Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Fire Victims Given $1,000 Gift Cards

Executive Director of the Palisades Malibu YMCA (now the Lowe Family Y) Jim Kirtley continues to advocate for fire survivors. More than 50 members of the Pali Y received a thousand-dollar gift card from Amazon to help with rebuilding and … Continue reading

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Gelson’s Returning: Yes or No?

Nextdoor, the adult version of the children’s game “telephone” has printed numerous assumptions from different people about whether the Gelson’s store at the intersection of Antioch, Via de la Paz and off Sunset Boulevard was coming back. One person wrote … Continue reading

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Condos Burned, Insurance Money Available, but Residents in Limbo

The Condominium Building at 15515 Sunset Boulevard and 1029 Via de la Paz, behind the Shell Station, burned during the Palisades Fire. Of the 107 units, 67 were fully destroyed, 40 survived, but had severe smoke damage and four of … Continue reading

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Viewpoint- US President Donald Trump Signs Wildfire Executive Order – Got It Wrong

In a January 27 executive order released by the White House, U.S. Donald Trump “Addresses State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles after Wildfire Disasters.” The Order directs “the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the … Continue reading

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A Way to Help Mobile Home Owners Impacted by Fire

(Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Senator Ben Allen and to this editor. It raises an important question about allowing those who lived in mobile homes a chance to survive, to find a new home, by a one-time tax … Continue reading

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Welcome PaliHi Students Back to Temescal Campus

If you have moved back to Pacific Palisades, please help line Temescal Canyon Road as Palisades High School return to the campus on Tuesday, January 27.  School starts at 8:30 a.m. and people are asked to come earlier to welcome … Continue reading

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Palisades Fire Was Not an Accident: Needs Federal Investigation

Somedays I wake up and I’m sad. After the January 2025 Palisades Fire, I have more sad days than I did before the fire. Today was a sad day. Last night, January 22, at the Pacific Palisades Community Council Meeting … Continue reading

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PR Firm Brought in to Clean Up Fire Mess

L.A. Times reporters Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle discovered that the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation paid Lede, a high-level celebrity public relations firm to  reshape the messaging of the Palisades Fire. What image would they need to reshape? Ask … Continue reading

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LADWP Tells Palisades Residents “Backups Will Be in Place When Reservoir Is Drained”

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power held a special meeting “Restore, Recover, Rebuild” for Pacific Palisades residents on January 14. A one-stop permitting center was announced, again, and there were assurances that if there is no water in … Continue reading

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60 Years in the Palisades No Help from City, No Help From State Farm

State Farm Says It Honors 65% of Possessions with No Listing. What about the other 35%? At the Hive gathering of displaced residents after the Palisades Fire, a harrowing story was told by an 81-year-old who joined the group. She … Continue reading

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