Monthly Archives: February 2022

Sam Lagana: Voice of the Rams

The day after the L.A. Rams defeated Cincinnati to earn a trip to the Super Bowl, Times columnist Bill Plaschke began his column this way: “SoFi Stadium shook. The Rams danced. Confetti sprayed. “Thousands screamed, again and again, answering the...

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Posted in Sports | 2 Comments

“Unfriendly” Opposition to an Entrance Gate into Potrero Canyon Park

Several residents are waging a battle against an entrance gate, under construction off Friends Street, that will allow hikers to enter the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon, once it is opened. Three Palisades residents made public comments during the Board of Recreation...

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Posted in Community, Environmental, Pacific Palisades Community Council, Parks, Real Estate | Leave a comment

Bathrooms at Split Rock Trailhead Are Disgusting

(Editor’s note: We received a note from hikers who said the Split Rock Trailhead’s bathrooms were disgusting. The trailhead is a major starting place for hikers using the Temescal Ridge Trail, Skull Rock and Topanga State Park. There is a...

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Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Environmental | 1 Comment

Draycott Owner Promises a “Sweet” Reward for Those Who Purchase a Floral Arrangement

Anyone lunching at The Draycott, located in Caruso’s Palisades Village, on Thursday and Friday this week, is in for a sweet treat. If a customer buys a floral Valentine’s arrangement from L.A. Native during lunch service at the restaurant’s Terrace,...

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My Daughter Adopted a Dachshund, Maybe

My daughter Shelby, who moved to Austin, Texas, in July, sent a text asking me what I thought about her adopting a dog. Having gained one “granddog” when my son moved and couldn’t take his dog, I was not particularly...

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Moving to Memphis or Nashville

(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 19th book “Redeeming Justice” co-written with Jarrett Adams, came out on September 14 and was named the Best Book of September by Amazon. “A consuming tale of a broken legal system, its trail of ruin...

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Posted in Music | 1 Comment

Viewpoint: Housing and Care Needed for Those Preyed Upon

(Editor’s note: the following January 27, 2022, Viewpoint “Many of Santa Monica’s Homeless Are Armed,” by John Alle was printed in the Santa Monica Daily Press and reprinted on the Culver City Observer. Santa Monica and Culver City are separate...

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Lives Are Celebrated in Obituaries 

In a December 16 OpEd in the Wall Street Journal (“An Obituary Is the Story of a Life, Not a Death”), Danny Heitman wrote: “I didn’t set out to write obituaries. I supposed no one does. A couple of years...

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LAPD Presents at Community Council Meeting

LAPD officers are presenting to residents, via the Pacific Palisades Community Council, the challenges of policing in this community. The first of three presentations was on January 27, via Zoom. Crime is regularly reported on social media, such as the...

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Major Water Pipe Breaks on La Cruz; Street Needs Repaving

A water main on La Cruz, installed back in 1953 when the street was paved, ruptured around 6:45 a.m. today. Kevin Niles, the adjutant for American Legion Ronald Reagan Post 283 located at the corner of Swarthmore and La Cruz,...

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