2 Redevelopment Foes Named to Advisory Panel

Two outspoken opponents of a stalled redevelopment effort were named Tuesday to a San Gabriel residents’ advisory committee that will look for sources of money for the deficit-plagued city.

Each of the five San Gabriel City Council members named a resident to the panel, which was suggested last month as a way to help ease opposition to redevelopment while considering alternative revenue sources. Mayor Sabino M. Cici named Catherine Whitesell, a leader among Valley Boulevard-area residents who oppose redevelopment study plans because they think that such improvements would erase their neighborhoods.

Councilman James Castaneda chose Josephine Elizondo, also a critic of plans to study the city’s main commercial strips for possible redevelopment. Others named to the panel were Theodore Palmeri, Eric Donnelly and James Mass.