St. Matthew’s Unveils Plans to Return Palisades Campus in Fall 2026

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

St. Matthew’s School officials described the steps taken to ensure the pre-school through eighth grade will return to its campus at 1031 Bienveneda Avenue in Pacific Palisades in the Fall 2026. Head of School Alley Michaelson and the School’s Campus…

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Orchid Lovers Will Have Two Great Opportunities

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Orchid Show and Sale: One of the nation’s top orchid shows, the ninth annual Huntington Orchid Show and Sale will take place this weekend October 17 to 19 at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (Brody Center), 1151…

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L.A. County Supervisor Horvath Takes Proactive Fire Action

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath is not only proclaiming a local emergency to deliver rapid assistance to immigrants, she is calling for community outreach on Ocean Avenue Housing program and taking steps to prevent fires. On October 8, it was…

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Committee Debates Fee Waivers for Palisades Fire Rebuilds

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The building and safety permit fees that are normally assigned to any new residence in Los Angeles, can vary from tens of thousands of dollars to close to a hundred thousand dollars. In April, Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive…

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Major Rainstorm Prompts Numerous Evacuation Texts

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Sharon Kilbride captured the rain runoff as it went through the Santa Monica Canyon channel (above) on its way to the ocean (below).   Unlike the Palisades Fire, when evacuation notices were nonexistent or seemed to go to everyone in…

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Beutner, Former School Supertindent, Businessman and Civic Leader Enters Mayor’s Race

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story appeared October 13 in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By JON REGARDIE By many counts, 2025 qualifies as the worst, most dispiriting year in the history of Los Angeles. Consider: The January wildfires\ decimated…

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Trailer Bills Are a Way to Avoid Public Scrutiny

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

It came as a surprise to Pacific Palisades residents that they were not entitled to hearings concerning the replacement of Gladstone’s with a new proposed restaurant and parking lot change at Sunset and Pacific Coast Highway. They were told that…

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Saint Matthews Parish to Resume Services on Bienveneda

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Parish of Saint Matthew enthusiastically announces that weekly worship will resume at its home location at 1031 Bienveneda Avenue in Pacific Palisades beginning October 19 at 10:00 AM. This return marks another significant milestone since the Palisades Fire for…

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FireAid Goes on Giving . . .to Nonprofits

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  Pali Strong Founder Larry Vein has come under extreme scrutiny from local residents about receiving half million dollars in FireAid money. People say the Highlands resident never participated in any Pacific Palisades community programs, such as community council, Rotary,…

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Pali Strong: Our Mission, Funding and Community Commitment

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By LARRY VEIN – Pali Strong Founder Over the past ten months, PALI STRONG has worked tirelessly to serve the Pacific Palisades community through one of the most difficult times in our history. Our mission has always been simple: to…

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