After losing a home to a wildfire, many residents begin the rebuilding process by looking for an architect or a contractor. In our volunteer work with the AIA’s “Ask an Architect” program, one of the ...

Through July 9, the Pali Rebuild Map indicates that 1,628 new home building permits have been submitted, 1,086 permits have been issued, 904 new homes have started construction, and 27 new homes have ...

In the first part of this two-part series on real estate values, we considered how wildfires have historically impacted different markets. So what is driving the real estate market we are currently ...

And Why the Details Still Determine Everything  The winds are changing in how construction bids are created and for Pacific Palisades homeowners navigating a rebuild, it matters. For decades, ...

Did anyone else experience the after-Fourth daze? On the evening of July 5, I gave my husband a look because we needed groceries, but I was fully convinced it was still the evening of the Fourth of ...

I had the best seat in town. The crack of dawn. Fourth of July. I was standing on the announcer’s podium, a microphone in my hand, looking out at a couple thousand of my neighbors. They were bouncing ...

Those of us who came of age in the late 20th century grew up in a world in which we were limited by a finite set of options in almost every aspect of our lives. We knew there were three television ...

Many articles have been written since the fire of January 7, 2025, and most have been focused on assigning blame. While that may serve some purpose for some and it is a natural feature of human nature ...

Many Palisadians and several Los Angeles City Council members have called for public agencies to clear brush on public land next to homes. While that may sound reasonable, it would be jumping from the ...

Many Palisadians and several Los Angeles City Council members have called for public agencies to clear brush on public land next to homes. While that may sound reasonable, it would be jumping from the ...

Many articles have been written since the fire of January 7, 2025, and most have been focused on assigning blame. While that ...

Developer Rick Caruso has announced August 15 as the reopening date for the Palisades Village. The Palisades Village complex, ...