Category Archives: Community

50-Year Palisadian Discusses the Town’s Past and Predicts the Future 

The guest speaker at the March 7 Optimist Club meeting was former Palisadian-Post editor Bill Bruns, who spoke on “Pacific Palisades: The Past, the Present and the Future.” As a current board member of the Historical Society, the Friends of...

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Come One, Come All. The PPBA Pancake Breakfast Will Be Held Saturday

Some residents call the annual pancake breakfast, which opens the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association’s season, the second-best day of the Year in Pacific Palisades. July Fourth, with its parade and fireworks holds the top spot. But for pure excitement, community...

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Palisades Residents Keep Busy:

Knitting Caps for Kids: Hats for Hope is supported through a Pacific Palisades United Methodist women’s service project.  Starting in February, the group made yarn hats that were and are donated to children in the hospital with cancer. The yarn...

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Journalist Bill Bruns Will Speak at the Optimist Club Meeting Tuesday

If you have always wondered about the Pacific Palisades Optimist Club and how to become a member, think about attending their meeting Tuesday morning at 9:30 in Janes Hall at the Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset. The guest speaker will be former Palisadian-Post editor...

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Time for a Community Spring Cleaning on Saturday

A community-wide cleanup is being held this Saturday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to noon. Those participating can pick up gloves and trash bags at the Village Green, 15280 Sunset Boulevard, and then find an area of Pacific Palisades that...

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On Your Mind – Readers Write

REGARDING DOGS AT THE FARMERS MARKET: Circling the News joked on February 27, that the latest dog park was the Palisades Farmers Market, because so many dogs are with their owners on Sunday. A reader sent a copy of the...

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Tired of High SoCalGas Bills? Make Your Voice Heard

A Wall Street Journal story (“Natural-Gas Prices Plunge, Causing Drillers to Scale Back,”), noted that “Natural-gas prices have dropped more than 65% since mid-December and this week hit their lowest level since 2020’s pandemic lockdowns.” Instead of lowering prices for...

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Do Not Molest the Orchid Roots

At the Malibu Orchid Society meeting on February 21 at the Methodist Church, featured speaker Alfred Hockenmaier, the “orchid whisperer” gave several orchid tips and answered questions for both beginners and those experienced in growing this flowering plant. “Don’t be...

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“Orchid Whisperer” Will Speak on February 21

  The Malibu Orchid Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, at the Hart Lounge, in the Community Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The featured speaker is Alfred Hockenmaier, who has been called the “Orchid...

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DWP Distribution Substation 104: Safe or NIMBYISM?

The sole electrical station in Pacific Palisades, built in 1936, was originally intended to service 300 to 500 homes. With an increasing population and electrical needs (larger homes and electrical vehicles), many areas of this community have suffered brownouts, which...

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