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This is the current conditions weather report for Alhambra. The report was made 62 minutes ago, at 03:15 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 1 miles per hour / 1.9 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 1 miles per hour / 1.9 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (330°). The temperature was 32°F / 0°C, with a dew-point at 32°F / 0°C. The relative humidity was 100%.

Alhambra is a city of charming, well-manicured residential neighborhoods and a growing number of businesses. It is situated within a "Sixty Mile Circle" centered on Los Angeles--a dynamic concentration of population, employment, business, industry and finance with two-thirds of the State's 100 largest corporations headquartered within this circle. High quality educational, medical and transportation services abound and Alhambra has some of the region's strongest retail centers, drawing sales from auto dealerships and shopping districts. The renaissance of Downtown Main Street has been a top priority and today there are numerous attractive destinations for persons to shop, dine and be entertained locally. Numerous recreational and sporting venues are also available in the area.

Alhambra is named after Washington Irving's book Tales from the Alhambra, not after the Alhambra palace itself. Alhambra was founded as a suburb of Los Angeles in 1903. Its primarily white, Midwestern nature throughout the first 60 years of its history is reflected in the fact that even today, most Southern Californians pronounce the middle syllable of the city's name as a homophone with ham, the meat.

Alhambra is home to the University of Southern California's Health Sciences Alhambra campus, site of the university's Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research (IPR) and USC's master's degree program in public health.

Alhambra is also a home to the Los Angeles campus of Alliant International University.

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