Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Fire Licked up Homes on Radcliffe/Haverford

  This editor, who lived on Radcliffe, evacuated around 3 p.m. on January 7. Earlier in the day, my husband and I, from our rooftop, watched the fire race over a ridge above the Marquez Knolls/Bienveneda area and then saw...

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First Visit to Castellammare Home after Palisades Fire

(Editor’s note: Rosalie and her husband Dan evacuated from the Castellammare neighborhood on January 7.) By ROSALIE HUNTINGTON Both Watch Duty and our neighborhood sent alerts on Tuesday afternoon, January 21, announcing that residents could visit their homes or where...

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Let’s Go Palisades!!!

“I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: ‘Let’s put on a show.’ That’s what me and Judy did.” (Mickey Rooney) In their movies, a crisis happened, and...

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The PALISADES FIRE: Repopulating or Going Back Home

Pacific Palisades residents, who evacuated on January 7, have been waiting to be able to go home. The process started January 20, with the Highlands. Starting tomorrow, January 21, Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin said two other areas will be...

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Sharks Are Already Circling Palisades Properties

It seems like the body should be cold before you bury it and start splitting up the spoils. That’s not the case with the real estate in Pacific Palisades affected by the fire. The Palisades Fire is only 59 percent...

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Opinion: Officials Should Be Held Accountable for Palisades Fire

(Editor’s note: This Viewpoint first appeared in the Westside Current on January 20 and is reprinted with permission.) By: PETER SADOWSKI As the ashes settle and the cameras roll, Mayor Karon Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom deliver their usual dirge...

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Did Bass or Crowley Request Air Space Access for Firefighting?

Did Fire Chief Kristin Crowley or L.A. Mayor Karen Bass request air space access because of a presidential visit when the fire first started on January 7 around 10 a.m.? The winds had not yet come up and did not...

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Working to Keep You Safe: Too Bad It Didn’t Happen During the Fire

  Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin sent out the most common queries he has received and the answers: Can my contractor or insurance adjuster go to my property to do an assessment or make repairs?  Once an area is open to...

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Community Council Meeting Scheduled: Officials to Answer Questions

A special Palisades Community Council Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, via Zoom.Meeting ID: 882 8310 1185 Passcode: 553444 Link to Join Zoom Meeting click here. The Agenda is brief it will be a discussion/Q&A...

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The Palisades Fire Never Should Have Happened: Here’s Why

(Editor’s note: CTN received several accounts from residents about their efforts to save their homes. Over the next week,  several stories will be presented, and I welcome other’s to send their stories, too. See if you pick out two common...

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