Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Court Tentatively Rules Fire Plaintiffs Can Move Forward

  A February 10 hearing (postponed from February 5) was to decide whether victims will ever be allowed to uncover facts through discovery, or whether the case will be cut off before evidence is examined. At the hearing presided over … Continue reading

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AECOM Report Missing in Action

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass announced in June that AECOM, a global infrastructure consulting firm, had been selected to put together a long-term rebuilding plan for Pacific Palisades, which had been destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fire. AECOM was to … Continue reading

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PaliHi Students Record in John Lennon Bus

In the John Lennon Music Education Bus is a framed 2013 thought from Yoko Ono. WISH TREE Make a wish. Write it down on a piece of paper. Fold it and tie it around a branch of a wish tree. … Continue reading

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Palisades Temporary Library Is Open in Palisades

This editor visited the Palisades Temporary Library on Saturday, February 7 at 861 Alma Real “that has reopened on the ashes” of the former library. The town’s library burned during the 2025 January Palisades Fire. Now, there have been two … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Files a Cross Complaint to Blame State for Palisades Fire

The City of Los Angeles filed a cross-complaint against the State of California on February 5, seeking indemnity and contribution for the fire victims’ claims against the City. A February 10 hearing (postponed from February 5) was to decide whether … Continue reading

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How I Process(ed) the Ongoing Pali Fire Disaster

Stories and Photos by: STEVE PESCE An angry policeman told me to get off the road! Walk on the side! With a smile, I pointed out that if I did, I would be set on fire and he’d be stuck … Continue reading

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Real Change not Spare Change: Rent Aid, Mortgage Forbearance

When trying to help the homeless in Pacific Palisades, the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness examined the idea that “real change” was needed, not the “spare change” – the coins and dollar bills that people often threw in a … Continue reading

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Input Needed: Volunteers Going to Sacramento to Speak about Insurance

About a dozen volunteers, some of whom have lost their homes, some of whom have lost their condominiums and some of whom have homes standing, have volunteered to go with Mayor Karen Bass to speak before California legislators on Monday. … Continue reading

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EPA (Lee Zeldin) and SBA (Kelly Loeffler) Listen to Rebuilding Concerns of Residents

President Donald Trump was distressed by lack of rebuilding a year after the Palisades and Eton Fires. In a January 27, executive order, Trump addressed that failure. On January 28, he appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin to help … Continue reading

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It Passed! Permit Fees Waived for Fire Rebuilds

In April 2025, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order to waive plan check and permit fees associated with the reconstruction of residences that burned during the January 7 Palisades Fire. Residents soon learned that it would take a … Continue reading

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