Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

FIRE AID LETTER: Give the Money to People Impacted

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Thank you for your ongoing coverage to hold FireAid’s designate, the Annenberg Foundation, accountable for the more than $100 million raised in January.  During one of our community’s darkest hours, the outpouring of generosity from around the world illuminated our … Continue reading →

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LETTER: Stop the Land Grab

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Please help Pacific Palisades Residents Association (PPRA) in an important community effort. The LA County Blue Ribbon Commission is proposing a “Resilient Rebuilding Authority” that could take local control away from Pacific Palisades residents and put our land in the … Continue reading →

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Fun Activities for Brentwood (and Brentwood-Adjacent) Residents

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(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

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(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

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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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