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Category Archives: Community
What’s on Your Mind? Residents Have Questions, Suggestions
Readers keep asking numerous good questions about what’s going on in our town and bring good articles to my attention. I’m including a sampling here, so you can help with answers—or have something new to think about. Jokes Amid the … Continue reading
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Businesses Begin Reopening in Pacific Palisades
As stay-at-home orders due to Covid-19 have been slowly lifted in Los Angeles, shops and restaurants in Pacific Palisades have started to reopen. Palisades Barber Shop: Joe Almaraz, owner of the venerable Palisades Barber Shop on Antioch, opened his … Continue reading
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Possible Problems in Pacific Palisades Today with Looters
(Editor’s note: I was asked by several subscribers to post the warning that I sent out this morning, so that others might read it. Additionally, around noon, Captain Jonathon Tom, Commanding Officer for West Los Angeles sent a notice to … Continue reading
Palisades Recreation Center Office Undergoes a $72,000 Renovation–At Long Last
On May 21, the L.A. Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners approved a $72,000 construction project at the Palisades Recreation Center that will renovate the floors and ceilings and replace office windows in the 1958 building. The long-waited construction at … Continue reading
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After a Stroke, Dana Rivera Had to Relearn to Walk; She Now Leads Recovery Groups
It was scary. Parents were huddled together at a baseball field in Santa Monica in June 2009, worried about Dana Rivera, who was in the hospital following a stroke. Her son Nicky was playing, but no one was sure about … Continue reading
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Zoom: New Ways to Share Life’s Happenings
Although life has been put on hold for large gatherings, clever people are still figuring out ways to hold celebrations. A bachelorette party and a Rotary Club fundraiser were both held virtually. THE BACHELORETTE PARTY My daughter, Shelby Pascoe, was … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Covid-19 Update, Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Homeless and Mask Shaming
L.A. COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE On May 15, NBC reported that “More Than Half of All Coronvirus Deaths in L.A. County Are Mostly at Nursing Homes.” Then on May 18, the county announced that of the 1,839 total deaths in L.A. County, 955 … Continue reading
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All-Way Stop Signs Denied at El Medio and Erskine
Residents who live off El Medio and Erskine had asked the City if a four-way stop sign could be installed at that intersection. Pacific Palisade Community Council Area 4 Representative Rick Mills received the following letter from the Los Angeles … Continue reading
Neighbors Are Angry and Frustrated over Confusing Residential Building Regulations. What Can Be Done?
One resident wrote to Circling the News and said, “During this ‘stay-at-home time’ I’d love to open my doors and let the fresh air come in, save on air conditioning and lighting. But I can’t from 8 a.m. until 5 … Continue reading
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Civic League to Review Residential Construction Plans Via ZOOM on May 26
The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet electronically, via ZOOM, on Tuesday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month, but because of Memorial Day … Continue reading
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