Category Archives: Accidents/Fires
Annual Brush Clearance Process Changes: LAFD Will Do the Inspections in May
Residents living in Pacific Palisades have all received a notice about Brush Clearance requirements. In the past, we simply inspected our property and sent in the form saying it had been done. There is no longer an honor system. Circling...
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Family Dog Dies in Cluhouse Avenue Fire: Arson Suspected
(Editor’s note: The following story is reprinted with permission by the Venice Current. It ran on April 21, 2021.) VENICE- “It was yelping so loud–the sound isn’t the usual dog sound–it was suffering. It was suffering.” A woman who lives...
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Trunk Line Ruptures Sending Thousands of Gallons of Water down Sunset
A trunk/main water line ruptured in the 16100 block of Sunset Boulevard (at Muskingum) at 7:43 p.m. on Sunday evening. Water flowing downhill like river rapids made it dangerous for pedestrians and motorists. LAFD responded and all lanes of Sunset...
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Legion’s Ham Radio Club Seeks Members
The Ronald Reagan Palisades Post 283 Amateur Radio Club (aka Ham Radio Club) is open to all Legionnaires, Sons of the American Legion and Auxiliary members. The Ham Radio Club, which has the license (KI6IRL), has recently updated its HF,...
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PCH Task Force Discusses Street Racing, 100-mph Police Chases and Progress at Potrero Canyon Park
The PCH Task Force, which meets every quarter, serves an important role by bringing together representatives from three state offices (Assembly, Senate three cities (L.A., Santa Monica and Malibu) and their law enforcement entities, plus the California Highway Patrol. Task Force members...
Fire along Paseo Miramar Is Knocked Out
Firefighters from Stations 19, 23, 37, 63, 69 and 84 responded to a brush fire in the 300 block of Paseo Miramar (above Sunset) at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. LAFD Spokesperson Brian Humphrey said there was an air-and- ground response...
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Emergency Airlift from the Mountains
(Editor’s note: In response to the most recent airlift of a hiker on January 18, a reader wrote “Probably unavailable, but it would be good disclosure to report how much the injured people will be charged personally for the airlifts...
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One Dead in Three-Car Crash on PCH
Three vehicles were involved in an early morning traffic collision Saturday on Pacific Coast Highway north of Sunset that resulted in a fatality and injuries to five others. Around 4:10 a.m., between Coastline Drive and Porto Marina the driver of...
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If Scooters Are Improperly Parked, Call 311
Pacific Palisades residents have noticed a significant increase in the number of dockless Lime and Bird scooters lying on sidewalks the past few months. Teens in the town take advantage of the scooters, driving them about, quite often with a...
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Homeless Fire in Temescal Canyon Is Quickly Extinguished
A fire broke out in Temescal Gateway Park, just north of the historic dining hall in a heavily wooded area, near a trash receptacle, around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. According to Station 69 firefighters first on the scene, two people...
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