Monthly Archives: September 2020

Donate Items to the Housing to Home Housewares Drive on October 10

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting a drive-through collection of housewares that will be given to individuals transitioning into housing from homelessness. The Drive will support individuals that are aided through the local Pacific Palisades Task … Continue reading

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The Pacific Dining Car Has Closed, and CTN Offers a Past Review by Bob Vickrey

(Circling the News columnist Bob Vickrey wrote in a September 28 email, “I read in the Los Angeles Times yesterday that the legendary L.A. landmark is closing due to the drop off in business due to the pandemic. The Pacific … Continue reading

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YMCA Pumpkin Patch Opens October 1

The annual Palisades-Malibu YMCA Pumpkin Patch will open tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, and run through October 30—or until pumpkins are sold out. In the midst of Covid-19, the opportunity to take kids to select pumpkins is a welcome return to some sort of … Continue reading

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Power Pole Replacement Project Needed, But an Endangered Plant Is Threatened

  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 situation came to light during last … Continue reading

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Crime Reported in Pacific Palisades from September 13 to 26

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 … Continue reading

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Proposed Construction Ban during Fire Season in Very High Fire Severity Zones Is Questioned

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 … Continue reading

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Alan Eisenstock Recommends Music to Lift You Up

(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 Covid-themed … Continue reading

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Bob Vickrey’s Brother Ray, a Minister and 1950s Sports Standout, Passes Away 

(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 … Continue reading

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Admiration for Historic Business Block Building Underlies a Cooperative DRB Hearing

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 firm) and the DRB … Continue reading

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Palisades Native and TV Reporter Jacob Soboroff Examines Plight of Immigrants in a New Book

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 correspondent Jacob Soboroff, … Continue reading

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