Fill out FEMA Forms, NOW . . . . Discounts at Stores

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Even if you have insurance, and you live in the Palisades Fire burn area, go to the Disaster Center at the Westside Pavilion and fill out FEMA forms, NOW. The center is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days…

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Soboroff the Wrong Person to Lead Palisades Recovery

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

After listening to Steve Soboroff at a Pacific Palisades Community Council Zoom meeting last night, one resident wrote: “Soboroff convince me in less than two hours he’s the wrong guy to lead the rebuilding effort. He was all over the…

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Goldfish Survive Palisades Fire: Relocate to Glassell Park

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By MARGE GOLD We were finally able to visit our property on Las Casas on Sunday, February 2. With permit access in hand, we passed the check point at Sunset and Amalfi. There were five of us. Besides Bob and…

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Wildfires – A Conversation with USC’s Julie Cederbaum

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on February 3 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE We’ve received a lot of questions at Westside Current about how to help children process the fear and uncertainty that…

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Out with the Old, In with the Old: Measure A

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in City Watch on February 3 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL When Measure A was on the ballot, proponents promised bold new action and strict accountability. For those who may…

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Recovery Czar Soboroff Speaks to Wealthy: Everyone Else Shut Up and Get on the Bus

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Free Beacon received a leaked recorded telephone message between Steve Soboroff and Hollywood Executives. After reading the January 31 story (below), Circling the News asked in the question section of the February 4 news conferences that the Mayor was…

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Tales From the Evacuation Zone

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By DEBBIE ALEXANDER I am writing this piece from the comfort of our Air B & B located in Wilshire Vista located near Pico and Fairfax. Why? I am an evacuee with my husband, Scott, our 25-year-old daughter Lily and…

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And the Stupid Award Goes to . . . .

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Many homeowners in the Palisades were unable to obtain traditional insurance and are on the Fair Plan. It is estimated that Pacific Palisades has one of the state’s highest concentrations of FAIR Plan policyholders, with the insurer estimating its exposure…

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Private versus County Preparing for Possible Mud Slides

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Residents in one area of the Pacific Palisades Highlands are not waiting for the County and City to “save” them from possible mudslides. Of the 87 properties in this Highlands enclave, Palisades County Estates, 11 burned during the Palisades Fire….

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