Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

LAHSA’s Chronic Financial Mismanagement

(Editor’s note at the Council District 11 Candidate Forum on March 1, the candidates were asked about LAHSA and all expressed concern about the effectiveness of this large agency in helping the homeless. It seemed timely this article appeared in...

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Posted in Homelessness | 1 Comment

Pali High Boys Basketball Wins City Title

By STEVE GALLUZZO CTN Contributor When Jeff Bryant took the job as head boys basketball coach at Palisades High he could not have imagined the journey he and his team would take over the next 22 months. The adversity created...

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Enrollment Open for Corpus Christi School for 2026-2027

About 50 people gathered to hear Corpus Christi Principal Paola Sessarego explain the plans for the elementary school to reopen in the fall of 2026. As people gathered in the entrance foyer that leads to the main office (unburned) and...

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Palisadians Travel with Mayor, Councilmember to Sacramento to Discuss Insurance

A delegation of 11 Palisades residents traveled with L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Traci Park to Sacramento on February 9 to advocate for Palisades Fire Survivors. The delegation represented 1) single-family homeowners who lost their homes, 2) underinsured households,...

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Obituary: Dr. Bernard Murray Churchill, Noted Urologist, Beloved Husband, Father

Long-time Palisadian, Dr. Bernard Murray Churchill, MD, died on January 25, 2026, at home, surrounded by family. He was 86 years old. Bernie, as everyone knew him, was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1939.  He received his medical education...

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Candidate Forum Mostly Civil: Two People Ejected

The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) held a Los Angeles City Council District 11 candidate forum on March 1 at the Venice First Lutheran Church. Three candidates were on the dais: incumbent Traci Park and challengers Faizah Malik and...

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Posted in City, City Councilmember Park, Community | 3 Comments

Councilmember Park to Host AECOM: Summary from Mayor’s AECOM Meeting

There will be a virtual townhall meeting to discuss the AECOM report with Councilmember Traci Park from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2 click here L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hired AECOM, after the Hagerty consulting firm was hired,...

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Posted in City, Palisades Fire | 2 Comments

Monarch Madness Requires City Biologist

Lots cleared by the Army Corps of Engineers and other contractors had little or no greenery left. Trees that people hoped might survive were kept, but then later they had to be cut down, too. By HANK WRIGHT I read...

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Palisadian Songwriter Celebrated in Upcoming Screening March 7

The documentary “More than Santa Baby” celebrates the life and music of long-time Palisadian composer Philip Springer, 99. The film will screen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at The LA Live Regal Cinema – in the LA REEL...

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Residents Need Biologists to Rebuild

People rebuilding in Pacific Palisades lost their homes/possessions, their yards, everything. The Army Corps of Engineers came to town and within five months had scrapped most lots clean. Then it’s been more than a year with insurance not paying and...

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