Local Events to Commemorate the 24th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

Tomorrow, September 11, local events will take place to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In 2001, suicide attackers seized U.S. airline jets and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center skyscrapers.  Another plane…

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“Oedipus the King MAMA!” Rockin’ Good Time

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor It has been 19 years of Classical plays staged at the Getty Villa. Tragedies by the great luminaries, Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus and comedies by Aristophanes, and Plautus remind us of the vagaries…

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What Made Palisades Special? Tell Us and LAist Will Draw It

(Editor’s note: The following request was made and CTN is sharing it. FYI, I shared my thoughts about what made Palisades special.)  My name is David Rodriguez and I’m the Partnerships Producer at LAist. As residents navigate the recovery after…

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Bocce Season Opening, Town Celebrates

By CHAZ PLAGER Eight months on the dot after the fire that ravaged our community, nearly 200 Palisadians gathered at the edge of Palisades Rec Center to celebrate the re–opening of the bocce ball courts and to participate in a…

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Residents Attend “Oedipus the King, MAMA!”

(Editor’s note: The Getty Villa offered free tickets to Palisades residents who had been impacted by the fires to its annual Villa Outdoor Classical Theater production. Tahitian Terrace resident Krishna Thangavelu went and came back with this report about “Oedipus…

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Palisades Residents Report Problems in Other Areas of L.A.

Palisades residents took pride in the community. Residents picked up trash, covered up graffiti and reported quality of life issues to 311 or to Councilmember Traci Park’s Office. Those residents continued advocating for their community until officials acknowledged the problem….

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Congressional Investigation of Palisades Fire

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s (HSGAC) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Ron Johnson announced a congressional investigation into the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged the Pacific Palisades community…

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Latham & Watkins FireAid Report: No Problems Here

A FireAid concert held in January was intended for the victims of the Palisades/Eaton Fires to help with survival and rebuilding. Instead that money went to nonprofits, many of whom have no ties to either community. In July, Congressman Kevin…

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Palisades Friends and Newcomers Restarts

Like so many organizations after the Palisades Fire, the Pacific Palisades Friends and Newcomers club’s activities were put on hold. “Happy Days” are here again, as the club plans to restart activities in September. The club is primarily a ladies…

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City Security Cars Leaving Pacific Palisades

The deadly Palisades Fire destroyed half a town, but left homes standing in the Canyon, Huntington and Riveria areas of Pacific Palisades. When the town reopened June 14, there was concern of looting and trespassing. The City promised residents that…

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