Monthly Archives: April 2025

Looting in the Ashes. Who Is Guarding?

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By KARI WEAVER I was just up in the Palisades with my 17-year-old son, visiting our property in the Alphabet Streets. I was shocked to find that several things had been disturbed since my last visit on April 7. It … Continue reading →

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First Commercial Property Sold after the Palisades Fire

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The four storefronts at 15326 Antioch were sold to 15326 Antioch LLC on March 6 for $1,526,000. This is the first known commercial property sold after the January 7 Palisades Fire. That property included: UPS, Katie O’Neill’s Fine Art, Hilites … Continue reading →

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The Fire Crisis: Talking to Your Kids

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Psychotherapist Robert Cohen answered some of the difficult questions that parents are asking about how to help their children through the aftermath of the Palisades Fire. The devastation turned a community upside down, forcing nearly 28,000 people to evacuate, the … Continue reading →

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Days Are Filled with Everything Fire

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Teddy Ray a resident, is  chronicling his life after the fire. This is his second piece – and no matter where someone has “evacuated” or moved, life still revolves around decisions based on the fire.) By TEDDY RAY … Continue reading →

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Project Homekey Sites Aren’t Helping Homeless

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story “At L.A.’s Homeless Housing Sites, 911 Calls Reflect a Crisis Within a Crisis” first appeared in Westside Current on April 11. It is reprinted with permission. Even as more money is targeted for the homeless, this … Continue reading →

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Corpus Christi Finds a Semi-Permanent Space

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: A long-time parishioner sent an update for Corpus Christi Church. Many will remember that the church burned on January 8, a day after the initial fire raced through the Palisades, leaving the congregation without a church and parish.) … Continue reading →

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Promise: Palisades Will Have Greatest Park in the Nation

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

4.10.25 Rec Center Renderings Standing at the intersection of Alma Real and the entrance to the Palisades Park Recreation Center today were L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. Strong Sports co-founder and Lakers Coach JJ Redick and Rick Caruso who has … Continue reading →

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1Pali Will Host Rick Caruso Monday

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

1Pali started by local residents impacted by the fire will host Rick Caruso at 6 p.m. on a webinar on Monday, April 14. Caruso and his team will share updated on the Palisades Village and the broader rebuilding efforts takin … Continue reading →

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Palisades Real Estate Update, Three Months after the Fire

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: With about $600 million slated to be used in school construction for two elementary schools and the high school, and with the most recent announcement (April 10) of an upgraded and planned new Palisades Park and Recreation Center, … Continue reading →

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Enforcement of Building Housing on VA in Ninth Circuit Court

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: The story “Housing for Los Angeles’ Homeless Veterans in Hands of Ninth Circuit Court” appeared on April 9 in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission. As background, a lawsuit (Valentin v. Shinseki) was brought in 2011, … Continue reading →

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