Monthly Archives: March 2025

He Never Left: Palisades Guardian Jeff Ridgway

Palisades resident Jeff Ridgway texted this editor on the evening of the January 7 Palisades Fire and said he was fighting the flames on the apartment building that he manages on Haverford. Having been stuck in gridlock traffic on Temescal, … Continue reading

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Letter: Palisades High School Parents Demand Action

(The March 7 letter (below) was signed by almost 300 Palisades High School  families in less than 24 hours and was sent to State, County, City and LAUSD officials and local newspapers, including the L.A. Times and Circling the News.) … Continue reading

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The Canyon Is BACK! “Evacuation” Exhibition Shared

Although much of Santa Monica and Rustic Canyon neighbors were spared the total devastation of the fire, they had to evacuate. Canyon homes lost water and  power, some homes filled with ash and then the first rainstorm sent mud into … Continue reading

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Saving the Trees, One Yard at a Time

The devastating fire that destroyed 6,837 structures and 5,419 residences in Pacific Palisades, also took its toll on the trees lining the streets. But surprisingly, many that might look like they are dead are not. Palisades arborist Carl Mellinger writes … Continue reading

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What Is It? #54

After the fire, one of the first questions one of CTN’s out-of-state readers asked was “What happened to the man with that interesting collection? Did it survive?” The reader was referring to Palisades resident Howard Yonet, who had one of … Continue reading

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Saint Matthew’s Music Guild to Feature Flutist Bouriakov

Saint Matthew’s Music Guild continues its fortieth anniversary season at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 14, at St. Augustine-by-the Sea. Featured will be LA Philharmonic’s Principal Flute Denis Bouriakov playing Mozart and Saint-Saëns, a world premiere by Los Angeles composer/performer … Continue reading

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Makes Big Announcement

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass held a 9 a.m. press conference on March 6 in Pacific Palisades at the Rec Center, which has now been turned into a L.A. Department of Water and Power center that goes by the name: Unified … Continue reading

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Not a Good Day for L.A. Mayor Bass

The day started well for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass with a cheery little press conference at the Palisades Rec Center, but took a nose dive when the audit of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) was released by the courts … Continue reading

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“Crazy for You” Highlighted by National Press

Crazy for You, a Theatre Palisades Youth production, will have its final shows this weekend at Paul Revere Auditorium, 1450 Allenford Avenue. Remaining shows are Friday, March 7 at 5 and 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 8 at 4 and … Continue reading

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A Della Dress Survives the Fire

Founder of A Della Dress, Andrea Dyke wrote about the Palisades Fire “We landed at my son’s cottage in the Sand Section of Manhattan Beach; disheveled, disoriented, shocked, scared and sad, not knowing the fate of our home and community.  My … Continue reading

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