Author Archives: Sue

Your Tax Dollars Paying for Bass’ “Homeless” Lawyers

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Sue

The City of Los Angeles has received its first bill from powerhouse law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for defending the city in a high-profile homelessness lawsuit — a $1,812,922.78 invoice that arrived July 18 and covers work from May … Continue reading →

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Marvelous Mom Takes Best of Show

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Sue

This editor is really proud of her mom, Noma Sazama, 95, (she’ll be 96 next month). Not only did she raise six children, including this stubborn and inquisitive “pain in the ass” daughter, she went back to school to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Kids/Parenting | 10 Comments

PaliHi Girls Tennis Team Receives Last-Minute Courts

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Sue

Palisades High School coach Bud Kling called Circling the News last week because he said his girls’ tennis team still had no place to practice or play. Kling has been searching for space since June. The program, one of the … Continue reading →

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LETTER: Unacceptable. No Power and Another Fire

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Sue

(A reader sent this letter to Councilmember Traci Park and has given permission for CTN to reprint it.) As you may be aware, the Palisades, plus Santa Monica Canyon and Rustic Canyon suffered ANOTHER power outage last night.  Our power … Continue reading →

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Electricity During the Fire, Now Third Outage in Two Weeks

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Sue

A majority of Pacific Palisades residences had electricity  during the Palisades Fire, which  possibly contributed to the start of additional fires. Now, residents of Lower Huntington Palisades, Santa Monica and Rustic Canyons, are  suffering their third power outage in two … Continue reading →

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Homeless Bureaucracy not Helping People off the Streets

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: this article first appeared in CityWatch on August 11 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL Most of my regular readers know I have great respect for Union Rescue Mission (URC), and the work it does on … Continue reading →

Posted in City, County Supervisors, Homelessness | 4 Comments

People Purchased Pali Flags, Money Will Go for Trees

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Sue

The Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures but not counted were the numerous trees that burned -or were chopped down after the fire. To kickstart the planting of new trees, a $18,000 check was handed to the Palisades Forestry committee … Continue reading →

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Kamer Selected as Student Journalist to Document Fires

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Sue

BY HENRY KAMER The past month has been one of the most impactful months in my life, second to January 2025. The past month I was one of the people chosen to be part of the USC Annenberg Wildfire Youth … Continue reading →

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AECOM Gives Brief Presentation at Community Council Meeting

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Sue

AECOM, a global infrastructure consulting firm, was hired by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on June 6, to lead the town’s recovery after the Palisades Fire. The exact value of the contract hasn’t been publicly disclosed, but an April 2025 Request … Continue reading →

Posted in City, Community, Pacific Palisades Community Council | 3 Comments

To Help Rebuilding: No Sales Tax for Wildfire Victims

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Sue

Reza Akef Founder of Metro Capital Builders and inventor and entrepreneur Jeremy Padawer have started a new petition that would exempt Wildfire Victims from paying sales tax as they rebuild. The sales tax in L.A. County and L.A. City is … Continue reading →

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