Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Building Fee Waivers Not Official, Yet

Palisades residents think building /permit fees have been waived for Palisades Fire rebuilding. NO, they are just suspended until the L.A. City Council approves Mayor Karen Bass’ Executive Order No. 7 to waive fees. To go to the City Council,...

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Posted in Palisades Fire, Real Estate | 7 Comments

Benefit Concert for Malibu Fire Victims

A benefit concert is being held at the Pepperdine University Smothers Theatre at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. All the proceeds are going to Our Lady of Malibu. A resident wrote: “some may wonder why money is going to...

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Cinque Terre, a Favorite Palisades Eatery, Opens in Venice

Co-owners of Cinque Terre West restaurant are chef Giaba and Marlo Vinzoni, who were forced out of Pacific Palisades during the Palisades Fire. Their restaurant, which initially opened in May 2019, had quickly become favorite among those who wanted genuine...

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The Cruel Inhumanity of the “YIMBY” Movement

(Editor’s note: this June 21 essay appeared in the all aspect repoft, written by Christopher LeGras click here. Even as residents are told we need more density, which makes no sense in the Palisades because people couldn’t evacuate safely during...

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Malibu Property Owner Received Interesting Advice from FireAid

There are six homes on Coal Canyon Road in Malibu.  Four and part of another were lost in fire. Homeowners had tried several avenues to obtain funding to update the road to make it safe for firetrucks. “We know that in...

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Palisades Forestry Committee Recommends Trees

As people start the rebuild process, and yet others delay, the one area of agreement after the Palisades Fire devastated the community was trees. Even as the purple blossoms of the Jacarada trees line Radcliffe Avenue five months after the...

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Posted in Environmental, Palisades Fire | 1 Comment

Tour Buses Take Gawkers Through Pacific Palisades

Michel de Montaigne wrote “We feel a kind of bittersweet prickling of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortune of others.” Four hundred years later, nothing has changed. Tour buses were spotted driving people through Pacific Palisades on Saturday.  A resident...

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Shell Owner Lists Brentwood Home for $45 Million

  The Real Deal, ran a story “Brentwood Family Puts Custom Home on Market for $45M” noting that the Kohanoffs built the nine-bedroom, 16 bathroom home for themselves, but now are selling. After the Palisades Fire, Justin Kohanoff, son of...

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Tickets for July 4 Celebration Free for Residents

The Palisades Americanism Parade Association is excited to announce that tickets are now available for the evening July 4TH Celebration, this year at Paul Revere Middle School. Gates open at 5 p.m. with live music, entertainment, over a dozen great...

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Palisades Post Office Boxes: Additonal Mailing Information

Two readers supplied valuable information about Postal Boxes and Mailing Information. POSTAL BOXES IN PALISADES: Long-time resident Gil Dembo reached out to Post Office about gaining access to a postal box that many residents in Pacific Palisades used before the...

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