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Monthly Archives: June 2025
Mission Accomplished: Colonel Swenson Will Leave SoCal July 3
Colonel Eric Swenson was assigned to Southern California in January to head the Army Corps of Engineers’ mission to cean the debris of homes and businesses destroyed by the Palisades and Eton Fires. Nearly 12,000 homes and businesses were destroyed...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Palisades High Will Start School Year at Sears
In a June 18 letter to the Palisades Charter High School Community, Principal and Executive Director Pam Magee said, “After thoughtful consideration and multiple visits to our Palisades campus, we’ve determined that the best place to kick off the 2025–2026...
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Final Performances of “JEST A SECOND!” This Weekend
Everyone needs a little escape from reality and some genuine laughter. Theatre Palisades is offering the perfect solution, an evening at the theater with JEST A SECOND! – the highly anticipated follow-up to the hilarious Beau Jest! Sarah and Bob are now...
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Get Ready for the Palisades Fourth of July Run (in Venice)
The Palisades Fire destroyed homes and hearts, but it can never take away the Pacific Palisades iconic 4th of July celebration. This year the Will Rogers 5K and the Children’s Run will take place because Palisadians are too strong to...
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American Legion Gives $50,000 to Local Public School Booster Clubs
By HENRY KAMER June 14 was a remarkable day in Pacific Palisades. This was the first day that the town was open to the public after the fire destroyed the community on January 7, and it was also important because...
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LAHSA’s Point in Time Count a Rube Goldberg Design
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared CityWatch and is reprinted with permission by its author.) By TIM CAMPBELL In the late 1920’s, a new style of cartoon began appearing in US newspapers. The cartoons, drawn by Reuben (Rube) Goldberg,...
Posted in Homelessness
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Well-Hydrated Plants and Lawns Can Slow Embers
It has been shown that well-hydrated plants and lawns stop fires. Just ask yourself why don’t golf course fairways burn? But after the Palisades and Eaton Fires, it was decided that yard vegetation next to homes was one of the...
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Zone Zero Recommendations Based on Faulty Experiments
A webinar “California’s Focus on Wildlife Preparedness,” was hosted by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin on June 12. California State Fire Marshall Daniel Berlant focused on Zone Zero. (click here.) Zone Zero is considered the first five feet from a structure and...
Posted in Palisades Fire
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FACT OR BS? Part 3 of Pacific Palisades Rumors
1.Homes Near Fire Suffered Unseen Damage WhatsAPP has been a blessing after the fire. That app, like the social media Nextdoor provide truthful and accurate information. BS. A resident came across a story and photo about their property that...
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Pacific Palisades Réservoir, aka Chautauqua Reservoir, Drained June 2024
When news reports highlighted the fact that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been drained and was not available to help fight the Palisades Fire, many residents wondered why the Chautauqua Reservoir had not been used. Before the Highlands community was...
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