You know how when texting, even with the modern tech that will give you the complete words, some people still like to use those abbreviations? I suppose maybe it saves time…but only if the person receiving the text understands the abbreviations. Recently someone texted me and used the abbreviation RN. Do you know what RN means in a text? (someone answers). It means right now!....It took me all day to figure that out! It took me all day to figure out that RN means right now!.

North Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena was once a thriving business corridor known as Pasadena’s “Black Main Street” and the heart of the city’s African American community. From the 1930s through the 1960s, Northwest Pasadena was one of the few areas where Black families could buy homes, establish businesses, and build community. Black doctors, lawyers, and other professionals maintained offices along Fair Oaks Avenue, while residents could meet most of their daily needs within w

We’re pleased to share information about our upcoming Fall Cohort, which begins on September 12. The cohort consists of a five-session workshop and serves as the entry point to CLP's professional services for congregations interested in discerning whether affordable housing or other community-serving development opportunities align with their mission and ministry. Registration deadline: August 31, 2026 To register, please click here. The first and final sessions are held

by Anthony Manousos State Senator Sasha Perez is pushing SB 1090, a bill that would take away from Altadenans the right to use SB 9 and SB 1123 for three years. LA County Supervisor Catherine Berger supports SB 9, which allows homeowners to split their lots and sell a portion of it to someone who wants to build a home, as long as the homeowner lives on this site for at least three years. SB 1123 allows homeowners to split their lots for up to 10 homes. Perez claims that SB

2015 - 2026 The N. Fair Oaks Empowerment Initiative started January of 2015, when the Interdenominiational Ministerial Alliance (IMA), the oldest association of Black pastors in the greater Pasadena area, voted to give us the opportunity to plan that years’ employment fair with and by the community. In April 2015 we launched with a potluck to raise funds to hire part-time staff to help develop and translate the survey, to set up survey orientations held at some of the ten

Where Solutions Do the Gubernatorial Candidates Propose to Address the Housing Crisis Making Housing and Community Happen maintains a nonpartisan position regarding the gubernatorial election. We are offering information about the candidates’ positions on California’s housing crisis based on sources listed below. Here are website that explain how candidates plan to address the housing crisis: Xavier Becerra: https://www.xavierbecerra2026.com/ Steve Hilton: https://steveh

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Purpose Why do White households have ten times as much wealth as Black households? Why is the homeownership rate for Whites 74% and for...

Jill Shook preached this sermon on Sunday, June 15, at the First United Methodist Church of Pasadena. To watch a recording, click here ....

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Led by Dr. Jill Shook Mission: To equip people of faith with biblical (if desired an interfaith) understanding of housing justice with...

Rose Town Apartments, 170 N. Halstead St., Pasadena (Near the Sierra Madre Villa A Line Station) There are 49 apartments that will be...

Altadena is not for sale! But nonetheless, phones are buzzing with cash offers and unbeknownst to many, homeowners’ rights in the...

In front of the First United Methodist Church where we spent the night with evacuees. We have received many emails and text messages from...

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a town considered insignificant. Yet in this tiny town a great leader, King David, was born. in and around...