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Pasadena Affordable Housing

Zone change allows churches, synagogues and mosques to create up to 75 units Housing in Pasadena can now be planted in “God’s backyard.” The City Council has voted to allow churches, synagogues and mosques to develop affordable housin...

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September 2022 Monthly Letter

Dear Reader, Welcome to September. This month I have a little water saving hack to share with you. The hack involves your air conditioner and a rain barrel. Best of all the water for your garden is FREE. Check out my little video. Robbyn's w...

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Affordable Senior Housing

Presented by Project Director, Housing an Aging Society Program This is a critical moment in which to consider investments in the housing needs of the nation’s older adults. While the number of people 65 and over has increased dramatically s...

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15 Days No outdoor watering

Millions of Metropolitan Water District customers in the Los Angeles area are being called on to eliminate all outdoor watering for 15 days while a pipeline is repaired in September. A leak was discovered earlier this year in a massive pipel...

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A model for neighborhood renewal

ST. LOUIS — For decades, the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood on the north side, with its boarded-up rowhouses and empty lots, was one of the most distressed areas of this city. Now the neighborhood — once the only place where Black people c...

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August 2022

Enjoy the letter format for Robbyn Battles August 2022 monthly letter. Highlights this month include fun videos from the Crescenta Valley Chamber annual golf tournament. An update on new tax bills making their way through the California State ...

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August 2022 Letter

Dear Reader, Recent property listings are linked at the end of the post. Golfing for a cause. Did you know the Crescenta Valley Chamber holds an annual golf tournament to raise scholarship funds for the two local High Schools? This event ...

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Crescenta Valley Chamber Annual Golf Tournament

The Crescenta Valley Chamber Annual Golf Tournament has a reputation for the following: Great Fun, Great Laughs, and raising much-needed money for local scholarships. Funds raised go toward Scholarships at Crescenta Valley High School and Clark...

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5715 Canyonside Road

5715 Canyonside Rd. La Crescenta |List Price: $1,939,000 | Open House Sunday July 31, 2:00-4:00 pm. Brand new construction, just over 3,000 square feet. This wonderful Traditional style home has two master suites. The main floor master i...

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