Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Toppel learns IRS Letter Not a Scam

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  Marquez resident Haldis Toppel received an IRS letter in the mail that she originally thought was a scam. She went the social media app Nextdoor to warn people about the scam, but instead learned the letter was legitimate. Toppel … Continue reading →

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Westside Offers Adult Showcase This Saturday

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

You have already seen Oppenheimer and Barbie, the beaches will be packed this weekend. What to do? Here is something special happening this Saturday, tomorrow, August 5. The Westside School of Ballet is hosting an adult showcase at 1 and … Continue reading →

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Ballona Cleared: Damage Could be Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The RVs were mostly gone from the strip of land along Jefferson Boulevard in Playa del Rey that borders the Ballona Wetlands. This is an environmentally sensitive area that serves as a migratory bird stop for the millions of birds … Continue reading →

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Rocky Montz Oversees PaliHi Athletics

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

One of the most difficult jobs at Palisades Charter High School might be heading the athletic program because of interacting with athletes, coaches, parents and – raising money. PaliHi Athletic Director Rocky Montz, who grew up in Pacific Palisades, made … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Taking Care of the Homeless in Simple Terms

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles residents have been told over and over the reason for the more than 75,000 homeless on the streets of this county is because there is not enough affordable housing. . . .and more money is needed. When officials … Continue reading →

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Professor Brodie Authors “The First Atomic Bomb: The Trinity Site in New Mexico”

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Letter to the Editor of the New York Times: A reader shared a letter “Radioactive Fallout From the Trinity Test” that was published July 30 in the New York Times that was written by Pacific Palisades resident Dr. Janet Farrell … Continue reading →

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Call City Officials, Urge Them to Fix Temescal Road

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Bureau of Street Services acknowledged that a trench needs to be dug and a pipe installed under the segment of the roadway that keeps buckling up on lower Temescal Canyon Road. Bureau of Street Services Senior Advisor Dan Halden … Continue reading →

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Mansion Tax Challenged as Unconstitutional

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The “Mansion Tax,” Measure ULA, passed in November 2022, with 58 percent of voters approving, and 42 against. The measure added to the Los Angeles Municipal Code a 4 percent tax on transfers of real property with a gross value … Continue reading →

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“Eva’s Promise” Auschwitz Special Programing at the Reagan Library

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

A special screening of Eva’s Promise will take place on Tuesday, August 8, as part of the programming for the exhibit, “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Following the screening, audience members … Continue reading →

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Patrick Healy, a Newscaster Turned Historian, Strives Hard to Stump Optimists

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Veteran NBC4 newscaster Patrick Healy, now retired, did his best to stump Palisades Optimist Club members with his historical presentation, “Pacific Palisades, Then and Now,” at their July 18 meeting in Janes Hall. The Optimists, some of whom have lived … Continue reading →

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