Author Archives: Sue

Timmerman Will Lead Marquez through Reopening and  Recovery

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Sue

If you’re looking for an excellent school, with strong leadership and low teacher-to-student- ratio, Marquez Charter Elementary is the answer. Lisa Timmerman was selected to be the new principal for the school year and to help lead it into its … Continue reading →

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Nestor’s Kingdom on Exhibit at Getty Villa

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Sue

The Palace of Nestor was described in Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor’s kingdom of “sandy Pylos.”  The structure is one of the best-preserved Mycenaean Greek palaces discovered – a two-story building with workshops, baths, receptions rooms and a sewage … Continue reading →

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LETTER: Take Care of Public Safety First

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: After reading Councilmember Traci Park’s newsletter: Your #Better11 Update – Rebuilding, Repairing, and Protecting the Westside, long-time resident Ron Midwin wrote the following letter to Park and also sent it to CTN.) I have lived in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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L.A. Shelters Are at a Breaking Point. City Council Just Defunded the Fix

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This Article first appeared in the Westside Current on August 7, 2025, and is reprinted with permission.)  City Council’s silent vote strips funding from key spay and neuter providers—putting overcrowded shelters and at-risk animals in deeper crisis. At … Continue reading →

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The Real Permit Numbers for Palisades Rebuild from PaliBuilds

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue

Pali Builds has compiled July Home Building Permit Numbers, which are lower than the Mayor’s. . . . much lower. (Editor’s note: CTN was given permission to reprint this August 6 article, which is compiled by Frank Refro and Kambiz … Continue reading →

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Girl Scout Eagle Candidates Tackle Thorny Corner

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue

This coming weekend, August 9 and 10, members of Girl Scout Troop 223 will tackle a beautification project at the southwest corner of Los Liones and Tramonto Drives. Led by long-time Palisades Scoutmasters Mike Lanning and Larry Kirven, the Scouts … Continue reading →

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PaliHi School Design Meeting August 11

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Sue

Los Angeles Unified School District will hold a Palisades High School Design Community Meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 11 via zoom. The community is invited to attend. The LAUSD team will present and lead a discussion on Design … Continue reading →

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EVACUATONS: Fire Deaths Should Be Atoned – Future Ones Prevented

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Sue

Insufficient evacuation routes and often no warning for residents of the approaching flames during the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Thirty-one people were killed.  Read the list below and a common factor emerges. ALTADENA Oswald Altmetz, 75 Carolyn Burns, 56 Edwin … Continue reading →

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Good News for Alphabet Streets Residents

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Sue

Three builders are now asking Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to switch their duplex permit to a permit for a single-family home. Today, the project at 768 Hartzell was posted on LADBS site “the applicant emailed to … Continue reading →

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DWP Power Outage in Lower Huntington Palisades/Santa Monica Canyon

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Sue

Last night Boca resident Sharon Kilbride planned to go to National Night Out in Stoner Park, but at 5 p.m. power was reduced, and her garage door wouldn’t open. She was able to inch it open enough to get her … Continue reading →

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