Category Archives: Environmental

Cease and Desist Order for Temescal Trailhead Restrooms and Parking Lot

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Sue

The Coastal Commission will vote on a Cease-and-Desist Order at its April 13 meeting regarding the Temescal Trailhead bathrooms and parking lot located at the top of the Palisades Highlands Summit. If approved, Wooster Street LLC (owner Henri Levy) would … Continue reading →

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California SB 884 Specifies Overhead Utility Wires Should be Put Underground

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Sue

Update on Power Lines, SB 884, DWP Overtime and “Clean Energy” On March 29, Circling the News carried the following musing: One reader, a 35-year resident wrote, “I am appalled that we are allowing a company to hang hordes of … Continue reading →

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Succulent Gardening Demonstrated by Emi Carvell on April 8

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Sue

  UC David Master Gardener Emi Carvell will provide a class on succulents at noon on Saturday, April 8, at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. After the program, participants will receive a small succulent to take home. Space … Continue reading →

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Palisades Garden Club: Theodore Payne Garden Tour: Santa Barbara Flower Show

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Sue

Almost everyone has heard the phrase “April Showers Bring May Flowers.” Historians believe this phrase may date back to a 1610 poem, which contained the lines “Sweet April showers, do spring May flowers.” A longer phrase, “March winds and April … Continue reading →

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March Rain Totals in Pacific Paliades Are Above Normal

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Sue

The rain fell “gently” on the plain is in several well-known songs—but starting on the evening of March 28 through March 30, rain fell along the Pacific Ocean Coast and into the Santa Monica Mountains. When the rain stopped, another … Continue reading →

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Two Homes Red-Tagged, One Home Yellow-Tagged

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Sue

A 20,000-sq-ft. piece of the hillside, off Las Lomas Avenue, slid into a home below at 949 Los Lomas. The slide was reported at 7:50 p.m. March 26, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Nicholas Prange. “There were … Continue reading →

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Los Leones Historical Hike This Saturday

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Sue

Sign Up for Hike: Enjoy Refreshments and Talk After the predicted rains are over this week, it will be the perfect time to take a moderate-level hike at 8:45 a.m. in Los Leones Canyon (near Fire Station 23), on Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Graffiti and Rain, Both “Hit” Pacific Palisades

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Sue

Graffiti Issues Ongoing: When this editor first moved to Pacific Palisades in 1994, she was climbing the stairs below the Methodist Church between Haverford Avenue and the church parking lot. An elderly woman with a rag and some sort of … Continue reading →

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Annual Orchid Auction Held on March 21 at Methodist Church

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Sue

One of the most anticipated events of the year for flower lovers is the Malibu Orchid Society’s annual orchid auction. On March 21, Tuesday, the Society will hold its auction at the Hart Lounge, Community United Methodist Church, 801 Via … Continue reading →

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Draining Mono Lake Had an Impact on Wildlife/Air Quality

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Sue

By REECE PASCOE If you have ever driven up to Lake Tahoe, you have seen Mono Lake. It is on the eastern side of Highway 395, a few hours south of Tahoe. I took that drive back in 2010. When … Continue reading →

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