Category Archives: Environmental

Facts about Santa Ynez Reservoir Ignored

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Sue

The Santa Ynez Reservoir, which holds 117 million gallons of water on 9.2 acres, was originally constructed following the Bel Air Fires as source for fighting wildfires. It was designed to allow aerial firefighting helicopters to “dip” their snorkels directly … Continue reading →

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Conejo Orchid Society Will Hold an Orchid Garage Sale.

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Sue

For orchid lovers who lost so many of their treasured orchids in the Palisades Fire, now is chance to start to rebuild. The Conejo Orchid Society will be holding an ‘Orchid Garage Sale’ from 10 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Seven Arrow’s Elementary Students Lead Treeams

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Sue

Seven Arrow’s Elementary students are leading a movement to rebuild Pacific Palisades, greener and healthier for everyone through Treeams (Trees + Dreams). The idea came to the students as they brainstormed ideas to combine, healing, hope and action. Treeams empowers … Continue reading →

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Temescal Canyon Association Will Host Speakers

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Sue

  Temescal Canyon Association will hold its annual meeting from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 13. The meeting will be held and broadcasted in person at Rustic Canyon Recreation Center Gallery at 601 Latimer Rd. Santa Monica, CA … Continue reading →

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Sunflower Project to Restore Beauty

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Sue

A Palisades resident is inviting Pacific Palisades residents who have not started rebuilding to participate in the Sunflower project. This is a community-driven ecological restoration.  A team will cultivate native sunflowers lot-by-lot through the Palisades to help remediate fire-affected soil … Continue reading →

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Cycad Recovery after the Fire

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Sue

Cycads are a prehistoric plant, living in the time of dinosaurs. Some of the rarer ones are on the verge of extinction. My son brought home a “seedling” of a cycad in seventh grade when he was in Mr. Honda’s … Continue reading →

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Youth Climate Protest Calls for Making Polluters Pay Act

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Sue

  Students from Palisades Charter High School and Santa Monica High School held a coordinated climate strike at the Santa Monica Pier on November 14, urging California lawmakers to advance the Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act (AB 1243/SB 684). … Continue reading →

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VIEWPOINT: Turf Wars: What’s the Verdict?

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Sue

This editor used cloth diapers for her three children, because disposable diapers are made with plastic materials and can break down over time into microplastics. A diaper company delivered cloth diapers to the doorstep, picked up the dirty ones and … Continue reading →

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“No Oil” Started in Pacific Palisades: Today “No Oil” 2025

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sue

Councilmember Traci Park stood at a podium overlooking Venice Beach. Surfers  below were catching waves as flocks of birds dived and flew over the Pacific Ocean. Fishermen were trying their luck off the pier. Park, standing with Councilmember Tim McOsker … Continue reading →

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Insurance Not Paying Standing Home Remediation

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sue

(The video is the property of Gary Baum.) People watching Palisades and Altadena residents after the January Fires wonder why people haven’t gone back to their standing homes. People also wonder why more people are not rebuilding. One word. Insurance. … Continue reading →

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