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Monthly Archives: October 2024
Proposition 2 Asks for $10 Billion: Actual Cost $18 Billion
Proposition 2, which has been labeled “Californians for Quality Schools,” asks taxpayers to back bonds of $10 billion. It is estimated that Prop. 2 will ultimately cost $18 billion when repaid with interest. The voter guide noted: “A bond works...
Opinion: Gascon-minded Judges on Ballot
By PETER DICHELLIS For many reasons, voters can find it difficult to gather information about judges, who are on an election ballot. This November voters have a clear choice between three public defender attorneys or three prosecutors. The three public...
What Is It? # 43
This is an old apothecary cabinet that I bought in the mid 60’s. I believe it was imported from England. It was an antique then, so I assume it was made in the 1800’s. The drawer fronts are nicely carpentered....
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Pot Shot #30
Ashleigh Brilliant writes: WHAT EXACTLY IS A “POT-SHOT” OR “BRILLIANT THOUGHT?” Pot-Shots are epigrams, composed according to the following very strict rules. The length must never exceed 17 English words. Note that this is a maximum. Some Pot-Shots are much...
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Prop 33, Prop 34 and the Controversy Over AIDS Healthcare Foundation
By ANGELA MCGREGOR On the face of it, there would seem to be little in common between Proposition 33 – which would do away with a 30-year-old, statewide rent control law in favor of local control over rent regulation – and...
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Young Adult Librarian Ziba Perez Promoted
Ziba Perez, Palisades Young Adult Librarian, has received a promotion and her last day at the Palisades Library was Wednesday, October 16. Just shy of two years at this location, Perez will next work as a Young Adult Librarian III...
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“Mokusatsu” Official LA City/County Policy to Residents
By TIM CAMPBELL In the summer of 1945, once the US knew the atomic bomb worked, the western Allies issued an ultimatum to Japan: surrender or face complete destruction. The Japanese government met each call to surrender with what is...
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James Corman Wins Library Writing Contest
The annual summer youth writing contest winners were announced at a ceremony at the Palisades Library on October 9. The contest, with the theme “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to . .. ” opened in June and closed...
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Southbound PCH Closure Alert
The City of Santa Monica issued a Pacific Coast High closure at the McClure Tunnel, today, at 7:40 a.m. releasing the following statement “Due to a brush fire, East and West Bound Santa Monica Freeway will be closed between the...
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Before Voting, Examine LAUSD’s Measure US
The Los Angeles Unified School District is asking voters to approve a $9 billion bond, Measure US, in the upcoming November election. If LAUSD’ Measure US were to pass, it would authorize $9 billion that would have to be paid...