Pasadena

What do I want to be when I grow up? Am I doing what I really want to do for the rest of my life? Is being a youth pastor my calling in life? Did I make the right choice to come to seminary? Why am I forcing myself to go to church? Why am I dragging myself to finish seminary? These were some of the questions that I struggle to answer throughout my four years in seminary. As a pastor’s child without a direction and purpose, I was pushed into attending Fuller Theological Seminary right after I finished my undergraduate degree at the University of California, San Diego at the age of 21. I was hired as a junior high pastor a week after I was accepted into the seminary at a Korean American church located in Fullerton where the senior pastor was the friend of my dad. I honestly had no clue what I was doing; I did not have any experience in preaching, organizing retreats, leading and training teachers, etc. At the moment, I was excited for I believed that this was my calling. However, everything started to change as the time went by. The life of a youth pastor was difficult; many of the friends that I had in college started to draw a line saying that they do not like to hang out with a youth pastor. It is in a Korean culture where a pastor is seen as holy and righteous. I knew that I did not belong in this category; I was being judged for every action that I took and words that I said. I started to have two separate lives like a hypocrite. I was proclaiming the word…

Marvin L Baza is a local retailer of Pasadena Eye Center, it is a privately-owned company in Pasadena, TX. Dr. Baza has been in practice since 1975 and lived has lived in Pasadena the majority of his life Pasadena Eye Center has been in business for over 20 years now. Dr. Baza bought out the company from another Doctor who was retiring. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of $500,000 to 1 million and employs a staff of approximately 5 to 9. Lisseth Marquina is an…

Imagine when you're going to school, there is a drive by then later that day you're coming home from school you couldn't because there is an escaped convict on the loose in your neighborhood. I grew up in Pasadena, Texas and it is a bad area of town, where a lot of people outlooks in life have or shifted in some way because of what they grew up around. There are gangs, drugs,illegal weapons,violent crimes the list goes on, kids would grow up up seeing all these things and think it’s okay to be…

INTRODUCTION: This case involves Pasadena Fire Department (PFD) RA & Engine #33 responding to 500 N. Madison Ave., in regards to an unknown medical call. Upon their arrival to the residence, they knocked on the front door and there was no answer. Fearing that someone inside was having a serious medical emergency, they forced their way through one of the windows located north of the front door, damaging the lock and cracking another window during the process. EVIDENCE: I took a series of…

In Frank Romero 's mural, "Going to the Olympics, 1984," it consists of five cars driving in a single file line towards the 1984 Olympics that was held in Los Angeles with hearts appearing above each vehicle, two gentlemen are wrestling in the sky next to a blimp that says "a good year" on it and a horse. The corner of the mural has a stamp on it and on the other side what looks to be an iron. The backdrop is saturated with Los Angeles trademark palm trees under the orange sky. The hearts…

As a sports photojournalist, writer and all-weather mountain sports junkie, Jennifer Thorson is focused on getting the most out of life and sharing her perspective with the world. She loves doing the unexpected. Jennifer received her undergraduate from University of Texas in Finance and an MBA from Southern Methodist University and worked in Dallas in wealth management and investments. After being in the corporate world for over a decade, her need for adventure and creativity came calling.…

As of 2015, the population of the 91101 zip code in Pasadena, California is 20,936; 46% male and 54% females (ACS Demographic and housing estimates, 2015). The community is comprised of 58% White, 27% Hispanic/Latino, 23% Asian, and 8% Black/ African American (ACS Demographic and housing estimates, 2015). Of this population, 13% is under the age of 18; while 72% is between the ages of 18 and 65 (ACS Demographic and housing estimates, 2015). The Pasadena population is 46% two or more person…

Pasadena Adult Day Health Care Center is a for profit organization that was founded on October 9, 2014. The location of our facility is within a banquet hall of a Western Dioceses Church of Northern America, known as St. Gregory Church. On the same property of our facility is a grade school, known as St. Gregory School. Our ADHC will have a religious emphasis and will have multigenerational communication with the grade school. The address of our Adult Day Health Care Center is 2215 East Colorado…

On 02-23-18 at approximately 1700 hours, I arrested and transported Ramon Richard Arvizu to the Pasadena Jail for booking (Under PPD Case #18002500). It should be noted that I have had several police contacts with Arvizu on the west hillside on State Street and Railroad Street near the Pasadena Power Plant. Arvizu had a transient encampment set up and was living on the above hill for several weeks. Upon my arrival to the Pasadena Jail, I asked Arvizu if he knew anything about the fire which…

He was found by Pasadena Paramedics #36 Paz unresponsive sitting on a chair in the bedroom of his residence. He had a history of several medical problems. There were no obvious signs of foul play. INVESTIGATION: On 09-30-16 at approximately 1139 hours, Officer Harrell #3441 and I were dispatched to the Rosewood Court located at 1888 N. Fair Oaks Avenue regarding a person found deceased at the above residence. Dispatch stated Pasadena Paramedics were on scene. Upon our arrival, Pasadena…