Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Owner Receives No Help with Dewatering

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Last year one of the northbound Pacific Coast Highway lanes was closed for several months after heavy rains caused the Tramonto landslide (just north of Porto Marino) to dump mud on the roadway. Then Caltrans wrote, “since the slide is … Continue reading →

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Easter: Celebration of Renewal and Hope

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

For Christians, Easter symbolizes not only spiritual renewal but the date usually comes with  the arrival of spring, with themes of rebirth and new beginnings. It seems an apt time to show what has risen out of Pacific Palisades ashes. … Continue reading →

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Lead Not Found in Yards in Palisades Standing Home

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. County Public Health used Dr. Adam Love of Roux, Inc.  to test the soil of the standing homes in the communities damaged by the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Love leads Roux Associates’ Litigation Practice Group and provides forensic litigation … Continue reading →

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Press Conference “Celebrates” 100 Days of Success for the Fires.

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

At the two-hour press conference held by State Senator Ben Allen at Will Rogers State Beach across from Palisades Bowl, a diverse assortment of officials gathered to help mark 100 days since the start of the Palisades Fire. All were … Continue reading →

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Be Rosy Still Operating

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The salon at 861 Via de la Paz, Be Rosy was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, but continues to make house calls and now has an in-person location. The owner, Cat, sent the following note: “The Palisades community along with … Continue reading →

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The Woolsey Fire Was the Warning, but Failure to Act on Lessons Learned Made Palisades Pay the Price

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: this story first appeared in the Westside Current on April 17 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Woolsey Fire (2018): A Catastrophe Exposes Systemic Gaps When the Woolsey Fire ignited on November 8, 2018, it quickly … Continue reading →

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Mayor Bass and Councilmember Park Say Thanks to ACE at Library

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

“Today marks 100 days since the disaster,” said Mayor Karen Bass at an April 17 press conference at the site of the former Palisades Library, which burned in the January 7 Palisades Fire. “This has been a hundred days of … Continue reading →

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Good Friday and Easter Sunday at Palisades Methodist

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Pastor John Shaver of the Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades, not only lost a home, the parish, where he lived with his family, but the church at 801 Via de la Paz was also destroyed. He wrote to … Continue reading →

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Bass Has Problems Issuing Executive Order

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is like Lucy in the Charlie Brown cartoon strip. In her hand she holds the football (building permit waivers) and every time someone from the Palisades or someone associated with construction goes to the City, she … Continue reading →

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Palisades Residents To Meet for Celebration

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

There is a saying “if you’re rich you live in Beverly Hills. If you’re famous you live in Malibu. If you’re lucky, you live Pacific Palisades.” Well, we were lucky up until January 7, when the City decided the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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