Category Archives: General

Lead Not Found in Yards in Palisades Standing Home

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sue

L.A. County Public Health used Dr. Adam Love of Roux, Inc.  to test the soil of the standing homes in the communities damaged by the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Love leads Roux Associates’ Litigation Practice Group and provides forensic litigation … Continue reading →

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Press Conference “Celebrates” 100 Days of Success for the Fires.

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sue

At the two-hour press conference held by State Senator Ben Allen at Will Rogers State Beach across from Palisades Bowl, a diverse assortment of officials gathered to help mark 100 days since the start of the Palisades Fire. All were … Continue reading →

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The Woolsey Fire Was the Warning, but Failure to Act on Lessons Learned Made Palisades Pay the Price

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: this story first appeared in the Westside Current on April 17 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Woolsey Fire (2018): A Catastrophe Exposes Systemic Gaps When the Woolsey Fire ignited on November 8, 2018, it quickly … Continue reading →

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Bass Has Problems Issuing Executive Order

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is like Lucy in the Charlie Brown cartoon strip. In her hand she holds the football (building permit waivers) and every time someone from the Palisades or someone associated with construction goes to the City, she … Continue reading →

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Palisades Residents To Meet for Celebration

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue

There is a saying “if you’re rich you live in Beverly Hills. If you’re famous you live in Malibu. If you’re lucky, you live Pacific Palisades.” Well, we were lucky up until January 7, when the City decided the neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Pacific Coast Highway to Open by the End of May

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on April 12 that Pacific Coast Highway which has been closed since the January 7 Palisades Fire will reopen by the end of May. CalTrans representative Eric Manjivan said that only one lane in each … Continue reading →

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Rick Caruso Address Rebuilding and Undergrounding Wires

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Sue

“Palisades is going to come back,” said Rick Caruso, who was featured on the 1Pali webcast on Monday night, April14, that attracted nearly 1,000 virtual attendees. Caruso emphasized that the Palisades has to bring back places for families to gather. … Continue reading →

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Rats and Other Vermin Call Palisades Home

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Sue

Corners of the Pacific Palisades commercial areas are littered with trash. Main and side streets of the town have become a site of advertising for contractors. Jeff Ridgway, who manages an apartment building on Haverford, and has lived in the … Continue reading →

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Looting in the Ashes. Who Is Guarding?

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue

By KARI WEAVER I was just up in the Palisades with my 17-year-old son, visiting our property in the Alphabet Streets. I was shocked to find that several things had been disturbed since my last visit on April 7. It … Continue reading →

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The Fire Crisis: Talking to Your Kids

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue

Psychotherapist Robert Cohen answered some of the difficult questions that parents are asking about how to help their children through the aftermath of the Palisades Fire. The devastation turned a community upside down, forcing nearly 28,000 people to evacuate, the … Continue reading →

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