Category Archives: City
About the January Fires, Bass Said “Both Sides Botched It”
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass was interviewed for Matt Welch’s “The Fifth Column” podcast in the library at the Getty House, the official mayor’s residence. The video premiered on November 25. At the end of the interview, when she thought the...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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A Slap in the Face to Palisades Residents: Building Permit Waivers Still Not Approved
One resident who is trying to find the funds to rebuild said he thought the City would pass a building permit waiver for people who lost everything in the Palisades Fire today during the December 2 meeting. “Why wouldn’t they?”...
Posted in City, City Councilmember Traci Park, Palisades Fire
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Council Will Hear Permit Fee Waivers Tomorrow, Residents Urged to Speak
Pacific Palisades residents who want to see the building permit fee waivers approved by the City Council, should plan to go and speak before the full City Council tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m....
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The Church Burned. The Spirit Is Alive
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, located less than a block from Fire Station 69, burned in the January Palisades Fire. The church, built in 1964, had a mid-century modernist design created by the Los Angeles-based firm AC Martin Architects. The interior...
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Park and Rec Board Will Meet November 18 – Turf on the Agenda
The Pacific Palisades Recreation and Park Board (PAB), will hold its monthly meeting at the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18. The meeting will also be available via zoom (meeting ID: 812...
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U.S. Senate Committee Hearing Held about Palisades Fire
“If you can’t rebuild homes, you can’t rebuild lives.” Senator Rick Scott. A U.S. Senate Committee hearing about the causes and circumstances surrounding the Palisades Fire and its aftereffects were held at the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283 today,...
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Rick Caruso and Adam Carolla Trade Jokes and Politics — but One Question Went Unanswered
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current November 3, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Inside the AMC theater at The Americana at Brand in Glendale, one of his own developments, Rick Caruso took...
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Who’s in Charge of Homelessness in Los Angeles?
(Editor’s note: Campbell’s October 13 column is particularly enlightening because this editor like so many probably didn’t or don’t understand why City Controller Kenneth Mejia can’t audit the homeless projects and why an outside source needs to be brought in....
Posted in City, Homelessness
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Fraud, Lies, and Luxury Buys: Feds Nab L.A. Developers in Homeless Cash Scandal
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on October 15 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE and CHRISTOPHER LEGRAS Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal charges and arrests in two separate cases alleging the theft...
Posted in City, Community, Holidays
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YMCA Updates for Membership: T-Ball: Pumpkin Patch
MEMBERSHIP AND T-BALL: Palisades Malibu YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley said there are free memberships available if you were affected by the fires. https://www.ymcala.org/programs/social/fire-response/ The memberships will allow one full access to all LA YMCA centers. T-Ball will be offered...
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