Category Archives: City

Quiones Is On Her Way Out

Just like rats on a sinking ship, LADWP General Manager Janisse Quiones has joined L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ Communications Director Zach Seidl and former Fire Chief Christine Crowley from hopping off – or being pushed from the boat. Quiones was...

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Palisadians Travel with Mayor, Councilmember to Sacramento to Discuss Insurance

A delegation of 11 Palisades residents traveled with L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Traci Park to Sacramento on February 9 to advocate for Palisades Fire Survivors. The delegation represented 1) single-family homeowners who lost their homes, 2) underinsured households,...

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Candidate Forum Mostly Civil: Two People Ejected

The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) held a Los Angeles City Council District 11 candidate forum on March 1 at the Venice First Lutheran Church. Three candidates were on the dais: incumbent Traci Park and challengers Faizah Malik and...

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Councilmember Park to Host AECOM: Summary from Mayor’s AECOM Meeting

There will be a virtual townhall meeting to discuss the AECOM report with Councilmember Traci Park from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2 click here L.A. Mayor Karen Bass hired AECOM, after the Hagerty consulting firm was hired,...

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Residents Need Biologists to Rebuild

People rebuilding in Pacific Palisades lost their homes/possessions, their yards, everything. The Army Corps of Engineers came to town and within five months had scrapped most lots clean. Then it’s been more than a year with insurance not paying and...

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Forcing People into Hiding for Beliefs

The ichthys (Greek word meaning fish) was originally a secret symbol used by early Christians to identify themselves to each other. At one time Christianity was illegal and Christians faced persecution; the fish provided a way for them to communicate...

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Mini-Celebration Planned by City for Temporary Library

Los Angeles City has placed two portable buildings in the Palisades Library Parking lot, 861 Alma Real. And. . .they’ve added books and staff. Now a mini-ceremony will be held for the opening of the temporary Palisades Branch Library at...

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Mayor Bass’ Office Will Address AECOM Report February 26

The office of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will address the nearly 1,000 page of the newly released AECOM document in a Zoom meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 26. The three-section documents include Public Infrastructure Restoration click...

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Palisades Street Lights Gone: Some Could Return in March

At a joint press conference in Mar Vista, Councilmembers Traci Park (CD 11) and Katy (CD5) Yaroslavsky, announced a plan to bring lighting back to Westside communities affected by copper wire thefts. There are more than 1,100 open streetlight repair...

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AECOM Report Missing in Action

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announced in June that AECOM, a global infrastructure consulting firm, had been selected to put together a long-term rebuilding plan for Pacific Palisades, which had been destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fire. AECOM was to...

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