Author Archives: Sue

Plans for New Recreation Center Met with Enthusiasm

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Sue

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 →

Posted in Community, Parks | 3 Comments

A Suspect Arrested in the Lachman Fire/Palisades Fire

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Sue

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 →

Posted in Palisades Fire | 13 Comments

Mental Institution Will Open … with an Ocean View

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Sue

  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 →

Posted in L.A. County Supervisors, News, Parks | 4 Comments

Troop 1811 Raises Money to Landscape Station 69

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Sue

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

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Sue

  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 →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, News | 4 Comments

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

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Sue

  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

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Sue

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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Learn to Make Beautiful Cookies at The Cookie Studio

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Canyon News click here. and is reprinted with permission.) By LAUREL BUSBY – News & Information Editor for The Canyon Alliance Behind a door at 436 Entrada is a small cookie shop open … Continue reading →

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There’s Help for Dealing with Insurance

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Sue

United Policyholders is a nonprofit organization that works for consumers with insurance problems/matters. The nonprofit does not take money from insurance companies, and they don’t sell insurance. Volunteers at United Policy have been through the insurance recovery process before and … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Rebuild and Two Cities: Palisades, Lahaina

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Sue

When people walk around Pacific Palisades and the areas of town that have been decimated by the fire, one of the questions they ask is “How long before the town is back?” The Honolulu Civil Beat August 8, 2025 reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, Palisades Fire | 4 Comments