Wendy Wang as She Launches 2026 San Gabriel City Council Campaign Elected Officials and Community Leaders Across Cities and Communities Rally Behind
California State Senator Bob Archuleta and community leaders highlight Wang’s next-generation leadership, bridge-building across communities, and longstanding support for frontline workers, seniors, youth and veterans
SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — August 23, 2026 — Wendy Wang, a candidate for San Gabriel City Council in the 2026 election, officially launched her campaign on August 22 with a community kickoff event in San Gabriel.
The event opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and featured music, poetry, and community engagement, bringing together residents and guests from a wide range of racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, including White, Black, Latino and Mexican American, Chinese American, Japanese American, Korean American, and Filipino American communities. Participants representing different generations gathered in a celebration of the diversity, unity, mutual respect, and civic participation that define San Gabriel.
California State Senator Bob Archuleta, who represents Senate District 30, attended the event and delivered remarks in support of Wang. Archuleta serves as Chair of the California Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and the Senate Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy and is a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
In his remarks, Archuleta recognized Wang’s record of community service and her focus on youth, working families, seniors, and veterans. He described her as part of a new generation of community leadership willing to listen, take responsibility, and serve.
“ I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement and support of California State Senator Bob Archuleta,” Wendy Wang said. “Senator Archuleta was appointed by President Barack Obama to the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors at West Point and has devoted many years to serving military families, veterans, and our communities. Earning his trust and support means a great deal to me. I will continue to carry that same spirit of public service as I advocate for San Gabriel’s families, young people, seniors, frontline workers, and veterans.”
Other guests who attended and expressed personal endorsements included Walnut Mayor Dr. Allen Wu; La Habra Heights Fire Chief Edward Martin; Hesperia City Councilmember Chris Ochoa; La Puente City Councilmember David E. Argudo; and Kyle Miller, former Mayor and Councilmember of La Habra Heights, a member of the Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board and Chair of the Los Angeles County Real Estate Commission.
Los Angeles County Consumer Affairs Commissioner Daniel S. Andalón; former Los Angeles County Commissioner and Los Angeles County Democratic Party committee member Ricardo Ortega; and Fontana City Council District 1 candidate Nubia Diaz also attended in support of Wendy Wang.
During their remarks and conversations with attendees, supporters highlighted Wendy Wang’s commitment to involving young people and the next generation in civic life, her longstanding support for frontline and emergency personnel, seniors, youth, and veterans, and her efforts to build partnerships across cities, ethnic communities, cultures, and generations.
They said those experiences demonstrate her ability to bring different communities together, strengthen communication, and turn shared concerns into meaningful action.
Upland City Councilmember Carlos A. Garcia, Fontana mayoral candidate Joz Sida, Los Angeles County Democratic Party committee member Imrith Rode’America and Los Angeles County Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Eleni Pappas had previously publicly endorsed Wendy Wang in their personal capacities but were unable to attend because of official duties or scheduling conflicts.All titles and affiliations are provided for identification purposes only.
All endorsements referenced are made in an individual capacity and do not constitute endorsements by any government agency, commission, fire department, or other organization.The campaign kickoff also showcased San Gabriel’s cultural diversity through a variety of performances.
The Silver Fox Follies senior performance group, presented by Rising Stars of Equestrian Therapy and directed by Ric Morris, opened the program with performances of “God Bless America” and “Sweet Caroline.”
The Silver Fox Follies is marking the 18th year of its annual benefit performance, with proceeds supporting Rising Stars’ equine-assisted therapy programs. Rising Stars was founded in 1971 and has served the community for 55 years. According to information presented at the event, director Ric Morris has approximately seven decades of theater and stage experience.Local Latino community leaders also participated.
The youth ensemble Mariachi Raices de mi Tierra, led by Evangelina Cruz, delivered a Mariachi performance featuring Melanie Rodriguez, Louis Sevilla-Cruz, Lynette Sevilla-Cruz, Sydney Cruz, Ruby Cortes-Lucero, and Josh Cortes-Lucero.
