Category Archives: Palisades Fire

EPA Starting Work on Palisades’ Properties

Today in Pacific Palisades,  the EPA was working across from Corpus Christi Church and along Toyopa Drive. Around noon, it appeared that most of the homes had been checked between Carey and Drummond. Once these homes have the white EPA … Continue reading

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Support Palisades High School’s Students through an Auction

Among the people impacted by the Palisades Fire were the students who attend Palisades Charter High School on Temescal Canyon at Bowdoin. Part of the campus was destroyed and the other buildings and fields unsafe. Students have had to go … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: The Road to Recovery: Hard Truths, Accountability, and the Leadership Los Angeles Needs Now

By FREDRIC ROSEN (Editor’s note: This viewpoint was initially printed in the Westside Current on January 28 and is reprinted with permission.) The harsh reality of the events of the last three weeks has started to sadly set in. Recovery … Continue reading

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Basement and Swimming Pool Removal – No Answers from Officials.

(Editor’s note: at the Townhall meetings, questions about basements have been skipped. Maybe officials don’t know the answers, but it is important to owners. One reader sent the following information in the comment section of CTN. This editor cannot vouch … Continue reading

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A Castellammare Resident Records Her Return after January 7 Fire

(Editor’s note: residents of Castellammare were among the first allowed to be returned to their neighborhood on January 22. Other residents had to wait until January 27 before they were allowed to return.) By CARMEN KALBERG Yesterday, I returned to … Continue reading

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Lost Dog Found, Needs Owner

While walking dogs in my “new” neighborhood of Marina Del Palisades, I met into a man with a small dog that had a bandage on its leg. He told me the dog had been found after the Palisades Fire, taken … Continue reading

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Palisadians Need Answers, Not More Town Hall Meetings

This editor, who is also a resident of Pacific Palisades and who lost her home of 30 years, received an email today around 2 p.m. that Mayor Karen Bass would be holding a town meeting to discuss debris removal from … Continue reading

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Palihi Soccer Girls Prevail 2-1, Despite Adversity

As everyone faces the never-ending saga with insurance, city officials  and the hope of rebuilding rapidly, there are a group of high school athletes that are fighting to keep traditions and their teams alive. These young Palisades High School athletes … Continue reading

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When Will I Be Allowed to See My Home

Pacific Palisades residents who have not been allowed in yet, ask when can we go back and look at our property? The fastest way to find out when you’ll be allowed in, is to monitor Cal Fire. First figure out … Continue reading

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New Area Open to Residents with Identification

Another area of the Palisades has been opened to residents – Zone 0767-L. This is the area of the Huntington Palisades  and the Via las Olas Bluffs. The area is from Chautauqua to Temescal Canyon Road and south of Sunset … Continue reading

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