Monthly Archives: March 2025

American Legion Hosts a Thank You, Hope and Resiliency Ceremony

The idea was simple, but emotions were high as American Flags were planted around the Village Green, in a brief ceremony on March 20. Jim Cragg, Past Commander of Ronald Reagan Post 283, said, “We’ve been posting flags around the … Continue reading

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Families and Children Affected by Wildfires Offered Support       

  BRENTWOOD SCHOOL PLAYGROUND OPENED: The playground at Brentwood Science Magnet School will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for select Saturdays and Sundays, starting Saturday, March 29. The Saturday schedule is March 29, April 26,  May 3, … Continue reading

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Help PaliHi and Its Students by Bidding on Online Auction

The devastating January 7 Palisades Fire damaged the Palisades Charter High School and displaced 3,000 students from across more than 100 Los Angeles zip codes. Now everyone can help the school community by participating in online auction to raise funds. … Continue reading

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Wildfire Survivor Writing Workshop Offered on Three Saturdays

Kathleen Katims, who ran a workshop for the seniors, “Saved by a Story,”  at the Palisades Library for several years  is now offering a free writing workshop series with co-leader Julie Kern Schwerdtfeger for Wildfire Survivors. The program will be … Continue reading

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Mayor Karen Bass Asks for Nearly $2 Billion from the State

L.A. Karen Bass and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilman Bob Blumenfield, Councilman Adrin Nazarian, and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, chair of the budget committee, traveled to Sacramento on March 24 to ask for nearly $2 billion. Prior to the Palisades Fire, … Continue reading

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“Legally Blonde,” Legally Fun, Opens Friday

The saying “the show must go on” regardless of what happens, takes on a new meaning when Palisades Charter High School Spring musical, Legally Blonde, opens Thursday, March 27. The school’s award-winning cast had been slated to start rehearsing the … Continue reading

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City Is in a Financial Sinkhole Because of Bad Management; Loses Its Cash Cow

People whose entire property and lives were either destroyed or damaged in the Palisades Fire on January 7 are hoping that there will be some sort of financial relief from the City of Los Angeles. Many are also upside down … Continue reading

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Bruce Lurie Gallery Rises from the Ashes: Grand Opening Saturday

Bruce Lurie Gallery, which was the only fine arts gallery in the Palisades, burned during the January Palisades Fire. This coming Saturday, March 29 from 6 to 9 p.m., owner Lurie is pleased to present Renascence, the inaugural exhibition and … Continue reading

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DWP Accused of Cover Up in the Palisades Fire

If the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power had no part in the Palisades Fire, why did L.A. City hire Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP to defend it against lawsuits? Munger Tolles & Olson (MTO), which is ranked as … Continue reading

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Trees Saved through Herculean Efforts of Arborist Carl Mellinger

Arborist Carl Mellinger was angry. After the devastating Palisades Fire, trees were unnecessarily chopped down in Pacific Palisades. Although some had been scorched, many were not dead, and Mellinger said they did not need to be removed. “The surviving trees … Continue reading

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