Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Reflections on the Loss of so Much

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By KRISHNA THANGAVELU I always wonder at people who are happy with a basic aesthetic that can be easily replaced. Basic knives with black plastic handles? I missed my colored ones. When I remember them. We are living a life after … Continue reading →

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Two Meetings, One Casual, One Zoom Scheduled for February 3

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

HIVE COFFEE, INFORMAL: So many Pacific Palisades residents  have moved to Marina Del Rey after the Palisades Fire, that it seems like it might be good to get together. Tomorrow morning, Monday,  February 3, at the Hive, 4242, Via Marina … Continue reading →

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Temescal Sink Hole Never Repaired: Could Impact Haul Route

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

People trying to get to their Palisades Fire damaged property, by driving up Temescal Canyon Road, were turned away, not because of resident credientials, but  because “There is a sink hole opening up about a quarter of the way up … Continue reading →

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EPA Starting Work on Palisades’ Properties

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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.

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(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

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(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

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

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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