Alhambra was featured in a marketing promotional piece developed by the California Redecelopment Association.

  City of Alhambra Receives Awards and Other Recognition

The City of Alhambra has received a variety of awards and recognition for its achievements.
It is a three-time recipient of the California Redevelopment Association's (CRA) prestigious Award of Excellence. The award,
given in ten categories, recognizes the long-term efforts of the 340 redevelopment agencies across the State that have made positive changes to a community, business district or neighborhood.

CRA Awards/Special Recognition

2007 "Showcase Project" Recognition
- Public Spaces & Linkages for the
Alhambra Summer Jubilee - Honored
by the CRA as an outstanding example
of the redevelopment process resulting
in building better communities in
California  [more]

2005 Award of Excellence for Community Revitalization: Mosaic on Main Street -
Downtown Alhambra - Working towards reinventing the Downtown, the City and the Redevelopment Agency have taken an aggressive role in creating a more livable, pedestrian-oriented district. [more]

2004 Award of Excellence for Public Spaces - Alhambra Renaissance Plaza -a $30 million entertainment complex located in the hub of Downtown at the corner of Garfield and Main featuring a 14-screen Edwards Theater and several well-known restaurants. [more]  

2000 Award of Excellence for Mixed Use Development - Plaza on Main - a mixed-use residential/commercial project that led to the revitalization of downtown retail space and construction of a much needed low-income senior housing facility 

Other Alhambra Awards/Recognition
 
2005 San Gabriel Valley Partnership Economic Partnership's Valley Connection's "Community of the Quarter" [more].
 
2000 J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Award for "Practices in Community Development" presented by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Recognized for the redevelopment of Fremont Plaza [more].
 
2006 California Parks & Recreation Society "Recreation & Community Service" Award for the city's Summer Jubilee event [more]

1994 California Parks & Recreation Society "Recreation Programming" Award for Service Programs [more]
 
Western City Magazine: "Show Me the Money: The Economic Impact of Redevelopment" (with recognition of Main Street Alhambra) [more]
 
California Redevelopment Association: "Redevelopment. Building Better Communities: A Primer for Citizens and Public Officials" (with recognition of Main Street Alhambra) [more]

2008-09 Title I Academic Achievement Award - Alhambra Unified School District (Garfield Elementary School) [more]

2007-08 Title I Academic Achievement Award - Alhambra Unified School District (Garfield Elementary School) [more]
 
2006-07 Title I Academic Achievement Award - Alhambra Unified School District (Emery Park  School, Fremont Elementary School, Garfield Elementary School, Martha Baldwin School, Monterey Highlands School, Park Elementary School, Ramona Elementary School, Ynez School [more]

2005-06 Title I Academic Achievement Award - Alhambra Unified School District (Martha Baldwin Elementary, Brightwood Elementary, Emery Park Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Marguerita Elementary, Mark Keppel HS, Monterey Highlands Elementary, William Northrup Elementary, Ramona Elementary, Repetto Elementary, Ynez Elementary [more]

2004-05 Title I Academic Achievement Award - Alhambra School District (Marguerita Elementary, Martha Baldwin Elementary, Monterey Highlands Elementary, Ramona Elementary, William Northrup Elementary, Ynez Elementary, Alhambra High School, Mark Keppel High School [more]

2008 Distinguished School Award presented by the California Department of Education (Park Elementary School) [more]

2006 Distinguished School Award presented by the California Department of Education (Martha Baldwin Elementary, Repetto Elementary School, William Northrup Elementary School, Ynez Elementary School [more]

2005 Distinguished School Award presented by the California Department of Education (Mark Keppel High School) [more]

2004 Distinguished School Award presented by the California Department of Education (Ramona Elementary School, Park Elementary School, Marguerita Elementary School) [more]

2002 Distinguished School Award presented by the California Department of Education (Fremont Elementary School) [more]

1993 Distinguished School Award presented by the California Department of Education (Brightwood Elementary School)  [more]

Related Websites:
- California Redevelopment Association
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)