Category Archives: General

LETTER: FireAid Money Should Go to Victims

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Sue

Thank you for your ongoing coverage to hold FireAid’s designate, the Annenberg Foundation, accountable for the over $100 million raised in January.  During one of our community’s darkest hours, the outpouring of generosity from around the world illuminated our shared … Continue reading →

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California to Launch Cal Assist Mortgage Fund

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Sue

Starting June 12, California is launching the CalAssist Mortgage Fund to provide $105 million  in grants, with up to $20,000 going to homeowners whose homes were destroyed or left uninhabitable in recent fires and floods. The program offers: 3 months … Continue reading →

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Theatre Palisades “Alive” and “Acting”

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Sue

Theatre Palisades, the much beloved community theater based in Pierson Playhouse between Temescal Canyon Road and Haverford Avenue, was ready to open the comedy Jest a Second, on January 10. Then the January 7 Palisades Fire destroyed the theater, which … Continue reading →

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Take a Breath, Pose

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Sue

Palisades residents Alison Burmeister of Balanced Beauty, Michelle Bellamy of Bellamy Properties, in conjunction with professional home organizer Meryl Starr are offering a free yoga event, Zen Den, on Wednesday, June 4. The session will be held at the Bruce … Continue reading →

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FIREAID: Shame on L.A. County over FireAid Funds

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Sue

Of the $100 million raised for fire victims in Eaton and Pacific Palisades, some of that FireAid money went to L.A. County. Along with various nonprofits, at least four County Departments received money from the funds. 1.) County Relief Fund, … Continue reading →

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Farmer Schwartz Plants a Pumpkin Patch

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Sue

Palisades resident Bruce Schwartz, annually gave pumpkin plants to residents who were willing to grow them in their yard. Once they were grown, and some were enormous, they were taken to the YMCA Simon Meadow pumpkin patch and sold to … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day in Pacific Palisades Celebrated

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Sue

Memorial Day was celebrated in Pacific Palisades today, to remember all of those who died serving the United States in peacetime and war. This was the second annual observance sponsored by the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283. It was … Continue reading →

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Park Advisory Board Meeting: Playground, Bathrooms, DWP and Baseball

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Sue

The Palisades Park Advisory Board met via Zoom on May 20. Members were updated about the status of the playground. Construction began on April 28, and it appears it will be finished by the end of June or the beginning … Continue reading →

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City Leaders Asked to Justify Homeless/Money Spent

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Sue

During World Warr II, the US Senate created a committee on war production chaired by then-Senator Harry Truman. The Truman Committee, as it came to be known, was charged with ensuring manufacturers were providing top-quality equipment to the armed forces … Continue reading →

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Another Slide on Tramonto Could Close PCH, Again

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Sue

One northbound lane of PCH was closed in mid-February 2024 by Caltrans below the Tramonto Slide located between Sunset Boulevard and Porto Marina. The slide area referred to as the “Tramonto Slide” has been an issue for many years, and in the … Continue reading →

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