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Category Archives: Community
SPORTS: Car Racing Takes Place in Pacific Palisades and AJ Lord is the Pinewood Derby Winner
So, you thought there were no sports taking place in Los Angeles the past six weeks because of Covid-19. Wrong. Fast cars were on display at the annual Pinewood Derby on April 25 in Pacific Palisades, as members of Cub … Continue reading
VIEWPOINT: Some Good and Bad Contrasts in Our Community
Good: Pacific Palisades, which has exactly one dedicated LAPD car, had more than eight on Sunday, with their emergency lights on, sitting in the Will Rogers State Beach parking lot. Police were outside enjoying the fresh salt air as they … Continue reading
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community, Health
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Fine Art Photographer Sara Jane Boyers Adds Art to Poems
In 1922, T.S. Eliot began his famous poem, “The Waste Land,” with these lines: April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Community
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Around the Town: Helping Others during the Crisis
IRENE DUNNE GUILD SUPPORTS DOCTORS/NURSES DURING COVID-19 This year, funds from the Irene Dunne Guild’s yearly patron drive are going to help support doctors and nurses at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The drive … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Councilman Bonin Should Advocate Fairness for Everyone If the City Opens Its Beaches
On April 15, Pacific Palisades Community Council Chair David Card and WRAC Chair/PPCC chair emeritus Maryam Zar participated in a Zoom conference with Councilmember Mike Bonin and other CD-11 neighborhood/community councils. Knowing that Mayor Eric Garcetti was going to release … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness
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Optimism Can Turn Failure into Success
(Editor’s note: Every year, Optimist International hosts an essay contest and students in Pacific Palisades are invited to participate. The winning entry is then sent to the District contest. Keira Wood, an eighth grader at Corpus Christi, read her winning … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Schools
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25 Palisades-Malibu YMCA Workers Furloughed; Director Kirtley Seeks Donations for Homeless Kits
When Mayor Eric Garcetti closed non-essential services in the City on March 25, about 2,600 YMCA staff members across Los Angeles were furloughed. In Pacific Palisades, about 25 staff were let go. Palisades-Malibu YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley is trying … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Health
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Recycling Plastic Bottles and Aluminum Cans Raises Money for Westside Babies in Need
Bottles for Babies, which was started by longtime resident Francesca Chase last July 4, continues its recycling efforts through the Covid-19 pandemic to help purchase diapers and food for infants. “When I learned that there were about 2,000 babies in … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environmental
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Bruce Schwartz Will Help You Grow Giant Pumpkins in Your Backyard
Need some new ideas to make home schooling more fun during Covid-19? Teaching kids about the environment, botany and community service can be super easy, thanks to Pacific Palisades resident Bruce Schwartz. Schwartz is a local realtor and was the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Education, Environmental
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COVID-19 ROUND-UP: SUPERMARKETS, MASKS AND SCOFFLAWS
Wrong Way on a One-Way Aisle: I shopped at Von’s (at Sunset and PCH) on Sunday morning. I generally visit Gelson’s and Ralphs, but since I was interviewing Bruce Schwartz by the onion patch, near Von’s, I threw on my mask … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Pacific Palisades Community Council, Parks
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