Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Zine Collection and Club Offered through the Library

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Pronounced like magazine—without the mag—zines are self-published, independently made, usually photocopied, and have a small print run. Several Zines are now available at the Los Angeles Public Library. There is also a Zine Club, run through the library, that meets online every...

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Need-to-Know News: Cannabis Under-Regulated; Water Pooling on PCH

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

CANNABIS REGULATION: Shortly before L.A. Controller Ron Galperin left office, he released a report “Improving Cannabis Regulation in L.A.”(Visit: https://lacontroller.org/audits-and-reports/review-of-the-citys-cannabis-regulation-efforts/) He explained that following the passage of Prop 64, Los Angeles residents voted in 2017 to approve Measure M to...

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Mayor Bass Accompanies Councilwoman Park to Venice

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park were in Venice to visit the encampments that surround the A Bridge Home (ABH) site, at Sunset and Pacific Avenue. ABH was designed to give the homeless a safe place to sleep, while...

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“The Pale Blue Eye” Provides Thoughtful Evening

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Offering an intriguing story, Scott Cooper’s The Pale Blue Eye, staring Christian Bale, opened with a limited theatrical release on December 23, including at the Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades. It will start streaming on Netflix on January 6. Unlike...

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Need-to-Know News: Prop. 13, ULA and Ignoring State Constitution

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION: Susan Shelley from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Association spoke to the Palisades Optimist Club in December. To see how much you’d be paying in property taxes if Prop. 13 had never passed, visit the Guessing Game...

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Library Offers Storytime, Intro to VR and Adult Painting

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Library at 861 Alma Real has resumed full-time programming and there are opportunities on January 4, 7, 10 and 14, for toddlers, teens and adults. (310) 459-2754. BABY AND TODDLER STORYTIME, JANUARY 4 The next Baby and Toddler Storytime is 10:15 a.m....

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True Drought or Bad Water Management?

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

CTN has been keeping track of Pacific Palisades’ rain fall (with help from the late Ted Mackie) since 1942. Over the years rainfall has been relatively constant. The average rainfall in Pacific Palisades is 13.78 inches of rain, which has...

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Local Suicide, Death: Grief Is for the Living

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

A man was found dead along the beach by Lifeguard Tower 12, yesterday, January 2. According to Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin, it “was an apparent suicide. An older male committed suicide using a firearm.”  The family was being...

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Forget 2022. CTN Looks to 2023.

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

A journalist friend suggested that instead of looking back at 2022, CTN look to the future. This editor thought it was a brilliant suggestion and dragged out her crystal ball, dusted it off, put on her blue-light blocking glasses and...

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Soderbergh’s Parking Plan Was Adopted by City

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

It is a joy to walk through the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero. Ever since it opened on December 10, it has rapidly become a place to meet other residents for a gentle passage in the Canyon – an area...

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