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Category Archives: Community
YMCA Christmas Tree Lot Opens Tuesday, Offering the Freshest Selection in L.A.
The YMCA Christmas Tree lot will open tomorrow, December 1, offering quality trees ranging in size from table to more than 15 feet tall. Different-sized wreaths and garlands are also available. The lot will be open Monday through Friday from … Continue reading
Amalfi Estates Supports Homeboy Bakery, Gives Out Their Thanksgiving Pies
Anthony Marguleas and the Amalfi Estates staff hosted their fifth annual Thanksgiving Pie Day on Tuesday. Marguleas purchased more than 160 apple and pumpkin pies from Homeboy Bakery, and they were stacked by the front door at his office on … Continue reading
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Provides Hope
If this Thanksgiving finds you feeling sad and upset by how Covid-19 is impacting our lives this holiday season, watch a recording of the annual Pacific Palisades Interfaith Thanksgiving service that was celebrated on Monday night. This uplifting service, which … Continue reading
CRIME: Pacific Palisades and L.A.
According to a November 23 L.A. Daily News story (“Homicides in L.A. Top 300, most since 2009”), Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore had warned of a possible increase in crimes because budget cuts at the LAPD, passed by … Continue reading
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Pacific Palisades Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Will Be Held Monday Via Zoom
One of the most inspirational events in Pacific Palisades is the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, hosted by the town’s clergy. The service this year will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 23, via Zoom. Annually for decades, … Continue reading
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Palisades Rotary Club Sponsors Toy Drive
The Pacific Palisades Rotary Club is hosting a holiday toy drive. All residents are invited to participate. The toys will go to families at the Salvation Army Westwood Transitional Village, a nonprofit organization helping families transition from homelessness to independent … Continue reading
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If Scooters Are Improperly Parked, Call 311
Pacific Palisades residents have noticed a significant increase in the number of dockless Lime and Bird scooters lying on sidewalks the past few months. Teens in the town take advantage of the scooters, driving them about, quite often with a … Continue reading
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About the Palisades: Street Performers, Crosswalk on Chautauqua
STREET PERFORMERS: One reader wrote: Do know the reason for a small band playing loud music in the evening at Swarthmore and Sunset? Are we becoming a Santa Monica Promenade? The people the reader referred to was a woman from … Continue reading
Coastal Commission Fines LADWP Almost $2 Million after It Destroys Rare Plants above Highlands
At the California Coastal Commission hearing on November 4, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was fined nearly $2 million for failure to have a permit for infrastructure work that destroyed Braunton’s milkvetch plants (which are endangered) and … Continue reading
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John Wilson Helped Build Pacific Palisades
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News When John Wilson was in elementary school, he helped build Pacific Palisades. His father, Robert, a prolific architect and builder, designed and constructed buildings in the Marquez Knolls and Palisades Village, including … Continue reading
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