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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Olympian Bobby Morrow’s Passing Stirs Memories of Boyhood Heroes
(Editor’s note: Pacific Palisades resident Bob Vickrey is such a good writer that I loved reading more about his family and how it tied into Bobby Morrow. I also didn’t know about Morrow, but found his history interesting. I hope...
Parking Meter Money Was Supposed to Come Back to Pacific Palisades
Whatever happened to the parking-meter money Pacific Palisades was supposed to receive via a City pilot program? Councilman Mike Bonin promised in December 2018 that upwards of $50,000 was coming our way. In a February 21, 2020 update, Circling the News...
Viewpoint: Thoughts about the Steadfast Statue
It took 30 years and a Covid-19 pandemic with stay-at-home orders for me to finish a needlepoint. About two decades ago, I threw it in the trash unfinished but unbeknownst to me, my husband dragged it out. Not only that,...
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Why You Should Register Your Bike with the Nonprofit Bike Index
My family has had three bikes stolen at two different times from Pacific Palisades. Once the driveway gate was open and someone walked up to the garage and took two bikes. The second time, a bike was parked along the...
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LETTER: It’s Now or Never in the Highlands!
(Editor’s note: Circling the News recieved the following letter from Highlands resident Steve Cron.) Dear fellow Palisadians, For several years, the Pacific Palisades Residents Association (PPRA) has been fighting to stop, or at least downsize, the proposed eldercare facility at...
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Latest LAPD Crime Report for Pacific Palisades
Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore updated our town’s crime statistics through June 20. The emphasis seems to have returned to car-related crimes. BURGLARY THEFT FROM VEHICLE May 23, 9:45 a.m. to noon, at Sunset/El Medio. The suspect smashed a window...
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Googie Architecture Captured the Spirit of the ‘50s
By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor Photos: Steve Loeper Googie, the futuristic commercial architecture seen on everything from coffee shops to gas stations across mid-century Los Angeles, perfectly captured the city as it evolved into a car-oriented, decentralized metropolis....
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City Planning to Hear Revised Plans for Jack-in-the-Box Location, but the PPRA Requests a Delay
Palisades residents discovered that City Planning will hear the revised plans for the proposed 5-story, mixed-use building/apartment at 17346 Sunset, the site of the former Jack-in-the-Box, on July 6. In August 2019, the Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote that the proposed...
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L.A. Public Library Offers Numerous Free Programs
For the complete schedule of all the programs offered by the Los Angeles Public Library this coming week, visit: lapl.org/summer. If you or your children have not signed up for the summer reading challenge program, which is held from June 1...
Civic League to Review Residential Construction Plans Via ZOOM on June 22
The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet electronically, via ZOOM, on Monday, June 22, 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 opportunity...
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