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Monthly Archives: May 2025
FIREAID: More FireAid Money Goes to Nonprofits
More than $100 million was raised for FireAid victims, in Eaton and Pacific Palisades. Individuals do not receive funds, that money has gone to nonprofits and L.A. County. CTN contacted spokesperson Chris Wallace about how many nonprofits have directly benefited … Continue reading
Posted in FireAid, Palisades Fire
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Rita Moreno: From Honorary Mayor to Honorary Doctorate
By BERNICE FOX Former Pacific Palisades Honorary Mayor Rita Moreno is now Dr. Rita Moreno. She’s received an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. And she’s posted this excited message on her Facebook page: “Little Rosita from Puerto Rico just received … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Film/Television, Schools
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U9 Palisades Baseball Players Take Championship
At a tournament over Memorial Day Weekend at Cheviot Hills, Pacific Palisades Baseball Association players showed grit and determination to win the finals, defeating La Canada, 15-5. Under coaches Kambiz Kamdar, Karl House and Steve Berman, their 13-player roster delivered … Continue reading
Posted in Kids/Parenting, Sports
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LA Poured Over $1 Billion into Homeless Housing—But Thousands of Units Sit Empty
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on May 29 and was updated on May 30. It is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Night falls over Sierra Highway in Lancaster as a police cruiser speeds past … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness
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Early Palisades Fire Wind Speeds Not Hurricane Force
During an interview for a documentary regarding the Palisades Fire, an interviewer asked, “What could be done do with 100-mph wind speeds?” To which this editor responded, “How do you know the wind speeds? Were they measured?” The interviewer said, … Continue reading
Posted in Palisades Fire
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FIREAID: Grantees Might Surprise You
Yesterday Circling the News looked at eight of the grantees of the 42 that were identified as specific to Pacific Palisades, which were among those receiving $21 million. The four today are connected with L.A. County. About $100 million was … Continue reading
Posted in FireAid, Palisades Fire
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Jimmy Dunne Pens the “Breakfast Club”
Resident Jimmy Dunne, who can be found on Substack, recently started a newsletter “Welcome to the Palisades Breakfast Club!” click here. Welcome to the “Palisades Breakfast Club” newsletter! It’s a home for Palisadians in this wonderful liminal chapter of our … Continue reading
Farmer Schwartz Plants a Pumpkin Patch
Palisades resident Bruce Schwartz, annually gave pumpkin plants to residents who were willing to grow them in their yard. Once they were grown, and some were enormous, they were taken to the YMCA Simon Meadow pumpkin patch and sold to … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Should You Take Legal Action Against the City/County/State over the Palisades Fire?
A resident sent the listing of Law Firms that had been mentioned in a WhatsAppChat. If a resident has wondered about filing a claim, here is a list that Roseanne Landay has compiled. It is based off firms she identified … Continue reading
Posted in Palisades Fire
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FIREAID: Where did the FireAid Money Go?
Today a friend asked, “did you ever get any of that FireAid Money?” This editor responded, “No, it went to nonprofits.” He responded, “So it was a swindle.” About $100 million was raised by a FireAid benefit concert, and Steve … Continue reading
Posted in FireAid, Pacific Palisades Community Council
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