San Gabriel, California

File:Mission San Gabriel circa 1838.jpg founded Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.]]

File:Ferdinand Deppe 1794-1861.jpg in 1832, painted by Ferdinand Deppe]]

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Prior to the arrival of the Spanish to Alta California, the area that is San Gabriel were inhabited by the Tongva, whom the Spanish called the Gabrieleño. The Tongva village of Shevaanga was located at the original site of Mission San Gabriel, before being moved to the site of another village, Toviscanga, in 1776 after being destroyed by a flood. These villages were part of an extensive trade network and were interconnected by a series of trails.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OtMuPOO9zccC |title=University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology |publisher=University of California |year=1907 |pages=141}}{{Cite book |title=The Masterkey, Volume 31 |publisher=Southwest Museum |year=1957 |pages=125}}

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Father Junípero Serra in 1771, is the fourth of twenty-one California Missions, and is known as the "Pride of the California Missions."{{cite web |url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/documents/SanGabrielCAFR.pdf |title=City of San Gabriel, California, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Year ended June 30, 2009 |publisher=City of San Gabriel |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621160246/http://sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/documents/SanGabrielCAFR.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }} Dissidence and rebellions against the mission by the Tongva, who were forced to labor at the mission, were common.{{Cite book |last=Street |first=Richard Steven |title=Beasts of the Field: A Narrative History of California Farmworkers, 1769-1913 |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780804738804 |pages=39 |quote="a clerk with the Jedediah Smith fur-trapping party spent considerable time observing his San Gabriel mission surroundings. He soon found himself unable to tolerate the site of the natives working in the nearby vineyards and fields. 'They are kept in great fear, and for the least offense they are corrected,' he confided in his diary. 'They are... complete slaves in every sense of the word.'"}} After the Spanish missionaries banned converts to Christianity from dancing and participating in ceremony, a major rebellion of eight villages was staged against the mission in 1785 led by Toypurina and Nicolás Josè.{{Cite book |last1=Hull |first1=Kathleen L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ildnDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Sibanga%22&pg=PT79 |title=Forging Communities in Colonial Alta California |last2=Douglass |first2=John G. |date=October 16, 2018 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |isbn=978-0-8165-3892-8 |pages=69 |language=en}}

The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel served a pivotal role in the Californio society, with many of the area's first Mexican settlers being baptized at the mission, including future governor Pio Pico, who was born in 1801 at the mission and baptized there the same year. He was appointed as California's governor twice, serving briefly in 1832 and again from 1845 through the Mexican–American War. Later in life, he was elected as a Los Angeles City councilman.{{cite web |url=http://www.laalmanac.com/history/hi05s.htm |title=Pio Pico - Last Governor of Mexican California |publisher=laalmanac.com }} The city of Pico Rivera was named to honor him as the last governor of California to be born in Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://www.colapublib.org/history/picorivera/faq.html#q4 |title=Frequently Asked Questions: Pico Rivera |publisher=County of Los Angeles Public Library |access-date=November 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121234214/http://colapublib.org/history/picorivera/faq.html#q4 |archive-date=November 21, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

In 1853, a company of Army Engineers, which included the geologist William P. Blake, passed by the mission in search of the best route for an intercontinental railroad. Blake observed that the once great vineyards had fallen into wild disarray. Fences were in disrepair and animals roamed freely through the property. But the mission bells were ringing and the church was still in use. Blake predicted, "I believe that when the adaptation of that portion of California to the culture of the grape and the manufacture of wine becomes known and appreciated, the state will become celebrated not only for its gold and grain, but (also) for its fruits and wines."{{cite web|last=Gally |first=Sid |url=http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_15440867?source=rss |title=Past on Parade: What was the San Gabriel Valley like in 1853? |work=Pasadena Star-News |date=March 9, 2010 |access-date=August 3, 2010}}

In the first United States census made in California in 1860, 586 people lived in the San Gabriel township, an area encompassing the mission lands and several adjacent ranchos stretching north to what is now Pasadena. By 1870, the population had shrunk to 436.{{cite journal|url=http://www.lawesterners.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/249-BI_249.pdf|title=What a Difference a Decade Makes: Ethnic and Racial Demographic Change in Los Angeles County during the 1860s |author=Paul R. Spitzzeri|journal=Branding Iron|date=Fall 2007}}{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1860/population/1860a-06.pdf# |title=Population of the United States in 1860: California |author=U.S. Census Bureau|author-link=U.S. Census Bureau }}

San Gabriel incorporated as a city April 24, 1913, with a population of 1,500.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|4.1|sqmi|km2}}, virtually all of it land.

