The Band Fresh will be performing at Vincent Lugo Park this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as San Gabriel Summer Nights continues! Come join us for a concert underneath the stars as The Band Fresh plays top 40 hits!

The city will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the Parks and Open Space Master Plan on Monday, July 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the San Gabriel Library at 500 S. Del Mar Avenue. Featuring a findings presentation that will present information gathered from community focus groups and surveys, the meeting will allow members of the public to share their input with the city.

For more information about the Parks and Open Space Master Plan or the upcoming community meeting, please view this flier or contact Community Services Director Rebecca Perez at 626.308.2875 or at [email protected]. You may also RSVP on Facebook here. 

In recognition of Independence Day, the city hosted its annual Kids' Day and 4th of July Parade this past Tuesday. Featuring games, activities, food and more, hundreds were on hand to watch the city's parade, which included local veterans, representatives from the San Gabriel Library, the Boy Scouts of America, the San Gabriel Fire Department, members from Church of our Savior and more. 

Be sure to view some of our favorite photos from yesterday's event on our Facebook page! 

The city has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association for its 2015-16 fiscal year comprehensive annual financial report.

Awarded to the city for the twenty-seventh consecutive year, the certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.

Mark your calendars and be sure to join the city and the San Gabriel Police Department on Tuesday, August 1 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to celebrate the 23rd annual National Night Out event!

This year, the police department will be hosting its festivities in the historic Mission District located at 320 South Mission Drive between Broadway and Santa Anita Street. Police, fire and military vehicles and equipment will be on display in addition to various public safety exhibits and demonstrations. We'll also have food and games for the whole family to enjoy. 

For more information about National Night Out, please view this poster or contact Crime Prevent Officer Stacy Gutierrez at 626.308.2846 or at [email protected]

The Historical Preservation Foundation of the Native Sons of the Golden West has awarded the Playhouse a grant of $5,000 in support of the theater's facade restoration project. This grant is the second foundation grant awarded to the Playhouse's Facade Restoration Campaign - the first being an award of $25,000 from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The Playhouse has additional foundation proposals pending, and is actively seeking individual donor support for this project.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity to help preserve a California landmark, please contact Development/Special Projects Coordinator Kelly Salloum at [email protected].

Here's a look at the bridge along West Mission Road that runs over the trench. With work along the trench walls, flooring and bridges at all four railroad crossings completed, ACE officials are now focusing on mainline construction. Union Pacific crews expect to install new mainline tracks in the trench by mid-summer, allowing freight traffic to transfer from the railroad shoofly - or temporary track - onto the new permanent tracks in the trench. 

In the meantime, a contractor for ACE will remove and replace the pavement along San Gabriel Boulevard from Valley Boulevard to Interstate 10 from July 10 to August 25. During this period, northbound and southbound traffic lanes on San Gabriel Boulevard will be intermittently closed for construction. The street will remain open, and at least one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained. More information about this project can be found here.