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  • Letter: A Solution for FireAid Funds

    (Editor’s note: After the distribution of FireAid funds has made local and national news click here, Mickie Faris has penned a thoughtful response/solution.) I have
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  • Hadestown Opens Tonight

    Even as the Palisades Fire destroyed Pierson Playhouse, the home of the Palisades Community Theater, young actors continue to bring quality theater to the Palisades and
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  • FireAid Trail of Where Funds Went, Heats Up

    This editor appeared on Fox News with Marla Tellez to discuss FireAid on July 16. Tellez allowed this editor to speak about her concerns about the $101 million raised, which
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  • Viewpoint, FireAid: What Did They Really Do?

    (Editor’s note: A reader, who wished to remain anonymous send her analysis of the L.A. Times Article regarding Fire Aid click here.) At first glance, the Los Angeles
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  • “More Than Santa Baby” Documentary Wins Awards

    Philip Springer, who is the songwriter of More Than Santa Baby, was lovingly captured in short documentary, written and produced by his daughter Tamar Springer. The film took
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  • Squeezing Lots and Eliminating Yards, Per State Law SB 9

    When Senate Bill 9 became a California state law January 1, 2022, opponents said the intention was to effectively eliminate single-family zoning. In simple words, a lot in
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  • State or Fed Officials Needed to Enforce Insurance to Pay

    (Editor’s note: the following letter was sent by a Palisades Resident.) Many reports point to the slow pace of rebuilding in the Palisades.  The explanation is simple. 
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  • Fact or BS? Squatters are Rampant in the Palisades

    “The Palisades is being taken over by squatters,” was a rumor that rapidly spread among residents and took on a life of its own. On a July 21 Instagram post by Luke Melchior,
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  • Letter: Opposition to Zone 0 Regulations

    (The following letter was sent to the Zone Zero Regulatory Advisory Committee, California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460)
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  • Air Quality in Pacific Palisades Excellent

    Although this editor was accused of displaying elitism and snobbery because she proclaimed the air in Pacific Palisades superior, it turns out that statement is based in
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