Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Claim Architect Provides Real Construction Costs

(Editor’s note: After the Palisades Fire, this editor has received so many emails requesting stories about builders, government programs that require so much documentation that people “throw up their hands,” free mental help, art programs  and free holiday decorations. I … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Meals Supplied to Firefighters

Annually since 2021, Ronald Reagan Post 283 Auxiliary members have given gift cards to local Fire Station 23 and 69 to cover Thanksgiving expenses. Many residents may not realize that firefighters have to pay for their own meals while on … Continue reading

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Sunflower Project to Restore Beauty

A Palisades resident is inviting Pacific Palisades residents who have not started rebuilding to participate in the Sunflower project. This is a community-driven ecological restoration.  A team will cultivate native sunflowers lot-by-lot through the Palisades to help remediate fire-affected soil … Continue reading

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Palisades Fire “Paradise Abandoned” Airs Today December 5

Director Rob Montz grew up in Pacific Palisades before moving to the East Coast for College. His mom’s home in the Marquez Knolls area of Pacific Palisades burned in the January 7 Palisades Fire. His brother Rocky, who works at … Continue reading

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Sunset Picture Framer Cesar Found!

  Many Pacific Palisades residents used the Palisades Picture Framing Store, located at 15125 Sunset Boulevard across from Ralphs grocery store. That small business was one of the casualties of the January 7 Palisades Fire. Resident Alan Goldsmith wrote on … Continue reading

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A Slap in the Face to Palisades Residents: Building Permit Waivers Still Not Approved

One resident who is trying to find the funds to rebuild said he thought the City would pass a building permit waiver for people who lost everything in the Palisades Fire today during the December 2 meeting. “Why wouldn’t they?” … Continue reading

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Council Will Hear Permit Fee Waivers Tomorrow, Residents Urged to Speak

Pacific Palisades residents who want to see the building permit fee waivers approved by the City Council, should plan to go and speak before the full City Council tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2. The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. … Continue reading

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Building Permit Waivers Go Before Full Council Tuesday

(Editor’s note: At the Turkey Trot today,  CTN found out that at the December 2 City Council meeting, councilmembers will discuss and vote on building fee waivers for rebuild. I’ll update the story with parking and other talking points, once … Continue reading

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The Church Burned. The Spirit Is Alive

Corpus Christi Catholic Church, located less than a block from Fire Station 69, burned in the January Palisades Fire. The church, built in 1964, had a mid-century modernist design created by the Los Angeles-based firm AC Martin Architects. The interior … Continue reading

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Palisades Long Term Recovery Group Hosts PopUp

The  Palisades Long Term Recovery Group, in conjunction with Rotary District 5280 and GEM hosted a recovery popup on November 22, 2025, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283. The event was solely for … Continue reading

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