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El Monte

American  
[el mon-tee] / ɛl ˈmɒn ti /

noun

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


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Ceasar Reyes had 222 yards rushing and three touchdowns in win over South El Monte.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In the San Gabriel Valley, Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoriums, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

After local officials generated excitement in the 1960s with the “Backbone” plan for a subway along Wilshire from Westwood to downtown and elevated rail to El Monte, the project struggled to get funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

“I look at the folks who posted pictures and we are all children of the movement,” said Tabatabei, who’s also an El Monte High ethnic studies teacher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

There is a little divide just outside of the El Monte yard, and then for a stretch of about five miles, it is down grade.

From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by John A. Hill

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