Monthly Archives: June 2024
June 11, 2024, Musings
Musings COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING By Sue Pascoe · June 11, 2024 The June 13 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting will be held via Zoom. The guest speaker will be BOE’s Kristen Ly, who will speak on the proposed lateral trail...
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Coastal Permits Needed for Much of the Construction in Palisades
A sign was posted at 425 Holyoke that a Coastal Development permit with City Planning had been applied for by Tony Russo of Crest Real Estate. On that vista, the construction of a three-story house with attached garage, and a...
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Optimist-YMCA Meet Fosters Love of Track
By HENRY KAMER In 2018, I attended my first track meet, the Annual Optimist Club/Palisades YMCA meet held at Palisades High School stadium by the sea. I credit the event with igniting my own love for track. Now, I’m...
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Stars of Tomorrow Featured at Palisades Symphony Showcase
The annual Palisades Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 16, at the Palisades Lutheran Church, 15905 Sunset Boulevard. This will be the first concert held under the leadership of newly appointed conductor/music...
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June 10, 2024, Musings
Musings TOP TEN By Sue Pascoe · June 10, 2024 Palisades resident Alan Eisenstock’s book that he wrote in collaboration with Darius Rucker, Life’s Too Short has hit the New York Times Bestseller list at #7. The book will also...
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Leo Craig Selected as Harvard-Westlake’s Valedictorian
When 289 students graduated from Harvard-Westlake on June 7, the valedictorian was Palisades resident Leo Craig. During the ceremony, his speech centered around David Brooks’ book “The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life.” After reading a review of...
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Take a Winning Photograph: Photography Camp Available
There is a big difference between the photographs someone snaps on their phone and a prize-winning photograph. Palisades High School photography instructor Rick Steil will hold a five-day photography camp starting on Monday, June 17. He will teach beginners and...
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Homelessness Crisis in LA and SF: Numbers Games Hide Policy Failures
(Editor’s note: The following column ran in CityWatch on June 3 and is reprinted with permission. On key takeaway: Putting all the L.A. homeless in housing by utilizing Inside Safe, would cost $2,686,110 per night. At that cost, the program...
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June 9, 2024, Musings
Musings TICKETS ON SALE FOR FIREWORKS By Sue Pascoe · June 9, 2024 The theme for this year’s 4th of July Parade and Celebration is Happy Days in the Palisades. Tickets are limited for the evening’s fireworks and must be...
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Beating and Pulling a Patron off a Bus – Crime?
There were four fights among large groups of teens on the streets of Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, June 5. CTN received a video of a fight that started in the Big Blue Bus, the driver watched as a girl...
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