Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

City Is in a Financial Sinkhole Because of Bad Management; Loses Its Cash Cow

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

People whose entire property and lives were either destroyed or damaged in the Palisades Fire on January 7 are hoping that there will be some sort of financial relief from the City of Los Angeles. Many are also upside down … Continue reading →

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Bruce Lurie Gallery Rises from the Ashes: Grand Opening Saturday

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Bruce Lurie Gallery, which was the only fine arts gallery in the Palisades, burned during the January Palisades Fire. This coming Saturday, March 29 from 6 to 9 p.m., owner Lurie is pleased to present Renascence, the inaugural exhibition and … Continue reading →

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DWP Accused of Cover Up in the Palisades Fire

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

If the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power had no part in the Palisades Fire, why did L.A. City hire Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP to defend it against lawsuits? Munger Tolles & Olson (MTO), which is ranked as … Continue reading →

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Trees Saved through Herculean Efforts of Arborist Carl Mellinger

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Arborist Carl Mellinger was angry. After the devastating Palisades Fire, trees were unnecessarily chopped down in Pacific Palisades. Although some had been scorched, many were not dead, and Mellinger said they did not need to be removed. “The surviving trees … Continue reading →

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March 25, 2025, Palisades Real Estate Update

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By ANTHONY MARGULEAS We are officially 11 weeks from the fires, and much progress has occurred. Two Palisades Village eateries have reopened, Palisades Garden Café and Chipotle, so we are slowly getting people back into town. Colonel Eric Swenson from … Continue reading →

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Palisades Fire Hiker Found at the Hive

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National 15-member team was deployed to investigate the Pacific Palisades Fire on the weekend of January 11 and 12. That team joined ATF-certified investigators already on site. People speculated that the … Continue reading →

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The Perlman Family Ready to Build, Again

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Ben Perlman family moved to Santa Monica from the Boston area in 2016, before relocating to the Palisades in 2021.  They tried out different areas in the town, including Via Bluffs and the Highlands, before settling on the Alphabets … Continue reading →

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FEMA Receives 270,000 Applications from Purported Homeowners

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

This editor like many people in Pacific Palisades lost everything, home and business location and all possessions. My husband and I were told to apply to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and SBA (Small Business Association) to try and seek … Continue reading →

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Mural Celebrates the Rebirth of the Town through Remembrance

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

In the midst of burned-out buildings and twisted steel frames, flowers are blooming in the town and now, a new mural is bringing beauty to what had become a desolate landscape in Pacific Palisades. The mural has been painted in … Continue reading →

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Palisades Needs, and Has Needed a Police Presence

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By LOUISE FRASER  Why Pacific Palisades Needs Its Own Police Station Now Residents of Pacific Palisades, reeling from tragedy caused by inadequate resources at every level, are demanding the immediate establishment of a local police station. Even before the fire, residents faced escalating crime … Continue reading →

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