Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Hagerty Does What and For How Much Money?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Sue

Harrison Newton, a representative from Hagerty, a private consulting firm, appeared before the Pacific Palisades Community Council on April 10. The firm had been selected by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on February 7 to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental … Continue reading →

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Theories about Rebuilding Palisades Questioned By Builders

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue

There’s an expression “when the rubber hits the road,” which means the point at which a theory or an idea is put to a practical test. That is the major complaint that many builders, architects and contractors have about a … Continue reading →

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Steps to Rebuilding Pacific Palisades

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Sue

Monday morning, April 14, Maggie, a woman at a weekly informal meeting at the Hive where people discuss their lives after the Palisades Fire summed up the rebuild. She said the steps to do that in Pacific Palisades are simple, … Continue reading →

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“Rising From Ashes” Installed at the Legion

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Sue

Artist Tom Bakker said that he and his wife were watching television on January 7 as the Palisades Fire was covered on every channel. “We were distraught,” he told a small group of people gathered at the Ronald Reagan American … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to a Place of Dreams

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Sue

Every house has a soul. The walls absorb the sounds of a family, the laughter, the fun, the franticness, the sorrow. A house is filled with vibrations and is a member of the family that inhabits it. It offers places … Continue reading →

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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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