Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Tahitian Terrace and Our Struggle to Return: Fighting for a Mobile Home Community By the Sea

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Lotus Rising on February 17 and is reprinted with author’s permission.) By CHRIS RUSSO For most of my life, I aspired to own my own home — a little house with a yard, … Continue reading

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Malibu Joins the Palisades Fire Lawsuit Party

The City of Malibu filed a lawsuit February 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court against the State of California, L.A.City, the L.A. Department of Water and Power and L.A. County over the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The City of Malibu … Continue reading

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Fallen Tree Closes Chautauqua, a Major Artery, for Hours

A large eucalyptus tree fell across Chautauqua Road near Vance Street early in the a.m. on January 18, closing both lanes. Neighbors reported that the tree was on the homeowner’s property and that the resident immediately called a tree service … Continue reading

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Great News! PaliHi Yearbooks from 1963 to 2025 Available

Palisades High School Photography teacher Rick Steil announced that reprints of every Pali High yearbook from 1963–2025 are now available to purchase. So many Palisades residents who lost homes also lost personal keepsakes or their children’s keepsakes, such as class … Continue reading

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Continuing to Heal Through “Music Meadow” February 22

  “Music Meadow” featuring live music and student bands from Palisades High School, Crossroad, Windward and New Roads will be featured in Simon Meadow from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 22. This free event, sponsored by Seven Arrows … Continue reading

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PaliHi Reconstruction Project Presented to Community

  A final design meeting for the proposed replacement of Palisades High School Buildings that were destroyed or damaged by the January 2025 Palisades Fire was presented on February 12 to community members. LAUSD Director of Community Relations Lorena Madilla … Continue reading

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Palisades Street Lights Gone: Some Could Return in March

At a joint press conference in Mar Vista, Councilmembers Traci Park (CD 11) and Katy (CD5) Yaroslavsky, announced a plan to bring lighting back to Westside communities affected by copper wire thefts. There are more than 1,100 open streetlight repair … Continue reading

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Wattles a Serious Problem

Wattles are not lumpy bumps on women’s outer thighs. Wattles, in this case is not a description of how ducks get from place to place. Rather, that’s the name given for the green wads of straw trash that seem to … Continue reading

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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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