Category Archives: Community

 Bermudez: Palisades’ Loss Is West L.A.’s Gain

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Sue

One of the biggest assets to Pacific Palisades Beach Detail, was officer Jose Bermudez. If you were up at 3 a.m. on some mornings, you might find him with a partner on the local beaches or hillsides looking for illegal … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Crime/Police, Homelessness | 1 Comment

Juvenile Crime Includes Graffiti, Car Break-ins: Street Vendor Letters

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Sue

REGARDING GRAFFITI: I hope we can catch the kids who did this [graffiti in George Wolfberg Park at Potrero]. It’s a shame such a beautiful place/sanctuary can be vandalized. I brought friends from out of town for a walk and … Continue reading →

Posted in businesses/stores, Community, Crime/Police | 2 Comments

Around the Palisades April 22: Fire, Graffiti, Passover

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Sue

FIRE IN CIELA PARKING GARAGE: A car caught fire in Ciela’s parking garage under the three-story building. Los Angeles Fire Department reported on April 21, at 7:45 p.m. that “First arriving companies report a convalescent home (three residential stories over … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, Community, Holidays, Parks | 4 Comments

Butterfly Garden Opens, Thanks to the Morrisseys

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Sue

A ribbon cutting was held on April 5 for the opening of a butterfly garden in Simon Meadow, located at the corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Sunset Boulevard. Cindy Simon, who served as emcee explained that when Colleen Morrissey … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals/Pets, Community, Environmental | 2 Comments

Insurance Policies Being Cancelled in Pacific Palisades

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Sue

State Farm Insurance in a March 2024 statement announced that it would not renew homeowners insurance for 30,000 homeowners, rentals and businesses and 42,000 apartment owners policies in California. “These actions are California-specific,” the notice said, and cited inflation, catastrophe … Continue reading →

Posted in Accidents/Fires, City, Community | 8 Comments

Win a Chance for Dinner with Steve Kerr

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Sue

  Steve Kerr, the coach of the Golden State Warriors, and also the USA Olympic basketball team, has agreed to have dinner with the lucky winner of a raffle, sponsored by the Palisades Rotary Club. Tickets are $100 and only … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Sports | 1 Comment

Armchair Tour of Griffith Park Tomorrow

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Sue

The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m., on Monday, April 1, at the Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Avenue. Guest speaker is Jorge Ochoa, who is a professor of horticulture at Long Beach City College. His topic … Continue reading →

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Artist Peter Carr Will Speak to Art Association

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Sue

Long-time resident Peter Carr will be discussing his art and the process with the Palisades Art Association at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the community room of the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. Carr was born in Hawaii … Continue reading →

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5/10K Will Rogers Race Foundation Members Thanked

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Sue

Special guests at the March 19 Optimist Club Meeting were Palisades Will Rogers 5/10K Run Foundation members Jimmy Klein and Mike Solum. Annually members of the foundation, which was formed in 2014, work as volunteers to host the Fourth of … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Los Angeles in Turmoil: A Metropolis Upside Down

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This first appeared in the Westside Current https://www.westsidecurrent.com/news and is printed with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL There’s a rather ungainly street tree outside our home.  Judging by its mass of tangled branches and forlorn appearance, it’s a safe … Continue reading →

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