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February 26 – March 26, 2021 Volume 19, Issue 45
Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing PCH in Pacific Palisadesa
27-year-old victim in February 14 crash By Chad Winthrop
Authorities have identified the pedestrian who was killed by an oncoming car while crossing Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades last weekend. According to authorities, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. Sunday, February 14 on Pacific Coast Highway near Porto Marina Way as the victim was crossing the PCH when he was hit by a Nissan. Police say he a was crossing the
highway outside of a crosswalk when the driver of the northbound vehicle swerved to avoid the man but ended up hitting him. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical ExaminerCoroner the victim Carlos Barahona, a 27-year-old Hispanic male, died on the scene from blunt force traumatic injuries. After striking the victim, the car veered off the road and landed on the beach. The two occupants of the car, a 24-yearold man and 26-year-old woman, were rushed to a local hospital to be treated for unspecified injuries. The crash remains under investigation.
The scene near where a pedestrian was fatally stuck by a car..
Photo: Citizen App
Large Properties Drive-up Palisades Home Sales Amid Pandemic
Annual report shows single-family home sales spiking in Palisades By Sam Catanzaro
Interest in large properties with five-bedrooms or more helped driveup single-family home sales in Pacific Palisades amid the pandemic. So who is buying these properties? A recent report titled The Red Paper 2020 Press from real estate firm The Agency finds that single family-homes in Pacific Palisades and Brentwood rose 14 percent the past year. In Santa Monica, single-family home prices rose 13 percent. According to the report, home sales declined at the start of 2020 but this soon changed. “Pacific Palisades saw a decline in sales early in the year, but by summer,
sales of single family homes were on the rise. While typical Pacific Palisades buyers are locating from the East Coast for work, 2020 saw a surge in buyers from across Los Angeles seeking larger, multi-generational, homes with five or six bedrooms, dual offices, homework rooms, gyms, expanded backyards and guest homes,” the report reads. “By fall and winter, buyers from across the country, specifically from New York City, returned to the market seeking solace from winter and room to play, live, work in the comfort of home.” Looking ahead to the rest of 2021, the report predicts a strong year ahead for both Pacific Palisades and the Westside in both the single-family and condominium markets. “New build, single-family homes that halted construction during the pandemic and did not sell prior to completion will be delivered, bringing fresh inventory to a market of buyers looking for turnkey, move-in ready
homes,” the report states. Elsewhere on the Westside, the ‘Beach Cities’ – defined as Venice, Playa del Rey, Marina del Rey, Redondo
Beach, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach – saw a 9 percent increase in single-family home sales and median prices over 2019 levels.