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Sign Up for Palisades Free Thanksgiving Dinner on November 22

  For most Pacific Palisades residents this year, Thanksgiving will be different. Sure we’ll still run in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 27 (click here), but cooking and sharing the annual meal with family and friends will … Continue reading

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Insurance Not Paying Standing Home Remediation

(The video is the property of Gary Baum.) People watching Palisades and Altadena residents after the January Fires wonder why people haven’t gone back to their standing homes. People also wonder why more people are not rebuilding. One word. Insurance. … Continue reading

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Rick Caruso and Adam Carolla Trade Jokes and Politics — but One Question Went Unanswered

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current November 3, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Inside the AMC theater at The Americana at Brand in Glendale, one of his own developments, Rick Caruso took … Continue reading

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Some Palisades Residents Denied Cal Assist Mortgage Relief

This editor received a question from a reader on October 13: “Cal Assist was supposedly a program for fire victims mortgage relief. I applied twice and was turned down simply because I have my name on my father’s home. I … Continue reading

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Consumer Watchdog: Insurance Commissioner Lara Pushed More on Fair Plan

BY JAMIE COURT (This article “New York Times Investigation Finds Lara’s Plan Incentivized Insurers’ Dumping of Policyholders Prior to LA Fires, Doubling FAIR Plan Enrollment first appeared on Consumer Watchdog on November 3 and is reprinted with permission.) A New … Continue reading

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Community Council Announces 2025 Honorees: Jim Cragg Citizen of the Year

Annually, the Pacific Palisades Community Council honors residents who have served and supported the community. On November 2, they announced the names of the 2025 Award Honorees. CITIZEN OF THE YEAR: Selected as Citizen of the Year is JIM CRAGG. … Continue reading

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“After the Fire USA” Threatens CTN with Lawsuit Over FireAid Coverage

“After the Fire USA” (formerly Rebuild North Bay Foundation a nonprofit), threatens CTN with lawsuit. Circling the News stands by its reporting and calls for transparency in wildfire relief funds. CTN also ran  the nonprofit’s full written response. “After the … Continue reading

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City Council Approves Hiring Outside Attorney for Fire Federal Probe

Senators Rick Scott (R- Fla.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Council President Harris-Dawson on October 20 asking for documents on Los Angeles Fire Department staffing, wildfire preparations, among other topics related to the devastating Palisades Fire, with … Continue reading

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No Portable Buildings on Tennis Courts 7 & 8

L.A.Mayor Karen Bass in an October 31 press release announced the decision to place a temporary library building on tennis courts 7 & 8 was no longer being considered. The temporary library facility will be in the parking lot of … Continue reading

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Palisades YMCA Seeks Input from Residents

  Palisades-Malibu YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley is seeking input from residents in shaping the future of the Lowe Family YMCA. Kirtley writes “The YMCA is rebuilding, and we want to hear from YOU! Join us for one of our … Continue reading

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