Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

McKinney Will Bring Common Sense to City Attorney’s Office

John McKinney filed for the L.A. City Attorney’s race at the beginning of March – just days before the deadline. He was asked why so late and responded, “I like to say I declared just in time. I had been...

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Student-Led TREEAMS Revitalize Temescal with Trees/Shrubs

Across from Palisades High School and behind the historic Aldersgate building on Temescal Canyon Road, a tree and shrub planting took place March 20 through TREEAMS (Together, Revitalizing Environments and Elevating Awareness by Mobilizing Society). TREEAMS is a Seven Arrows...

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Owls Patrol Members Craft Passover Care Packages

By ALAIA SAKHAI – Owls Patrol Leader. The Owls Patrol worked with The Wisdom Circle to make Passover care packages for the elderly at 225 North Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills on March 22. There were five Scouts and two...

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Pali High Baseball Wins Three at Lions Tourney

By STEVE GALLUZZO CTN Contributor After a slow start, the Palisades High baseball team is hitting its stride under first-year coach Jordan Myrow. Since losing their first six games, the Dolphins have gone 8-2 to even their record thanks to...

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Fire Safety Suggestions at Workshop April 12

Fire Safe Palisades in association with the Palisades Highlands President’s Council, the Santa Ynez Homeowner’s Association and the Palisades Riviera Firewise Community is hosting a Home Hardening Community Workshop from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 12 at the...

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Sam Lagana Appointed Chancellor of Catholic Polytechnic University

Long-time Palisades resident, Pacific Palisades Honorary Sheriff and the stadium “Voice” of the L.A. Rams, Sam Lagana was appointed as the inaugural Chancellor of Catholic Polytechnic University (CatholicPoly). The University, which was approved by Archbishop Gomez in 2020 and by...

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Palisades Long-Term Recovery Hosts FEMA Clinics

(Editor’s note: a reader asked, “Does anyone know anyone who has received anything close to the maximum payments of $43k for housing and $43k for other needs? First, they claim underinsured amounts don’t count. Which is wrong. They also have...

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Fee Waivers Passed, But Not Enacted, Yet

The CTN headline on February 3, 2026, was “It Passed! Permit Fees Waived for Fire Rebuilds.” CTN found out today that’s not true . . .yet. In April 2025, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order to waive plan...

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LAHSA Missed Its Federal Audit Deadline

The Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA), which has a projected $829 million budget has missed its Federal Audit Deadline. On March 25, CTN received a message from LAHSA Communications Director, Ahmad Chapman about a Viewpoint, which featured thoughts by...

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Trump Sends a Message to Insurance Companies: Pay Fire Victims

  When U.S. President Donald Trump sent Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to Pacific Palisades at the beginning of February, the President said it was to accelerate the rebuilding process after the Palisades and Eaton 2025 Fires: specifically to...

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