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Community Brush Clearance Tomorrow: See Your Neighbors
A community-wide brush clearance will be held tomorrow, Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. Brush clearance inspections start May 1. If you don’t clear your lot, here’s the penalty: Parcels failing first inspection and remaining in non-compliance after...
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Burning a Town a Second Time: Is the Fire Out?
The sole resident who has moved back into a home on the edge of the Alphabet Streets looked out her window around 11:40 a.m. and saw flames on the hill above “as tall as the palm tree,” she said. She...
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Brush Clearance Contacts, Requirements, and Saturday’s Event
Parcels failing first inspection and remaining in non-compliance after a second inspection shall be cleared by city contractors and the bill sent to the owners. The brush administrative cost fee is $1,740 + the contractor’s lowest bid price + brush...
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Brush Clearance Notices Sent: Inspections Start May 1
Team Palisades are helping to coordinate a neighborhood cleanup/brush clearance for Saturday, April 25, 2026, in the most devastated neighborhoods, such as the Alphabets, Via Bluffs, El Medio/Las Casas and Marquez from 8 a.m. to noon. This is NOT only about...
City: Poor People Do Not Deserve Properly Prepared Food
There are workers who buy from vendors that are not monitored by LA City/County. The food they buy may have been prepared on public sidewalks/roadways over open flames using charcoal and propane equipment. There are no handwashing stations for food...
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Pali Hub Opened with Recovery Resource Fair
The Pali Hub, at 15239 La Cruz Drive, held a ribbon cutting to officially open a centralized long-term space where fire survivors can access rebuilding resources, case management and coordinated support. It is operated by the Pali Long-Term Recovery Group...
Senior Luncheon with Assessor Prang Scheduled April 17
The Palisades Long-term Recovery Group will hold a senior luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. on Friday, April 17, at Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283, 15247 La Cruz Drive. The guest speaker will be L.A County Assessor Jeff Prang....
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Typhus Outbreaks Reported in L.A. County, Including Santa Monica
Typhus cases have already reached record highs in L.A. County. Patients in Santa Monica, central Los Angeles (skid row) and Willowbrook all have confirmed cases. The L.A. County Department of Public Health wrote, “220 cases were reported in 2025, the...
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Fire Safety Suggestions at Workshop April 12
Fire Safe Palisades in association with the Palisades Highlands President’s Council, the Santa Ynez Homeowner’s Association and the Palisades Riviera Firewise Community is hosting a Home Hardening Community Workshop from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 12 at the...
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