Monthly Archives: March 2022

Viewpoint: Please Fix Our Beautiful City

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By CINDY SIMON I am returning from five days in New York City where I once again saw zero homeless tent encampments. What I did see were parks and green spaces being enjoyed by young and old. Benches filled with … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint—Amazon’s Bookstore Is Closing: What a Shame

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By BOB VICKREY When we learned this week that all 68 of Amazon’s physical bookstores will be closing their doors, I pulled up a column I wrote for the Palisades News in 2018, after it was revealed that one of … Continue reading →

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Renée Zellweger Turns to a True-Crime Project on TV

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News It might require more than a double-take to realize that’s former Palisadian Renée Zellweger in a new NBC miniseries about a murderous friend. The real-life woman she plays in “The Thing About … Continue reading →

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Give Blood and Receive a Free Box of Cookies

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

There is a great upcoming opportunity for all Pacific Palisades residents: give blood and receive a free box of Girl Scout cookies. The blood drive will be on Sunday, March 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Palisades … Continue reading →

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More Money Sought from the “Rich” for Homeless

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released a February 23 report “HHH Homeless Housing Tops $830K Per Unit, Urges City to Learn from Mistakes.” If the City has trouble learning from its mistakes, voters can’t be far behind. A proposed … Continue reading →

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Suggestions for Preparing for a Disaster

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Join the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, for a Zoom presentation “Ready Your L.A. Neighborhood,” which will explain different ways that residents could prepare for a disaster. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4344069528?pwd=eEE5Q3pzQ2hxZnlYd1BVUGlzTzNJdz09.  Meeting ID: 434 406 9528 Passcode: … Continue reading →

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Those Doggone Canadians

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(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 … Continue reading →

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Palisades Centennial Celebration Is Now Set for May 7 

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Our town’s year-long Centennial celebration began on January 14 when the Historical Society board members joined with members of the newly created Palisades Forestry Committee (a Community Council entity) to plant a ceremonial Coastal Live Oak on Founders Oak Island, … Continue reading →

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Obituary: Gretchen Miller, 80, Former PaliHi Community Service Coordinator

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Longtime resident Gretchen Elaine Miller passed away peacefully on January 18 at the age of 80. She had lived in Pacific Palisades on and off for more than 60 years, moving here with her family as a teenager when many of … Continue reading →

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Learn How to Grow and Maintain Dahlias

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

  Pacific Palisades Garden Club will meet electronically at 7 p.m. on March 7 to hear Steve Hampson speak on “How to Grow and Maintain Dahlias.” (visit: pacpalgardenclub.org). Dahlias are a perennial that produces superb cut flowers. The flower, which … Continue reading →

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