Category Archives: Real Estate

Preventative Solution for Illegal Dumping

There has been illegal dumping of dirt and concrete at different lots in Pacific Palisades. Many homeowners, who are now residing in other areas, might not even know their lot has been targeted. PaliBuilds Frank Renfro and Kambiz Kamdar had...

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Mixed-Use Project at 15113 Sunset on Community Council Agenda

The Pacific Palisades Community Council will meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. The agenda includes public comment, reports from political officials, and the appointment of a nominating committee to facilitate the election of new officers. Updates...

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Amalfi Founder Marguleas Updates Palisades Sales

  Anthony Marguleas, founder of Amalfi Estates, has done a year post-fire analysis of the Pacific Palisades Real Estate Market. “Permitting it taking around three months, so this is not an issue,” Marguleas said. “Inventory is building, but absorption remains strong,...

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More Illegal Dirt Dumping in Palisades

Yesterday, Circling the News reported on illegal dumping of dirt in the Marquez area, noting that contractors, who are either digging basements or grading lots, are dumping dirt on empty lots. The resident building is paying to have a contractor...

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Truth about Palisades Rebuild Permitting Numbers

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass reported that more than 1,070 permits were issued for about 540 unique addresses in Pacific Palisades and that more than 1,300 rebuilding plans were approved for 650+ addresses after the January 2025 Palisades Fire. That’s much...

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Empty Lots Are NOT Dumping Grounds

Some contractors, who are either digging basements or grading lots, are not legally disposing of dirt. It is being dumped on burned-out lots in the Palisades. Residents are paying the contractor for disposal thinking it was headed for a proper...

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Investors Allege Losing Millions through Patrick McKenna’s Companies

“It is remarkable to me how a person can steal millions of dollars, yet most members of our community will not seek legal redress,” Palisades resident Karl Taro Greenfeld told Circling the News. The cost of litigation, which could stretch...

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Resident Told to Pay for Sewer Charges on an Empty Lot

(Editor’s note: The City has found yet another way to harm it’s residents, with bills for services they don’t get on properties that are vacant. When they try to fight the charges, they’re told it will take eight months.) I...

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Ray Kappe Brooktree Home Is on the Market for the First Time

The home on Brooktree Road in Rustic Canyon that was designed and built by noted Mid-Century Modern architect Ray Kappe is for sale for the first time. It has been in the Kappe family since 1967. Now it  is on...

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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...

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