Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

The Real Permit Numbers for Palisades Rebuild from PaliBuilds

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Pali Builds has compiled July Home Building Permit Numbers, which are lower than the Mayor’s. . . . much lower. (Editor’s note: CTN was given permission to reprint this August 6 article, which is compiled by Frank Refro and Kambiz … Continue reading →

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Girl Scout Eagle Candidates Tackle Thorny Corner

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

This coming weekend, August 9 and 10, members of Girl Scout Troop 223 will tackle a beautification project at the southwest corner of Los Liones and Tramonto Drives. Led by long-time Palisades Scoutmasters Mike Lanning and Larry Kirven, the Scouts … Continue reading →

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PaliHi School Design Meeting August 11

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles Unified School District will hold a Palisades High School Design Community Meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 11 via zoom. The community is invited to attend. The LAUSD team will present and lead a discussion on Design … Continue reading →

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EVACUATONS: Fire Deaths Should Be Atoned – Future Ones Prevented

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Insufficient evacuation routes and often no warning for residents of the approaching flames during the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Thirty-one people were killed.  Read the list below and a common factor emerges. ALTADENA Oswald Altmetz, 75 Carolyn Burns, 56 Edwin … Continue reading →

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Good News for Alphabet Streets Residents

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Three builders are now asking Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to switch their duplex permit to a permit for a single-family home. Today, the project at 768 Hartzell was posted on LADBS site “the applicant emailed to … Continue reading →

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DWP Power Outage in Lower Huntington Palisades/Santa Monica Canyon

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Last night Boca resident Sharon Kilbride planned to go to National Night Out in Stoner Park, but at 5 p.m. power was reduced, and her garage door wouldn’t open. She was able to inch it open enough to get her … Continue reading →

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Help Palisades Bowl Residents: Sign the Petition

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The remains of the Palisades Bowl, a once thriving mobile home community of about 350 residents, continue to rust across from the Pacific Ocean. The Palisades Fire torched the homes along Pacific Coast Highway between Temescal Canyon Road and the … Continue reading →

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Paying DWP Water and Electrical Bills after the Palisades Fires

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  A reader wrote: I’m reaching out to bring your attention to a potential story, a lingering issue that’s affecting many homeowners in the Palisades, whose homes didn’t burn down. For some reason, the DWP hasn’t issued bills to any … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Brentwood Events

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Brentwoodmeet organizes different events for Brentwood residents, in an effort to meet neighbors and unite the community. This Saturday, August 9 at 9 a.m. it’s “Meet the Dogs of Brentwood.” Please register your pooch at click here. If enough people register, … Continue reading →

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Lindsey Horvath Cares About Health (and Poop Spray?)

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath cares about health. Today the supervisor released a statement that a motion by her, co-authored by Supervisor Hilda Solis, will protect community health and maximize local resources for vaccine education. Also today a resident sent … Continue reading →

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