Published on July 13th, 2026

Cory was born in East Texas but moved to Stockton, California as a kid. His parents got divorced and he bounced around from apartment to apartment and from parent to parent making for a tough upbringing in a lot of ways. Cory’s own childhood inspired him to become an educator and help provide stability, mentorship, […]

Published on July 6th, 2026

Gloria was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. She got married and gave birth to three children in Bakersfield before moving to Sacramento to work for the state. In 2020, she retired and moved back home to Bakersfield. Having rented all of her life she found herself in a position last year where the house […]

Published on June 29th, 2026

Before the fire, Sandra and her sons were longtime renters in Altadena. They had rented the same home for the past 25 years. The landlord was good to them and barely increased their rent and thus, they treated the house like their own home. This didn’t give them much incentive to pursue homeownership. Then the […]

Published on May 26th, 2026

Stanley is a product of the Great Migration that saw millions of African Americans leave the American South fleeing racial terror and seeking a land of new opportunities in the North and West. Stanley’s relatives came to Los Angeles in the 1930s and 40s and his family has been here ever since. Stanley has spent […]

Published on May 7th, 2026

Published on April 15th, 2026

Kelvin was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. At an early age his father was killed by gun violence right in front of their home. But Kelvin overcame the odds and became a police officer in Baltimore where he has served for the past 15 years. He recently received a downpayment grant from Greenline and […]

Published on February 25th, 2026

In a last-ditch move worthy of any “Karate Kid” movie, Sipoo Shelene Hearring, 68, found herself in the ring with developers, battling for ownership of the land where her martial arts studio once stood. The first victory? The property owners accepted her bid over three offers from developers. She had 15 days to raise $500,000 and […]

Published on February 25th, 2026

Benjamin was born and raised in Slidell, Louisiana but when he was a teen he was deemed “out of control” by his family and sent off to live with his mother who had started a new life in Portland, Oregon. From there he joined a gang but managed to finish high school and start college […]

Published on February 10th, 2026

Patrice was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland by a single mother. Growing up, she worked hard in school and was on her way to earning a college degree when she became pregnant at the age of 20. Being a single mother herself, she had to drop out and focus on raising her daughter and […]

Published on January 22nd, 2026

More than a year after the January 2025 wildfires first sparked, victims continue to navigate insurance, mortgage and construction hurdles on the road to rebuilding what was lost.  The recovery efforts of nonprofits, businesses and residents in and around Altadena and Pacific Palisades will see a boost from a new capital commitment from the Bank of […]