Monthly Archives: September 2021

Rotarian Nancy Cleveland Waters Trees at Will Rogers and Seeks Volunteers to Help 

Nancy Cleveland, a Pacific Palisades landscape artist, spends time with her oils at Will Rogers State Historic Park. In early June, she noticed that “the big eucalyptus tree and the pepper trees in the picnic area were not looking good. … Continue reading

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Flags in Village Green to Honor 9/11 Victims

  By SUE PASCOE Editor, Circling the News The phone rang around 6:30 a.m. I was still in bed. From the living room, I could hear the sounds from the television set. That meant that one of my three kids … Continue reading

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Uptick in Homeless in Pacific Palisades; Transients Return to Venice; New Ballona Fire

  A resident sent a video and photo of a homeless person camping in Los Leones Canyon on August 30 to the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness. This kind of camping is forbidden because this state parkland is in … Continue reading

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Palisades Democrats to Host Virtual Garden Party Sunday

The Palisades Democratic Club will host its annual garden party from 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, September 19, via Zoom. Featured speakers will include Congressman Ted Lieu, City Controller Ron Galperin, Assemblyman Richard Bloom, County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, City … Continue reading

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LAUSD’s Nick Melvoin to Speak at Thursday’s Community Council Meeting 

LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin and his District Director Allison Polhill will speak at the Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting this Thursday on Zoom. The meeting starts at 6 p.m., and Melvoin is scheduled near the beginning. The packed agenda … Continue reading

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DRB Questions The Hydration Room’s Proposed Signage and Change of Use at Former Retail Site

The Pacific Palisades Design Review Board heard the revised plans, via Zoom, for The Hydration Room’s store on Antioch, located next to Denise Carolyn clothing in the former Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf space. The hearing will continue on September … Continue reading

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PaliHi Dolphins Win Charter Bowl, Remain Unbeaten After Three Games

  Winning the Charter Bowl for the ninth straight year, the Palisades High football team crushed Granada Hills 47-16 last Thursday night at home. The Dolphins, now 3-0 for the season, are ranked third in the City Section behind San … Continue reading

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Vaccination Miscommunication Spreads Fear

The New York Times reported on “The Morning” report of September 7 (“Good morning. We explain the exaggerated fears about breakthrough infections”) that “How small are the chances of the average vaccinated American contracting Covid? Probably about one in 5,000 … Continue reading

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Bonin Recall Campaign Reaches Halfway Point in Signature Collection

(Editor’s note: The story is reprinted with permission from the Westside Current.) With a little more than two months to go, the Recall Bonin 2021 campaign says it has collected half of the necessary 27,387 signatures needed for a recall … Continue reading

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VIEWPOINT: The City Needs to Enforce the Law to Help Prevent Fires Started by the Homeless

Prevention and readiness were the key words that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti emphasized at his press conference on August 23 at at Van Nuys Airport. He was urging Los Angeles residents to work on a wildfire action plan and … Continue reading

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