Monthly Archives: July 2024

RVs Parked Next to Ocean Could Heighten Bacterial Levels

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Among some of the hottest days of the summer, many nearby L.A. County Beaches have been closed because of elevated bacterial levels from fecal matter. Storm drains that operate during the dry season were installed as part of Prop O, … Continue reading →

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Be Part of the New Playground Discussion: PAB Meeting July 18

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Park Advisory Board (PAB) will hold its quarterly meeting in person at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, in the small gym at 851 Alma Real. The public is welcome. Among the items to be considered: approval of one of the proposed designs … Continue reading →

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Run for a Seat on the Local Community Council

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Do not complain about anything in Pacific Palisades or even Los Angeles, if you are not willing to run for a seat on the Pacific Palisades Community Council. Founded in 1973, this all-volunteer nonprofit organization advocates to government and private … Continue reading →

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Crest Real Estate Serve as Expeditors

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Crest Real Estate has its name at three possible developments in Pacific Palisades: the homes on the Tramonto Slide, a proposed single-family residence on Mt. Holyoke and a development off Paseo Miramar. The neighbors at all three sites have said … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Home in Castellammare Used by Squatters

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Castellammare neighbors are worried that a recent transient is illegally camping in a now-City owned home on Porto Marina Way. A young man, with a skateboard, who has been offered help by the Homeless Task Force on Homelessness, has allegedly … Continue reading →

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You’re Never Too Old to Donate

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story ran in the Martin County Booster weekly paper on July 10.) It’s true. You’re never too old to donate blood. While donors must be at least 16 years of age, there is no upper age limit. … Continue reading →

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LA28 Announced Additional Olympic Venues Including Palisades

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Polo Ground residents thought traffic was bad during the Genesis Golf Tournament. The small community will be impacted when golf will be played at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The … Continue reading →

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Book Donations Will Once Again Be Accepted

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  Starting on Wednesday, July 17 and on Wednesdays and Saturdays in July and August, gently read books will once again be accepted INSIDE the Palisades Library, 861 Alma Real. Volunteers will be available to accept gently read books between … Continue reading →

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Crime Continues to Soar in Santa Monica

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  FOUR-YEAR-OLD ABDUCTED: The Santa Monica Police Department responded to a call at 12:11 p.m. in the 1900 block of Lincoln. A four-year-old girl and her grandmother were at a Panda Express when the girl was abducted. Witnesses said the … Continue reading →

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Noel Coward’s “Design” on Odyssey Stage

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor It wasn’t until 1939 before Noel Coward’s Design for Living hit the London stage, despite having opened on Broadway seven years before. The London critics thought the play too risqué. Coward wrote … Continue reading →

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