Fang Lei, Huang Ai, Zhang Li’an, and Wang Ling of the JINGUO Committee jointly presented a recitation of Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “Influence Life With Life,” conveying a message of compassion, service, and positive action.Xiong Wensheng, representing the U.S. Meihualian organization, also addressed the gathering and offered congratulations and support for Wendy Wang’s candidacy for San Gabriel City Council.
During his remarks, Archuleta described Wendy Wang as part of the next generation of leadership needed in local government. He highlighted her focus on working families, seniors, youth, and veterans, as well as her commitment to investing in the next generation and encouraging young people to participate in civic affairs.Other speakers emphasized that supporting Wendy Wang was not simply about supporting a younger candidate, but about creating more opportunities for the next generation to participate, learn, serve, and lead in local government.Guests also recognized Wendy Wang’s longstanding work to strengthen collaboration across cities, cultures, ethnic communities, and generations.
They noted that San Gabriel is a diverse city that needs leaders who can listen to different communities, respect the experiences of different generations, and connect residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools, public safety personnel, and neighboring cities.Several speakers also highlighted Wendy Wang’s support for police officers, firefighters, and other frontline workers, as well as her continued focus on seniors, young people, working families, and veterans.
“Today is more than the launch of a campaign,” Wendy Wang said. “It is a new beginning driven by the community. We must build bridges across generations, ethnicities, and cultures, strengthen communication and cooperation, and turn the issues we care about together into real, concrete, and measurable action.”
Wendy Wang came to the United States with her family at age six and was raised by a hardworking single mother. She has lived and grown up in San Gabriel for approximately 23 years.She attended McKinley Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, and Gabrielino High School. Her education, first job, and earliest experiences in community service all began in San Gabriel.
As a student, Wendy Wang participated in basketball, shot put, Key Club, and Future Business Leaders of America. She has eight years of competitive basketball experience and credits athletics and community service with teaching her teamwork, discipline, perseverance, responsibility, and leadership.
“San Gabriel raised me, shaped me, and gave me the opportunity to build a life centered on serving my community,” Wang said. “San Gabriel is more than the place where I live. It is the community that made me who I am today.”Professionally, Wendy Wang has experience spanning business operations, caregiving, nonprofit management, media and communications, and community service.
She has worked for eight years as a caregiver and is a member of SEIU Local 2015, giving her firsthand understanding of the pressures faced by seniors, caregivers, working families, and frontline care workers.
Her business experience includes business development, strategic planning, marketing, brand integration, client relations, cross-border coordination, project management, and day-to-day operations.She has also worked in areas involving immigration legal services, media, public affairs, education, advertising, business consulting, and community engagement.
Wendy Wang said those cross-sector experiences allow her to understand how city policies affect ordinary families from the perspectives of residents, business owners, caregivers, and community organizations.Wendy Wang also has extensive experience in media and public communications. She has served as a host with Los Angeles Express, Hi Fun LA, ETTV America, and HTTV USA and has served as a judge for ETTV Top Star.
She said those experiences strengthened her ability to communicate with communities from different cultural and language backgrounds while reinforcing the importance of accurate public information, multilingual services, and transparent government communication.In business and leadership education, Wendy Wang completed advanced online coursework in business, finance and leadership through Harvard Business School Online, The Wharton School Online and Wall Street Prep.
These programs were non-degree educational programs. Wendy Wang said they strengthened her skills in budget analysis, organizational management, strategic planning, business operations and responsible decision-making.Wendy Wang has also been actively involved in nonprofit and civic organizations.
She currently serves as Chair and President of the PAX Imperium Asia-Pacific Council; a Board Member of the Los Angeles Legendary Lions Club; Executive President of the JINGUO Committee; Vice President and Youth Committee Chair of the Cantonese Society of Southern California; and Vice President of the American Chinese Athlete Association; and She is also a member of SEIU Local 2015.
Her nonprofit work has included youth education, sports development, women’s leadership, veterans services and cross-cultural community collaboration.
These affiliations are provided solely to describe Wendy Wang’s individual community service and leadership background and do not constitute endorsements of any candidate or campaign by the organizations.
Wendy Wang’s community work has included supporting senior services and programs for older adults; supporting police officers, firefighters and other frontline personnel; participating in wildfire relief and assistance for affected families; expanding youth leadership and student opportunities; supporting veterans; and organizing and participating in local business and community events.
