Category Archives: City
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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Busy Saturday in Pacific Palisades: Basketball, Petition Signing
Whistles were blowing and a tie basketball game on the line in the Palisades Recreation Center on Saturday, February 7. The town was alive with activity. Business was good at BOCA, a woman’s clothing store. This was one of the...
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Los Angeles Files a Cross Complaint to Blame State for Palisades Fire
The City of Los Angeles filed a cross-complaint against the State of California on February 5, seeking indemnity and contribution for the fire victims’ claims against the City. A February 10 hearing (postponed from February 5) was to decide whether...
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Input Needed: Volunteers Going to Sacramento to Speak about Insurance
About a dozen volunteers, some of whom have lost their homes, some of whom have lost their condominiums and some of whom have homes standing, have volunteered to go with Mayor Karen Bass to speak before California legislators on Monday....
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EPA (Lee Zeldin) and SBA (Kelly Loeffler) Listen to Rebuilding Concerns of Residents
President Donald Trump was distressed by lack of rebuilding a year after the Palisades and Eton Fires. In a January 27, executive order, Trump addressed that failure. On January 28, he appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin to help...
Posted in City, Community, L.A. County Supervisors, Palisades Fire
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Again, Residents Needed for General Public Comment
Building permit fee waivers, which were signed by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass in April, will once again come before the full L.A. City Council at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3. The Mayor may write an executive order, but until...
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