Category Archives: City

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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City Councilmembers Try to Use Palisades Fire as Reason for Rent Freeze

(Editor’s note: this story first appeared in the Westside Current on January 30 under the title “Park Challenge Lack of Data as Tensions Flare Over Rent Freeze.”) By JAMIE PAIGE After a contentious seven-hour meeting filled with heated debate, shifting … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: The Road to Recovery: Hard Truths, Accountability, and the Leadership Los Angeles Needs Now

By FREDRIC ROSEN (Editor’s note: This viewpoint was initially printed in the Westside Current on January 28 and is reprinted with permission.) The harsh reality of the events of the last three weeks has started to sadly set in. Recovery … Continue reading

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Traci Park Will Chair Ad Hoc Committee on L.A. Recovery

Today the Los Angeles City Council approved the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on L.A. Recovery, to address the unprecedented devastation caused by the Palisades Fire. Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Los Angeles’ Coastal District and Pacific Palisades, has … Continue reading

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People Are Calling for Bass to Resign

There is now a petition on Charge.org for the immediate recall of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. We, the undersigned residents of Los Angeles and concerned citizens, urgently call for the immediate recall of Mayor Karen Bass due to her … Continue reading

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