Monthly Archives: December 2021

PCH Closed Between Temescal and Chautauqua; Debris Closes Lanes on Sunset

  Pacific Coast Highway has been closed in both directions between Temescal and Chautauqua, after a utility line fell across the highway early this morning. A tree slid off the hill near the Lifeguard headquarters on PCH, below the Huntington … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades Resident Arrested After Viral Video Shows Her Slapping Delta Passenger

(Editor’s note: The story, which ran on December 28, on the Westside Current, is reprinted with permission.) A Pacific Palisades woman was arrested for a wild mid-flight tirade that went viral on social media. Patricia Cornwall, whose stage name is Patty … Continue reading

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Hebron Marching Band from Texas Practices at PaliHi

Much like in “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” on Monday, December 27,  this editor “had just settled down for a long winter’s nap – when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to … Continue reading

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The Challenging, Heartbreaking Story of One Homeless Woman in Our Midst 

“I feel badly about the situation,” the woman’s sister told neighbors during a Zoom call arranged by Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin on Wednesday. “We’ve tried to help her. We can’t get her to take help. We don’t know … Continue reading

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Community Effort: YMCA, Seven Arrows and Residents Provide Backpacks

Members of the Palisades-Malibu YMCA joined with the Antelope Valley YMCA in Lancaster to hand out school backpacks filled with school supplies and snacks to local elementary school children and their families on December 18. Palisades-Malibu YMCA Board members Dr. Anita … Continue reading

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“Holly Jolly Christmas” Can Come Any Day

  “Holly Jolly Christmas,” sung by Burl Ives, was echoing through the house – his singing just seemed to make everything happy. The kids were decorating Christmas cookies, the tree was trimmed, the tiny little Dickens village was set up, … Continue reading

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Another Day at the Illegal RV Encampment on Jefferson

There were screams and then a woman was sobbing, saying, “He took my dog. He took my dog.” The woman said the man came into her van, hit her and hit her friend – another woman, threatened them with a gun … Continue reading

Posted in Environmental, Homelessness | 1 Comment

Playing the Holy Family – and the Magic of Christmas

My second born had colic. During the day he was the sweetest child, but at night just like Jekyll, he turned into a screaming stranger. The crying went on for three to four hours every night and doctors couldn’t offer … Continue reading

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City Overrules the Palisades Design Review Board

  Back on September 22, the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board unanimously voted to disapprove plans for The Hydration Room on Antioch at Swarthmore. But on December 14, the City’s Director of Determination at the Planning Department wrote that the department … Continue reading

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LAUSD to Begin $10 Million Construction Project at Palisades High

According to a flyer sent to residents who live near Palisades Charter High School, the LAUSD will soon begin to remove and replace the underground utility piping serving the entire campus and replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system in the competition … Continue reading

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