Category Archives: City
Committee Debates Fee Waivers for Palisades Fire Rebuilds
The building and safety permit fees that are normally assigned to any new residence in Los Angeles, can vary from tens of thousands of dollars to close to a hundred thousand dollars. In April, Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive...
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Beutner, Former School Supertindent, Businessman and Civic Leader Enters Mayor’s Race
(Editor’s note: This story appeared October 13 in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By JON REGARDIE By many counts, 2025 qualifies as the worst, most dispiriting year in the history of Los Angeles. Consider: The January wildfires\ decimated...
Plans to Be Unveiled for New Rec Center: Tennis Court News
A community meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7 at the Palisades Recreation Center gym, 851 Alma Real. This meeting will be the first look that the community will have of the proposed redesign...
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Unmet Needs, Take the City Survey
(Editor’s note: In case Pacific Palisades residents are not on this mailing list, the City is taking a survey of unmet needs. Unfortunately, there is no space to write in suggestions, but if you have time, please look or take...
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City Officials Not Working in Residents/Homeless Best Interests
The effectiveness of the money spent on the homeless by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) was questioned by the L.A. Alliance in 2020. A settlement agreement was reached in 2022 and the city promised to provide an additional...
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City Return and Rebuild Webinar for Palisades. Valuable?
Last night, September 17, 2025, a webinar “Return and Rebuild” was hosted by the City of Los Angeles, the Office of Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Traci Park, to explain the ease and simplicity of obtaining a building permit. According...
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A Multi-Million-Dollar Cleanup Budget, and L.A. Still Looks Like a Dump
(Editor’s note: this story was first published on September 11 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Retirees clean every day. Caltrans says it’s cleaning more than ever. Los Angeles is still filthy. CANOGA PARK — On a recent...
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Ramada Homeless Project Nears $20M After 3 Years Vacant — No Construction in Sight
By ANGELA MCGREGOR Launched under former councilmember Mike Bonin with no clear plan, the Venice Ramada project displaced unhoused residents, burned through nearly $20M, and remains vacant years later with no timeline for housing. The Venice Ramada Inn served as...
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LETTER: Join Palisadians Writing the Governor about SB 79
(Editor’s note: Realtor Michael Edlen sent the message below to Governor Gavin Newsom in response to the passage of SB 79 by the state legislature. Many Palisadians don’t realize this could affect Pacific Palisades because people say we don’t have...
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State Leadership Plays Roulette with Residents
(Editor’s Note: Tim Campbell recommended this great story by Chris LeGras, noting that this is “a great piece on Scott Weiner and his obsession with high density housing, which I’m sure is related to the $900,000+ he’s received in campaign...
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