Palisades High community ready for a whale of a homecoming on Tuesday

Palisades High School principal Dr. Pam Magee takes media on a tour of the campus on Monday, January 26, 2026. Palisades high will re-open on Tuesday to students after being closed since the Palisades fire destroyed some of the campus. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

The day before the gates of Palisades Charter High School would reopen for its students on Tuesday, Principal Pamela Magee stood on campus reflecting on a journey that began more than a year ago with evacuation notices spurred by the deadly Palisades fire...