San Gabriel, California Public Records

The LA Metro Transit Authority maintains its own transit police force, while the California Highway Patrol (CHP) covers freeways and unincorporated areas throughout the region. LAPD crime data is published at data.lacity.org. Under SB 2 (2023), all California law enforcement agencies must proactively disclose sustained misconduct records, use-of-force incidents, and officer-involved shooting investigations.

To locate a current inmate, residents can use the LASD Inmate Information Center at app5.lasd.org and search by name or booking number. Bail bond information, court dates, and housing location are all available online. For inmates held in city jails—Long Beach, Pasadena, Burbank, and others—contact each municipality's police department directly.

Residents can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which offers same-day online registration up to 15 days before an election. Conditional voter registration remains available at vote centers and county elections offices through Election Day. California requires voters to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, and residents of California; no identification is required at the polls for voters who registered by mail and provided a driver's license or SSN. As an incorporated city, San Gabriel holds municipal elections for City Council members and other local offices. The city has five Council members elected to four-year staggered terms, with the Mayor selected annually by the Council from among its members in a rotating mayor system. Municipal elections are typically held in conjunction with statewide elections in even-numbered years, usually in March or November, with recent consolidation moving to even-year cycles to increase turnout. Voters can find their assigned polling place or vote center location by visiting https://lavote.gov and using the interactive polling place locator, which requires entering a residential address. Los Angeles County has transitioned to a Vote Center model under the Voter's Choice Act, allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot at any vote center in Los Angeles County during the 11-day period before and including Election Day. Under California law, certain election records are public, including voter registration lists (available to campaigns and qualified requesters), campaign finance disclosures filed with the city clerk and county (searchable online), candidate statements and filings, and precinct-by-precinct election results. In the November 2024 presidential election, Los Angeles County reported approximately 4.3 million registered voters with turnout of approximately 66-68%, reflecting high engagement in the presidential contest. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, voters in the city will decide several major races including the California gubernatorial election (Governor Gavin Newsom's term expires in 2027, so the 2026 race will determine his successor), all 80 California State Assembly seats, 20 of the 40 California State Senate seats (even-numbered districts), statewide constitutional officers (Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction), Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors seats in districts on the ballot cycle, judicial seats, and any city council seats up for election locally. No U.S. Senate seat from California is scheduled for the 2026 cycle (Senators Padilla and Butler/Schiff have terms expiring in other years unless a special election occurs). California offers universal vote-by-mail; every registered voter automatically receives a ballot by mail starting 29 days before Election Day, which can be returned by mail (postage-paid), at drop boxes throughout Los Angeles County, or at any vote center. Voters can also register for permanent vote-by-mail status, track their ballot online via https://california.ballottrax.net, and access language assistance in Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and other languages as required by the Voting Rights Act in Los Angeles County.