Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Fire Debris Removal Town Hall Tomorrow, Sunday

There is a town hall meeting tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Santa Monica Community College: Palisades Fire Debris Removal. This editor was initially alerted by resident John Alle, who saved an extra ticket for me. Anyone trying to register today … Continue reading

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Sweet Song of Sorrow: Jens Lindemann Plays

Trumpeter Jens Lindemann plays as he walks through the ashes of his former Palisades home on Michael Lane. A resident captured the moment and wrote, “a good friend and former neighbor, Jens interprets a familiar song called Smile by Charlie … Continue reading

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City Officials Need to Provide Answers for Drinking Water and Debris Clean Up

(Editor’s note: A reader wrote the following questions, which apply to all of us who have been evacuated. It appeared in the comment section of the CTN newsletter and I have pulled it out and am running it as a … Continue reading

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Please, Tell Me You’re Not in Charge. Residents Denied Access to Meeting

Many Palisades residents tried to access the Palisades Fire meeting tonight, January 23, that was being held by the Pacific Palisades Community Council, but were turned away. Whoever planned the meeting with Mayor Karen Bass, L.A County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, … Continue reading

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Palisades Strong: AYSO Team Competes with Borrowed Uniforms

Acting Region 69 Commission Debbie Held alerted Circling the News that despite the Palisades Fire resulted in all residents being evacuated,  the U-10 All Star Team played last Sunday at Beverly Hills. All residents should give a shout out to … Continue reading

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Traci Park Will Chair Ad Hoc Committee on L.A. Recovery

Today the Los Angeles City Council approved the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on L.A. Recovery, to address the unprecedented devastation caused by the Palisades Fire. Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Los Angeles’ Coastal District and Pacific Palisades, has … Continue reading

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Fire Licked up Homes on Radcliffe/Haverford

  This editor, who lived on Radcliffe, evacuated around 3 p.m. on January 7. Earlier in the day, my husband and I, from our rooftop, watched the fire race over a ridge above the Marquez Knolls/Bienveneda area and then saw … Continue reading

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First Visit to Castellammare Home after Palisades Fire

(Editor’s note: Rosalie and her husband Dan evacuated from the Castellammare neighborhood on January 7.) By ROSALIE HUNTINGTON Both Watch Duty and our neighborhood sent alerts on Tuesday afternoon, January 21, announcing that residents could visit their homes or where … Continue reading

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Let’s Go Palisades!!!

“I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: ‘Let’s put on a show.’ That’s what me and Judy did.” (Mickey Rooney) In their movies, a crisis happened, and … Continue reading

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The PALISADES FIRE: Repopulating or Going Back Home

Pacific Palisades residents, who evacuated on January 7, have been waiting to be able to go home. The process started January 20, with the Highlands. Starting tomorrow, January 21, Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin said two other areas will be … Continue reading

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