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Scheduled Library Events August 20 – 28
MYSTERIOUS BOOK CLUB: The Mysterious Book Club meets monthly to discuss different mystery books. The next meeting is 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20. This month’s book is Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz. New members are welcomed even if they have not...
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Hypocrisy of Local Leaders Become Apparent
(Editor’s note: This viewpoint first appeared in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL There have been some interesting stories in the news about questionable actions by local officials. One of D.A. George Gascon’s top deputies,...
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40-Year-Old Playground Needs to be Replaced
(Editor’s note: The simple facts: the Palisades Recreation Center 40-year-old playground is not ADA compliant. Although Palisades residents are among the highest taxpayers in Los Angeles, it appears the only way a playground will be replaced if 1) someone, who...
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Food Trucks Cannot Monopolize Parking Meters
A reader queried about why food trucks are allowed to park all day at the meters on Sunset Boulevard in front of Ralphs grocery store. The parking sign on that stretch of the road states that only one-hour parking is...
Councilwoman Traci Park on L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Westside Current on July 24 and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR In the five months since the Current’s last interview with Traci Park, there have been a number of important developments in...
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Lots of Questions about Why Homeless Aren’t Being Helped or Housed: Few Answers
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in CityWatch on July 15 and is reprinted with permission.) TIM CAMPBELL After the June 28 announcement that LAHSA’s latest PIT count showed miniscule decreases in overall and unsheltered homelessness, LA officials were quick...
Posted in City, Homelessness, L.A. County Supervisors
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LA28 Announced Additional Olympic Venues Including Palisades
Polo Ground residents thought traffic was bad during the Genesis Golf Tournament. The small community will be impacted when golf will be played at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The...
L.A. Times Caption and Headline Decried
A July 2 L.A. Times Headline is misleading (“A plan to fund $1 million in security for Jewish spaces is amended after a protest in City Hall.”). After a large group of pro-Palestinian protestors blocked the entrance to Adas Torah...
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Outgoing PPCC’s President Zar’s Message
By MARYAM ZAR, PPCC President Emeritus The last couple of weeks have been exciting for me, as I’ve prepared to step away from my role as PPCC (Pacific Palisades Community Council) President, a position I’ve held twice in the last...
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Street Vendors Do Not Play by the Rules: Melee in Santa Monica
What happens if street vendors are not regulated in L.A. County and L.A. City? It seems it could lead to a dangerous free-for-all as vendors try to stake out territory. KABC reported that “A fight involving about 20 men near...
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