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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Tragedy Is Big Business
By CHAZ PLAGER Hearing that, you might write me off as just another cynic finding the worst in everything, but those who visited the Palisades after the fires will know what I mean. What was planted in front of every … Continue reading
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People Walking into Pacific Palisades Should be Checked for Residency
Last week, a Santa Monica Canyon resident wrote that the guy in the picture climbed the hillside above the Chevron station (right in front of the national guard), and jumped the fence into the family’s backyard. The resident asked the … Continue reading
Canyon Resident Stephanie Kanan Loses Oasis Palisades in Fire
(Editor’s note this story first appeared in the Canyon Alliance newsletter on May 1 and is reprinted with permission.) By LAUREL BUSBY Boca resident Stephanie Kanan co-owns Oasis Palisades, one of the businesses in the Marquez Knolls that was lost … Continue reading
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Pali Strong Hosts Event at Pier
The Pali Strong Foundation, started by Highlands resident Larry Vein, hosted an event at the Santa Monica Pier on May 6. (Editor’s note: This Pali Strong is not to be confused with the Palisades High School Pali Strong, started on … Continue reading
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Viewpoint: We’re at a Tipping Point: City’s Response Must Be More Transparent and Accountable
(Editor’s note: This Viewpoint was originally posted on May 7 on Steadfast LA and is reprinted with permission.) By RICK CARUSO Nearly four months to the day since wildfires ripped through four communities in and around Los Angeles, yet our … Continue reading
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The Right Landscaping Can Stop Fires
(Editor’s note: the following was written by Shawn Maestretti of Studio Petrichor for his newsletter and is reprinted with permission. He is a designer, licensed landscape architect and contractor, certified arborist, certified permaculture designer biospheric caretaker, speaker and educator. https://studio-petrichor.com/about/ … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Palisades Fire
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Palisades Contestants Take First and Third at District Contest
Speaking on the topic of “How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times,” Lana Shargani won first at the District Level on May 4 and a $2,500 scholarship to the college of her choice. Shargani spoke about the fires in … Continue reading
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Deaths Will Continue Unless the County/City Make Plans
When the Palisades and Eaton Fire roared through local communities, there were 29 deaths, making those fires among the deadliest in California’s history. According to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s preliminary report, 93 percent of those people, who died … Continue reading
No school? No home? No robots? No problem.
Marquez Charter School fourth and fifth graders lost nearly everything when the January 7 Palisades Fire Destroyed homes. On January 8, the school burned. The students had been working on a robotic machine “Hole in One” since the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Kids/Parenting, Schools
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More Thoughts about Landscaping after the Fire
A reader wrote: Thank you for the comments on landscaping. It is a good question with many issues. As the clover in our front yard inches up toward 10 inches (the back yard where the fire tried to take our … Continue reading
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