Strolling the Recreation Center: When Will It Reopen?

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

This editor wanted to do an update of the playground, tennis and bocce courts, but was once again stopped by the L.A. DWP guard at the entrance to the Recreation Center at Alma Real. After the Palisades Fire, the Department…

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Tragedy Is Big Business

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By CHAZ PLAGER Hearing that, you might write me off as just another cynic finding the worst in everything, but those who visited the Palisades after the fires will know what I mean. What was planted in front of every…

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People Walking into Pacific Palisades Should be Checked for Residency

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Last week, a Santa Monica Canyon resident wrote that the guy in the picture  climbed the hillside above the Chevron station (right in front of the national guard), and jumped the fence into the family’s backyard. The resident asked the…

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Canyon Resident Stephanie Kanan Loses Oasis Palisades in Fire

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note this story first appeared in the Canyon Alliance newsletter on May 1 and is reprinted with permission.) By LAUREL BUSBY Boca resident Stephanie Kanan co-owns Oasis Palisades, one of the businesses in the Marquez Knolls that was lost…

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Pali Strong Hosts Event at Pier

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Pali Strong Foundation, started by Highlands resident Larry Vein, hosted an event at the Santa Monica Pier on May 6. (Editor’s note: This Pali Strong is not to be confused with the Palisades High School Pali Strong, started on…

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Viewpoint: We’re at a Tipping Point: City’s Response Must Be More Transparent and Accountable

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This Viewpoint was originally posted on May 7 on Steadfast LA and is reprinted with permission.) By RICK CARUSO Nearly four months to the day since wildfires ripped through four communities in and around Los Angeles, yet our…

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The Right Landscaping Can Stop Fires

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: the following was written by Shawn Maestretti of Studio Petrichor for his newsletter and is reprinted with permission. He is a designer, licensed landscape architect and contractor, certified arborist, certified permaculture designer biospheric caretaker, speaker and educator. https://studio-petrichor.com/about/…

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Palisades Contestants Take First and Third at District Contest

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Speaking on the topic of “How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times,” Lana Shargani won first at the District Level on May 4 and a $2,500 scholarship to the college of her choice. Shargani spoke about the fires in…

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Deaths Will Continue Unless the County/City Make Plans

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

When the Palisades and Eaton Fire roared through local communities, there were 29 deaths, making those fires among the deadliest in California’s history. According to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s preliminary report, 93 percent of those people, who died…

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No school? No home? No robots? No problem.

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Marquez Charter School fourth and fifth graders lost nearly everything when the January 7 Palisades Fire Destroyed homes. On January 8, the school burned.  The students had been working on a robotic machine “Hole in One” since the beginning of…

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