Category Archives: Community

Water Flushing Tonight Along PCH

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Sue

  The Los Angeles County Waterworks is continuing construction on the Malibu Branch Feeder Realignment Project, which includes installation of a new 30-inch water main for District 29 customers. The project started in March, with pipe being laid between Potrero … Continue reading →

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Woman’s Club Announces $10,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Sue

The Woman’s Club, which has been serving the community since 1925, continues its annual tradition of awarding grants to local nonprofits. Since so many events were shut down during Covid, the need was great and the recipients grateful for the … Continue reading →

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311 Will Work: Here Are Some Tips

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Sue

A reader wrote that they had called 311 because a large truck parked on Palisades Drive was blocking the view for people pulling out of a driveway. Initially, the reader tried the landline, and was directed to a Santa Monica … Continue reading →

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Palisades Library Issues Need to be Addressed

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Sue

(Editor’s note: CTN has now received two letters (below) about problems at the local library. This editor, who used to be an avid user of the branch library, now goes to Collections Antiques and Books on Antioch, run by Jeff … Continue reading →

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Proposed Potrero Trail to Temescal Funded by Representative Lieu

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Sue

U.S. House of Representative Ted Lieu announced on July 5 that a community grant of $1.15 million had been approved to pay for the construction of a trail that will connect the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon Park with … Continue reading →

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Giving A Beach Day to Kids Who Have Never Had One

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Sue

Vittorio Ristorante & Pizzeria, the Sons of the American Legion and American Legion Post 283 Auxiliary is teaming up with Claris Heath to offer a beach day on Saturday, July 23, for kids who live in the Lost Angeles area, … Continue reading →

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NIKE Missile Launch Site Still Exists in Santa Monica Mountains

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Sue

By CHAZ PLAGER Often, they say that the truth is stranger than fiction. For examples of this, you need look no further than current events, like a global mass pandemic, or a billionaire winning the presidency, or a mass insurrection … Continue reading →

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Discretionary Funding: Transparency Sought: Bonin Uses His for Homeless

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Sue

(Editor’s note: The Pacific Palisades Community Council asked Councilman Mike Bonin to use discretionary funding to keep the “Beach Patrol” intact.  The patrol is LAPD officers that work with the nonprofit, all-volunteer Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness to prevent … Continue reading →

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Simple Twist of Fate

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Sue

(Editor’s note: If a young person ever wonders what love truly is—CTN shares the sweet tale of Pepper Edmiston, who was married to her husband Joe on November 1, 1985.)   By PEPPER EDMISTON In the summer of 1999, two … Continue reading →

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Historical Society’s Centennial Publication Arrives This Week

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Sue

Watch your mailbox/front porch this week for a special 60-page publication: Pacific Palisades: A Centennial Retrospective, 1922-2022.  Mailed free to every household in Pacific Palisades, this tabloid-size magazine celebrates the town’s rich and wide-ranging history and is sponsored by the … Continue reading →

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