Monthly Archives: April 2025

Palisades Residents To Meet for Celebration

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

There is a saying “if you’re rich you live in Beverly Hills. If you’re famous you live in Malibu. If you’re lucky, you live Pacific Palisades.” Well, we were lucky up until January 7, when the City decided the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Hagerty Does What and For How Much Money?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Harrison Newton, a representative from Hagerty, a private consulting firm, appeared before the Pacific Palisades Community Council on April 10. The firm had been selected by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on February 7 to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental … Continue reading →

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Theories about Rebuilding Palisades Questioned By Builders

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

There’s an expression “when the rubber hits the road,” which means the point at which a theory or an idea is put to a practical test. That is the major complaint that many builders, architects and contractors have about a … Continue reading →

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Pacific Coast Highway to Open by the End of May

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on April 12 that Pacific Coast Highway which has been closed since the January 7 Palisades Fire will reopen by the end of May. CalTrans representative Eric Manjivan said that only one lane in each … Continue reading →

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Steps to Rebuilding Pacific Palisades

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Monday morning, April 14, Maggie, a woman at a weekly informal meeting at the Hive where people discuss their lives after the Palisades Fire summed up the rebuild. She said the steps to do that in Pacific Palisades are simple, … Continue reading →

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Restaurants May Qualify for Resilience Grant

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

There are $10,000 LA Fire Recovery Grants available through the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund because “Restaurants are the heart of LA’s neighborhoods.” The grants may be made to more than 200 independent restaurants and food trucks in LA County impacted … Continue reading →

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Rick Caruso Address Rebuilding and Undergrounding Wires

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

“Palisades is going to come back,” said Rick Caruso, who was featured on the 1Pali webcast on Monday night, April14, that attracted nearly 1,000 virtual attendees. Caruso emphasized that the Palisades has to bring back places for families to gather. … Continue reading →

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“Rising From Ashes” Installed at the Legion

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Artist Tom Bakker said that he and his wife were watching television on January 7 as the Palisades Fire was covered on every channel. “We were distraught,” he told a small group of people gathered at the Ronald Reagan American … Continue reading →

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Rats and Other Vermin Call Palisades Home

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Corners of the Pacific Palisades commercial areas are littered with trash. Main and side streets of the town have become a site of advertising for contractors. Jeff Ridgway, who manages an apartment building on Haverford, and has lived in the … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to a Place of Dreams

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Every house has a soul. The walls absorb the sounds of a family, the laughter, the fun, the franticness, the sorrow. A house is filled with vibrations and is a member of the family that inhabits it. It offers places … Continue reading →

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