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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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“We don’t have this in Indiana,” Knight told him during a visit to Santa Anita while looking out at the San Gabriel Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

The route won’t deliver riders directly to an Olympic venue but has been lauded by transit advocates as a car-free alternative for people to travel between the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Monterey Park became the first city in the country in June to permanently ban data centers by a popular vote, and at least four other San Gabriel Valley cities have enacted moratoriums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

He was given direct orders by his tactical supervisor to fill up at the San Gabriel Reservoir and make water drops on the fires between here and Lake Arrowhead, twenty miles east.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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