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has since developed on Valley Boulevard. The growing ethnic Chinese influence is alsofelt in the redevelopment of the city's Main Street area due north, although Main Streetcontinues to cater to predominantly white American tastes. The Asian immigrants settlingin Alhambra are usually considerably less affluent than those moving to places such asSan Marino, Arcadia and Diamond Bar, with the result that Alhambra has developedsome notoriety as a center of Asian-American gang activity, even though many gangmembers come from the neighboring towns of Rosemead and San Gabriel.Since the 1960s, Alhambra has suffered from traffic congestion as a result of SouthPasadena's success in blocking the completion of the Long Beach Freeway; instead ofcontinuing to the Foothill Freeway in Pasadena, as originally planned, the Long BeachFreeway instead terminates at Valley Boulevard in southwestern Alhambra, overloadingmany of the city's north-south thoroughfares. As South Pasadena is considerablywealthier and whiter than Alhambra, the impasse has led to significant friction betweenthe two municipalities, including a notable incident in which South Pasadena high schoolstudents used caustic chemicals to etch their town's name into the front lawn of AlhambraHigh School.EducationAlhambra is home to the University of Southern California's Health Sciences Alhambracampus, site of the university's Institute for Health Promotion and Disease PreventionResearch (IPR) and USC's master's degree program in public health.Alhambra is served by Alhambra Unified School District, which includes Alhambra HighSchool.Famous Natives/ResidentsDemographics• Jack Chick• Clive Cussler• James Jannard• Dorothy EmmaHowell Rodham• Phil Spector• Cheryl Tiegs• Verne Winchell• Talmage V. BurkeAs of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 85,804 people, 29,111 households, and 20,668families residing in the city. The population density was 4,347.7/km² (11,257.3/mi²).