Category Archives: Community

Voting Started August 16: Cast Your Ballot

Government starts at the local level, and everyone living in Pacific Palisades can vote for candidates to represent them on the Palisades Community Council. The election for representatives are held every two years. Voting is online and residents are allowed … Continue reading

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“Ham” Radio Meeting on Thursday

The American Legion Radio Cadre (ALRC), aka Ham Radio, will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, at the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283, located on 15247 La Cruz Drive. The ALRC meets monthly on the first Thursday. … Continue reading

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Run for a Seat on the Local Community Council

Do not complain about anything in Pacific Palisades or even Los Angeles, if you are not willing to run for a seat on the Pacific Palisades Community Council. Founded in 1973, this all-volunteer nonprofit organization advocates to government and private … Continue reading

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Op-Ed: CD 11 Neighbors Stage Rally in Support of Traci Park

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Westside Current July 14, and is reprinted with permission.) By CHRIS LE GRAS Motorists Motorists traversing the intersection of Lincoln and Washington Boulevards in Venice, on July 13, were treated to a … Continue reading

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Taking a Leap of Faith

By NINA KIDD The Palisades Neighborhood Prayer Project, 2024, is underway. Twenty Palisades friends and neighbors met to pray on June 4. Across denominations they came together in solidarity with congregation members of Kehillat Israel and Palisades Chabad and in … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Neighborhood Reverend Shaver

Community United Methodist Church on Via de la Paz has a new minister, Reverend John T. Shaver. The church’s former minister, Dr. Wayne Walters, retired July 1. Shaver’s first sermon was on July 7, and this editor was instantly hooked … Continue reading

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Looking Back at a Four-Year Journey

 When Jim Cragg was elected commander of the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 238 in Pacific Palisades in 2020, the Post was a hidden-away gem, with little or no community interaction. Cragg over the next four years opened the doors, … Continue reading

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Borgeson Family Wins 4th of July Home Decorating Title

When judges stopped to look at the decorations at the Borgesons’ home on Ocampo, Judge Steve Guttenberg (actor, author and former honorary mayor) said, “It’s so festive. It has such joy and happiness and it’s patriotic.” There was bunting, flags, … Continue reading

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Monument Water Fight Almost Two Decades Old

BY HENRY KAMER Monument Street was the place to be for pre-parade family fun. I’ve lived in Pacific Palisades all 16 years of my life, but this was the first year I learned about and participated in the Annual July … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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