Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Another Damning Audit for LAHSA: Will Anything Happen?

(This article first appeared in CityWatch on November 25 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL On November 19, L.A. County’s Auditor-Controller released its audit of LAHSA’s financial practices.  Its 16 findings are nothing short of damning. Among a...

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Pot Shot #36

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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Letter: Residents Need to Ask City for Full EIR for Tramonto Project

(Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to CTN) Thank you for previously publishing informative articles in Circling the News about the Development.  I am hoping that you can publish another for us urgently. There is a PLUM hearing on Tuesday...

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Residents Needed to Contact Park’s Office about Tramonto Slide

An L.A. City Planning and Land Use (PLUM) Committee meeting will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at the John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340 City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, (entrance on Main Street) to discuss...

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Hathaway Recognized as Pride of the Palisades

People who run in the Pacific Palisades 4th of July Will Rogers 5/10K, may not realize that the race is put on by mostly volunteers, including Thomas Hathaway. For his years of volunteering, measuring the course and working with the...

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Local Fire Stations Receive “Thanksgiving” Gift Cards

The Ronald Reagan Post 283 Auxiliary presented Pacific Palisades two local fire stations with grocery gift cards to defray the expanse of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. Many may not realize that firefighters must pay for their own meals while on...

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Holiday Fire Safety Advice

When Auxiliary Post 283 members visited Fire Station 23 and 69 on November 23, Captains and firefighters made the following holiday safety recommendations. Check smoke alarms for proper function and replace batteries if needed. One obvious tip was “No outside...

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Community Rallies to Support $105K Restoration of Temescal Mural

(Editor’s note: This story first ran in the Pacific Palisades Historical Society newsletter and is reprinted with permission.) By LIBBY MOTIKA – Pacific Palisades Historical Society Board Member Forty years ago, Palisades High School senior Kat Kozik and David Strauch...

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Marvelous Magoo’s Lives Up to Its Name

Residents might wonder about the crowds of teens that seem to descend on a new store, Marvelous Magoo’s on Swarthmore. What’s the draw? As owner Jacob Maged, 24, said, “My goal [with Magoo’s] was to create a space that a...

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Honoring a Legend: Baywatch Star and Lifeguard Hero Mike ‘Newmie’ Newman Celebrated with Paddle-Out

(Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in Westside Current on November 24 and is printed with permission.) By SANDRA CLARK A true hero both on and off camera, Baywatch actor, legendary lifeguard, and firefighter Mike “Newmie” Newman dedicated his life...

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