Golf in South Pasadena

South Pasadena is a small incorporated city in Los Angeles County adjacent to Pasadena, between Alhambra and Pasadena in the western San Gabriel Valley. The city occupies a small footprint of residential and commercial land in the urban fabric between these larger cities. Los Angeles County's inner San Gabriel Valley cities include South Pasadena as one of the smaller and more residential communities. The city has a traditional small-town commercial area on Mission Street and a residential character that includes older housing. The city successfully opposed the extension of Interstate 710 through its residential neighborhoods for several decades, a planning controversy that shaped local politics. Metro Gold Line provides transit connections.