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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Public LIbrary Activities and Tips for Kids
Activities for toddler and early elementary: Hen Wen & Friends will be available on Instagram @lapubliclibrary at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21. Geared for pre-K through third grade, this musical and puppet show asks questions about how to best live...
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YMCA Summer Camp Is in Full Swing in Temescal Canyon
“The kids are running around, they’re just happy to be outside,” said Oscar Rodriquez, who had been in charge of the YMCA sports program in Mid-Valley, but with the program on hiatus because of Covid-19, he came back to work...
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Different Kinds of Masks: Effectiveness Examined by Physicists
We’ve all seen people wearing many types of masks. Some wear them below their nose, others look like they are wearing a mask that hasn’t ever been washed or replaced. What is effective, what isn’t? The L.A. Daily News on...
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CRIME: Uptick in Stolen Vehicles in Pacific Palisades
Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore updated our town’s crime statistics through July 10. There seems to be an uptick in Burglary/Theft from Vehicle and Stolen Vehicles. The City voted on July 1 to cut police funding. (In a July 7...
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Palisades PRIDE Promotes the Town’s Charm and Takes on Various Beautification Efforts
How do residents take care of rusting garbage cans and failing bus benches in commercial areas of Pacific Palisades? That is an easy fix, just call the City and they will be happy to replace them because your tax dollars...
Posted in businesses/stores, Community, Parks
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Homeless News: Encampments Are Cleared and Interested Residents Can Register for Task Force Meeting on Zoom
TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS: The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness is hosting a Zoom webinar from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July 27. The meeting is titled “The Homeless Front: Where Are We Now?” And will feature Heidi Marston,...
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Opponents File an Appeal Regarding the Proposed Highlands Eldercare Facility
On July 14, an appeal was filed in Superior Court regarding construction of an eldercare facility on Palisades Drive in the Highlands. The appeal is based in part upon objections that the proposed building is larger than allowed by code....
Posted in Real Estate
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A Life Shaped by the Great Suburban Experiment
By BOB VICKREY I remember back in the 1970s how much I enjoyed humming along with Paul Simon’s captivating ballad “My Little Town,” until it dawned on me that his song was a rather scathing indictment of America’s small towns,...
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Online Petition Asks for Tougher Virtual Learning Standards at LAUSD
Academic and parent Maryam Qudrat started an online petition at Change.org that was sent to LAUSD President Austin Beutner, UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl and nine others. Qudrat authored the national e-learning plan for Afghanistan. At a June 10 LAUSD board...
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PAPA Announces Fourth of July Home Decorating Contest Winners
The town’s patriotic theme this year was Celebrating a Different Kind of 4th and the annual home decorating contest, sponsored by Joan Sather and Susan Montgomery, was also different. The two realtors, who work at Sotheby’s, usually ask businesses in town...
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