Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Chromium 6 Found in Some Hot Spots in Palisades

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Sue

The January 7 Fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena produced enormous amounts of ash and debris from burned buildings, cars and landscaping. A consortium of researchers from 10 universities, including UCLA, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, USC and UC Davis are testing … Continue reading →

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L.A. City to Host Business Expo September 13

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Sue

A eight months after The Palisades Fire, L.A. City is hosting “ Stronger Together: Business Recovery Expo,” led by Operation HOPE. This free expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, at the American … Continue reading →

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PaliHi Plead for Tennis Courts: Library to Go on Tennis Courts

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Sue

Palisades High School varsity tennis player Remy made a plea to Los Angele Recreation and Parks officials for courts and said, “parks are meant for kids to play.” Unfortunately, RAP General Manager Jimmy Kim did not seem to understand the … Continue reading →

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Small Businesses Grants Available: Horvath Focuses in a Different Area

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Sue

The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation promises “pennies” for grants for businesses, while L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath has authored a motion directing the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) to launch an Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERRP) to keep … Continue reading →

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Fire Survivors Screwed by Insurance/State of California

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Sue

For more than 30 years, this editor and her husband have paid State Farm Insurance for coverage for the house and possessions. Possession replacement was listed as $800,000. We paid the amount State Farm requested so that if there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, Palisades Fire | 6 Comments

Palisades Fire: Three Questions Need to be Answered

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Sue

  By JEREMY PADAWER (This August 24 Blog Post by Jeremy Padawer PacificPalisades.com is reprinted with permission.) Pacific Palisades pays more than $600 million in annual property taxes to L.A. County. For their money residents receive: 1 police car. Fire … Continue reading →

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Brush Clearance at PCH and Temescal: Rotary Corner

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Sue

Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) collaborates extensively with national, state, and county agencies on wildfire prevention. This past week, a supervisor for the National Wildfire Prevention unit was at the corner of Temescal Canyon Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway on … Continue reading →

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ACE Clears Last Lot: Officials Absent

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Sue

The Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) cleared the last residential property for both the Palisades and Eaton Fires, on Tramonto in the Castellammare section of Pacific Palisades today. Nolan West, who was 93 in July, spoke about his home on … Continue reading →

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Insurance Informational Meeting Hosted by PRC

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Sue

After the Palisades Fire, people find they are underinsured, are not being paid for claims, or are having trouble receiving insurance money for smoke damage. The Palisades Recovery Coalition hosted an insurance townhall on August 24 to address problems and … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Are There Housing Shortages in Los Angeles?

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Sue

One can’t listen to a radio or television program or pick up a newspaper without the dire warnings that California is facing a severe housing shortage. People such as your editor repeated this mantra, without thinking. Who would lie about … Continue reading →

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