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Fun Activities for Brentwood (and Brentwood-Adjacent) Residents

A Brentwoodmeet organizer sent the following message. “Brentwoodmeet is very busy. We are happy to say that we are partnering with HANK (social events/community for anyone over 55).” A list of upcoming events include: Shopping at Monsieur Marcel July 15 … Continue reading

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LETTER: Fire Survivor/Victims Sought to Tell Their Story

(Editor’s note: CTN received the following letter from Geoffrey L. Baum, Senior Policy Fellow at USC Annenberg School.) I am reaching out to ask for your help in sharing an important opportunity with members of our community who have been … Continue reading

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Allen Listens to Opposition to SB 549

LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath held a town hall on July 9 to promote the Blue Ribbon Commission and explain the need to establish a new authority to facilitate rebuilding in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. One of the first to … Continue reading

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Luxe Homecare Opens in a Brentwood Location

Located in the 881 Alma Real Building since 2011, Luxe Homecare has moved to a new office at 11726 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 240, in Brentwood. The January 7 Palisades Fire destroyed that building and Luxe founders and owners Ben … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: Rebuilding after the Fires Takes Leadership

(Editor’s note: This viewpoint “Los Angeles has a chance to become better and smarter about disasters and recovery” first appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News on July 8, 2025. Rick Caruso a Los Angeles businessman, owns the Palisades Village, … Continue reading

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Amended Palisades Fire Complaint Filed in L.A. Superior Court Reveals New Information

An amended complaint for the Palisades Fire Litigation was filled today, July 9, in Los Angeles Superior Court. The complaint adds the State of California as a defendant for allowing the Lachman Fire, which started on New Year’s Eve in … Continue reading

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Palisades Vet Opens on Via de la Paz

Pacific Palisades Veterinary Center opened on Monday, July 7 – but this editor was not aware. Our dog Shadow, a client of Pali Vet, had come down with an awful cough. It had been ongoing for about two weeks. Over … Continue reading

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“Disney’s Descendants: The Musical” Opens this Weekend

Director Lara Ganz and Co-Director and Choreographer Rebecca Brancato Barragan lead a cast of 35 youth actors in the delightful musical Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, which opens Friday, July 11, at 7 p.m. at Paul Revere Middle School auditorium, 1450 … Continue reading

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SB 549 Takes Away Local Control for Rebuilding

A Blue Ribbon Commission Report, a Recovery Coalition plan and a California Senate Bill all propose to tell those affected by the fires, how they should rebuild, who should be in charge and what should be done. What’s missing? Input … Continue reading

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764 Radcliffe Rebuild Part 2: Keeping up with the Pascoes

  (Editor’s note: The first installment of the Pascoe rebuild was posted on June 30.  https://www.circlingthenews.com/764-radcliffe-re…with-the-pascoes/   This is an update.) People who have NOT lost homes in the fire, seem to spend time trying to tell those of us that … Continue reading

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