Monthly Archives: January 2025
Basement and Swimming Pool Removal – No Answers from Officials.
(Editor’s note: at the Townhall meetings, questions about basements have been skipped. Maybe officials don’t know the answers, but it is important to owners. One reader sent the following information in the comment section of CTN. This editor cannot vouch...
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A Castellammare Resident Records Her Return after January 7 Fire
(Editor’s note: residents of Castellammare were among the first allowed to be returned to their neighborhood on January 22. Other residents had to wait until January 27 before they were allowed to return.) By CARMEN KALBERG Yesterday, I returned to...
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Presbyterian Church Building Destroyed, But Not the Spirit
By SHARON BROWNING We at Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church would like the community to know that we are still in business contrary to possible rumors. We are holding weekly services and are ministering to each and every member of our...
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Lost Dog Found, Needs Owner
While walking dogs in my “new” neighborhood of Marina Del Palisades, I met into a man with a small dog that had a bandage on its leg. He told me the dog had been found after the Palisades Fire, taken...
Posted in Animals/Pets, Palisades Fire
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Palisadians Need Answers, Not More Town Hall Meetings
This editor, who is also a resident of Pacific Palisades and who lost her home of 30 years, received an email today around 2 p.m. that Mayor Karen Bass would be holding a town meeting to discuss debris removal from...
Posted in General, Palisades Fire
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Palihi Soccer Girls Prevail 2-1, Despite Adversity
As everyone faces the never-ending saga with insurance, city officials and the hope of rebuilding rapidly, there are a group of high school athletes that are fighting to keep traditions and their teams alive. These young Palisades High School athletes...
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Officials Not Making It Easy for Residents Affected by Palisades Fire
At the January 26 Palisades Fire Debris Removal town hall, sponsored by L.A. County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath at Santa Monica College, the more than three-hour meeting provided few answers. The live event was sold out (zoom was available), and attendees...
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Two Empty Reservoirs Makes Fighting Fires Impossible
It might have not only been the Santa Ynez reservoir that was empty, the Chautauqua Reservoir at the top of Chautauqua had also been emptied this past summer for repairs. Resident after resident has said there were not enough firefighters...
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Reading Among the Ruins: Help Children with Books Lost in Wildfires
Hello everyone, my name is Rohan and I’m from the Pacific Palisades. My family and I lost our home in the Palisades Fire and along with everything else, we lost our beloved book collection. We were devastated and this experience...
Posted in Books, Schools
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When Will I Be Allowed to See My Home
Pacific Palisades residents who have not been allowed in yet, ask when can we go back and look at our property? The fastest way to find out when you’ll be allowed in, is to monitor Cal Fire. First figure out...
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