Category Archives: General
State Farm Insurance Depreciates Household Items
It was bad enough losing all our possessions and our home of 30 years during the Palisades Fire, but now we’re suffering emotional turmoil and distress because of State Farm Insurance. The fire was easy compared to what this insurance...
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Fee Waivers Is NOT a Done Deal: Do Your Bit
Every Palisades resident needs to send a letter to the Los Angeles City Council urging them to waive building fees not only those building like-for-like, but also for those in condos and those who had planned to upgrade their...
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Didn’t Receive an Absentee Ballot? Don’t Panic
Several Palisades residents said they did not receive their absentee ballots for the November Special Election that has one item to be voted on: Prop. 50. CTN spoke to L.A. County Registrar-Recorder spokesperson Mike Sanchez, who said that absentee ballots...
Vote for DeSilva for a Teaching Award
The director of Palisades Montessori Center, Angela DeSilva has been nominated for a teaching award from TOMS Shoes. When TOMS asked, “What’s a story or moment that captures how the nominee has created impact as an educator and how does...
Letter: Condos Should Be Included with Fee Waivers
The Los Angeles City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee’s revised proposed ordinance for waiving plan check and permit fees for homes destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fires is for single-family homes and duplexes only – it excludes condominiums and...
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Hillside Task Force Returns to Pacific Paliades, Finds Encampments
A Pacific Palisades Hillside Taskforce took place at Will Rogers State Beach near Lifeguard Headquarters on October 22, 2025. The event was organized by past president of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness Sharon Kilbride, who is currently the police liaison...
YeeHaw Day Continues a 21 Year Tradition
By HENRY KAMER Sounds of joy, laughter, and great music filled the air at Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary on Sunday, October 19. It was the 21st annual Palisades Elementary YeeHaw Day. Pali Elementary has been holding school at Brentwood Elementary...
Want Your Kid to Make a Difference? Consider Scouts
Pacific Palisades Troop 223 is the premier Scout Troop in the United States. Mike Lanning has been the Scoutmaster for more than 60 years. In November 2024, his 1000th Eagle Scout graduated, far more than any other Troop in the...
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L.A. County Supervisor Horvath Takes Proactive Fire Action
L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath is not only proclaiming a local emergency to deliver rapid assistance to immigrants, she is calling for community outreach on Ocean Avenue Housing program and taking steps to prevent fires. On October 8, it was...
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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...