Category Archives: General

Why Where Firefighters Told to Abandon the Neighborhood?

Although reporters have made numerous public information requests for the Palisades Fire about the number of resources and the timing, the requests have gone unfilled. A number of ham radio operators were monitoring the channels on January 7, 8 and...

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More Postal Updates, Delivery in Palisades

CTN ran a story about a Fair Insurance Plan check delivered to a location in the Alphabet Streets. The home had been destroyed by the Palisades Fire, but the mailbox was intact. Several readers commented. One wrote “I went to...

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Tales From the Evacuation Zone

By DEBBIE ALEXANDER I am writing this piece from the comfort of our Air B & B located in Wilshire Vista located near Pico and Fairfax.  Why? I am an evacuee with my husband, Scott, our 25-year-old daughter Lily and...

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And the Stupid Award Goes to . . . .

Many homeowners in the Palisades were unable to obtain traditional insurance and are on the Fair Plan. It is estimated that Pacific Palisades has one of the state’s highest concentrations of FAIR Plan policyholders, with the insurer estimating its exposure...

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Mayor Bass Announces: “Let the Looting Begin”

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announced today during a news conference that as of 8 a.m. on Sunday, February 2, the checkpoints to enter the Palisades will be removed and passes will no longer be needed. Who will be allowed in?...

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Help Adopt Nancy Cleveland’s Dogs

Nancy Cleveland, who grew up in the Palisades, passed away shortly after the fire. She was a member of Rotary, the American Legion and volunteered during drought periods, by watering trees in the Will Rogers State Historic Park. She also...

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Another Frustrating Day at Disaster Center

  Palisades is filled with smart professionals, but the officials helping us seem to be clueless about streamlining the process. Many of us work and don’t have time to wait in long lines. We don’t have time to line up...

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Alphabet Street Residents Come Together Mondays on Zoom

Alphabet Street residents are invited to attend a weekly zoom meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. Almalfi Founder and Alphabet resident Anthony Marguleas and Ho!Ho!Ho! Organizer, YMCA Board Member and Alphabet resident Lou Kamer are organizing a weekly meeting. “We...

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Kinzelberg Misses Home on Monument

By MARY KINZELBERG My house burned and it was the closest to The Village [built by Rick Caruso]. We were 92 steps to the movie theater and used to brag about that and argued with someone that said they were...

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Presbyterian Church Building Destroyed, But Not the Spirit

By SHARON BROWNING We at Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church would like the community to know that we are still in business contrary to possible rumors. We are holding weekly services and are ministering to each and every member of our...

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