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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Brush Fire in the Huntington Bluffs Friday
Los Angeles and Santa Monica Firefighters mounted an attack by ground and air on the burning brush in steep terrain below the Huntington Palisades on February 10. The fire was reported at 6:01 p.m. and two lanes of Pacific Coast...
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Palisades Class of 1983 Reunion Announcement
Some members of the Palisades High School class of 1983 are planning a 40th reunion for the class. One of the organizers Anya McCann said, “We would like to get people from our class to sign up on our list...
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Obituary- Palisadian Burt Bacharach, Award-Winning Composer
Pacific Palisades resident, and composer, Burt Freeman Bacharach passed away in his home on Amalfi on February 8 of natural causes. He was 94. Born May 12, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, Bacharach was the only child of father Bert,...
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Pharmaca/Medly Will Close All Locations and Shift Prescription Accounts to Walgreens
The Pharmaca chain, which was sold to Medly in 2021, will close all of its stores and pharmacies this month. Medly, which filed for Chapter 11 in December, was subsequently purchased by Walgreens. Pharmaca not only filled prescriptions, but also hosted...
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Infamous Sunspot Became a Sore Spot and then Was Demolished
Carl’s Sea Air Café, built in 1938 was designed by Burton Alexander Schutt and A. Quincy Jones. It was a one-stop oasis for food, gas and a motel room at the base of Potrero Canyon. Located across from lifeguard headquarters...
Posted in Restaurants
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Illegal Grading and Excavation in Paseo Miramar
A local Palisadian building contractor, using 10-12 workers, illegally removed a city barrier and cut LADOT signs off a closed portion of Paseo Miramar on February 1. The company then used two excavators to illegally clear and grade a closed...
Posted in Parks, Real Estate
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Japanese Internment Camps: Americans Deprived of Freedom
BY: REECE PASCOE Fear can come from lack of knowledge, and in the hands of power, fear can do damage. After Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the U.S. Department of War designated the West Coast as a theater of operations....
DWP Distribution Substation 104: Safe or NIMBYISM?
The sole electrical station in Pacific Palisades, built in 1936, was originally intended to service 300 to 500 homes. With an increasing population and electrical needs (larger homes and electrical vehicles), many areas of this community have suffered brownouts, which...
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Have Your Loved One Serenaded for Valentine’s Day
Your special loved one doesn’t want jewels or more material possessions. Your special loved one doesn’t want chocolates, because they are on a diet. Your special loved one doesn’t want flowers, because they grow year-round in the Pacific Palisades. What...
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Palisades Senior Lead Officer Espin Provides Rape Attempt Update
(Editor’s note: Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin provided the following update about an attempted rape that occurred over the weekend at Will Rogers State Beach.) I have been in contact with our Operations West Bureau Detectives who are actively...
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