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San Gabriel

American  
[san gay-bree-uhl] / sæn ˈgeɪ bri əl /

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.


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Greg Lui, 38, of San Gabriel, California, faces charges of conspiracy to violate export control laws, outbound smuggling and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Justice Department said Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

When the federal government incarcerated Japanese Americans from the San Gabriel Valley and elsewhere in the 1940s, an activist lugged books from Vroman’s to the Manzanar camp in the Owens Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“In the San Gabriel Valley, many of the cities that have done very well have done well because of immigration from Asia,” Arcadia Mayor Paul Cheng said in an interview with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Ample windows and three distinct outdoor spaces connect the dwelling to the world around it—including views of the Silver Lake Reservoir and San Gabriel mountains—while its tucked-away location in the hills creates space for solitude.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

“We’re going to the San Gabriel Reservoir,” I tell him, not moving away from the door.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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