Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Looting in the Ashes. Who Is Guarding?

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue

By KARI WEAVER I was just up in the Palisades with my 17-year-old son, visiting our property in the Alphabet Streets. I was shocked to find that several things had been disturbed since my last visit on April 7. It … Continue reading →

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Days Are Filled with Everything Fire

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Teddy Ray a resident, is  chronicling his life after the fire. This is his second piece – and no matter where someone has “evacuated” or moved, life still revolves around decisions based on the fire.) By TEDDY RAY … Continue reading →

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Palisades Real Estate Update, Three Months after the Fire

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: With about $600 million slated to be used in school construction for two elementary schools and the high school, and with the most recent announcement (April 10) of an upgraded and planned new Palisades Park and Recreation Center, … Continue reading →

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Construction of First Home on DePauw Celebrated

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Sue

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference today, April 9, at 15265 De Pauw to alert Angelinos that residential rebuilding in Pacific Palisades had begun. The three-year-old home, owned by Walter and Alessandra Lopes, had burned during the January … Continue reading →

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City’s Building Costs Have Rebuild Plans on Hold

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Sue

The January 7 Fires destroyed 11,000 homes with 6,837 in Pacific Palisades and 4,356 in Altadena. “They want us to rebuild? The City has to help. They could waive the construction fees. Most of us are not rich, I have … Continue reading →

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Revere Continues to Help Parents with “Fire” Photos

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Sue

Paul Revere Middle School Head Counselor Brett Shibata has been trying to  help public school parents at Marquez and Palisades Elementary retrieve school photos of their children that may have been lost in the Palisades Fires. YEARBOOKS: We need Marquez and … Continue reading →

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Corps Are Vital to the Rebuild and – They Recycle

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Sue

The Army Corps of Engineers work seven days a week.  This editor visited with Colonel Brian Sawser, who is in charge of the Palisades operations, on March 23, a Sunday, and he was still working at 7 p.m. A few … Continue reading →

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The First Week after the January 7 Palisades Fire: A Place to Live

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Sue

By TEDDY RAY Special to Circling the News The week after the Palisades Fire was spent looking hard for a bed, underwear, a car and a place to live. Life has been tough for a lot of people, and the … Continue reading →

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Anchors Aweigh on the Palisades Duffy

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Sue

Newly-minted Palisades Marina resident Jimmy Dunne had gone to informal Monday “Hive” meetings in the Marina since the Palisades Fire. He came up with a great alternative for residents, “instead of meeting at the coffee shop,” he said, “why don’t … Continue reading →

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Excitement in the Palisades: It’s Palpable

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Sue

On a social media platform one Palisades resident wrote “We moved back to our home [apartment] on Saturday and glad we did. Thanks to everyone that made it possible. FEMA, the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, LADWP and the Gas … Continue reading →

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