Author Archives: Sue

Amazing Design for Potrero Pedestrian Crossing Submitted for Clas Project

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Sue

Kaylie Ward  grew up in Pacific Palisades and attended Santa Monica Catholic High School. She played club volleyball at UCLA, while attending college. After graduating, she took a temporary job at the Bay Theater in Caruso’s Palisades Village when it … Continue reading →

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Maryam Zar Leads Recovery Coalition

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Sue

By CHAZ PLAGER Maryam Zar has a long history of activism in Pacific Palisades, from serving on school booster clubs, to working with the Design Review Board, to sitting on the Pacific Palisades Park Advisory Board, to chairing the first … Continue reading →

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Friends of Pacific Palisades Library Hosts Nature Workshop

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Sue

Annually, the Friends of Pacific Palisades Library hosts a summer writing contest that is open to all students, grade 1 through high school seniors. The winners usually receive a gift certificate to a bookstore, and their stories are read aloud … Continue reading →

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New Power Poles in the Palisades Highlands

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Sue

A resident wrote in a July 30 email, “I live in the Highlands and I am often on the Temescal Ridge trail and always looking at those vulnerable wooden poles.” But today?  “You can imagine my astonishment when I saw those … Continue reading →

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Palisades and Marquez Elementary School Rebuild in Design Phase

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Sue

  Los Angeles Unified School District hosted two meetings last week, one for Palisades Elementary parents and the community and a second for Marquez Elementary School parents and the community. The townhalls were used to solicit information from parents about … Continue reading →

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Clearing State Land Brush: Homeowners Responsiblity

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Sue

Long-time Highlands resident Joe Halper,96, told this editor last week, “I’ve been paying MRCA (Mountains Recreation Consevation Authority)  $40 for years for brush clearance, why wasn’t it done?” Halper’s home was among the thousands destroyed in the Palisades Fire. According … Continue reading →

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FIREAID-California Community Foundation Nonprofit Sends Corrected Information

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: Initially, CTN wrote that California Community Foundation allowed nonprofits, who had not yet received a nonprofit number to use their number. In writing about CCF I went to their website and listed a few nonprofits that had received aid. … Continue reading →

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Danson, Steenburgen to Get Special Honor at Emmys

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Sue

By BERNICE FOX Over the years, Palisades residents Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have been celebrated for their acting. Now at the upcoming Emmy Awards, they’ll be applauded for their good deeds. The Santa Monica Canyon couple will receive the … Continue reading →

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“Let’s Play!” Theme of the New Pacific Palisades Playground

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Sue

It was a joyful morning, July 31, in Pacific Palisades as children and parents came to celebrate the opening of a new playground.  Jackie Adams brought her three children, 2, 7 and 9 to try out the new equipment. “This … Continue reading →

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Quick Notes: Starbucks Opened. Update on SB 9. Speed Limit Warning

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Sue

HIGHLANDS STARBUCKS REOPENS: The Starbucks located at Palisades Drive and Sunset Boulevard reopened on July 28. If a resident is close by, stop in and order a cup of java. SB 9 UPDATE: In a Pacific Palisades Community Council Land … Continue reading →

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