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Photos of those Killed in the Palisades Fire Sought
Ioanna Kostopulou, planning manager for Spectrum News 1, wrote “I am reaching out to ask for your help. I am working on a segment where we want to commemorate the victims who died in the January fires and while I … Continue reading
Posted in Palisades Fire
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The Search for Culpability of Palisades Fire Continues with Federal Grand Jury Subpoena
A federal grand jury in a November 4 memo subpoenaed the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for communications related to the Pacific Palisades’ Lachman Fire. The Lachman Fire was started on January 1, allegedly by Jonathan Rinderknecht, near a … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents/Fires, Palisades Fire
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“Paradise Abandoned” to Screen November 23
Paradise Abandoned, Inside the Pacific Palisades Fire, a documentary by Rob Montz, will have a special screening from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, November 23 at the Morgan Wixson Theater in Santa Monica. RSVP: click here. To see the … Continue reading
Posted in Film/Television, Palisades Fire
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“The Diviners” Presented by PaliHi
Even though Palisades High School thespians are in a temporary school and have to rent theaters to perform, the talented students are undeterred in presenting a fall play The Diviners. The play, which opened on November 6, will run November … Continue reading
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Ralphs, Gelsons and Palisades Business Improvement District
The Pacific Palisades Business Improvement District (BID) met for its quarterly meeting via Zoom on November 5.click here. The Palisades BID was formed in 2016, when at least 51 percent of the commercial property owners in the main Palisades business … Continue reading
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Gladstone’s Presentation Has Several Inconsistencies
PCH Beach Associates Tom Tellefsen appeared before a special Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting on October 30 to explain why the Gladstones project had only appeared once before the PPCC and why there had been no public hearings. HISTORY: … Continue reading
“No Oil” Started in Pacific Palisades: Today “No Oil” 2025
Councilmember Traci Park stood at a podium overlooking Venice Beach. Surfers below were catching waves as flocks of birds dived and flew over the Pacific Ocean. Fishermen were trying their luck off the pier. Park, standing with Councilmember Tim McOsker … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental
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Sign Up for Palisades Free Thanksgiving Dinner on November 22
For most Pacific Palisades residents this year, Thanksgiving will be different. Sure we’ll still run in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 27 (click here), but cooking and sharing the annual meal with family and friends will … Continue reading
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Insurance Not Paying Standing Home Remediation
(The video is the property of Gary Baum.) People watching Palisades and Altadena residents after the January Fires wonder why people haven’t gone back to their standing homes. People also wonder why more people are not rebuilding. One word. Insurance. … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Palisades Fire
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Rick Caruso and Adam Carolla Trade Jokes and Politics — but One Question Went Unanswered
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current November 3, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Inside the AMC theater at The Americana at Brand in Glendale, one of his own developments, Rick Caruso took … Continue reading
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