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Category Archives: Palisades Fire
Viewpoint- Disaster Recovery District Will Add More Bureaucracy
Resident Jimmy Dunne “nailed it” in an April 26, email to CTN. “It’s truly astounding. In spite of all the Bass self-congratulating we’re in the same boat we were before the fire. Empty reservoir. Hydrants aren’t updated/fixed. No evacuation plan...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Palisades Fire Victims Court Case Will Go Forward
By JEREMY PADAWAY L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom just played their LAST CARD to avoid discovery in the Palisades Fire lawsuit… AND LOST. We’re going to discovery. We’re going to see the deleted Mayor Bass texts AND...
Posted in Palisades Fire, Viewpoint
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Building Waivers for Rebuilds Goes Back to City Council
Most residents have a large gap between what insurance will pay and the cost of construction in Los Angeles. Building permit fees could range between $40,000 to more than $80,000. In April 2025, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Too Little, Too Late, No Help from Insurance Commissioner Lara
People in the Palisades with State Farm Insurance have suffered delay after delay in recouping insurance after the Palisades Fire, including this editor. Claimants wrote to Senator Ben Allen and the California Department of Insurance Commission asking for help. It...
Posted in News, Palisades Fire
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Larry Vein Sudden Passing on April 27
Last night Palisadian Larry Vein ended his life. He was 60. The family is devastated. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said, “I’m absolutely heartbroken and still in shock. Larry was such a bright light and always had a smile and the...
Posted in FireAid, Palisades Fire
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Historic Homes for Palisades for Sale: CHEAP!
Palisadian Lou Kamer came up with a brilliant idea for people who aren’t excited about the building a cookie-cutter two-story home that seem to be going up around the Palisades. He wrote on social media “I think I have finally...
Posted in Palisades Fire, Real Estate
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City Delays Tennis Court and Rebuilding of the Park
The Park Advisory Board held its quarterly meeting in the small gym, and on Zoom, on April 16. Palisades Senior facility director Jasmine Dowlatshahi told the group that Rec and Parks would repair the tennis courts next month – in...
Posted in Palisades Fire, Parks
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Palisades Residents Invited to a Garden Party April 25
There is one garden party that all residents will want to attend. The parkways in front of all Pacific Palisades properties need to be cleared of overgrown weeds that need to be trimmed to less than three inches in height. All...
Posted in City, Palisades Fire
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Viewpoint: Profiting off Incompetence: Sales Tax Unjust Enrichment
By JEREMY PADAWER and CTN Staff When a town is allowed to burn down, destroying nearly 7,000 structures and killing 12, such as happened in the 2025 Palisades Fire, it is unconscionable that someone would profit from it. But that’s...
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Preventative Solution for Illegal Dumping
There has been illegal dumping of dirt and concrete at different lots in Pacific Palisades. Many homeowners, who are now residing in other areas, might not even know their lot has been targeted. PaliBuilds Frank Renfro and Kambiz Kamdar had...
Posted in Palisades Fire, Real Estate
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