Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

LETTER: Running for Office Is Not about Speeches: It’s about Doing

By HANK WRIGHT Running for office and holding office are opposites. Exact opposites. Council member, mayor, county supervisor, assembly member, state senator, governor. It does not matter which. One is speeches and doors and selling. Asking. The other is solving. … Continue reading

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Blessing of the Animals This Sunday

This Sunday, January 25, La Cruz Palisades (formerly Revive LA) will host a blessing of the animals. The service begins at 11:15 and all are invited to participate in a calm community-centered time of prayer, encouragement and connection. La Cruz … Continue reading

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Beutners Lose Daughter Emily, 22

The medical examiner’s office still has not released a cause of death for the daughter of Austin Beutner. Emily Beutner, 22, died January 6 in a hospital. She was the youngest of four children and the Beutners only daughter. She … Continue reading

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VIEWPOINT: Another PIT Count, Another Year of Questionable Numbers

(Editor’s note: In a four block area, I counted five homeless on  January 19, walking dogs in the Marina around 7:30 a.m. )   By TIM CAMPBELL January 20 was the start of LAHSA’s three-day 2026 Point in Time (PIT) … Continue reading

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Small Win for Palisades Fire Victims: Fee Waivers Go Back to Full Council

Pacific Palisades residents who are rebuilding after the Palisades Fire are one step closer to having building fees waived. In April, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order to waive building fees in the Palisades, much of which had … Continue reading

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More Ideas for a Forward-Thinking Library

Among the residents at the Hive on Monday morning, it was exciting as people chimed in about the idea of a super library, not just shelves of books, but a place where the community gathered events and even theater. Everyone … Continue reading

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Forestry Committee Working to Reforest Town after the Fire

The Palisades Forestry Committee (PFC) is a nonprofit organization working to increase and protect the canopy of the trees in Pacific Palisades for their environmental, economic, health and aesthetic benefits. After the fire, the focus to reforest while staying true … Continue reading

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FireAid Funds Misspent According to House Judiciary Committee

An interim staff report January 6, 2026, from the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee noted that some FireAid funds had not been used for the intended purpose click here. The committee wrote “based on internal documents reviewed by the … Continue reading

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LADWP Tells Palisades Residents “Backups Will Be in Place When Reservoir Is Drained”

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power held a special meeting “Restore, Recover, Rebuild” for Pacific Palisades residents on January 14. A one-stop permitting center was announced, again, and there were assurances that if there is no water in … Continue reading

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Reimagining the Town’s Library as a Community Center

(Editor’s note: At the weekly Hive meeting on Monday, the topic turned to the town’s library. Jimmy Dunne asked why does it have to be the same size and same layout? Why can’t we build something that puts Pacific Palisades … Continue reading

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