Palisadian-Post Ceases Publication After Nearly A Century

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — The Palisadian-Post, Pacific Palisades' 97-year-old newspaper, published its final edition on Thursday.

"Our reporters have chased their last stories. Our presses have printed their last copies. Our corner newsstands have opened for the last time. After the unimaginable sorrow and destruction of the past year, losing this beloved institution feels like a final blow," owner Alan Smolinisky wrote to readers.

Smolinisky wrote the decision to shutter the publication was "the hardest decision I've ever made."

"This time last year, we still had a future. But it burned up in a fire, like most of the town. We lost the few businesses that still bought advertising. They were either destroyed or had no customers," he wrote.

Additionally, "subscriptions basically fell to zero" as the neighborhood "became a ghost town in the wake of the fire," he continued.

The Palisades Fire burned 23,448 acres — over 36 square miles — and destroyed much of the community, killing 12 people. It destroyed 6,800 structures and damaged 1,000 more.

Read Smolinisky's full note here.