A Community Resource — Pacific Palisades
A free, plain-English directory of the official resources, trusted local pros, and everyday places that matter — from rebuild permits to who's open for dinner.
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Every couple of weeks we open up one story from Circling the News — Sue Pascoe's independent Palisades news site — free for palisadian.com readers. The next one is on its way. In the meantime, the latest Palisades news is always at Circling the News.
After a $100 million restoration, Rick Caruso's center returned with about 70% of its shops and restaurants trading on day one and the rest coming this fall — and Caruso put millions into Sunset Boulevard itself: new trees and streetlights, repaired roadway, fresh crosswalks. Caruso says foot traffic and sales are running about three times pre-fire levels. Free parking through September 30. Every store and restaurant now has its own card.
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PCH lane closure, September 14–18: Circling the News reports that Caltrans plans to close the southbound right lane between Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Coastline Drive, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. daily, Monday through Friday. Allow extra travel time and check for changes before leaving. CTN: closure details → Updated Sep 14, 2026
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Rebuild NEW
Every parcel in the Palisades, colored by rebuild progress — permits issued, homes under construction and completed rebuilds, with a timeline you can drag. Click any lot for its full permit history. Updated twice a week from county and LADBS records.
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43* Occupancy Permits Issued as of Sep 10, 2026
Rebuild
Permits, expedited approvals, and the steps from burned lot to rebuilt home — the city has issued 43 certificates of occupancy for fire rebuilds: nine in August, the busiest month yet, and two so far in September (the 3rd and the 9th).
*The ledger holds 3 more certificates at these same rebuilt homes — for their detached garages, which LADBS classes “not a rebuild.” Explained on the Rebuilding page.
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Insurance
Filing claims, total-loss and underinsurance help, FAIR Plan, advocacy.
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Assistance
FEMA, SBA disaster loans, grants, and local relief funds.
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Community ✦ New✦ Alphabet Bar & Grill ✦ K Bakery ✦ Ueki
Palisades Village is open again (Aug 15): Angelini, Blue Ribbon Sushi, Porta Via and Alfred are back, and Alphabet Bar & Grill, K Bakery, and Ueki omakase are new. Spacca Tutto, Erewhon and a newly listed Carla Cafe come later. Plus who's open now, from Gladstones to Vittorio's.
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Community ✦ New✦ Palisades General Store ✦ Ludus ✦ Pali Trading Post ✦ LESET
Jacques Marie Mage is now open at Palisades Village. The Palisades General Store is open in the Highlands. Palisades Village leads the page — a card for every one of Caruso's shops, back as of August 15 with newcomers LESET, Violet Grey and Xirena (Mother, Cult Gaia, STAUD and Loomey's Toys still to come) — plus Ludus martial arts, Pali Trading Post, banks, markets, and everyone else who's already open.
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Community ✦ New
Where the Palisades gathers now: Kehillat Israel rededicated, St. Matthew's back on campus, Chabad and the Lake Shrine open, rebuilding congregations' temporary homes — the farmers market's return to Swarthmore (Wednesdays from Aug 19), the temporary library, and the JJ Redick–backed rec center rebuild.
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Community ✦ New
The care that's back in town: Pali Vet on Via de la Paz, Pali Rx Pharmacy at Antioch, the Warners' dental practice and Dr. Polan optometry on Monument, and Pali Med's doctors.
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Property
Trusted local representation for buying, selling, and lot decisions — plus license checks.
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Rebuild
The design-build architects we trust for the rebuild — and how to verify any contractor.
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Protect
Protecting your lot and build: private patrols, license checks, and site hardening.
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Official
Your city, county, and state representatives and their offices.
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Prepare
Alerts, evacuation zones, defensible space — and a printable readiness checklist.
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About this site. Palisadian.com is a free community resource directory for the Pacific Palisades community. It is not a newspaper and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any newspaper.
