Ironically, if the wooden power poles in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Pacific Palisades caught fire, it would help propagate an endangered plant: Astragalus brauntonii, known as Braunton’s milkvetch. This interesting ecological

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore released the following crimes that were reported through September 26. BURGLARY September 13, 2:33 a.m., in the 16100 block of Alcima Avenue. The suspect smashed a glass door to enter home and took

An L.A. City Councilmember David Ryu made a motion (20-1170) September 1 to suspend construction in hillside and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The motion is currently in the Planning and Land Use Management Committee. The motion states: “To

(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in mid-March: sending a weekly

(Editor’s note: Circling the News columnist Bob Vickrey’s brother Ray died on September 17.) By BOB VICKREY CTN Contributor I lost my brother last Thursday. That also meant I’ve lost my best friend and lifelong hero. Ray Vickrey died in Dallas on

In the second Pacific Palisades Design Review Board meeting regarding a “refresh” of the 1924 Business Block Building, located on Sunset Boulevard, admiration for the building and cooperation between Gensler (a global and design and architecture

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to CTN With the craziness of 2020—the coronavirus, the protests, the fires, and the upcoming election—the painful border separations of children from their parents has fallen out of the news. However, MSNBC/NBC News

With great sadness, the family announces Duke Ostendorf’s passing on September 14. He was 72. Duke was born and raised in Toluca Lake and North Hollywood. He is the grandson of the ubiquitous character actor, Henry O’Neill. He graduated from

  An excellent new book, “What Size Balls Do I Need?” aims to help parents (and grandparents) navigate the world of competitive sports with young athletes who hope to play in high school and college. The author is Steve Morris, owner of Coast

(Editor’s note: After I wrote about the rats/vermin in Pacific Palisades, a CTN reader wrote that she was having problems with ground squirrels and when she called the county, someone recommended a gun. In response to this posting, I received this