Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Altadena Works on Hiking Trails, Pacific Palisades Sleeps

Hiking trails were badly damaged in the City and State parks surrounding Pacific Palisades.  The fires destroyed the vegetation, burning everything to the ground, and then the February rains, after the fire moved dirt and sediment, leaving trails unusable. The … Continue reading

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Letter: Ask Mayor Bass to Support Council Resolution Opposing SB 79

(Editor’s note: CTN received the letter and information about SB 79 from United Neighbors, a coalition of neighborhood residential groups throughout California. “Our common goal is to protect multi-family and single-family neighborhoods while supporting affordable and equitable housing for all. … Continue reading

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405 Traffic Alert through the Sepulveda Pass

Some lanes on the San Diego (405) Freeway will be closed through the Sepulveda Pass the weekend of August 22 to 25. “The work will start at 10 p.m. Friday, August 22, through 5 a.m. Monday, August 25,” according to … Continue reading

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Los Angeles City Council Votes to Oppose Senate Bill 79

The Los Angeles City Council voted 8–5 to oppose Senate Bill 79, the controversial statewide density bill authored by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener, today August 19. A resolution was introduced by Councilmembers Traci Park and John Lee. Community leaders, … Continue reading

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After Action Report Held at the Request of U.S. Attorney’s Office

After a press conference at Simon Meadow on August 14 to announce a new facility, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass was asked about the status of the after-action report for the Palisades Fire on January 7. Bass was told that many … Continue reading

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Letter: Congress Asks for FireAid Investigation

Mr. Irving Azoff Mrs. Shelli Azoff FireAid c/o Mr. Makan Delrahim Latham & Watkins LLP 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Azoff: In January 2025, deadly wildfires devastated and wreaked havoc in the … Continue reading

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Shut Up! Opposing Viewpoints Not Wanted

By TIM CAMPBELL In early July, a member of the Venice Neighborhood Council notified me I was invited to speak at its upcoming meeting about recent developments in LA’s homelessness environment.  About a week later, I was informed I’d been … Continue reading

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The 405 Freeway Can Be Brutal: Transit Proposed through Sepulveda

According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, “the 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway between the 10 and 101 freeways often sees more than 300,000 cars per day. And according to a 2019 study commissioned by the Los Angeles County … Continue reading

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Theatre Palisades Awards Produces a Bittersweet, Optimistic Evening

Annually, the Theatre Palisades hosts an award evening to fete the actors and productions that were deemed the best of the season of the five produced plays/musicals. It is usually a lovely evening with a meal held at Founders Oak … Continue reading

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Back Home in the Palisades

(Reader Diane Reagan wrote this on August 16 and has given Circling the News permission to publish it with a photo of her quilt.) I was one of the lucky ones whose home survived the fires. I completed the move … Continue reading

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