Category Archives: Community

Rain, Blessed Rain, Fell in Pacific Palisades

The rain started in the evening of November 6 and after several showers and downpours, the sun finally came out on November 9. There were reports of several traffic accidents and garbage cans floating down the street. The rain gauge … Continue reading

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Palisadians Show Support for Iranian Women

  Story and Photos by: CHAZ PLAGER The Palisades Farmer’s Market on Sunset and Swarthmore was just a bit noisier than normal, on October 30, thanks to the March for Iranian Women’s Rights being held. Led by Palisades High School … Continue reading

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Jeff Moore to Speak on Spiny Succulents

The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will hold it November 7 meeting, virtually, welcoming Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents. He will speak on spiny succluents, including cacti, euphorbias, alluaudias, fourquierias, terrestrial bromelidads and a host of other spiny plants that are … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: Group Think and Scapegoating: Seek Truth

In high school, we were shown “The Ox-Bow Incident” (1943 black and white film), more than once. This editor hated the Western because of the ending – if only people had stopped to seek the truth, it could have been … Continue reading

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DSA-Sanctioned Candidates Should be Examined Closely

The Westside Current ran an October 26 story (“DSA Endorsements Raise Questions of Anti-Semitism Among Darling, City Candidates”), which pointed out that in order to receive a DSA endorsement, candidates must fill out a questionnaire that asks if they back … Continue reading

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Tipus Might Be the Wrong Tree for the Bocce Area

The Pacific Palisades Forestry Committee (PFC) sought permission to plant eight replacement trees at the Recreation Center during the Park Advisory Board meeting on October 19. The PFC proposed three tall pine trees near the entrance to the park, three Torrey … Continue reading

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Temescal Canyon Road Will Be Repaved, Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13

Department of Street Services is giving notice to all Pacific Palisades residents that Temescal Canyon Road from Sunset Boulevard to Pacific Coast Highway will be paved over two weekends. Residents are advised to take notice. This is one of three … Continue reading

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DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Protesting and Ballet Harvesting

Circling the News ran some protesting tips from DSA, Democratic Socialists of America in its October 19 musings. One reader wrote, “Stop endorsing DSA please. They have destroyed our city.” Rest assured that CTN was not promoting DSA, rather, this … Continue reading

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President of Narcotics Officer Association to Speak on Fentanyl October 20

Glenn Walsh, president of the California Narcotics Officers Association, will lead a community discussion on fentanyl and law enforcement counter-narcotics efforts at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 20, at Janes Hall, Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset Boulevard. The talk is … Continue reading

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Kilbride Addresses Homeless Count in Pacific Palisades

Co-president of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness Sharon Kilbride spoke to the Palisades Rotary Club on Tuesday and detailed the number of homeless that the nonprofit volunteer group had counted during the annual Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority … Continue reading

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