It was also in January that we got to watch the newly elected president targeting racial minorities by attempting to end birthright citizenship.

Curtis Kitani and Marco Estrada.Altadena has long had a precious distinction as a somewhat offbeat but ultimately welcoming community free of judgment.

Im happy to report it seems to be unscathed by the fires.Its the natural course of things.I came across stacks of old attendance records.

With thousands of homes and community institutions destroyed.whether still standing or in ashes.

just a few blocks from my school.

My congregation has tough decisions ahead of us about a church facility.who labor in poultry farms and meat packing plants.

By far the worst personal news of all came when I heard that our dear Rafu photographer Mario Reyes finally left us.and the artwork lovingly made by his wife Sue Chorpenning.

Then theres the work colleague who ended up in the hospital last week after doctors found a strange lump near his bladder.who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals — they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.