Category Archives: Palisades Fire

No Tour Buses in Pacific Palisades

Paige Sterling, Mayor Karen Bass’ Deputy Director for Recovery Communications alerted CTN that on June 25, Councilwoman Park introduced a motion that Mayor Bass strongly supports that would restrict tour bus operations in the area impacted by the Palisades Fire under Los … Continue reading

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 Some Questions on FireAid Answered, Committee Refuses to Answer Others

By CHAZ PLAGER When I heard about FireAid and the lack of distribution of funds to Palisades victims or individuals, which seemed to be going exclusively to nonprofits, my editor assigned me to talk to people in charge of the … Continue reading

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Building Fee Waivers Not Official, Yet

Palisades residents think building /permit fees have been waived for Palisades Fire rebuilding. NO, they are just suspended until the L.A. City Council approves Mayor Karen Bass’ Executive Order No. 7 to waive fees. To go to the City Council, … Continue reading

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Benefit Concert for Malibu Fire Victims

A benefit concert is being held at the Pepperdine University Smothers Theatre at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. All the proceeds are going to Our Lady of Malibu. A resident wrote: “some may wonder why money is going to … Continue reading

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Palisades Forestry Committee Recommends Trees

As people start the rebuild process, and yet others delay, the one area of agreement after the Palisades Fire devastated the community was trees. Even as the purple blossoms of the Jacarada trees line Radcliffe Avenue five months after the … Continue reading

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Tour Buses Take Gawkers Through Pacific Palisades

Michel de Montaigne wrote “We feel a kind of bittersweet prickling of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortune of others.” Four hundred years later, nothing has changed. Tour buses were spotted driving people through Pacific Palisades on Saturday.  A resident … Continue reading

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Palisades Post Office Boxes: Additonal Mailing Information

Two readers supplied valuable information about Postal Boxes and Mailing Information. POSTAL BOXES IN PALISADES: Long-time resident Gil Dembo reached out to Post Office about gaining access to a postal box that many residents in Pacific Palisades used before the … Continue reading

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How to get a FireAid Grant: You Deserve It

The more than $100 million raised for FireAid Survivors did not go to individuals, it went to nonprofits. Individuals will not receive funds. Experts in philanthropy working through the Anneberg and Clippers organization, have said donations are going to nonprofits. … Continue reading

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LETTER: Fire Suppression Is More Important than Zero Zone

(Editor’s note: Hagop Tchakerian, a long-time resident and president of the Palisades Rotary Club, posted this in the comment section of Circling the News. This editor thought it was valuable and received permission to reprint it as a letter.)   … Continue reading

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Mission Accomplished: Colonel Swenson Will Leave SoCal July 3

Colonel Eric Swenson was assigned to Southern California in January to head the Army Corps of Engineers’ mission to cean the debris of homes and businesses destroyed by the Palisades and Eton Fires. Nearly 12,000 homes and businesses were destroyed … Continue reading

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