Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Opportunity to “Freshen” the Village Green 52 Years Later

Sabrina Halper grew up in Pacific Palisades, and Elad Gil, an entrepreneur and investor, who also spent time here, are proposing revitalizing the Green. That will include repairing the green, updating the landscaping and funding the creation and installation of … Continue reading

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Executive Order on Homelessness Asks for Accountability

(Editor’s note: This article was first published in CityWatch on July 28, 2025 and is reprinted with permission.) BY TIM CAMPBELL A lot has happened in the homelessness arena in the past few days.  Two of those events are particularly … Continue reading

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FireAid Update: Donation Clarification Asked

Circling the News asked FireAid media spokesperson Chris Wallace on August 3, “On the FireAid website it notes that in Round 1, $500k in grants went to the restoration of Community Recreational Spaces, and that $5m in grants went to Community … Continue reading

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Thomas James Homes Building in Palisades

It turns out that Jeffrey Sandorf, Vice President of Division Sales, Southern California Division at Thomas James Homes has a long history in Pacific Palisades. His mother had entire chapter devoted to her “cheerleader” in “What Really Happened to the … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades Residents Will Hear from AECOM

A Pacific Palisades Community Council special meeting will be held in conjunction with Councilmember Traci Park at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 7. Park will lead this Zoom meeting that will introduce global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, which has been tasked … Continue reading

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LETTER: to Ricardo Lara Re: State Farm Insurance

(Editor’s Note: the following letter, dated August 1 was printed in Pasadena Now and is reprinted with permission.) Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Dear Commissioner Lara, I write on behalf … Continue reading

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Amazing Design for Potrero Pedestrian Crossing Submitted for Clas Project

Kaylie Ward  grew up in Pacific Palisades and attended Santa Monica Catholic High School. She played club volleyball at UCLA, while attending college. After graduating, she took a temporary job at the Bay Theater in Caruso’s Palisades Village when it … Continue reading

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Maryam Zar Leads Recovery Coalition

By CHAZ PLAGER Maryam Zar has a long history of activism in Pacific Palisades, from serving on school booster clubs, to working with the Design Review Board, to sitting on the Pacific Palisades Park Advisory Board, to chairing the first … Continue reading

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Friends of Pacific Palisades Library Hosts Nature Workshop

Annually, the Friends of Pacific Palisades Library hosts a summer writing contest that is open to all students, grade 1 through high school seniors. The winners usually receive a gift certificate to a bookstore, and their stories are read aloud … Continue reading

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New Power Poles in the Palisades Highlands

A resident wrote in a July 30 email, “I live in the Highlands and I am often on the Temescal Ridge trail and always looking at those vulnerable wooden poles.” But today?  “You can imagine my astonishment when I saw those … Continue reading

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