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San Gabriel

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

noun

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


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The influx of investment and dedicated citizenry has helped the San Gabriel Valley suburb flourish economically and culturally, earning it the nickname the “Chinese Beverly Hills.”

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

In the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, her L.A. chronicle would continue, as dreamed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Chang lives in Rowland Heights, a community in the San Gabriel Valley where more than 60% of residents identify as Asian.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Milton Stanley Livingston was a burly farm boy who had been raised in the foothills of California’s San Gabriel Mountains, where his father owned an orange grove.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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