Category Archives: Community

Bike Path Bridge to Receive FEMA Money to Rebuild

The $6 million bike path bridge “fell into the ocean” in February 2024, and may now be repaired with FEMA funds, according to Kerjon Lee, chief communications director for Los Angeles Public Works. This two-year-old concrete slab bridge was located … Continue reading

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Palisades Beautiful Recharged: Led by Martin

The original Palisades Beautiful, which was formed in the 1970s, planted more than 1,500 trees in Pacific Palisades. Starting with the Jacarandas on Northfield, it grew into a project that spanned across the Palisades. That organization shut down in the … Continue reading

Posted in Community, Environmental, Geology/Dinosaurs/Earth | 2 Comments

Palisades Residents Take Garbage Seriously

A portion of the commercial district has burned in Pacific Palisades, mostly buildings on Antioch between Swarthmore and Via de la Paz. Storefronts have burned on Via and both grocery stores are shells. Despite that fact, there are a group … Continue reading

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Phenom Ruhman Composes Opera “Nannerl”

(Editor’s note:  Mia Ruhman sang Oh Holy Night, one Christmas Eve at the Palisades Methodist Church, I described her voice as listening to an angel sing. I was thrilled to hear about her latest endeavor, an opera she composed.) While … Continue reading

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Palisades Contestants Take First and Third at District Contest

Speaking on the topic of “How Optimism Has Guided Me Through Trying Times,” Lana Shargani won first at the District Level on May 4 and a $2,500 scholarship to the college of her choice. Shargani spoke about the fires in … Continue reading

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Owner Receives No Help with Dewatering

Last year one of the northbound Pacific Coast Highway lanes was closed for several months after heavy rains caused the Tramonto landslide (just north of Porto Marino) to dump mud on the roadway. Then Caltrans wrote, “since the slide is … Continue reading

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Good Friday and Easter Sunday at Palisades Methodist

Pastor John Shaver of the Community United Methodist Church in Pacific Palisades, not only lost a home, the parish, where he lived with his family, but the church at 801 Via de la Paz was also destroyed. He wrote to … Continue reading

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Hagerty Does What and For How Much Money?

Harrison Newton, a representative from Hagerty, a private consulting firm, appeared before the Pacific Palisades Community Council on April 10. The firm had been selected by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on February 7 to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental … Continue reading

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Promise: Palisades Will Have Greatest Park in the Nation

4.10.25 Rec Center Renderings Standing at the intersection of Alma Real and the entrance to the Palisades Park Recreation Center today were L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. Strong Sports co-founder and Lakers Coach JJ Redick and Rick Caruso who has … Continue reading

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American Legion Hosts a Thank You, Hope and Resiliency Ceremony

The idea was simple, but emotions were high as American Flags were planted around the Village Green, in a brief ceremony on March 20. Jim Cragg, Past Commander of Ronald Reagan Post 283, said, “We’ve been posting flags around the … Continue reading

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