Monthly Archives: March 2021
PCH Task Force Discusses Street Racing, 100-mph Police Chases and Progress at Potrero Canyon Park
The PCH Task Force, which meets every quarter, serves an important role by bringing together representatives from three state offices (Assembly, Senate three cities (L.A., Santa Monica and Malibu) and their law enforcement entities, plus the California Highway Patrol. Task Force members...
‘Granny Flats’ Are Now Permitted in Pacific Palisades; Here Are Some of the Requirements
Accessory Dwelling Units (more commonly known as “granny flats”) are now permitted in Pacific Palisades and across California. The state approved an ADU ordinance in January 2017, but accessory dwellings were forbidden in Very High Fire Severity Zones. Pacific Palisades...
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BID Pays for New Benches and Trash Cans in Town; Trim-Trimming Cost Is a Challenge
The Pacific Palisades Business Improvement District (BID) board met on Wednesday via Zoom. Certified by the City of L.A. five years ago, the BID group recently completed its first renewal process and won’t have to renew again until 2030. The...
Suspects for March 1 “Hot Prowl” Burglary
Neighbors who live close to Palisades High School were awakened by police cars and a helicopter around 6:30 a.m., on March 1. There had been a “Hot Prowl” burglary near 15945 Miami way and that one suspect had been apprehended....
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March 4, 2021, Musings
Musings PACIFIC PALISADES ‘JEOPARDY’ CHAMPION By Sue Pascoe · March 4, 2021 Jim Cooper, a Palisades resident and television writer, was Thursday night’s “Jeopardy” champion and will defend that title Friday evening at 7 p.m. on ABC. The final category...
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Cleaning Streets and Encampments Keeps Trash from Flowing into the Ocean
This season’s rainfall in Los Angeles since October 1 is almost nine inches behind the normal average (14.93 inches), which started last July, according to the L.A. Almanac. Good for those who have drought-tolerant landscaping, but maybe even better for...
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin, Environmental
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Palisadian Morris Rosman Recounts the Life of a Remarkable Woman: Ella Fitzgerald
Pacific Palisades resident Fran Morris Rosman, executive director of the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, spoke to the Rotary Club on Tuesday about the “First Lady of Song,” who earned 13 Grammy Awards and sold more than 40 million records....
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March 3, 2021, Musings
Musings THE BIRDS HAVE HATCHED By Sue Pascoe · March 3, 2021 The resident who has a tiny hummingbird nest in a small tree on her patio told me the chicks have hatched. There were two eggs, and each was...
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Palisades Rotary Gives $10,000 to Westside Food Bank: Largest Donation in Club History
The Pacific Palisades Rotary Club presented a $10,000 check to the Westside Food Bank on February 26. This is the largest donation club has even made and ranks as one of the largest checks given as a single donation to...
Resilient Palisades Community Meeting March 4
Resilient Palisades, a nonprofit group dedicated to environmental action, will hold a community meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, on Zoom. All residents are invited to register by going to resilientpalisades.org. This will be a chance to...
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