Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Mayor Bass Will Not take the Lead in Moving Illegally-Parked RVs (Part 3)

  (Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series about the Ballona Wetlands, done specifically for Earth Day, which is April 22. So far City officials have favored illegally-parked residents over preserving the wildlife.) The Ballona Wetlands,...

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Park Advisory Board Discusses Off-Leash Dogs, Pickleball, Playground and Restrooms

The Palisades Park Advisory (PAB) held its quarterly meeting on April 19, in the small gym. The lack of Wi-Fi in the facility prevented it from being a hybrid meeting (Zoom and live.) Top on the agenda was a recommendation...

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Theme Needed for 2023 Fourth of July Parade

Palisades residents are asked to put on their thinking caps and come up with ideas for a theme for the 2023 Fourth of July Parade. This will be the 75th Anniversary of the parade. Remember, themes are short, pithy and...

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Mayor Bass, Earth Day and the Ballona Wetlands (Part 2)

(Editor’s note: This is part two of three part series about the Ballona Wetlands.) PHOTOGRAPHS by: LYNZIE FLYNN and CTN The first Earth Day was held in 1970 and marks the birth of the modern environmental movement. Groups that had...

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Resilient Palisades to Hold Earth Day Festival

Resilient Palisades, a nonprofit, which was formed in 2020 to address climate change and environmental issues, will host a major Earth Day festival on Sunday, April 23 from 8 a.m. to noon on the Village Green. Located off Sunset Boulevard,...

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Free Copy of a Book that Won National Book Award Book

The Los Angeles Public Library is urging patrons to take part in the National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read.” The selection this year is “Interior Chinatown” by Charles Yu and there will be free copies available at the Palisades...

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Mayor Karen Bass Celebrating Earth Day, But Not the Ballona

(Editor’s note: This is the first part in a three-part series about the City not working to Save the Ballona Wetlands.)   The questions asked by everyone who has driven by the rows of illegally parked RV’s that line the...

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Last Weekend for “Mean Girls” at Revere

  Director Lara Ganz, who has directed numerous youth shows for Paul Revere Middle School and also for Theatre Palisades said in an April 16 email to CTN, “The show, Mean Girls, is REALLY good! Probably the best we’ve ever...

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Dogs Should Be Leashed on Streets and in Parks

(Editor’s note: I have received several letters about dog owners, who are upset about those who allow dogs to go off leash on streets and parks. It is a law in Los Angeles that all dogs should be leashed. It...

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Orly Israel Takes Listening Table on Tour 

Orly Israel set up a “listening table” around L.A. with a handwritten sign taped to the front of the grey plastic folding table: “Here to Listen” and “No judgment, no advice, no charge.” Now he is traveling across the United...

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