Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Frank DiMarco Takes the Lead for Rotary

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Rotary Club held a demotion party for outgoing president Marie Tran at the Bel Air Bay Club on June 28. Tran handed Frank DiMarco the gavel to start his year as president. “I was recruited by Rotary member … Continue reading →

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Hands Only CPR Session Offered at the Library

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The LA County Department of Public Health is coming once a month, through December, to provide a Hands-Only CPR training. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR can double or triple … Continue reading →

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Lahaina Had Brush Fires Warnings: So Has Pacific Palisades

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The nation watched in horror at the devastation of Lahaina and the loss of life, now estimated at 106, because of the fire that ravaged the small town of 13,216 on the west coast of Maui. At least 11,000 people … Continue reading →

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October 2019 Getty Brush Fire: Palisades Residents Tried to Evacuate

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: During the Getty Brush Fire, much of Pacific Palisades was under mandatory evacuation. The fire was first reported on October 28 and was contained on November 5. Thousands of people were forced to flee, 10 homes were destroyed and … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Wind-driven Oakland Fire

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: In this 2014 story, Station 69 Captains worried about a wind-driving brush fire.) With Southern California experiencing its worst dry spell on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Palisades firefighters are preparing for the … Continue reading →

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The 1978 Blaze Destroyed 25 Homes and St. Matthew’s Church

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

On the afternoon of October 23, 1978, a blaze started near the intersection of Sepulveda and Mulholland. Whipped by winds that gusted up to 60 miles an hour, it spread west, through Kenter, Mandeville, Sullivan, Rustic, Temescal and Santa Ynez … Continue reading →

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Corner of Temescal and PCH Beautified by the Rotary, But Irrigation Stopped

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The naked pink ladies were starting to dance in the Rotary Landscaping at the Corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Temescal Canyon Road. But the ground was hard as cement and most of the plants, in the corner by the … Continue reading →

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Our Street Is Being Repaved, AGAIN

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

A long-time Marquez Knolls resident wrote Circling the News, “It’s so strange. We have had our streets re-paved, tarred, you name it and they’ve done it [again and again]. The resident said that streets on Lachman, Buenaventura, Las Flores and Charmel Lane … Continue reading →

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Mia Ruhman Will Sing National Anthem at Village Green’s 50th Celebration

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Palisadian Mia Ruhman, will sing the National Anthem on Sunday, August 28 at the Village Green. The triangular small park at the center of the village  is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Ruhman will step to the mike after the flag … Continue reading →

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Gofundme Organized for El Medio Bluffs Mail Carrier

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  “We witnessed an accident at Pacific Coast Highway and Entrada tonight [August 8]. It appears that a motorcyclist was trapped under an SUV,” a resident wrote, and added, “it looked bad.” It was bad. Palisades U.S. Postal Mail Carrier … Continue reading →

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