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LETTER-LAFD After-Action Report Incomplete

Having skimmed through the LAFD 70 page after action report it is clear we need an independent report with exact times and participants. We know LAFD’s response was neither rapid nor ongoing with the bulk of the ground crews pulled … Continue reading

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Palisades Fire After Action Report Describes Chaos

  The 70-page After-Action Fire Report by the Los Angeles City Fire Department was released yesterday, October 8, after a suspect had been named in the Lachman Fire. The cause of  the Palisades Fire six days later was blamed on … Continue reading

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Several Properties Deemed Public Nuisance Including Palisades Bowl

  At the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners meeting at 201 North Figueroa on October 8, several properties were deemed a public nuisance, including the Palisades Bowl. After the January 7 Palisades Fire, residents and business owners were asked … Continue reading

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Plans for New Recreation Center Met with Enthusiasm

Plans for a new Recreation Center was presented last night, October 7, in the “old gym” to a standing room-only crowd. The meeting was summed up by a resident today in an email to CTN. “It was a powerful reminder … Continue reading

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A Suspect Arrested in the Lachman Fire/Palisades Fire

The arrest of suspect, Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, in connection with the Palisades Fire was announced today. He was charged with starting the New Year Eve’s January 1 Lachman Lane Fire, which eventually was rekindled a week later and became the … Continue reading

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Mental Institution Will Open … with an Ocean View

  Palisades resident and Santa Monica commercial business owner, John Alle wrote to CTN about the mental health facility that is slated to open in Santa Monica at 413 and 425 Ocean Avenue and has ocean views. “Forty-seven units are … Continue reading

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Troop 1811 Raises Money to Landscape Station 69

This story started in March. One of the parents of a Troop 1811 Girl Scout brought cookies, Girl Scout, of course, to Fire Station 69 on Carey Street in Pacific Palisades. The parent told Captain Jeff Brown, “the girls would … Continue reading

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State Insurance Commissioner Lara Under Investigation

  Ricardo Lara is under investigation by the California Fair Political Practices Commission for taking trips on tax payer dollars. A KGO-TV investigation showed that he had expensive receipts from at least a dozen trips including paying for significant security … Continue reading

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Community Council Asks Horvath and Allen to Request a Waiver for Gladstones

  Many Pacific Palisades residents are displaced after the Palisades Fire destroyed their homes, and announcements regarding the Coastal Commission hearing on October 8 may not have been mailed or received in a timely manner. The project on the agenda, … Continue reading

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Special Hearing to Discuss Burn Debris on Properties

The Board of Building and Safety Commissioners will hold a special hearing at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 8, at 201 North Figueroa Street, Room 900. Public nuisance hearings will be held on the properties in Pacific Palisades that have … Continue reading

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