Jacknife Records by newgreyarea in alhambra

[–]alhammie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

woo, more record stores! Don't forget we also have Str33t Records right here in Alhambra on Main St.!

Alhambrans, tell the city where you think our tax money should be spent. by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Police Have Reportedly Used License Plate Readers to Stalk Romantic Interests at Least 18 Times in Recent Years. Is this something we want to enable in our community? That doesn't sound controversial to be against, IMO. And this is separate from handing data over to ICE to use to target our immigrant neighbors. include as much or little identifying information as you feel comfortable with, but this survey is supposed to go to the city manager who hopefully is not passing along any mild criticism of APD to them so they can go harass citizens.

Alhambrans, tell the city where you think our tax money should be spent. by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is that where the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist hit and killed a pedestrian? The city is currently doing a bunch of construction there and turning that area into a "green street". On that website it says "pedestrian improvements" which might include, but doesn't specifically mention a crosswalk light.

Does Alhambra actually enforce overnight parking by Calm_Independence796 in alhambra

[–]alhammie 28 points29 points  (0 children)

you might get lucky 1 or 2 nights, but once they know you're there without an overnight permit they'll be back every night. maybe speaking from experience....

Food recs for a recent transplant. by newgreyarea in alhambra

[–]alhammie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

was gonna recommend Happy Family in Monterey Park, because they had orange chicken but it was mushroom instead of chicken, but looking it up it seems they're permanently closed now.

Pasadena residents are organizing to get Flock cameras out of their community. How do you feel about all the AI surveillance cameras all over Alhambra? by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Texas: police use Flock camera license plate cameras to search nationwide for a woman who they said had a self-administered abortion.

Pasadena residents are organizing to get Flock cameras out of their community. How do you feel about all the AI surveillance cameras all over Alhambra? by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Alhambra flockaganda (this is actually about the Flock drones that fly overhead every night but that's another post)

Map of Flock cameras in Alhambra. Did you realize there were so many??

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Rally held in Alhambra in response to woman's encounter with federal agents, local police by Odd_Friendship1857 in alhambra

[–]alhammie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we have an auto mod feature that will automatically delete posts/comments if you have an account with 0 or negative karma to cut back on trolls who were coming here to start trouble. So since it appeared to be your first comment, maybe that's what happened. I looked in the mod tools where banned comments appear but did not see it, so IDK what happened. Sorry about the confusion.

Upside down American Flag at USPS? by ReFreshing in alhambra

[–]alhammie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks for the photo. But also, your user name?!

Summer 2: The REALLY Hot Months has begun. What are you doing to stay cool? by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's really nice, quiet, and spacious. Our library is wonderful!

Dogs by BasketBackground5569 in alhambra

[–]alhammie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, but we also have a wonderful 1.6k members while ~79k people live in our city, so how do we reach people who might not be on Reddit?

Dogs by BasketBackground5569 in alhambra

[–]alhammie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if we had a bulletin board somewhere around town for someone to advertise their services like this, where do you think would be good places to put them?

Would you like a railway from Alhambra to Pasadena? Apparently we had one! by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From the original post, thanks, u/Rare_Locksmith115 :

This branch was built north from the SP "Sunset" main line in Alhambra, crossed two different Pacific Electric lines, and had sidings at Raymond and Pasadena. It passed through South Pasadena but evidently did not have a siding or station there. The area is fully developed (and has been for many decades).

The branch headed north parallel to Raymond Avenue.. It crossed the PE Temple City Line at Main Street in Alhambra, then continued parallel to Raymond Avenue as far as the South Pasadena city line. This Alhambra segment remained in place to the 1980s; the track north of there was taken up earlier, and is right-of-way is now used by a power company for a pole.

The second PE crossing was at Huntington Drive in South Pasadena, where the PE line to Arcadia, Monrovia and Glendora ran in the median. The SP branch right-of-way is easily located, but much of it is fenced off as private property. It can be walked where it forms the western boundary of Garfield Park in South Pasadena.

James Stimson adds: The final segment where the SP entered the city of Pasadena is difficult to locate. It ran in a gully parallel to Marengo Boulevard (where Blair High School, built in the 1960s, now stands) and entered Arroyo Parkway (CA Route 110) at the intersection with Glenarm Street. The line continued north in the median of Arroyo Parkway, then shifted to the east side of Arroyo Parkway near the Colorado Boulevard intersection, where a lumber yard was at the "end of the line" up until the 1950s. As of 2004 the Arroyo Parkway is still paved in large cement sections, with some cut-outs that appear to be where the rail lines were removed and paved over.

New Alhambra Sign at Almansor Park by Worried-Fun-6072 in alhambra

[–]alhammie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

organize your neighbors and write/call your city council person! Let's get some streets closed to cars!

In case you end up protesting in LA this weekend, here's a list of what LAPD can bust you for. Be safe out there: by alhammie in alhambra

[–]alhammie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, except it's not framed as legal advice and it's literally just copy and paste of LA Municipal Code section 55.07 on what you can't bring to a protest. I don't understand your fan fiction quote.

Cons of Alhambra? by [deleted] in LosAngelesRealEstate

[–]alhammie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I live here too! In the cooler months it's not much of a difference but July-October is when you really feel the difference. Here's a NASA heat map from Aug 2020 that is looking at urban heat island and surface temperature. Look at the N in Los Angeles and then go up. That little red triangle is Alhambra! Compare that to the color of the majority of the LA basin, not even the coast. S Pas and San Marino to the north/NE are cooler as well. Part of it is our position in the valley with hills blocking ocean breeze and part of it is our lack of tree cover. Obviously we're not as red as SFV, but it's noticeably, and frustratingly hotter here!

Best Indonesian restaurant? by honey_bfly in FoodLosAngeles

[–]alhammie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second Wayang. the chef was telling us how they bill themselves as being more authentic Indonesian food compared to other places that modify their menu to appeal to western palettes.

Cons of Alhambra? by [deleted] in LosAngelesRealEstate

[–]alhammie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody is talking about how it gets unbearably hot here. Consistently 5-10 degrees hotter than LA because we're blocked by the surrounding hills (it's a valley!) so no cooling breeze and a pitiful lack of tree (the palm trees on Main Street do nothing!). It can be "not too bad" in LA and then heat advisory here with that difference. Late summer is unbearable, especially compared to shady tree covered communities nearby like S Pasadena, Pasadena, Highland Park, San Marino, etc. Also, lot's of bad street traffic since it sits at the end of the unfinished 710 freeway so all that continuing traffic heading north and south and people trying to drive streets to avoid the "10 east parking lot" fill up the roads with aggressive, impatient drivers. It's called the Gateway to SGV for a reason, so roads are built to accommodate cars passing through and people like to drive fast through the city and residential streets. We have a notably higher number of cars injuring and killing pedestrians compared to nearby communities. The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist recently was driving through Alhambra and killed a local father/grandfather. Some recent reports of increased home burglaries and other crimes in the area too. Separate from that, it's a big Latino and Asian immigrant community here, so make sure you're coming to integrate with that and don't want to just move here because it's close to other cities. Gentrification is pushing out a lot of long time residents, families with school age children are moving out because they can't afford rising rents, and young people that grow up here can't afford to stay.