Category Archives: Palisades Fire

Fill out FEMA Forms, NOW . . . . Discounts at Stores

Even if you have insurance, and you live in the Palisades Fire burn area, go to the Disaster Center at the Westside Pavilion and fill out FEMA forms, NOW. The center is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days … Continue reading

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Soboroff the Wrong Person to Lead Palisades Recovery

After listening to Steve Soboroff at a Pacific Palisades Community Council Zoom meeting last night, one resident wrote: “Soboroff convince me in less than two hours he’s the wrong guy to lead the rebuilding effort. He was all over the … Continue reading

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Goldfish Survive Palisades Fire: Relocate to Glassell Park

By MARGE GOLD We were finally able to visit our property on Las Casas on Sunday, February 2.  With permit access in hand, we passed the check point at Sunset and Amalfi.  There were five of us.  Besides Bob and … Continue reading

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Wildfires – A Conversation with USC’s Julie Cederbaum

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on February 3 and is reprinted with permission.)   By JAMIE PAIGE We’ve received a lot of questions at Westside Current about how to help children process the fear and uncertainty that … 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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Private versus County Preparing for Possible Mud Slides

Residents in one area of the Pacific Palisades Highlands are not waiting for the County and City to “save” them from possible mudslides. Of the 87 properties in this Highlands enclave, Palisades County Estates, 11 burned during the Palisades Fire. … Continue reading

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Reflections on the Loss of so Much

By KRISHNA THANGAVELU I always wonder at people who are happy with a basic aesthetic that can be easily replaced. Basic knives with black plastic handles? I missed my colored ones. When I remember them. We are living a life after … Continue reading

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Two Meetings, One Casual, One Zoom Scheduled for February 3

HIVE COFFEE, INFORMAL: So many Pacific Palisades residents  have moved to Marina Del Rey after the Palisades Fire, that it seems like it might be good to get together. Tomorrow morning, Monday,  February 3, at the Hive, 4242, Via Marina … 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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EPA Starting Work on Palisades’ Properties

Today in Pacific Palisades,  the EPA was working across from Corpus Christi Church and along Toyopa Drive. Around noon, it appeared that most of the homes had been checked between Carey and Drummond. Once these homes have the white EPA … Continue reading

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