She has also worked to connect residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations and community resources while encouraging partnerships among cities and communities of different cultural backgrounds.
“Leadership does not begin after you are elected. Leadership begins by serving your community now,” Wang said. “Real leadership means being willing to go into the community, listen to residents and turn their concerns into action.”
Wendy Wang’s campaign is centered on four priorities: government transparency and accountability, public safety, quality of life, and support for small businesses and working families.Wendy Wang said these priorities are not simply campaign slogans but reflect concerns she has repeatedly heard in conversations with residents, business owners, seniors, young people and families throughout San Gabriel.
On government transparency and accountability, Wendy Wang believes the city should proactively disclose and clearly explain budgets, public contracts, bidding processes, fee increases, funding sources and project plans before major decisions are made, rather than informing residents only after decisions have already been finalized.
Regarding trash rates that could increase by nearly 61 percent for some commercial and multi-family residential accounts, Wendy Wang said long-term public service contracts and rate adjustments should include greater transparency, meaningful participation from residents and businesses, and clear accountability.
San Gabriel’s current combined sales and use tax rate is 10.5 percent.Wendy Wang supports regular, easy-to-understand tax accountability reports that clearly show residents how much revenue is being collected, where the money is going, how projects are progressing and what measurable results have been achieved.For the Mission Playhouse, an important part of San Gabriel’s history, culture and civic identity, Wendy Wang supports responsible preservation and investment while calling for transparency regarding improvement schedules, funding sources, project implementation and final results.
“Government transparency is not simply about publishing numbers,” Wendy Wang said. “Residents should be able to understand the information, find it and see the results. Whether we are talking about trash rates, sales taxes, city contracts or improvements to the Mission Playhouse, residents have the right to clear, complete and accountable answers. San Gabriel deserves answers.”
On public safety, Wendy Wang supports police officers, firefighters, caregivers and other frontline personnel and advocates strengthening emergency response, disaster preparedness, mental health resources and community safety systems.
She also supports stronger communication among public safety departments, residents and
community organizations.Wendy Wang has emphasized respect and support for veterans, saying those who have served the nation and their communities deserve recognition, resources and care.
“I support our police officers, firefighters, first responders and veterans, and I will continue standing with our seniors and investing in our younger generation,” Wendy Wang said. “A stronger community must respect those who have served us while also opening more doors of opportunity for the next generation.”On quality of life, Wendy Wang supports improvements to parks, streets, sidewalks, infrastructure and public facilities, as well as additional public spaces where families can gather, children can play, seniors can spend time and residents can build stronger community connections.
She said quality of life is about more than whether roads and buildings are repaired. It is also about whether residents have safe, accessible and welcoming places where they feel a sense of belonging and can participate in community life.Wendy Wang also supports establishing a formal, permanent Youth Commission so young people can participate in city government, offer recommendations, develop leadership skills and have a meaningful and continuing voice in shaping San Gabriel’s future.
“We cannot talk about the future only when we mention young people while denying them the opportunity to help make decisions about that future,” Wendy Wang said. “I want the next generation to have a real voice in our city government.”
On small businesses and working families, Wendy Wang supports creating a one-stop business assistance system that provides local businesses with a clear, consistent and easy-to-use point of access to city services.The system would help businesses navigate permits, licenses, inspections, registrations, city regulations and available resources while reducing the time business owners spend searching for information across multiple departments.
“Small businesses should be spending more time operating and growing their businesses, not trying to navigate complicated city processes,” Wendy Wang said. “City government should be a partner in helping businesses succeed, and when decisions are made about taxes, fees and regulations, the city should carefully consider their real impact on small businesses, jobs and the cost of living for working families.”
Wendy Wang said her campaign is not about creating division but about bringing people of different backgrounds together and ensuring that more residents feel heard, respected and genuinely included in decisions about San Gabriel’s future.
“I am running for City Council because I want every resident to know that your voice matters, your concerns deserve a response, and your city government should truly work for the people,” Wendy Wang said. “ Government exists to serve the people. Every resident deserves a seat at the table “
