Monthly Archives: October 2018

Park Advisory Board Meets

Special Meeting at Park Draws a Crowd More than 70 people came to the Palisades Recreation Center Tuesday night to comment on a proposed effort to move the park’s trash containers from the maintenance yard to a parcel of land … Continue reading

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A Bad Neighbor Is Hard on Locals

Noise from Caruso’s Village Affects Neighbors For weeks, residents who live around Palisades Village have lodged complaints to both Caruso management and the L.A. Police Department about amplified music projecting from the property into the neighborhood. Municipal Code 115.02 prohibits … Continue reading

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Girls Volleyball Advances to Finals

PaliHi Girls Volleyball Reaches City Finals   In an upset, the Palisades High girls volleyball team defeated top-seeded Granada Hills on October 30 at Granada Hills to reach the City Section playoff finals in the Open Division. The fourth-seeded Dolphins … Continue reading

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Caruso Tenants Need to Park in Lot

Caruso Knows Which Employees Park at Palisades Village Rick Caruso’s staff has access to which of his employee/tenants are parking in his Palisades Village lot—and which are not. In an October 22 posting on Nextdoor Palisades titled “Residents Want their … Continue reading

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Wilson Warns Residents about Natural Disasters

Be Prepared for Disasters What if Santa Ana winds help fuel a brush fire that is headed towards Pacific Palisades and a 7.0 earthquake occurs in the Los Angeles area? John Wilson, a life-long resident and former Santa Monica College … Continue reading

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Mayor’s Desk Contacts Circling the News

Editorial: Mystery Message from Garcetti’s Office I started Circling the News as a blog at the end of June, when I felt I had not choice but to resign as founding editor of the Palisades News. I’ve continued to work … Continue reading

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Calvert, 94, Continues to Win Gold

Lee Calvert: Palisades’ Own “Wonder Woman” Lee Calvert, 94, returned from The Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah, with three gold medals in table tennis. She took the woman’s single championship, doubles for women 85-89 with partner Leurene … Continue reading

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PaliHi Moves onto Playoffs in the Open Division

PaliHi Beats Hamilton, 41-0: Earns Spot in Open Division Playoffs Palisades High football defeated Hamilton last Friday, 41-0, to finish in a first-place tie with Fairfax in the Western League. Both teams had 4-1 records, with Fairfax beating Pali (30-23) … Continue reading

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Public Comment on Trash Bins Sought

Park Advisory Board Special Meeting Set The Pacific Palisades Recreation Center Park Advisory Board will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30 in the small gym. Initially the meeting was set for a presentation of the … Continue reading

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Community Council Meeting Offers Surprise

Lemmo’s Last-Minute Ploy Undercuts Marquette Neighbors A group of Marquette Street residents who thought they could count on support from the Pacific Palisades Community Council went home sourly disappointed from Thursday night’s meeting at the library. The Marquette neighbors have … Continue reading

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