Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Finance Committee to Discuss, Again, Waiving Permit Fees

In a turnabout, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo has called for fee relief for single-family homes, duplexes, condominium complexes, townhouses, apartment buildings and commercial properties that were destroyed during the Palisades January 2025 Fire. His nine-page recommendation will go to … Continue reading

Posted in Palisades Fire | 1 Comment

Cohen, Fullmer, Yoon Present Palisades Businesses $250,000

Three teens, Mason Cohen, Dylan Fullmer and Jake Yoon, have proved they are men. They have done what governmental officials have not been able to do after the January 7, 2025, Palisades Fire. They have provided five local Pacific Palisades … Continue reading

Posted in Community, Palisades Fire, Schools | 2 Comments

One Boy’s Effort to Bring Beauty Back to the Palisades

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News Rummy Goodyear, 15, understands flower power. After his beloved Pacific Palisades community was devastated by last January’s fire, recovery was a struggle. He and his family moved 10 times before settling in … Continue reading

Posted in Community, Environmental, Palisades Fire | 3 Comments

It Appears DWP Not Considering Santa Ynez Fire Fighting Role

In Circling the News January 11 story “Facts About Santa Ynez Reservoir Ignored” the history of the reservoir, the cover and the current situation was explored click here. CTN contacted DWP to inquire about the cost of a new cover … Continue reading

Posted in Palisades Fire | 9 Comments

An Airbnb is Not Home

When nearly 6,000 buildings were destroyed in the Palisades Fire, about 30 percent of them belonged to seniors. Many did not have family. This story/journey  was relayed to me by one of our town’s feisty seniors. “I am one of … Continue reading

Posted in Palisades Fire | 2 Comments

Evacuation Memories Featured in Karen Knecht Photo Exhibit at Gallery 169

By LAUREL BUSBY Courtesy of Canyon News (the-canyon.org/news) After fiery winds forced Rustic and Santa Monica Canyon’s evacuation last January, resident Karen Knecht spent about six months at a hotel in Marina Del Rey, where she eventually became friends with … Continue reading

Posted in Arts, Palisades Fire | Leave a comment

January 7 Concerts at St. Matthew’s Described as Healing

St. Matthew’s Music Guild hosted two concerts on January 7 called “Healing and Renewal: Concerts of Remembrance” at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. Prior to the concerts at 1 and 7 p.m. community prayers were offered. The church was full at the 1 … Continue reading

Posted in Music, Palisades Fire | Leave a comment

Three Blue Spotlights Merge in the Sky over Caruso’s Palisades Village

Residents of Pacific Palisades gathered on January 7, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles fires with a moment of remembrance. At 6:30 p.m. prayers were led first by St. Monica Monsignor Lloyd Torgerson and then Rabbi Zushi … Continue reading

Posted in Palisades Fire | 2 Comments

The Palisades Fire: the Little Things Led to an Inferno

  (Editor’s note this is part of a piece from “Exponential Causality,” which Jimmy Dunne is working. You can read Dunne’s work on his substack click here. )   By JIMMY DUNNE The smolder no one killed, and the sheep … Continue reading

Posted in Palisades Fire | 5 Comments

Facts about Santa Ynez Reservoir Ignored

The Santa Ynez Reservoir, which holds 117 million gallons of water on 9.2 acres, was originally constructed following the Bel Air Fires as source for fighting wildfires. It was designed to allow aerial firefighting helicopters to “dip” their snorkels directly … Continue reading

Posted in Environmental, Palisades Fire | 1 Comment