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Category Archives: Community
More Memories: Pacific Palisades Teen Contest
The Pacific Palisades Chambe of Commerce hosted the first Pacific Palisades Teen Contest in 1958. Then, only girls competed, and the event included a swimsuit competition. The venue was packed as people came to cheer on daughters and neighbors and...
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Ice Cream Sundaes Reunite Community: Scoop on the Loop
By HENRY KAMER Joy and laughter filled the air at Douglas Park in Santa Monica on September 14, 2025. Upwards of sixty people from the Las Casas-Grenola Loop neighborhood (and general Pacific Palisades) streamed into the park to grab a...
Town’s Treasure Jimmy Dunne Brings Optimism … and Bocce
By CHAZ PLAGER Pacific Palisades is blessed with several individuals who have stepped up to save community and organizations after the Palisades Fire. For well–known TV composer and resident Jimmy Dunne, putting in backbreaking effort after the fire was something...
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City Return and Rebuild Webinar for Palisades. Valuable?
Last night, September 17, 2025, a webinar “Return and Rebuild” was hosted by the City of Los Angeles, the Office of Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Traci Park, to explain the ease and simplicity of obtaining a building permit. According...
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LETTER: Join Palisadians Writing the Governor about SB 79
(Editor’s note: Realtor Michael Edlen sent the message below to Governor Gavin Newsom in response to the passage of SB 79 by the state legislature. Many Palisadians don’t realize this could affect Pacific Palisades because people say we don’t have...
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State Leadership Plays Roulette with Residents
(Editor’s Note: Tim Campbell recommended this great story by Chris LeGras, noting that this is “a great piece on Scott Weiner and his obsession with high density housing, which I’m sure is related to the $900,000+ he’s received in campaign...
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SB 79 Waiting for the Governor’s Signature. Call Him
San Francisco Democratic Senator Scott Wiener wrote on X around 4 p.m. “SB 79 — our bill allowing more housing near public transportation — just received final approval by the Senate & IS ON ITS WAY TO THE GOVERNOR!” Senate...
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Scoop On the Loop Returns September 14
Members of the Grenola Loop, which includes Las Casas, Grenola, Baylor, Marquette and Pintoresca Streets are keeping a long-time tradition alive with Scoop on the Loop from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 14 at Douglas Park where community...
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Bocce Season Opening, Town Celebrates
By CHAZ PLAGER Eight months on the dot after the fire that ravaged our community, nearly 200 Palisadians gathered at the edge of Palisades Rec Center to celebrate the re–opening of the bocce ball courts and to participate in a...
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Palisades Residents Report Problems in Other Areas of L.A.
Palisades residents took pride in the community. Residents picked up trash, covered up graffiti and reported quality of life issues to 311 or to Councilmember Traci Park’s Office. Those residents continued advocating for their community until officials acknowledged the problem....
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