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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
VIEWPOINT: Another PIT Count, Another Year of Questionable Numbers
(Editor’s note: In a four block area, I counted five homeless on January 19, walking dogs in the Marina around 7:30 a.m. ) By TIM CAMPBELL January 20 was the start of LAHSA’s three-day 2026 Point in Time (PIT)...
Posted in Homelessness
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Small Win for Palisades Fire Victims: Fee Waivers Go Back to Full Council
Pacific Palisades residents who are rebuilding after the Palisades Fire are one step closer to having building fees waived. In April, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order to waive building fees in the Palisades, much of which had...
Posted in City, City Councilmember Park
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More Ideas for a Forward-Thinking Library
Among the residents at the Hive on Monday morning, it was exciting as people chimed in about the idea of a super library, not just shelves of books, but a place where the community gathered events and even theater. Everyone...
Posted in Community, General
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Forestry Committee Working to Reforest Town after the Fire
The Palisades Forestry Committee (PFC) is a nonprofit organization working to increase and protect the canopy of the trees in Pacific Palisades for their environmental, economic, health and aesthetic benefits. After the fire, the focus to reforest while staying true...
Posted in Environmental
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FireAid Funds Misspent According to House Judiciary Committee
An interim staff report January 6, 2026, from the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee noted that some FireAid funds had not been used for the intended purpose click here. The committee wrote “based on internal documents reviewed by the...
Posted in FireAid
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LADWP Tells Palisades Residents “Backups Will Be in Place When Reservoir Is Drained”
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power held a special meeting “Restore, Recover, Rebuild” for Pacific Palisades residents on January 14. A one-stop permitting center was announced, again, and there were assurances that if there is no water in...
Reimagining the Town’s Library as a Community Center
(Editor’s note: At the weekly Hive meeting on Monday, the topic turned to the town’s library. Jimmy Dunne asked why does it have to be the same size and same layout? Why can’t we build something that puts Pacific Palisades...
Posted in Community
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No Lights, No Law Enforcement, No 911, No Problem
Video – Google Photos Many may remember that a huge chunk of Pacific Palisades was destroyed a year ago in the Palisades Fire. Due to lack of individual funds, financing and adequate insurance money for rebuilding is occurring at...
Posted in Community, Crime/Police
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60 Years in the Palisades No Help from City, No Help From State Farm
State Farm Says It Honors 65% of Possessions with No Listing. What about the other 35%? At the Hive gathering of displaced residents after the Palisades Fire, a harrowing story was told by an 81-year-old who joined the group. She...
Posted in Accidents/Fires, Palisades Fire
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Good to Go: LAUSD Explains PaliHi Environmental Testing
A summary of environmental testing results of Palisades High School will be presented to the community at 6 p.m. at a virtual meeting on Wednesday, January 21. The zoom link is lausd.zoom.us/j/88251697116 and the meeting ID is 882 5169 7116...