Gladstone’s Presentation Has Several Inconsistencies

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  PCH Beach Associates Tom Tellefsen appeared before a special Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting on October 30 to explain why the Gladstones project had only appeared once before the PPCC and why there had been no public hearings. HISTORY:…

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Posted in L.A. County Supervisors, Pacific Palisades Community Council, Restaurants | 7 Comments

“No Oil” Started in Pacific Palisades: Today “No Oil” 2025

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Councilmember Traci Park stood at a podium overlooking Venice Beach. Surfers  below were catching waves as flocks of birds dived and flew over the Pacific Ocean. Fishermen were trying their luck off the pier. Park, standing with Councilmember Tim McOsker…

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Posted in Environmental | 3 Comments

Sign Up for Palisades Free Thanksgiving Dinner on November 22

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  For most Pacific Palisades residents this year, Thanksgiving will be different. Sure we’ll still run in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 27 (click here), but cooking and sharing the annual meal with family and friends will…

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Insurance Not Paying Standing Home Remediation

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAlw2KyU8cM (The video is the property of Gary Baum.) People watching Palisades and Altadena residents after the January Fires wonder why people haven’t gone back to their standing homes. People also wonder why more people are not rebuilding. One word….

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Posted in Environmental, Palisades Fire | 2 Comments

Rick Caruso and Adam Carolla Trade Jokes and Politics — but One Question Went Unanswered

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current November 3, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) By JAMIE PAIGE Inside the AMC theater at The Americana at Brand in Glendale, one of his own developments, Rick Caruso took…

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Posted in businesses/stores, City | 1 Comment

Some Palisades Residents Denied Cal Assist Mortgage Relief

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

This editor received a question from a reader on October 13: “Cal Assist was supposedly a program for fire victims mortgage relief. I applied twice and was turned down simply because I have my name on my father’s home. I…

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Consumer Watchdog: Insurance Commissioner Lara Pushed More on Fair Plan

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

BY JAMIE COURT (This article “New York Times Investigation Finds Lara’s Plan Incentivized Insurers’ Dumping of Policyholders Prior to LA Fires, Doubling FAIR Plan Enrollment first appeared on Consumer Watchdog on November 3 and is reprinted with permission.) A New…

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Posted in FireAid | 5 Comments

Community Council Announces 2025 Honorees: Jim Cragg Citizen of the Year

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Annually, the Pacific Palisades Community Council honors residents who have served and supported the community. On November 2, they announced the names of the 2025 Award Honorees. CITIZEN OF THE YEAR: Selected as Citizen of the Year is JIM CRAGG….

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Posted in Community, Holidays | 7 Comments

“After the Fire USA” Threatens CTN with Lawsuit Over FireAid Coverage

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

“After the Fire USA” (formerly Rebuild North Bay Foundation a nonprofit), threatens CTN with lawsuit. Circling the News stands by its reporting and calls for transparency in wildfire relief funds. CTN also ran  the nonprofit’s full written response. “After the…

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Posted in FireAid | 9 Comments

City Council Approves Hiring Outside Attorney for Fire Federal Probe

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Senators Rick Scott (R- Fla.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Council President Harris-Dawson on October 20 asking for documents on Los Angeles Fire Department staffing, wildfire preparations, among other topics related to the devastating Palisades Fire, with…

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Posted in Palisades Fire | 3 Comments