Category Archives: Palisades Fire

FIREAID-California Community Foundation Nonprofit Sends Corrected Information

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Initially, CTN wrote that California Community Foundation allowed nonprofits, who had not yet received a nonprofit number to use their number. In writing about CCF I went to their website and listed a few nonprofits that had received aid. … Continue reading →

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“Let’s Play!” Theme of the New Pacific Palisades Playground

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

It was a joyful morning, July 31, in Pacific Palisades as children and parents came to celebrate the opening of a new playground.  Jackie Adams brought her three children, 2, 7 and 9 to try out the new equipment. “This … Continue reading →

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Emergency Booklet Recommends Swimming Pool Water for Fires

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The City of Los Angeles has a 48-page booklet “Brush Fire” Hazard Specific Annex. The booklet goes into detail about the city emergency operations plan if there is a brush fire. It starts with an explanation of brush fires. “Due … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, Palisades Fire | 9 Comments

Lack of Insurance Payouts Causes Problems in Altadena and Palisades

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

For many who would like to rebuild after the Palisades/Eaton Fires, insurance companies are holding up the process. One insurance company in particular, State Farm, seems to be causing a hardship to people who paid premiums for years. The company … Continue reading →

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Fear and Rumors about SB 9

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Senate Bill 9 tries to take away single family housing under the oft-repeated mantra among some government officials that more housing is needed. They ignore the fact that California has lost population, resulting in the loss of a U.S. Representative … Continue reading →

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Governor’s Office Seeks Clarification for CTN Story

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Daniel Villasenor, Deputy Director of Communications for Governor Gavin Newsom requested a correction in a July 20 CTN story, clarifying that the state did not receive FireAid money. California Volunteers Fund (nonprofit, fully independent of the state, supports programs that … Continue reading →

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Keeping up with the Pascoes: House Plans Stamped

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The architectural firm of Marmol Radziner is handling our new home rebuild, today it was stamped and ready for the permit to build. Our cherished 1939 home, which had been remodeled by that firm in 1994, was burned to the … Continue reading →

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Squeezing Lots and Eliminating Yards, Per State Law SB 9

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

When Senate Bill 9 became a California state law January 1, 2022, opponents said the intention was to effectively eliminate single-family zoning. In simple words, a lot in the Alphabet Streets could be split with one duplex and up to … Continue reading →

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State or Fed Officials Needed to Enforce Insurance to Pay

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: the following letter was sent by a Palisades Resident.) Many reports point to the slow pace of rebuilding in the Palisades.  The explanation is simple.  We, Palisades residents, are being stymied by the practices of insurance companies. Look … Continue reading →

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Letter: Opposition to Zone 0 Regulations

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(The following letter was sent to the Zone Zero Regulatory Advisory Committee, California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460) My home and my neighbor’s home stand today in Pacific Palisades because of the large … Continue reading →

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