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Monthly Archives: June 2025
Promised to Fix Sidewalks in 2016 in $1.37 Billion Lawsuit: Instead City Is Settling ADA Lawsuits
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current June 11 and is reprinted with permission. CTN added Pacific Palisades information.) By RACHEAL GAUDIOSI The City of Los Angeles settled a massive lawsuit over crumbling sidewalks in 2016. The...
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LETTER: FireAid Money Should Go to Victims
Thank you for your ongoing coverage to hold FireAid’s designate, the Annenberg Foundation, accountable for the over $100 million raised in January. During one of our community’s darkest hours, the outpouring of generosity from around the world illuminated our shared...
Posted in General
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One Can Rebuild a Home Designed by a Top Architect at Reduced Cost
What would you say if you could live in a community that existed of homes designed by national and international top architects? Think of the beauty . . .think of the resale value. But, most likely you would say it...
Posted in * Fact or B.S., Palisades Fire, Real Estate
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Enjoy a Musical Interlude with Chamber Music Palisades
Chamber Music Palisades will present a community afternoon concert in Brentwood at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. This free concert will feature Susan Greenberg, flute; Michele Zukovsky, clarinet; Stephanie Yu, violin; and Pierre Long-Tao Tang, piano. Reservations are not...
Writers Bloc Presents David Denby and Kenneth Turan
To hear an excellent presentation from two film critics that have stories of their own to tell, come listen to David Denby and Kenneth Turan. Denby and Turan are two beloved film critics who, between them, have held top spots...
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California Officials to Focus on Wildfire Preparedness
Residents are invited to join Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Senator Ben Allen and Supervisor Lindsay Horvath for an in-depth discussion on the future of wildfire preparedness in California. A panel of experts will provide updates on new regulations, CAL FIRE fire...
Posted in Accidents/Fires, Community, County Supervisors
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California to Launch Cal Assist Mortgage Fund
Starting June 12, California is launching the CalAssist Mortgage Fund to provide $105 million in grants, with up to $20,000 going to homeowners whose homes were destroyed or left uninhabitable in recent fires and floods. The program offers: 3 months...
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Bush Fire in Pacific Palisades June 9
While sitting in Prima Cantina today with my mom, sisters and brother-in-law, a Station 23 Fire Truck came rushing by with sirens and lights, headed east on Sunset at 12:44 p.m. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department Alert, about...
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Want FireAid Money? Let the “Experts” Know
The FireAid Committee released the second phase of grants click here. On the website it said the committee is composed of “L.A. based philanthropy experts.” The website notes “The final phase of grants will be coming by year end. Please...
Posted in FireAid, Palisades Fire
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VIEWPOINT: Homeowners Trying to Rebuild: No Help from City
BY BART YOUNG (Editor’s note: Bart and Cindi Young have lived in the Castellammare area of the Pacific Palisades since (year) and have been active in Homeowners Association, the Palisades Task Force on Homelessness and served on the Pacific Palisades...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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