Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles Should Adopt Japan’s Fire Building

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This editor has received several emails from readers who have told me the reason for the intense Palisades Fire, was climate change. That assumption ignores human errors and meteorological records in California that only date from the late … Continue reading →

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Entrance to Pacific Palisades “Do-Over”

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The beautifully landscaped corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway was burned to a crisp. No vegetation survived, neither did the wooden fence. The entryway to Pacific Palisades by the pump station was known as the Rotary Corner  … Continue reading →

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About the January Fires, Bass Said “Both Sides Botched It”

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass was interviewed for Matt Welch’s “The Fifth Column” podcast in the library at the Getty House, the official mayor’s residence. The video premiered on November 25. At the end of the interview, when she thought the … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Presented December 17

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

“Bah, Humbug,” might be what some Palisades residents are feeling this year about Christmas. Many are displaced and for the first time in decades won’t be in their homes for the holiday. But even as some traditions are interrupted, others … Continue reading →

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Temescal Canyon Landmarks Undergo Repair

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Despite the cloudy day, with fog rolling in from the ocean, significant headway was being made at Palisades Charter High School and across Temescal at the mural. TEMESCAL MURAL: MuralColors was working on the 552-foot mural, washing off the urethane … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Streets to be First Site of Undergrounding

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Reza Akef, met with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on December 11 and came away with specific information about the future of the undergrounding of electrical power lines in Pacific … Continue reading →

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Holiday Luncheon for Seniors Was Packed with Good Food and Cheer

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Long-Term Recovery Group (PLTG) hosted a festive luncheon today, December 16 at the American Legion for the town’s seniors. Food was catered by Vittorios and the delicious little garlic “knob” rolls, lasagna and Caesar Salad were much appreciated. … Continue reading →

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HO!HO!HO! Delights the Community

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By HENRY KAMER The 76th Annual HO!HO!HO! holiday event returned to Simon Meadow on December 13 in a community celebration hosted by the Palisades Malibu Lowe YMCA. Following tradition, two Station 69 firetrucks (lights and sirens off) kicked off the … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Home for the Holidays. Not This Year.

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

My kids called them “crack bars,” because the cookies were so addictive you couldn’t stop eating them – a pecan pie bar on a cookie crust. Every December at our home in Pacific Palisades, I’d make eight different kinds of … Continue reading →

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Tramonto Destroyed in Fire, Owner Now Offers Catering

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Tramonto, an upscale Italian eatery with an extensive wine list and Tuscan vibe that overlooked the Pacific Ocean in Southern Malibu, burned in the Palisades Fire. A reader wrote, “we just found Wilfredo post fire, and he lost all of … Continue reading →

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