The city is located in the San Gabriel Valley and is bordered on the north by San Marino, on the east by Temple City and Rosemead, to the south by Rosemead and to the west by Alhambra.

File:San Gabriel, CA, USA - panoramio (41).jpg from the city of San Gabriel]]

The Parks and Recreation Department offers an after school sports program and a summer playground program for San Gabriel youth. Along with these programs, the department provides a variety of trips and special events throughout the year for youth of all ages.

Parks include:

• Adult Recreation Center and Senior Center, 324 South Mission Drive
• Bovard-Wilson-Hayes House and Jail
• Grapevine Park and Arbor, 324 South Mission Drive
• Smith Park and Pool, 232 West Broadway,
• Vincent Lugo Park, Corner of Wells and Ramona Streets

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, San Gabriel has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. Summers are hot and very dry, and winters are mild.

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| Jan avg record high F = 84.8

| Feb avg record high F = 85.6

| Mar avg record high F = 87.4

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| Feb high F = 68.2

| Mar high F = 70.9

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| May high F = 75.6

| Jun high F = 80.8

| Jul high F = 85.5

| Aug high F = 87.6

| Sep high F = 86.7

| Oct high F = 80.7

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| Dec high F = 67.8

| year high F = 76.7

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| Feb mean F = 57.7

| Mar mean F = 60.7

| Apr mean F = 63.2

| May mean F = 66.6

| Jun mean F = 71.2

| Jul mean F = 75.4

| Aug mean F = 76.6

| Sep mean F = 75.1

| Oct mean F = 69.0

| Nov mean F = 62.3

| Dec mean F = 56.6

| year mean F = 66.0

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| Feb low F = 47.1

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| Apr low F = 52.7

| May low F = 57.6

| Jun low F = 61.5

| Jul low F = 65.2

| Aug low F = 65.5

| Sep low F = 63.6

| Oct low F = 57.4

| Nov low F = 50.6

| Dec low F = 45.3

| year low F = 55.3

| Jan avg record low F = 33.9

| Feb avg record low F = 35.7

| Mar avg record low F = 38.5

| Apr avg record low F = 41.8

| May avg record low F = 48.1

| Jun avg record low F = 52.8

| Jul avg record low F = 57.1

| Aug avg record low F = 56.1

| Sep avg record low F = 54.2

| Oct avg record low F = 47.0

| Nov avg record low F = 38.6

| Dec avg record low F = 33.3

| year avg record low F = 31.8

| Jan record low F = 22

| Feb record low F = 25

| Mar record low F = 31

| Apr record low F = 34

| May record low F = 38

| Jun record low F = 43

| Jul record low F = 46

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| Jan precipitation inch = 3.56

| Feb precipitation inch = 4.22

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| Dec precipitation inch = 2.44

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|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010)

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{{US Census population

|1900= 737

|1920= 2640

|1930= 7224

|1940= 11867

|1950= 20343

|1960= 22561

|1970= 29336

|1980= 30072

|1990= 37120

|2000= 39804

|2010= 39718

|2020= 39568

|estyear=2024

|estimate=37926

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 2, 2025}}

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1860–1870{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1880-1890{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1900{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1910{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1920{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1930{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1940{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1950{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1960{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1970{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 1980{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
1990{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}

2000{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}
2020

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San Gabriel first appeared as a city in the 1920 U.S. Census. In prior years, the area was part of the unincorporated portion of the now defunct San Gabriel Township (pop. 8,550 in 1910 and 2,501 in 1900).

File:Mission San Gabriel Church.jpg, designed by Antonio Cruzado]]

The 2010 United States census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667042|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Gabriel city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112124502/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667042|archive-date=November 12, 2014|url-status=dead}} reported that San Gabriel had a population of 39,718. The population density was {{convert|9,581.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of San Gabriel was 24,091 (60.7%) Asian, 10,076 (25.4%) White (11.4% Non-Hispanic White), 388 (1.0%) African American, 220 (0.6%) Native American, 43 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 3,762 (9.5%) from other races, and 1,138 (2.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,189 persons (25.7%).

The Census reported that 39,266 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 34 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 418 (1.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 12,542 households, out of which 4,542 (36.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,668 (53.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,961 (15.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 965 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 481 (3.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 76 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 2,121 households (16.9%) were made up of individuals, and 800 (6.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13. There were 9,594 families (76.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.47.

The population was spread out, with 7,866 people (19.8%) under the age of 18, 3,555 people (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 11,335 people (28.5%) aged 25 to 44, 11,388 people (28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,574 people (14.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

There were 13,237 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,193.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 6,168 (49.2%) were owner-occupied, and 6,374 (50.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%. 19,974 people (50.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19,292 people (48.6%) lived in rental housing units.

