Kids Doing the Right Thing: Turning in Fireworks

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The origin of the Palisades Fire is still under investigation almost nine months after it destroyed nearly 7,000 homes/businesses and the lives of so many. Many residents suspect it was a reignition of the January 1 fire in the Highlands…

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Palisades Community Council Gives out $198,333

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  After the Palisades Fire, several entities gave money to Pacific Palisades Community Council, including the Riviera Country Club and the California Community Foundation. A grants committee was formed. The committee vets applicants and puts recommendations before the board for…

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A Man Molds His Four Stepchildren into a Family

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  (Editor’s note: Long-time Palisades resident Hester Palmquist penned this lovely story about her family. She said she did it after she read my story about my mom. Initially she told me the story was only for my eyes.  I…

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L.A.County’s After Action Fire Report Notes Problems with Warning and Evacuation

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. County’s 132-page report about the January 7 fires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades compiled by the McChrystal Group was released today September 25. The After Action Report notes that the report does not investigate wrongdoing or assign blame, rather…

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LETTER: Other Areas of Pacific Palisades Need Attention

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

A reader sent the following letter to Circling the News and it was shared with Councilmember Tracy Park’s office. With the rebuilding of Pacific Palisades, a portion of Pacific Palisades has been overlooked for years and is the most neglected mile…

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Governor Newsom’s Independent Fire Investigation Still in Phase One

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Fire broke out on January 7, shortly before noon. Later that afternoon, around 4 p.m. Governor Gavin Newsom said he had “pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on Sunday in anticipation of the wind event, water tenders, seven…

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YMCA Pumpkin Patch to Open October 2

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

An annual tradition in Pacific Palisades, the YMCA Pumpkin Patch returns this year. In addition to the delivery of pumpkins on October 1, several “farmers,” such as residents Jessica Rogers and Bruce Schwartz planted local seedlings in the spring and…

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Most Beautiful Choir in the World

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Palisades resident, former Citizen of the Year and town bocce ball organizer Jimmy Dunne sent a video “Palisades Town Party.”  He noted it had the most beautiful choir in the whole wide world. Well, who wouldn’t open that link? click…

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Ask Governor Newsom to Veto SB 79 (Sept. 24 Deadline)

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: this was first printed in newgeography “Scott Weiner’s Autocratic Regime” on September 22, 2025.) By TIM CAMPBELL “Housing as a Human Right,  published an expose of Wiener in 2020 showing he gets major funding from developers and real…

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More Memories: Pacific Palisades Teen Contest

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Chambe of Commerce hosted the first Pacific Palisades Teen Contest in 1958.  Then, only girls competed, and the event included a swimsuit competition. The venue was packed as people came to cheer on daughters and neighbors and…

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