Category Archives: City
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...
Posted in City, Community, Real Estate
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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...
Posted in City, City Councilmember Park
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Pacific Coast Highway to Open for Memorial Day Weekend
Although there will no longer be checkpoints on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) when it opens to “everybody” tomorrow, May 23 at 8 a.m., residents may be relieved to learn that there will be additional checkpoints on arterial roads leading into...
Posted in City, City Councilmember Park, Community, Crime/Police
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City Officials May Have to Answer for “Damning” Homeless Audit
By TIM CAMPBELL The ongoing legal wrangling between the LA Alliance for Human Rights and the City of Los Angeles took a dramatic turn on Thursday, May 15. Federal Judge David O. Carter scheduled in-person testimony to begin May 27 on the...
Posted in City, Homelessness
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Additional Trespassing Signage Information for Palisades Homes and Lots
Councilmember Traci Park’s office is coordinating with Palisades residents and Block Captains/Team Palisades to begin distributing Trespass Arrest Authorization forms. https://housing.lacity.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Trespass-Arrest-Authorization.pdf These forms authorize the Los Angeles Police Department to enforce trespass laws on your private property. The Council office strongly encourages everyone to complete...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Letter: Rebuilding Myths and Realities
As a Pacific Palisades homeowner who lost our home in the January fire, I feel compelled to speak out about the widening gap between the City’s public promises and the reality many of us face as we try to rebuild....
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Alcohol Must Be Drunk in a Non-glass, Non-metal Container
Alcoholics rejoice. One may start drinking publicly at 8 a.m. seven days a week, if the Santa Monica City Council approves a full-time entertainment zone on May 13. The entertainment zone, permitted under California Senate Bill 969 signed by Governor...
Posted in businesses/stores, City, Health
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No Trespassing. Protecting Your Burned Property
A reader wrote that their home, which burned to the ground has now been cleared, “But our garage is still standing.” The homeowner’s insurance agent advised them to install a temporary construction fence. They have done that under a two-year contract....
Posted in City, Crime/Police, Palisades Fire
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Palisades Friends of Library Continues Activities
The Palisades Library burned in the Palisades Fire, most likely on January 8. It was the beloved center of town, not only for access to books, newspapers, magazines and computers, but also for the wide-variety of programs and events held...
Posted in Books, City
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Bass Wants to Cut LAPD Civilians
First L.A. Mayor Karen Bass wanted to close three animal shelters (out of six), to help balance the $8 billion deficit the City is facing. Animal activists stepped up and Bass explained it was all a misunderstanding. Even though Bass...
Posted in City, Crime/Police
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