Musings
FREE CAMP FOR KIDS!
It’s the end of the school year and you still haven’t figured out where to send your kids to camp or maybe the cost is just too prohibitive. Palisades Lowe Family YMCA Jim Kirtley has an amazing opportunity – free and at Simon Meadow. If your family was affected by the fires and qualify for a free YMCA membership, you may receive free summer day camp and free sleep-away camp. Fire Relief Membership (intake form) click here. (Scroll to the bottom where you will find a questionnaire to choose membership.) Then sign up for YMCA Summer Day Camp click here.
LIBRARY FUNDING:
There is a $4.84 million proposed library funding package going through City Hall. If approved most of the funding, about $3.04 million would go to General Services Department for branch repair. Another $1.8 million would go to the Bureau of Engineering for studies and design work tied to the Pacific Palisades Branch Library rebuild. . . .What if . . .Palisadians could find someone who would design it at a lower cost? What if . ..Palisadians could take over the rebuild on the library and start the process instead of waiting for the City?
OTHER VOTING CONSIDERATIONS:
Many are focused on the Councilmember, Mayoral and Governor’s races and have already made up their minds. Here’s a few more suggestions for those “other” offices. Jeff Prang for L.A. County Assessor – he has been a stalwart for Palisades Fire Victims. He spends time talking to anyone in the Palisades who needs help, he’s made numerous trips to answer questions. He’s the real deal. Merritt Farren for Insurance Commissioner, not only because he’s a Palisadian and lost his home in the fire, but because he has already fought State Farm and won. He has ideas how to turn around the insurance market in California. John McKinney for City Attorney—Hydee Feldstein Soto has made mistakes, and we truly don’t want a socialist like Marissa Roy in that office. Ron Galparin was great in the office of controller, but the incumbent Kenneth Mejia is nowhere near that quality. He is recommended by DSA (Democratic Socialists of America). Running against Mejia is Zach Sokoloff, as asset manager for Hackman Capital Partners. Since there are only two people running for that office, whoever receives the most votes wins.
Sue Pascoe
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