Category Archives: Palisades Fire

A Way to Help Mobile Home Owners Impacted by Fire

(Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Senator Ben Allen and to this editor. It raises an important question about allowing those who lived in mobile homes a chance to survive, to find a new home, by a one-time tax … Continue reading

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Welcome PaliHi Students Back to Temescal Campus

If you have moved back to Pacific Palisades, please help line Temescal Canyon Road as Palisades High School return to the campus on Tuesday, January 27.  School starts at 8:30 a.m. and people are asked to come earlier to welcome … Continue reading

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Palisades Fire Was Not an Accident: Needs Federal Investigation

Somedays I wake up and I’m sad. After the January 2025 Palisades Fire, I have more sad days than I did before the fire. Today was a sad day. Last night, January 22, at the Pacific Palisades Community Council Meeting … Continue reading

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PR Firm Brought in to Clean Up Fire Mess

L.A. Times reporters Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle discovered that the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation paid Lede, a high-level celebrity public relations firm to  reshape the messaging of the Palisades Fire. What image would they need to reshape? Ask … Continue reading

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LADWP Tells Palisades Residents “Backups Will Be in Place When Reservoir Is Drained”

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power held a special meeting “Restore, Recover, Rebuild” for Pacific Palisades residents on January 14. A one-stop permitting center was announced, again, and there were assurances that if there is no water in … Continue reading

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60 Years in the Palisades No Help from City, No Help From State Farm

State Farm Says It Honors 65% of Possessions with No Listing. What about the other 35%? At the Hive gathering of displaced residents after the Palisades Fire, a harrowing story was told by an 81-year-old who joined the group. She … Continue reading

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Finance Committee to Discuss, Again, Waiving Permit Fees

In a turnabout, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo has called for fee relief for single-family homes, duplexes, condominium complexes, townhouses, apartment buildings and commercial properties that were destroyed during the Palisades January 2025 Fire. His nine-page recommendation will go to … Continue reading

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Cohen, Fullmer, Yoon Present Palisades Businesses $250,000

Three teens, Mason Cohen, Dylan Fullmer and Jake Yoon, have proved they are men. They have done what governmental officials have not been able to do after the January 7, 2025, Palisades Fire. They have provided five local Pacific Palisades … Continue reading

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One Boy’s Effort to Bring Beauty Back to the Palisades

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News Rummy Goodyear, 15, understands flower power. After his beloved Pacific Palisades community was devastated by last January’s fire, recovery was a struggle. He and his family moved 10 times before settling in … Continue reading

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It Appears DWP Not Considering Santa Ynez Fire Fighting Role

In Circling the News January 11 story “Facts About Santa Ynez Reservoir Ignored” the history of the reservoir, the cover and the current situation was explored click here. CTN contacted DWP to inquire about the cost of a new cover … Continue reading

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