Category Archives: City
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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Zero Moved into Permanent Housing, According to City Records
By SUE PASCOE and TIM CAMPBELL It seems all it will take to end homelessness in Los Angeles is more money. On the November ballot, voters will see the Affordable Housing, Homeless Solutions & Prevention Now initiative, which would end...
Posted in City, Homelessness
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City Makes Decisions Based on 1940’s Map
Street Services approved a permit on May 5, 2024, for clearing mud from a street and to park construction equipment on Paseo Miramar. A barrier to prevent vehicular travel, that has been in place for nearly 60 years, was removed...
Posted in City, Environmental, Real Estate
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Ordinance 41.18 Misunderstood by Some Councilmembers
City Ordinance 41.18, which was passed in 2021 by the City Council is now coming under fire from Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky and incoming Council President Marqueece Harris Dawson, who do not understand its purpose. This ordinance is not meant to...
Posted in City, City Councilmember Park, County Supervisors, Homelessness
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Coastal Permits Needed for Much of the Construction in Palisades
A sign was posted at 425 Holyoke that a Coastal Development permit with City Planning had been applied for by Tony Russo of Crest Real Estate. On that vista, the construction of a three-story house with attached garage, and a...
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