Monthly Archives: July 2024

Families Want Fentanyl Dealers Held Responsible for Deaths

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The U.S. government estimates more than 107,000 people died nationally of drug overdoses last year, including around 75,000 from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Many might think the people dying on the streets are addicts, but that is only part … Continue reading →

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Eight Municipal Pools Closed this Summer

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

During the hottest days of the summer, several key municipal pools are closed, including the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center pool. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced in November 2023, that she secured funding to address some of the effects of … Continue reading →

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“Ride the Cyclone” Highly Entertaining

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Ride the Cyclone is an entertaining and engrossing musical that will be performed this weekend at Pierson Playhouse by the newly formed Theatre Palisades Teen (TPTeen) group. “Okay, this is insane, how are we going to do this?” said Scarlett … Continue reading →

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Veterinarian Bartholomew Bottoms “Found” on Via de la Paz

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Where is Dr. Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms? The internet is rife with speculation about the veterinarian that was featured on National Geographic Wild show “The Adventures of Dr. Buckeye Bottoms.” He was a mobile vet that traveled the Islands of Hawaii, … Continue reading →

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Crime: LA Crime Stats: National Night Out

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

CRIME UPDATE: June 30 to July 6 (The new crime mapping software does not include grand theft auto, burglary theft from vehicles or theft. Burglary Theft from Vehicle was one of the top crimes reported in Pacific Palisades. By not … Continue reading →

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Scenes in Pacific Palisades

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

NASTY INCIDENT AT EXERCISE CLASS: A woman took an a.m. exercise class in Jerry Blank’s studio on July 19. The teacher and two other students started bemoaning that because of Trump “democracy was ending.”  One of the women exercising asked, … Continue reading →

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Fighting Fentanyl Through Prop. 36

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

When Proposition 47 passed in 2014 in California, possession of any drug, including heroin and opiates, became a misdemeanor. Then, fentanyl was basically unknown unknown on the streets. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection made its first bust of 22 … Continue reading →

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Auxiliary Parade Prizes Awarded to Veterans Gardens and Resilient Palisades

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

In addition to having fun building and entering a float in the annual Palisades Fourth of July Parade, there was a chance to win one of two $500 prizes that are awarded annually by American Legion Post 283 Auxiliary. This … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Is a Carcinogen

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  Next time you “belly up” to the bar or go for that second glass of wine, you might want to know that alcohol is considered a carcinogen. When your body metabolizes alcohol, it breaks it down to acetaldehyde, which … Continue reading →

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Illiteracy Proves to Be Serious Problem in Pacific Palisades

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Today, Sunday, in the short 20 minutes that this editor was at the Farmers Market on Antioch, there were three different families that had dogs whose noses were sniffing various tables. Thank goodness, none of the people with dogs seemed … Continue reading →

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