Author Archives: Sue

Parents of Braun Levi File $200 Million Suit After Fatal DUI Crash

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Sue

Jennifer and Daniel Levi,  parents of Braun Levi, a Pacific Palisades teenager killed by a speeding drunk driver in Manhattan Beach on May 4, have filed a $200 million wrongful death complaint against the driver, Jenia Resha Belt, 33. All … Continue reading →

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VIEWPOINT: Turf Wars: What’s the Verdict?

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Sue

This editor used cloth diapers for her three children, because disposable diapers are made with plastic materials and can break down over time into microplastics. A diaper company delivered cloth diapers to the doorstep, picked up the dirty ones and … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental, Parks | 5 Comments

Palisades Turkey Trot Returns Thanksgiving Morning with New Course

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Sue

Start your Thanksgiving morning with a run through Pacific Palisades – and 2,000 of your best friends. It is the 11th Annual Palisades Turkey Trot on Thursday, November 27, with the official start time 8:15 a.m. Online registration and day … Continue reading →

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Join PP Friends and Newcomers for Friendship and Outreach to Foster Kids

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Sue

Pacific Palisades Friends and Newcomers Club, a social organization, is working to ensure that every camper with Happy Trails receives a wrapped gift delivered right to their cabin this holiday season. Happy Trails for Kids was started by Palisadian Pepper … Continue reading →

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Park and Rec Board Will Meet November 18 – Turf on the Agenda

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Sue

The Pacific Palisades Recreation and Park Board (PAB), will hold its monthly meeting at the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18. The meeting will also be available via zoom (meeting ID: 812 … Continue reading →

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Villanueva Praises Firefighters Regarding Palisades Fire

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Sue

Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva sent a November 12 letter to all members of the LAFD, as he turned over the helm to new Fire Chief Jaime Moore.  In the letter (below) he wrote, “The Palisades Fire left an enduring … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, Palisades Fire | 7 Comments

Michelle Villemaire Vies for Mrs. Asia USA

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Sue

Michelle Villemaire is the Mrs. Thailand USA delegate for the Virgelia Productions Miss/Mrs Asia USA Cultural pageant that will be held at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Saturday November 22. If you can’t make it to the pageant, one … Continue reading →

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Time to Register for PPBA

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Sue

The Dodgers won the 2025 World Series and now it’s time to encourage the future generation of players to take the field. The 2026 Spring PPBA season is around the corner, and registration officially opens Monday, November 17 for youth ages 3 to … Continue reading →

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350 Getty Docents Told “Go Home”

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Sue

    A resident called CTN and said, “The Getty has ‘fired’ all 350 of its docents, including me. They want to get rid of older, white women in the name of diversity, just like the Art Institute of Chicago … Continue reading →

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OBITUARY – Helen Elisabeth “Betty” Buerge Curtis – Long-time Palisadian

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Sue

Helen Elisabeth “Betty” Buerge Curtis, born May 18, 1933, in Santa Monica, passed away October 26, 2025, at the age of 92.  A beloved Radcliffe neighbor, she was bedridden for many years and had moved to Lakewood to be closer … Continue reading →

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