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 39,804 people, 12,587 households, and 9,566 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|9,639.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,909 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,126.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 33.40% White, 1.06% African American, 0.83% Native American, 48.91% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 12.36% from other races, and 3.34% from two or more races. Those identifying as Hispanic or Latino (of any race) were 30.71% of the population. According to the Los Angeles Times, Chinese and Mexican were the most ancestries in 2000, with 52.6% of residents foreign born, Vietnam and China being the most common places of birth.{{cite web |title=San Gabriel |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/san-gabriel/ |website=maps.latimes.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |access-date=31 July 2024}}

There were 12,587 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $56,720, and the median income The per capita income for the city was $24,816. About 9.5% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

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According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:{{Cite web|date=June 30, 2019|title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|url=https://www.sangabrielcity.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1702|access-date=October 25, 2020|work=City of San Gabriel}}

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In the state legislature San Gabriel is located in the 21st Senate District, represented by Democrat Anthony Portantino, and in the 49th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Ed Chau.

In the United States House of Representatives, San Gabriel is in {{Representative|cacd|28|fmt=district}}.{{Cite GovTrack|CA|28}}

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Five councilmembers are elected by the voters to serve a four-year term. The Mayor is appointed annually by the Council in a rotation among its members. The City Council is also the Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors. As of July 2024, the members are Mayor John Wu, Vice Mayor Denise Menchaca, and Councilmembers Eric Chan, Tony Ding, and John R. Harrington.

The city's first Chinese American mayor was Chi Mui in 2006. He symbolized San Gabriel's rise as the new center of the region's Chinese community. He died of cancer three months later. Mui was replaced by Albert Y. M. Huang, who served as mayor during his term. Huang submitted his resignation October 19, 2010, following a late-night domestic dispute with his girlfriend and subsequent arrest. Huang has since been cleared of all charges.{{cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/electcitycouncil.shtml|title= City Council | work = City of San Gabriel |access-date=January 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222014624/http://www.sangabrielcity.com/cityhall/electcitycouncil.shtml|archive-date=December 22, 2006|url-status=dead}}

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The vast majority of the city of San Gabriel is served by the San Gabriel Unified School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 19, 2023|page=10 (PDF p. 11/19)}} It has five of the public elementary schools,{{cite web |url=http://www.sgusd.k12.ca.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryid=c477ca4c-1c91-443c-bf7a-533e94c543f6&catName=Elementary&type=post&schoolAffiliatedCatLink=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819144447/http://www.sgusd.k12.ca.us/site_listing.aspx?categoryid=c477ca4c-1c91-443c-bf7a-533e94c543f6&catName=Elementary&type=post&schoolAffiliatedCatLink=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2010 |title=San Gabriel Unified School District Listing |publisher=sgusd.k12.ca.us |access-date= November 27, 2010}} Jefferson Middle School, Gabrielino High School, Del Mar High School, which opened in 2010, is an alternative high school.{{cite web |url=http://www.delmar.sgusd.k12.ca.us/ |title=Del Mar High School|publisher=delmar.sgusd.k12.ca.us |access-date= March 29, 2022}}

A portion of San Gabriel is in the Garvey School District and the Alhambra Unified School District. Two elementary schools that exist within the city limits are operated by the Garvey School District, in the southern portion of San Gabriel. San Gabriel High School is operated by Alhambra USD .

A portion of San Gabriel is in the Rosemead Elementary School District and the El Monte Union High School District.

San Gabriel Mission High School is a Catholic, all girls school.

San Gabriel community news are covered by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, a paid daily newspaper, as well as by Mid-Valley News and San Gabriel Sun, which are community weeklies.

The independent, non-corporate community newspaper Colorado Boulevard Newspaper covers the city of San Gabriel both in print and online, along with neighboring cities in the western San Gabriel Valley.

