Category Archives: City

The Mayor Has Not Waived Rebuild Fees, Yet

In Mayor Karen Bass’ State of the City address on April 21, she said she is calling on the L.A. City Council to pass an ordinance to waive all plan check and permit fees so that rebuilding could be streamlined … Continue reading

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L.A. City Finances in a Bad Way: Building Permit/Fee Waivers to Go to City Council

Palisades KI Rabbi Amy Bernstein was one of three spiritual leaders who offered a prayer before the Mayor’s State of the City Speech in City Hall on April 21. She spoke about the source of life, strength and hope at … Continue reading

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Press Conference “Celebrates” 100 Days of Success for the Fires.

At the two-hour press conference held by State Senator Ben Allen at Will Rogers State Beach across from Palisades Bowl, a diverse assortment of officials gathered to help mark 100 days since the start of the Palisades Fire. All were … Continue reading

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Hagerty Does What and For How Much Money?

Harrison Newton, a representative from Hagerty, a private consulting firm, appeared before the Pacific Palisades Community Council on April 10. The firm had been selected by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on February 7 to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental … Continue reading

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Mayor Karen Bass Asks for Nearly $2 Billion from the State

L.A. Karen Bass and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilman Bob Blumenfield, Councilman Adrin Nazarian, and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, chair of the budget committee, traveled to Sacramento on March 24 to ask for nearly $2 billion. Prior to the Palisades Fire, … Continue reading

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City Is in a Financial Sinkhole Because of Bad Management; Loses Its Cash Cow

People whose entire property and lives were either destroyed or damaged in the Palisades Fire on January 7 are hoping that there will be some sort of financial relief from the City of Los Angeles. Many are also upside down … Continue reading

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City Responds Quickly to Mud Cleanup

Thanks to the efforts of Councilmember Traci Park and her field deputy Arus Grigoryan, the field of mud that filled city streets in the Santa Monica and Rustic Canyons in Pacific Palisades were cleared last week. The homes in the … Continue reading

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Park Advisory Board Meeting a Sh*t Show

The Palisades Fire gravely impacted the Recreation Center, destroying not only the tennis building, the large gym and some of the field dugouts, but also the landscaping. What was left? A 1950s brick building without heat, wifi or ADA bathrooms … Continue reading

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Recovery Czar Soboroff Speaks to Wealthy: Everyone Else Shut Up and Get on the Bus

The Free Beacon received a leaked recorded telephone message between Steve Soboroff and Hollywood Executives. After reading the January 31 story (below), Circling the News asked in the question section of the February 4  news conferences that the Mayor was … Continue reading

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Temescal Sink Hole Never Repaired: Could Impact Haul Route

People trying to get to their Palisades Fire damaged property, by driving up Temescal Canyon Road, were turned away, not because of resident credientials, but  because “There is a sink hole opening up about a quarter of the way up … Continue reading

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