Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Why are the Lights Flashing Red? Why Are Drivers Being Pulled Over?

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Sue

Pacific Palisades residents, contractors and truckers hauling debris are being stopped by the California Highway Patrol and ticketed on a regular basis. Tickets are given for speeding or failing to come to a complete stop at flashing red lights, stop … Continue reading →

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Insurance Continues to Rule Conversations

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Sue

While the rest of Los Angeles goes on about its business mostly forgetting there was ever a Palisades or Eaton Fire that killed 28 people and wiped out nearly 16,000 structures, fire victims are not so lucky and deal with … Continue reading →

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L.A. County Assessor Jeff Prang Answers Questions

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Sue

The L.A. County Assessor Jeff Prang continues to be a great resource to residents who were affected by the Palisades and Eaton Fires. This editor emailed him several questions about rebuilding assessments for structures destroyed in the fires and property … Continue reading →

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Letter: Landscaping Is Vital to Stopping Fires

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: I received the following letter from a resident that had some important landscaping tips for fires.) Ours is one of the few houses still standing in the Alphabet streets. I’m an architect and I built the house with … Continue reading →

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Pali Strong Hosts Community Event May 6

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Sue

Pali Strong is hosting an evening for friends and neighbors from Pacific Palisades to Malibu to Altadena/Pasadena/Sierra Madre to reconnect. The event will take place, from 5 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 at the Santa Monica Pier. “In … Continue reading →

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No Trespassing Signs Posted in Pacific Palisades to Prevent Transient Fires

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Sue

Prior to the January 7 Palisades Fire, there were numerous transient fires in the bluffs below Via De las Olas, Friends Street and the Huntington Palisades. One fire required the evacuation of people living along the bluffs, but luckily there … Continue reading →

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Palisades Track Team Pivots and Emerges Stronger

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Sue

By HENRY KAMER “How are we going to run track without a track to run on?” That was the question that ran (no pun intended) through my mind as the Palisades Fire destroyed the Palisades on January 7, rendering Palisades … Continue reading →

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Pali “South” Full of Positive Energy

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Sue

Having last been in the Sears building, in the basement, when I was looking for a dishwasher, I remembered a dark interior with an escalator in the middle of the store. When it was announced that would be the temporary … Continue reading →

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Palisades Business Owner Loses Business and Home in Fire

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared on April 25 in the Canyon Alliance and is reprinted with permission.) By LAUREL BUSBY The day after Tawnya Warren installed a new sign for her Pacific Palisades jewelry, clothing, and collectibles shop, it … Continue reading →

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Sea Life Dying in Massive Algae Bloom; Danger to Humans Low

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Sue

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News The most virulent and longest toxic algae bloom in Santa Monica Bay history is killing unprecedented numbers of dolphins, sea lions, and birds along the coast, according to John Warner, the chief … Continue reading →

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