Category Archives: Palisades Fire

LAUSD Explain Next Steps to Replace Buildings at 3 Schools

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Sue

Three schools were affected in the Palisades Fire: Marquez, Palisades Elementary and Palisades Charter High School. At the March 27 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting LAUSD’s Division of School Operations Dr. Debra Bryant, who is overseeing all things “fire recovery,” … Continue reading →

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Save Affordable Housing in the Palisades

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Sue

It is ironic that the City, County and State’s mantra is affordable housing, but if there is not a push to preserve what existed in Pacific Palisades, at least 330 people will be without a place to live. Mobile home … Continue reading →

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American Legion Hosts a Thank You, Hope and Resiliency Ceremony

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Sue

The idea was simple, but emotions were high as American Flags were planted around the Village Green, in a brief ceremony on March 20. Jim Cragg, Past Commander of Ronald Reagan Post 283, said, “We’ve been posting flags around the … Continue reading →

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Families and Children Affected by Wildfires Offered Support       

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Sue

  BRENTWOOD SCHOOL PLAYGROUND OPENED: The playground at Brentwood Science Magnet School will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for select Saturdays and Sundays, starting Saturday, March 29. The Saturday schedule is March 29, April 26,  May 3, … Continue reading →

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Wildfire Survivor Writing Workshop Offered on Three Saturdays

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Sue

Kathleen Katims, who ran a workshop for the seniors, “Saved by a Story,”  at the Palisades Library for several years  is now offering a free writing workshop series with co-leader Julie Kern Schwerdtfeger for Wildfire Survivors. The program will be … Continue reading →

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Mayor Karen Bass Asks for Nearly $2 Billion from the State

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Sue

L.A. Karen Bass and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilman Bob Blumenfield, Councilman Adrin Nazarian, and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, chair of the budget committee, traveled to Sacramento on March 24 to ask for nearly $2 billion. Prior to the Palisades Fire, … Continue reading →

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City Is in a Financial Sinkhole Because of Bad Management; Loses Its Cash Cow

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Sue

People whose entire property and lives were either destroyed or damaged in the Palisades Fire on January 7 are hoping that there will be some sort of financial relief from the City of Los Angeles. Many are also upside down … Continue reading →

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Bruce Lurie Gallery Rises from the Ashes: Grand Opening Saturday

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Sue

Bruce Lurie Gallery, which was the only fine arts gallery in the Palisades, burned during the January Palisades Fire. This coming Saturday, March 29 from 6 to 9 p.m., owner Lurie is pleased to present Renascence, the inaugural exhibition and … Continue reading →

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DWP Accused of Cover Up in the Palisades Fire

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Sue

If the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power had no part in the Palisades Fire, why did L.A. City hire Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP to defend it against lawsuits? Munger Tolles & Olson (MTO), which is ranked as … Continue reading →

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Palisades Fire Hiker Found at the Hive

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue

A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National 15-member team was deployed to investigate the Pacific Palisades Fire on the weekend of January 11 and 12. That team joined ATF-certified investigators already on site. People speculated that the … Continue reading →

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