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The city has a mixture of Asian, European, and North American cultures.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielcity.com/pointsofinterest/valley.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503184953/http://www.sangabrielcity.com/pointsofinterest/valley.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Points of Interest | work =City of San Gabriel |archive-date=May 3, 2011}} Second- and third-generation Chinese Americans patronize its diverse array of stores and eateries.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-31-me-sangabriel31-story.html |title= Dragon Roars in San Gabriel |newspaper=Los Angeles Times | first=David |last=Pierson |date=March 31, 2006}}

There is the {{Convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} "San Gabriel Square" mall, sometimes referred to as the "Chinese Disneyland". It was also nicknamed by the Los Angeles Times as "the great mall of China."{{cite news |author1=Jonathan Gold |author2=Laurie Ochoa |author1-link=Jonathan Gold |title=Cook's Walks: The Great Mall of China |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-12-fo-7-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 12, 1992 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013121035/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-12/food/fo-7_1_san-gabriel |archive-date=October 13, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sangabrielsquare.com/|title=Welcome To The San Gabriel Square}} This stretch of Chinese shops and bold architecture, with roofs of Spanish-style tile, is the model for the new ethnoburbs recently recognized in places like Las Vegas and Houston.{{Cite news |last=Shyong |first=Frank |date=February 27, 2023 |title=How renovation of an iconic Chinese mall represents a shift in L.A.'s Chinese community |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-27/san-gabriel-focus-plaza-renovation-chinese-community |access-date=February 27, 2023 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

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San Gabriel is currently served by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

In 2008, voters approved the measure, proposition 1A for the California High Speed Rail Project from San Diego to San Francisco.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.com/2010/10/20/san-gabriel-hears-from-rail-authority-and-residents/|title=San Gabriel hears from Rail Authority and residents|website=Los Angeles Daily News|access-date=1 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501102211/https://www.dailynews.com/2010/10/20/san-gabriel-hears-from-rail-authority-and-residents/|archive-date=1 May 2025|url-status=live}} The project will be constructed in two segments. The San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim project is scheduled to be built first, at a cost of $43 billion, with a completion date in 2029. The second phase of the proposed railway, from Los Angeles to stations in San Diego will not begin construction until after phase one is completed. The [http://www.hsr.ca.gov/ California High-Speed Rail Authority] is responsible for planning, designing, and building the system.

Conceptually, the voters were very enthusiastic about a high speed railway. The reality of the possibility that it could impact their neighborhood and their homes is being met with steadfast disapproval. When the California High-Speed Rail Authority recently met with the city councils and residents of San Gabriel, El Monte, Rosemead{{cite web| url = http://www.sanmarinotribune.com/article/Politics/Politics/Residents_Oppose_HighSpeed_Railway_in_Alhambra_Monday_Night/2288 | title = Residents Oppose HighSpeed Railway in Alhambra Monday Night | work = San Marino Tribune}}{{dead link|date=March 2025}} and Alhambra, to discuss the four proposed routes for phase two, the members of the three city councils expressed that residents were very concerned that the railway could possibly end up in their backyards. Mayor David Gutierrez said, "We made a promise to the community that the city of San Gabriel will never allow anything like this to happen if there is any consideration that people might lose their home." No decisions will be made until environmental impact and evaluation of the various proposed routes are completed in 2014.

• Rick Aguilera, Major League Baseball pitcher, was born in San Gabriel
• Hank Aguirre, Major League Baseball pitcher{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/tribpreps/2009/02/mcconnell-names.html|title=McConnell picks baseball's best ever|author-last1=Robledo|author-first1=Fred|date=February 17, 2009}}
• Susan Atkins, convicted murderer, associate of Charles Manson
• Judge Roy Bean, notorious Wild West figure
• Jesse Chavez, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Francisco Dumetz, missionary
• Mike Garcia, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Curly Howard, comedian and actor
• Ward Kimball, animator for Disney
• Mike Krukow, Major League Baseball pitcher and TV commentator
• Billy Laughlin, child actor
• Dee Luong, poker player
• Gary McCord, pro golfer and TV commentator
• Angela Morales, writer
• Bill Mumy, actor{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/10/Bill-Mumy.html|title=Bill Mumy Biography (1954-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}
• Danny Patterson, Major League Baseball pitcher
• General George S. Patton, World War II general
• Pio Pico, last Mexican Governor of California
• Luis J. Rodriguez, poet and writer
• Allan Sandage, astronomer
• Tex Schramm, original general manager of the Dallas Cowboys; born in San Gabriel{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/16/sports/tex-schramm-is-dead-at-83-builder-of-america-s-team.html | title = Tex Schramm Is Dead at 83; Builder of 'America's Team| newspaper = The New York Times| date = July 16, 2003| last1 = Eskenazi| first1 = Gerald}}
• Laurence Trimble, silent film actor
• Louis Vitale, priest and peace activist
• Kurt Vollers, pro football player
• Joanna Wang, singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetslyrics.com/Joanna+Wang.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005111945/https://sweetslyrics.com/Joanna+Wang.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2018|title=Joanna Wang Lyrics|website=SweetsLyrics.com}}

• {{flagdeco|ROC}} Changhua City (Changhua County, Taiwan) - (since 1986)

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• Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley

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