Category Archives: General

L.A. County’s 132-page report about the January 7 fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades compiled by the McChrystal Group was released today September 25. The After Action Report notes that the report does not investigate wrongdoing or assign blame, rather...

  The Malibu Orchid Society, which met monthly in the Methodist Community Church on Via de la Paz before it burned in the Palisades Fire, is now meeting on Zoom. This month Peter Lin will speak on “Orchids Alfresco,” about...

Swarthmore Avenue by CVS is about to become more beautiful with the planting of four new Cassia Leptophylla trees to replace the palms that were cut down after the Palisades Fire. A permit for the trees was issued by Urban...

California’s proposed Zone 0 wildfire regulations threaten to impose unprecedented costs and irreversibly reshape the character of our neighborhood unless we speak out now. These rules require the removal of all trees, hedges, and plantings within five feet of homes,...

Proposed Zone Zero legislation would aim to reduce wildfire risks by banning flammable landscaping materials within five feet of structures in high fire-risk areas. These rules are proposed by the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and if approved...

(Editor’s note: This editor met Lauren Hunter a counselor, while taking a Marquez School Tour. Hunter sent the following letter.) I hope this note finds you well and that the transition back to the Palisades is going as smoothly as...

If a resident wants to know the history of any sport in Pacific Palisades, they only need to call Steve Galluzzo. He started covering the high school in 1998, when he was hired as the sports editor for the Palisadian-Post...