Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Viewpoint: Would Someone Please Ask Me What I’m Reading!

By BOB VICKREY My late writer friend Josh Greenfeld once said he couldn’t remember the last time someone asked him what he was reading. He bemoaned the fact that in our present culture the question had become, “What have you...

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Alan Eisenstock’s “Fashion” Playlist

(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 19th book “Redeeming Justice” co-written with Jarrett Adams was named the Best Book of September by Amazon. “A consuming tale of a broken legal system, its trail of ruin and the fortitude needed to overcome...

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Jessica Rogers Applauds Bonin for his Bravery

Jessica Rogers, a recall Bonin 2022 Neighborhood Lead and Volunteer, made a film applauding Councilman Mike Bonin’s for his admission of depression/mental illness. Rogers noted that this is a topic that needs to be recognized in Los Angeles. On January...

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Lawsuit Filed Against Neighbors of RV Parked Outside Venice Elementary School Dismissed

(Editor’s note: This story, written by Westside Current Editor Jamie Paige, was published in partnership with Circling the News.)  By JAMIE PAIGE A lawsuit filed against residents who live near an RV that has been parked outside an elementary school...

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Solar Available for Palisades Residents; Prospective Installers to Present on February 3

One of the goals of Resilient Palisades is to ensure the community of Pacific Palisades is utilizing solar power, and then to establish a microgrid. A microgrid is a local electrical network that includes homes or businesses with solar panels...

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Local Business Served with ADA Complaint by Chronic Lawsuit Filer

At least one local business, adjacent to Caruso’s Palisades Village, was served with papers in December that claimed the business did not abide by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Brian Whitaker, a quadriplegic, maintains that at least one local...

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Regarding Community Censorship

The U.S. Bill of Rights   The response was immediate after we posted “VIEWPOINT: The Problem with Community Forums” last night, in which Circling the News argued for a social media site where all sorts of different viewpoints could be...

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VIEWPOINT: The Problem with Community Forums

Local community forums are handy – especially in locating and finding lost dogs and alerting neighbors that a road may be closed. These forums have a problem, however, when more complicated issues are involved, such as politics and science. These...

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Park Advisory Board Addresses Tennis Lights, Parking Lot Paving and Baseball

The Palisades Park Advisory Board’s quarterly meeting on January 19 addressed tennis lights, Potrero Park, repaving of the parking lot and 5-pitch baseball. Elijah (Asia) Cooper, the Rec Center acting director, noted that about 40 percent of the landscaping in...

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Five Political Leaders to Address Democratic Club This Sunday

  The Pacific Palisades Democratic Club will hold its 2022 annual meeting, via Zoom, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 30. Five Democratic office holders will speak and answer questions from the audience. The scheduled speakers are State Senator Ben Allen,...

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