Category Archives: City

Promised to Fix Sidewalks in 2016 in $1.37 Billion Lawsuit: Instead City Is Settling ADA Lawsuits

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current June 11 and is reprinted with permission. CTN added Pacific Palisades information.) By RACHEAL GAUDIOSI The City of Los Angeles settled a massive lawsuit over crumbling sidewalks in 2016. The … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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More than 200 People Enjoyed Lunch

Councilmember Traci Park’s office and Team Palisades hosted a luncheon celebrating Palisades community elders, today June 5 at Rustic Canyon Park. Nearly 200 people attended and the comradery and the sense of what all had shared with and during the … Continue reading

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Army Corps of Engineers Have 922 Residences Left

As of June 2, 3,373 Pacific Palisades residences have been cleared by the Corps, leaving 922 properties. After the Palisades Fire on January 7, 8 and 9, with nearly 7,000 properties destroyed, the Army Corp of Engineers was brought in … Continue reading

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Expedited Rebuilding – Fact or Fiction

After the January 7, 8 and 9 Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures in Pacific Palisades, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass issued new executive orders meant to expedite rebuilding. Among the orders were those intended to make permitting faster and allowing … Continue reading

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Lunch at Rustic Canyon Park for Seniors

Councilmember Traci Park’s office is hosting a “heartfelt” luncheon celebrating Palisades community elders – especially those 65+ on Thursday, June 5, from noon to 2 p.m. at Rustic Canyon Park, 601 Latimer Road. Helping to organize the event is Team … Continue reading

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No Fire Truck Access, No Evacuation Route, No Problem

There would be NO fire truck access and NO evacuation route for residents if the project were built. NO problem according to the City. Why would the City even consider this proposed project of four new 10,000 to 17,000 square … Continue reading

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Councilwoman Traci Park Blasts Homeless Spending in Fiery ‘No’ Vote on LA’s $13.9 Billion Budget

(Editor’s note: this first appeared in the Westside Current on May 23, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) BY JAMIE PAIGE In a heated rebuke on the City Council floor Thursday, Councilwoman Traci Park voted against Los Angeles’ revised $13.9 … Continue reading

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