Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Proposition 39, “Clean Energy Jobs Act,” Promised Help for Schools. Did It Succeed?

Maybe you remember voting in the November 2012 election for Proposition 39? Or maybe not. There were 13 statewide ballot propositions to consider in that election. According to a Sacramento Bee editorial in August 2015, Prop. 39’s promoters promised in...

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Importance of Taking Care of One’s Feet Part 2: Bunions, Athlete’s Foot and Prevention

Dr. Arash Hassid, director of the SoCal Foot and Ankle Center, was guest speaker at the Palisades Alliance for Seniors meeting on Monday at the library. Part 1 ran on September 27 and covered toenail fungus, plantar warts and corns....

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Las Doradas Luncheon and Fundraiser Held October 5 to Benefit Disadvantaged

The annual Las Doradas luncheon, fundraiser and fashion show will be held on Saturday, October 5. A champagne tea with sandwiches and desserts made by members will be enjoyed at a home with a fabulous “forever view.” Since its founding...

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LAHSA’s Heidi Marston Explains How People Are Prevented from Entering Homelessness

(Editor’s note: At the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness meeting at the Palisades Library community room on September 23, Councilman Mike Bonin spoke—see story posted September 30. The second speaker that night was Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Heidi...

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Bonin Discusses City’s Strategy at Meeting Of Palisades Task Force on Homelessness

(Editor’s note: Of the 168 homeless in Pacific Palisades (2016-2019), the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness has helped 102 people off the streets with 72 moved to permanent housing. Councilman Mike Bonin addressed homeless problems  in the City. In...

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Firemen Stop Two-Acre Brush Fire that Breaks Out Monday in the Lower Highlands

Shortly before noon today (Monday), a resident of the Sea Ridge condominiums on lower Palisades Drive smelled something burning. By noon, a fire was burning on the hillside between the Highlands apartments located on Sunset Boulevard and Calvary Christian School....

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Popular Los Angeles Hiking Trails Fall into Disrepair: Local Fire Roads Overgrown with Brush

By SARAH STOCKMAN Circling the News Contributor Temescal Gateway Park is a beautiful stretch of chaparral, sycamores and eucalyptus trees north of traffic-logged Sunset Boulevard. It’s popular with Palisadians and visitors alike, allowing hiking access into the greater Santa Monica...

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The Importance of Taking Care of One’s Feet, Part 1

  Dr. Arash Hassid, director of the SoCal Foot and Ankle Center, addressed the importance of keeping your feet healthy during his talk, “Foot and Ankle Ailments,” at the Palisades Library community room on Monday. TOENAIL FUNGUS “A fungal toenail...

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Village Green Dedication Honors Arnie Wishnick Actor Guttenberg Calls Him ‘Light of the Palisades’

THE plaque reads, “Arnie Wishnick – A Remarkable Man and a Treasure to Our Community.” Long-time Village Green Board member Joan Graves suggested the wording, and board members agreed it was perfect. And so on Tuesday afternoon this week, about...

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Wanted: Dorm Room with a View and Room Service

(Editor’s note: One of Pacific Palisades wittiest and most astute writers is Robert Vickrey. He has been honored by the California News Publishers Association for his writing. His 2016 column begins a new series entitled: “The Best of Bob Vickey.”)...

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