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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
California Officials to Focus on Wildfire Preparedness
Residents are invited to join Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Senator Ben Allen and Supervisor Lindsay Horvath for an in-depth discussion on the future of wildfire preparedness in California. A panel of experts will provide updates on new regulations, CAL FIRE fire...
Posted in Accidents/Fires, Community, County Supervisors
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California to Launch Cal Assist Mortgage Fund
Starting June 12, California is launching the CalAssist Mortgage Fund to provide $105 million in grants, with up to $20,000 going to homeowners whose homes were destroyed or left uninhabitable in recent fires and floods. The program offers: 3 months...
Posted in General
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Bush Fire in Pacific Palisades June 9
While sitting in Prima Cantina today with my mom, sisters and brother-in-law, a Station 23 Fire Truck came rushing by with sirens and lights, headed east on Sunset at 12:44 p.m. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department Alert, about...
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Want FireAid Money? Let the “Experts” Know
The FireAid Committee released the second phase of grants click here. On the website it said the committee is composed of “L.A. based philanthropy experts.” The website notes “The final phase of grants will be coming by year end. Please...
Posted in FireAid, Palisades Fire
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VIEWPOINT: Homeowners Trying to Rebuild: No Help from City
BY BART YOUNG (Editor’s note: Bart and Cindi Young have lived in the Castellammare area of the Pacific Palisades since (year) and have been active in Homeowners Association, the Palisades Task Force on Homelessness and served on the Pacific Palisades...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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County Household Relief Grants Could Pose Legal Problem
A reader and a lawyer have put out the following warning that if a resident applied for and received a Los Angeles County Household Relief Grant, it could pose a problem if you joined a lawsuit. A reader wrote: “Many...
Posted in Palisades Fire
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Another Consulting Firm Hired to Help Palisades: Waste of Taxpayer Dollars?
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announced today, June 6, in a press release that a global infrastructure firm, AECOM, had been selected to support rebuilding in Pacific Palisades. “AECOM’s expertise in long-term infrastructure planning and design will only further expedite our...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Viewpoint: California Legislators Double Down on Assault to Neighborhoods.
Senate Bill 79 Is a Trojan Horse for Overdevelopment By NICO RUDERMAN (Editor’s note: Nico Ruderman is a board member of the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils and the Venice Neighborhood Council. He was one of the two lead organizers...
Posted in Real Estate
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Happy Birthday Celebrated at Fire Station 69
When Nina Madok won the bid for a birthday party at Station 69 in December, she planned to save it for her son’s 10th birthday in June. It was more personal than just a birthday. Nina and husband Bob have...
Posted in Holidays, Palisades Fire
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City’s Leadership Requires Lawyers
(Editor’s note: This story “L.A.’s Inaction and Leadership Fiascos Compel the Hiring of Powerful Attorneys for Its Defense” first appeared June 2 in City Watch and reprinted in the Westside Current.) When the City of Los Angeles faced litigation due...
Posted in City, Homelessness
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