Category Archives: Palisades Fire

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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Dream about Tomorrow

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Sue

Dearest Palisadians, I wrote a song that I hope reminds you of how you are such a beautiful part of one of the most wonderful words of all… town. Jimmy Dunne (jimmydunne.substack.com) Dream about Tomorrow when you’re down and feeling … Continue reading →

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Mayor Bass Holds Press Conference on Via de la Paz

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Sue

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference on Via de la Paz this morning, March 21, to emphasize the success in “leading the fastest recovery effort in modern California history” after the January 7 Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 … Continue reading →

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Imposed Traffic Gridlock Has to Go

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Sue

“At 6:30 a.m. I went to my house in the Marquez area,” a reader told CTN. “It took 50 minutes to get off PCH and into the town.” The resident reported that traffic on PCH was backed up to the … Continue reading →

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New Playground for Residents by July

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Sue

YAY! A new playground is coming to the Palisades Recreation Center on Alma Real. That announcement was made at the Palisades Park Advisory Board Meeting, held via Zoom on March 18. The playground at the Rec Center was nearly 40 … Continue reading →

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