Posted on 02/23/2026 3:38:23 PM PST by DFG
Fire victims in Pacific Palisades say they are frustrated and confused after receiving brush clearance bills from the City of Los Angeles for properties where their homes once stood.
What we know:
Nearly 14 months after last year’s deadly fire destroyed thousands of homes across the community, some residents say they were mailed $31 notices citing alleged noncompliance with brush clearance rules — even though their lots remain empty and covered mostly in dirt.
"This is one final blow. After everything that happened, they’re still trying to take money," said resident Christine Martinez, whose home was destroyed in the fire.
Others echoed the same disbelief.
"I was a little astonished because there’s no house and no brush," said Carol Sanborn, who lost the home she lived in for more than 40 years.
Sanborn says several neighbors have also received the notices, adding to the frustration among fire survivors still working to rebuild.
"A lot of people are just angry about it," she said.
Some residents say the issue isn’t the $31 amount, but what it represents.
"I’m not paying it. It’s the principle of it," Martinez said.
Several homeowners say they tried calling the number listed on the bill with questions, but were unable to leave messages because the voicemail box was full.
"Their voicemail is full. Can’t leave a message," Martinez said. "They said to write, so I wrote last week and haven’t heard anything."
Sanborn said she also does not plan to pay the fine and even wrote back to the city in red ink, calling the notice "insulting and cruel" because her property no longer has a house or vegetation.
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Well, that does it! The next time they have an election, these people ought to vote for a different Democrat!!
You got what you voted for.
Well, Newscum just revealed that he cannot read. How can anyone who can’t read hold public office? How does he fully understand any of the bills, or other documents, he signs? Does he even know what he signs?
I hope Sanborn is on the courthouse steps the day her lot is sold at auction for non-payment of her $31 invoice.
Wait until they bill them for fire department services.
they were mailed $31 notices
Insulting and cruel is the other name for warmth of collectivism.
All property rightfully belongs to the government/globalist criminal complex.
It’s not rocket surgery.
I’ll bet the coyote bush moves in before they get to build. The city will stop them from doing anything and then send them a bill for dealing with it.
They want them to give up, leave, and sell their property to either the state, or cronies of the state.
27 percent of the Palisades voted for Trump in 2024, so you can say they got what they paid for..I wonder how many of them would vote for a Dem Governor, my guess is none..NewSCUM destroyed the Palisades for the sheer purpose of “Reimagining” it in his vision full of low income properties, how do I know this, because he said so, right after the fire he said “This is a perfect opportunity to reimagine the Palisades” when commies talk about reimagining we all know what that means
NewSCUM knew how to make sure there was NO water in the hydrants or reservoir so his dyslexia didnt prevent him from knowing that lil tidbit
Yeah NO DUH, that is the plan..force as many people out so they can put low income housing, that is why they burned the Palisades to the ground to begin with
The USSR government used to mail out notices to countless farmers in the spring: “Farmer, it is time to plant!”
I taught my kids the same thing.
My son bought a lemon and the car company said they did not get the required notice.
Well....son pulled out the registered and signed for correspondence...and he beat GM....and got a brand new car....to replace his brand new lemon.
“I don’t understand this. I only put the coolest Democrats in office. And then I lose my home due to mismanagement of the reservoirs. And then the charities that were supposed to aid me didn’t give me any aid. I still can’t get a permit to rebuild my home. And now the city is sending me bills for not clearing the brush off my empty lot. When did everyone suddenly decide to become a Repuglican???” —Palisadian Refugee
Are you TRYING to be funny?? You’re taking what he said out of context. He has dyslexia. His trouble is not being able to read speeches. Seems a lot of people have trouble reading OR listening!!!
Well, Newscum just revealed that he cannot read. How can anyone who can’t read hold public office?
“I was elected to lead, not to read.”
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