Community advocate and college professor Melissa Michelson announces her candidacy for Alhambra City Council District 5.
Coverage of community advocacy surrounding ICE activity in Alhambra and efforts to strengthen the city’s response.
Coverage of residents and advocates pushing the Alhambra City Council for a stronger response to ICE activity.
Ellen Snortland covers the grassroots Altadena Not for Sale movement and community organizing following the Eaton Fire, describing Melissa as a “passionate, thoughtful hero” and a “force of nature.”
Melissa is interviewed about the Altadena Not for Sale movement.
Coverage of residents organizing against The Villages, a proposed development containing more than 1,000 housing units.
An editorial highlighting residents’ efforts to protect Alhambra’s mature trees and urging City Hall to take preservation and environmental concerns more seriously.
Coverage of Alhambra residents fighting a proposed housing development that threatened hundreds of mature trees, highlighting early efforts to preserve the neighborhood’s trees and character.
Reporting on the impact of Main Street construction on a local Alhambra small business.
Commentary examining City Council media training and questions of government communication, transparency, and accountability.
Community reporting on Alhambra’s candlelight vigil honoring fallen Officer Alec Sanders.
FireAid LA distributed $100 million raised for Eaton and Palisades fire relief, raising questions about transparency and direct assistance to fire survivors.
Reporting on City Council business, including a proposed “safe and sane” fireworks ban that was ultimately withdrawn by Councilwoman Andrade-Stadler.
Reporting by Melissa Michelson on the corner of Garfield and Main as an informal gathering place where Alhambra residents connect, socialize, and participate in civic life.
Opinion by Melissa Michelson calling for greater fiscal accountability and transparency regarding taxpayer funding and the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce.
Reporting on the challenges facing Alhambra’s longtime Aloha Food Factory and efforts surrounding the local business.
Coverage of the decades-long 710 Freeway debate, transportation funding, and questions about Alhambra’s response compared with neighboring cities.
Coverage of delays in Alhambra’s 710-related traffic projects, questions about proposed improvements, and an approximately $100 million funding gap.
Follow-up coverage after residents raised transparency and accountability concerns about a proposed $60,000 sole-source city grant, which Urban Visionaries ultimately declined.
Coverage of public concerns over the proposed $60,000 grant. Four council members supported reconsidering it following public comments and a 65-signature petition; Adele Andrade-Stadler opposed reconsideration.