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VIEWPOINT: Williams Bomb Threat to City Hall a Hate Crime

By JEREMY PADAWER Deputy Mayor Brian Williams’ bomb threat to City Hall on Rosh Hashanah must be recognized as a Hate Crime.  An open letter to Mayor Bass, our judiciary and our local media who failed to cover this reality. ...

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Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones Not Automatically Exempt from SB 79

Initially Senator Ben Allen’s Press Secretary Ben Cheever told CTN on October 22 that concerns about Gladstones being called a transit stop and automatically triggering SB 79 and high-density construction in Pacific Palisades was not likely. He wrote, “With regards...

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Senator Allen Clarifies Gladstones and SB 79

  California Senator Ben Allen’s office clarified today, October 22,  that concerns about Gladstones being called a transit stop and automatically triggering SB 79 and high density construction in Pacific Palisades should not occur. His office explained “With regards to SB...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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