When the Palisades Fire tore through the community on January 7, 2025, firefighters found themselves fighting not just the flames but a water system that could not keep up. Hydrants at higher ...

In our previous article, we discussed managing the early phases of a rebuild project based on questions that often come up during our volunteer consultations for the American Institute of Architects ...

A new project has been proposed for a residential lot in the Via Bluffs with a long history of debate over whether it should be developed. The project at 425 North Mount Holyoke Avenue will be the ...

When the Tubbs Fire impacted my community of Santa Rosa in 2017, I learned firsthand that rebuilding after a disaster extends far beyond constructing a house. It’s really about restoring a ...

Palisades High School has forfeited Friday’s junior varsity and varsity football games at San Pedro High School following a COVID-19 outbreak among the players, Athletic Director Rocky Montz announced ...

The Los Angeles Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners unanimously approved a proposal from the PPRC Development Project, LLC, on Thursday to restore the Pacific Palisades Recreation Center ...

The foundation of a home lost to landslides in the 400 block of Paseo Miramar in September 2025. Photo courtesy of Google Street View/Miramar Homeowners Association Paseo Miramar was built in 1927 for ...

I was delighted to read in these pages that Villa Aurora reopened late last month after surviving the fire. I produced a concert there back in January 2022 with British cellist Peter Gregson, and we ...

There is no single rebuild happening in the Palisades. There are thousands of them. Some homeowners want exactly what they had. Some want the house they always imagined but never built. Some are deep ...

Regarding the article “Litigation Against the City, LADWP and the State: Can They Be Sued?” it is important to consider that it isn’t the state or the city that will have to pay any judgments or ...

Last week, we learned why political parties don’t have conventions during the midterm elections: because most people don’t care enough to watch. There was once a time when our national conventions ...