Author Archives: Sue

Sages and Seeker to Resume at PaliHi. Sages Sought

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Sue

Palisades High School students are asked, “Are you looking for someone to talk to who will listen and not judge what you say?” Many students have gone through the trauma of losing homes and then losing their school and having … Continue reading →

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Local Events to Commemorate the 24th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Sue

Tomorrow, September 11, local events will take place to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In 2001, suicide attackers seized U.S. airline jets and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center skyscrapers.  Another plane … Continue reading →

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“Oedipus the King MAMA!” Rockin’ Good Time

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Sue

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor It has been 19 years of Classical plays staged at the Getty Villa. Tragedies by the great luminaries, Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus and comedies by Aristophanes, and Plautus remind us of the vagaries … Continue reading →

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What Made Palisades Special? Tell Us and LAist Will Draw It

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: The following request was made and CTN is sharing it. FYI, I shared my thoughts about what made Palisades special.)  My name is David Rodriguez and I’m the Partnerships Producer at LAist. As residents navigate the recovery after … Continue reading →

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Bocce Season Opening, Town Celebrates

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Sue

By CHAZ PLAGER Eight months on the dot after the fire that ravaged our community, nearly 200 Palisadians gathered at the edge of Palisades Rec Center to celebrate the re–opening of the bocce ball courts and to participate in a … Continue reading →

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Residents Attend “Oedipus the King, MAMA!”

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: The Getty Villa offered free tickets to Palisades residents who had been impacted by the fires to its annual Villa Outdoor Classical Theater production. Tahitian Terrace resident Krishna Thangavelu went and came back with this report about “Oedipus … Continue reading →

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Palisades Residents Report Problems in Other Areas of L.A.

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Sue

Palisades residents took pride in the community. Residents picked up trash, covered up graffiti and reported quality of life issues to 311 or to Councilmember Traci Park’s Office. Those residents continued advocating for their community until officials acknowledged the problem. … Continue reading →

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Congressional Investigation of Palisades Fire

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Sue

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s (HSGAC) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Ron Johnson announced a congressional investigation into the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged the Pacific Palisades community … Continue reading →

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Latham & Watkins FireAid Report: No Problems Here

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Sue

A FireAid concert held in January was intended for the victims of the Palisades/Eaton Fires to help with survival and rebuilding. Instead that money went to nonprofits, many of whom have no ties to either community. In July, Congressman Kevin … Continue reading →

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Palisades Friends and Newcomers Restarts

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Sue

Like so many organizations after the Palisades Fire, the Pacific Palisades Friends and Newcomers club’s activities were put on hold. “Happy Days” are here again, as the club plans to restart activities in September. The club is primarily a ladies … Continue reading →

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