A modernized version of the bridge can be seen in the City's colorful seal."
Founded in 1887 and incorporated in 1906, La Verne is nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel - Pomona Valleys. La Verne is situated approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles and has a population of over 33,000. Although La Verne is located in metropolitan Los Angeles County, it is a "close-knit" community which has been able to retain its "small town" traditions and virtues. With eight mobilehome parks and three large retirement communities, La Verne has a significant senior citizen population. In addition, due to an influx of new upscale housing during the past two decades, La Verne also enjoys a large clientele of school-age youth. The City provides a full range of services including police, fire, water, streets, planning, parks and community services. La Verne is a well balanced residential community which includes a good mix of commercial and industrial uses as well as the University of La Verne, an airport and fine public and private schools.
Monrovia is a diverse community of 40,000 set in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley, with a wealth of historic homes, a thriving Old Town, an 1,100-acre Wilderness Preserve and one of the region’s greatest concentration of high-tech and bio-tech companies. The community has been a regional business center and commercial hub for 120 years, and is one of the valley’s most desired residential towns. New transit-oriented and mixed-use neighborhoods are now being developed along major corridors and around Monrovia’s soon-to-be-realized Gold Line light rail station, offering fresh housing and commercial opportunities.
The colorful and romantic history of Montebello dates back to the days of the Franciscan Missionaries, Fathers Angel Somera and Pedro Cambon, who, on September 9, 1771, established the original San Gabriel Mission near where San Gabriel Boulevard now crosses the Rio Hondo River. The Mission was the third in a chain of 21 to be established under the direction of Father Junipero Serra. The Mission managed to flourish under hardships, but heavy rains eventually drove the founding fathers to its permanent location in San Gabriel in 1776.
The City of Monterey Park is 7.73 square miles in size and located in the San Gabriel Valley, just east of Los Angeles. Incorporated on May 29, 1916, it is a City that combines almost a century of history and tradition with a modern approach to business, neighborhoods, people, and community.
Named in honor of the Roman goddess of fruit, the City of Pomona has a history as rich as its fertile soil. The Pomona area was situated along a trade route used by Native Americans. The first recorded inhabitants were the Gabrieleno Native Americans. The valley became known in the 1700's as Rancho San Jose. A year later it became part of the Mission San Gabriel Grazing lands. Over fifty years later, two soldiers, Don Ingacio Palomares and Don Ricardo Vejar petitioned the governor and on April, 1837 were granted rights to the land.
