In September 1924, the fledgling Methodist-based community's governing body, the Pacific Palisades Association, began publishing a monthly news sheet known as the "Progress," edited by Thomas R. Gettys.
Each issue carried local church and social items and the latest real estate sales in a town being marketed with the slogan "Where the Mountains Meet the Sea."
"It is with the confidence that an alert, constructive-spirited newspaper, distinctive in format and devoting itself resolutely in its news and editorial columns to making Pacific Palisades the business, banking, school and religious center of the north shore section...will meet with a hearty welcome from the residents of Pacific Palisades and the surrounding sections that the publisher herewith presents the first issue of The Palisadian," Work wrote in his front-page introduction.
The lead story announced that $1 million was being spent to pave Marquez Avenue (now Chautauqua) and plant trees along the community's link with Santa Monica Canyon.
Although untrained as a journalist (his previous jobs included delivering the mail by horseback as the town's original postal carrier), Clearwater had natural talents that enabled him to serve with distinction as editor, publisher, photographer, and civic leader until his death in 1956.
Charlie and Bill Brown ran a thriving operation, financially and editorially until August 1981, when they sold their business to the Small Family of Kankakee, Illinois.