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Monthly Archives: March 2025
March 25, 2025, Palisades Real Estate Update
By ANTHONY MARGULEAS We are officially 11 weeks from the fires, and much progress has occurred. Two Palisades Village eateries have reopened, Palisades Garden Café and Chipotle, so we are slowly getting people back into town. Colonel Eric Swenson from … Continue reading
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Palisades Fire Hiker Found at the Hive
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National 15-member team was deployed to investigate the Pacific Palisades Fire on the weekend of January 11 and 12. That team joined ATF-certified investigators already on site. People speculated that the … Continue reading
Posted in Palisades Fire
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The Perlman Family Ready to Build, Again
The Ben Perlman family moved to Santa Monica from the Boston area in 2016, before relocating to the Palisades in 2021. They tried out different areas in the town, including Via Bluffs and the Highlands, before settling on the Alphabets … Continue reading
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FEMA Receives 270,000 Applications from Purported Homeowners
This editor like many people in Pacific Palisades lost everything, home and business location and all possessions. My husband and I were told to apply to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and SBA (Small Business Association) to try and seek … Continue reading
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Mural Celebrates the Rebirth of the Town through Remembrance
In the midst of burned-out buildings and twisted steel frames, flowers are blooming in the town and now, a new mural is bringing beauty to what had become a desolate landscape in Pacific Palisades. The mural has been painted in … Continue reading
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Palisades Needs, and Has Needed a Police Presence
By LOUISE FRASER Why Pacific Palisades Needs Its Own Police Station Now Residents of Pacific Palisades, reeling from tragedy caused by inadequate resources at every level, are demanding the immediate establishment of a local police station. Even before the fire, residents faced escalating crime … Continue reading
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School Photographs Lost in the Fire
A reader wanted to know now they could replace lost elementary/middle/high school photos from the local schools in Pacific Palisades. Brett Shibata, head counselor at Paul Revere Middle School sent the following letter, which may be helpful to some families: … Continue reading
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Dream about Tomorrow
Dearest Palisadians, I wrote a song that I hope reminds you of how you are such a beautiful part of one of the most wonderful words of all… town. Jimmy Dunne (jimmydunne.substack.com) Dream about Tomorrow when you’re down and feeling … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Music, Palisades Fire
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LA County Makes Opting Out a Two-Month Process
Many people who lost their homes in the Palisades Fire, such as Mark Tabit, looked at both options for debris removal. He discovered that the Army Corps of Engineers does not take out driveways, patios, swimming pools, or other hardscaping, … Continue reading
Mayor Bass Holds Press Conference on Via de la Paz
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference on Via de la Paz this morning, March 21, to emphasize the success in “leading the fastest recovery effort in modern California history” after the January 7 Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 … Continue reading
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