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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Pacific Palisades Civic League to Meet
The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet electronically, via ZOOM, on Monday, January 25, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month.) This is the perfect...
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Update: January 22 Readers Report on Covid Vaccination
Covid Vaccination Update: I asked readers to keep me updated on the process of getting a Covid vaccination, given that California ranks last in getting the shots into people’s arms (40.9 percent). In contrast, my mom’s medical office in South...
Commissioners Approve an Official Name: George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon
The L.A. Recreation and Park Board commissioners made it official today: the park nearing completion in Potrero Canyon, below the Palisades Recreation Center, will be called George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon. The 46-acre passive recreation park, which stretches from...
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Matt Damon Trades Pacific Palisades for Brooklyn Heights
One of my favorite movies last year was “Ford v. Ferrari,” co-starring Pacific Palisades resident Matt Damon. But Damon, who has been called one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood, has now made it official: his home in the Riviera neighborhood...
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Former Co-Honorary Mayor Janice Crystal Joins an Environmental Campaign in the Palisades
Janice Crystal, a former Honorary Mayor with husband Billy, has joined Resilient Palisades to offer support for community efforts that address environmental issues. The group’s first event, on February 2, will focus on the harmful effects of gas-powered leaf blowers. Circling the...
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Emergency Airlift from the Mountains
(Editor’s note: In response to the most recent airlift of a hiker on January 18, a reader wrote “Probably unavailable, but it would be good disclosure to report how much the injured people will be charged personally for the airlifts...
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Book Author Ken Robinson Speaks on Education and Creativity in an Illuminating TED Talk
In December, the Optimist Club hosted a TED Talk recorded by Sir Ken Robinson in 2006 and titled “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” The talk has been viewed online more than 60 million times and seen by an estimated 380 million...
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CRIME: Pacific Palisades through January 17
CRIME: The following crimes were reported in Pacific Palisades through January 17. The PP Senior Lead Officer generally sends a weekly report and Officer James Allen, who has replaced the retired Michael Moore, filed the following report. These are the...
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PPTFH Community Meeting on January 25: Street Drugs and Homelessness
“Street Drugs and Homelessness” will be the topic when the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness hosts a community meeting on Zoom next Monday, January 25. The meeting will address reports that there has been an increasing number of homeless individuals...
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Responding to a Stolen Car Incident, the PPTFH’s Sharon Kilbride Provides Aid for a Troubled Young Woman
Circling the News received the following report from Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) co-president Sharon Kilbride on January 14. “At 5:30 a.m., Rusty [Officer John Redican] was out on beach detail checking Will Rogers beach and the tunnels....
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