Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

The Trial for Brianna Kupfer’s Murderer Delayed

The trial to bring justice to Brianna Kupfer was supposed to start tomorrow August 26. Briana’s mother Lori, said the jury selection was completed last week. Now it is delayed again because the District Attorney had come down with Covid. … Continue reading

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PaliHi Wins First Football Game 58-6

After their first home game, which Pali won 58-6, Palisades High School football head coach Dylen Smith was asked if there were any surprises. “The score,” Smith said. “I feel bad for Dymally.”  It turns out that Smith had gone … Continue reading

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Lateral Trail Discussed: Comments Sought

The design of the Pacific Palisades Trail (formerly the Lateral trail)’s design, which will connect George Wolfberg Park in Potrero Canyon, with Temescal Canyon Road and ultimately Will Rogers State Park, was discussed at an August 21 Meeting at the … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades Crime Update and Two Notices

Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin has released two notices regarding the burglaries in Pacific Palisades. “The first is that the entire Westside including Brentwood, Bel Air and Hollywood areas are experiencing an increase in burglaries,” Espin said. “These burglars are … Continue reading

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What is It? #36

The vase is fused blown glass type labeled “Murano.” The 12” diameter glass bowl is also Murano and made, probably, in the Seguso factory. On the Murano glass website click here, they discuss the varying techniques used in making the … Continue reading

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Taking a Tour to the North and South Korean Border: the DMZ.

Never having studied the Korean War in school (The Vietnam War got the press), I was only marginally informed about the Demilitarized Zone and the history of the two countries. After my visit, I learned that issues today in that … Continue reading

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Pot Shots #24

  What are Pot-Shots? 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. … Continue reading

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Palisades Symphony Orchestra Will Perform Opera Favorites

Residents do not have to leave Pacific Palisades to enjoy quality concerts, and this end-of-summer concert should be spectacular. The Palisades Symphony Orchestra will perform “Opera Favorites,” under the direction of guest conductor Alan Medak at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, … Continue reading

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South Korea – Part II Subways and Homeless

(Editor’s note: After a weeks trip to South Korea the comparisons between Seoul and Los Angeles was glaring.) You live in a nice house, but then you are invited to a party at a large-scale and grander house. When you … Continue reading

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Bull Bash and Tim Walz

The former Palisadian-Post editor Bill Bruns wrote CTN that “You ought to have a Musing that, “Who knew my relatives would be growing up next to a future VP candidate, in little Valentine, Nebraska.” He was referring to vice-presidential candidate … Continue reading

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