Category Archives: Community

Swimming at the Palisades High Pool Is Positively Civil, But Lane Reservations Are Required

Back in mid-March, when I was swimming at least twice a week at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center through my YMCA membership, I was dismayed (along with all my fellow lap swimmers) when the pool was closed in response to … Continue reading

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Friends of the Palisades Library Honor Winners in the Annual Summer Writing Contest

Brentwood High School student Alana Kamins, who took third place with her story “Eyes,” told the Friends of the Palisades Library: “Thank you for having this event. Especially with all the negativity right now, it’s nice to have a positive … Continue reading

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PCH Task Force Addresses Potrero Canyon Park, RV Parking and Street Racing

The Pacific Coast Highway Task Force held its quarterly meeting Wednesday on Zoom, with State Senators Ben Allen and Henry Stern and Assemblyman Richard Bloom in attendance. “It is important to cut across jurisdictional issues on PCH regarding accidents, evacuation … Continue reading

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Voting Box Damaged outside Baldwin Park Library

The Los Angels Country Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan and L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis acknowledged that on October 18, a Vote by Mail Box Drop Box located outside the Baldwin Park Library on Baldwin Park Boulevard was damaged by fire. … Continue reading

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Election 2020: Voting Concerns and Updates

1. A Ballot Is Addressed to an Adult Child No Longer Living at Home On Sunday morning in the village, Circling the News ran into long-time resident Sam Lagana, a 2012 Sparkplug Award winner and Associate Vice Chancellor at Pepperdine … Continue reading

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Webinar Will Feature Palisades Author Robert Rosenstone, Exploring the Legacy of John Reed

Pacific Palisades author Robert A. Rosenstone and Kenneth Z. Chutchian will explore the life and legacy of John Reed at 6 p.m., on Saturday, October 17, in a Zoom webinar. The webinar will be moderated by The Narrative Group’s Scott … Continue reading

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Department of Toxic Substances Provides an Update on Former Contaminated Swarthmore Site

In July 2004, when business in Pacific  Palisades was thriving, and a local newspaper reported, “The only advertised storefront currently available for lease in the Village is the former Emerson-LeMay site (1,600-sq.-ft.) at 1045 Swarthmore, which has been vacant since … Continue reading

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YMCA Pumpkin Patch Opens October 1

The annual Palisades-Malibu YMCA Pumpkin Patch will open tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, and run through October 30—or until pumpkins are sold out. In the midst of Covid-19, the opportunity to take kids to select pumpkins is a welcome return to some sort of … Continue reading

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Power Pole Replacement Project Needed, But an Endangered Plant Is Threatened

  Ironically, if the wooden power poles in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Pacific Palisades caught fire, it would help propagate an endangered plant: Astragalus brauntonii, known as Braunton’s milkvetch. This interesting ecological situation came to light during last … Continue reading

Posted in Community, Environmental | 4 Comments

Business Block Building Plans Will Be Heard by Design Review Board This Wednesday

Revised exterior remodeling plans for the historic Business Block Building will be reviewed by the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board at 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, September 23. The updated plan includes a warm cream color for the current “pink” building … Continue reading

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