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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Pot Shots #26
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. Some...
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Mansion Tax Fallout: LA Sees Sharp Drop in Housing Production
(Editor’s note: This story appeared on September 12, in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR The November, 2022 passage of ULA (aka, “United to House L.A.” or the “Mansion Tax”) is perhaps the best evidence...
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PaliHi Band Marches On
By CHAZ PLAGER With the start of each new school year at Palisades Charter High School, there is also a new Pali Band season. And when we say new, we really mean new. Peter Ye, the program director, is taking...
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Getty Villa Revives Ancient Hero in Outdoor Theater Production
By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor Over the 18 years that the Getty Villa has been presenting Greek and Roman drama, the Trojan War, its triumphant heroes and tragic outcomes have dominated thematically. This is the greatest battle in...
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Brentwood, UCLA Leases on VA Ruled Illegal
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after a 16-day bench trial, ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 6, to build housing for low-income veterans on its West Los Angeles campus. In his 124-page decision that VA land...
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Free Concert Features “Peter and Mr. Wolf”
Introduce your children to classical music with Composer Alan Chapman’s original piece Peter and Mr. Wolf at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 22. The family-friendly event is Chamber Music Palisades’ first free matinee concert of the season. Peter and Mr....
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Emmys Were a Win-Win for Home Audience
The 76th Emmy Awards were held September 15, hosted by former Pacific Palisades Mayor Eugene Levy and son Dan. Radio talk show host Tim Conway Jr. on his September 16 show the next day, described the Levys as funny...
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CARE Act Supposed to Help Mentally Ill
“Thousands of Californians are suffering from untreated schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic disorders, leading to risks to their health and safety and increased homelessness, incarceration, hospitalization, conservatorship and premature death,” the legislative counsel wrote about SB-1338, the Community Assistance, Recovery and...
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Brentwood Beats Pali 33-30 in Double Overtime
At the end of regulation play, Palisades High School Dolphins and the Brentwood Eagles were tied 21-21. Another minute and the score might have been a Pali win. Brentwood punted to their own 44 with 11 seconds left in the...
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Varat Will Speak on Presidential Control and Immunity
Jonathan Varat, a professor of law emeritus and dean emeritus of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law will speak about “Presidential Control and Presidential Immunity.” This important topic will be featured at the Palisades Optimist Club the,...
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