Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Fire Victims Given $1,000 Gift Cards

Executive Director of the Palisades Malibu YMCA (now the Lowe Family Y) Jim Kirtley continues to advocate for fire survivors. More than 50 members of the Pali Y received a thousand-dollar gift card from Amazon to help with rebuilding and … Continue reading

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Explore an Electric Future this Sunday

Resilient Palisades will host Our Electric Future, a community celebration focused on rebuilding safer after wildfire while coming back together as neighbors. The celebration is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, at the Paul Revere … Continue reading

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Gelson’s Returning: Yes or No?

Nextdoor, the adult version of the children’s game “telephone” has printed numerous assumptions from different people about whether the Gelson’s store at the intersection of Antioch, Via de la Paz and off Sunset Boulevard was coming back. One person wrote … Continue reading

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Condos Burned, Insurance Money Available, but Residents in Limbo

The Condominium Building at 15515 Sunset Boulevard and 1029 Via de la Paz, behind the Shell Station, burned during the Palisades Fire. Of the 107 units, 67 were fully destroyed, 40 survived, but had severe smoke damage and four of … Continue reading

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Wrestlers Advance to Semis of City Duals

By STEVE GALLUZZO CTN Contributor When the Palisades High wrestling team took on San Pedro in its own gym in the quarterfinals of the City Section Duals on Tuesday night it marked the first time any Dolphins program had competed … Continue reading

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Friends and Newcomers Club Meets, Welcomes New Members

The Pacific Palisades Friends and Newcomer’s club is primarily a ladies group that promotes friendships and neighborliness through participation in a very wide range of interests and activities. The organization welcomes newcomers, old-timers and empty-nesters. During the Palisades Fire evacuation … Continue reading

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The Kids Are Back in Town! PaliHi Reopens January 27

  This was the first day back at Palisades Charter High School for students since December 2024. The town and a portion of the school were destroyed in the Palisades January 2025 Fire, which destroyed nearly 7,000 homes and businesses. … Continue reading

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Viewpoint- US President Donald Trump Signs Wildfire Executive Order – Got It Wrong

In a January 27 executive order released by the White House, U.S. Donald Trump “Addresses State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles after Wildfire Disasters.” The Order directs “the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the … Continue reading

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Democratic Club Meeting this Sunday, February 1

The Palisades Democrats annual meeting will be held at Playa Vista’s CentrePoint Club or on Zoom, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 1. (Zoom opens at 1:30.) This is open to all Palisades residents regardless of political affiliation. … Continue reading

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Prepare Palisades for Next Disaster January 31

  A neighborhood preparedness training will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, at the Palisades Recovery Center, 15223 La Cruz Drive. From 9:30 to 10 a.m.: breakfast. 10 a.m. to noon: Rick Pope, City … Continue reading

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