March 25, 2025, Palisades Real Estate Update

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By ANTHONY MARGULEAS We are officially 11 weeks from the fires, and much progress has occurred. Two Palisades Village eateries have reopened, Palisades Garden Café and Chipotle, so we are slowly getting people back into town. Colonel Eric Swenson from…

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Palisades Fire Hiker Found at the Hive

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National 15-member team was deployed to investigate the Pacific Palisades Fire on the weekend of January 11 and 12. That team joined ATF-certified investigators already on site. People speculated that the…

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The Perlman Family Ready to Build, Again

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Ben Perlman family moved to Santa Monica from the Boston area in 2016, before relocating to the Palisades in 2021. They tried out different areas in the town, including Via Bluffs and the Highlands, before settling on the Alphabets…

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FEMA Receives 270,000 Applications from Purported Homeowners

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

This editor like many people in Pacific Palisades lost everything, home and business location and all possessions. My husband and I were told to apply to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and SBA (Small Business Association) to try and seek…

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Mural Celebrates the Rebirth of the Town through Remembrance

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

In the midst of burned-out buildings and twisted steel frames, flowers are blooming in the town and now, a new mural is bringing beauty to what had become a desolate landscape in Pacific Palisades. The mural has been painted in…

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Palisades Needs, and Has Needed a Police Presence

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By LOUISE FRASER Why Pacific Palisades Needs Its Own Police Station Now Residents of Pacific Palisades, reeling from tragedy caused by inadequate resources at every level, are demanding the immediate establishment of a local police station. Even before the fire, residents faced escalating crime…

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School Photographs Lost in the Fire

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

A reader wanted to know now they could replace lost elementary/middle/high school photos from the local schools in Pacific Palisades. Brett Shibata, head counselor at Paul Revere Middle School sent the following letter, which may be helpful to some families:…

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Dream about Tomorrow

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

https://youtu.be/4GR05XoEEQ8?si=ESbVJXgrjVbs13fd Dearest Palisadians, I wrote a song that I hope reminds you of how you are such a beautiful part of one of the most wonderful words of all… town. Jimmy Dunne (jimmydunne.substack.com) Dream about Tomorrow when you’re down and…

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LA County Makes Opting Out a Two-Month Process

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Many people who lost their homes in the Palisades Fire, such as Mark Tabit, looked at both options for debris removal. He discovered that the Army Corps of Engineers does not take out driveways, patios, swimming pools, or other hardscaping,…

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Mayor Bass Holds Press Conference on Via de la Paz

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass held a press conference on Via de la Paz this morning, March 21, to emphasize the success in “leading the fastest recovery effort in modern California history” after the January 7 Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000…

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