Category Archives: Environmental

Coastal Interceptor Prevents Trash from Entering the Ocean

Residents near Ballona Creek were upset about the amount of trash entering the Pacific Ocean. The trash from storm drains, which covers 150 square miles of Los Angeles, is dumped into Ballona Creek. A pilot project, the Ballona Creek Trash … Continue reading

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Palisades Recreation Center: Bocce Water Fountain and Trees

WATER FOUNTAINS: Circling the News posted a story about “Nearby Park Neighbors Under Attack: Resident Being Scapegoated,” on November 16. A resident responded by writing, “Hmmm, perhaps this is the reason the once wonderful water fountain and water bottle filler … Continue reading

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Rain, Blessed Rain, Fell in Pacific Palisades

The rain started in the evening of November 6 and after several showers and downpours, the sun finally came out on November 9. There were reports of several traffic accidents and garbage cans floating down the street. The rain gauge … Continue reading

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Jeff Moore to Speak on Spiny Succulents

The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will hold it November 7 meeting, virtually, welcoming Jeff Moore of Solana Succulents. He will speak on spiny succluents, including cacti, euphorbias, alluaudias, fourquierias, terrestrial bromelidads and a host of other spiny plants that are … Continue reading

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Santa Monica Conservancy Presents: “Everything Old Is New Again”

As part of its 20th Anniversary Celebration the Santa Monica Conservancy is hosting a special virtual program “Everything Old is New Again: Adaptive Reuse in Santa Monica,” at 5 p.m., Sunday, November 6. The Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated … Continue reading

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Tipus Might Be the Wrong Tree for the Bocce Area

The Pacific Palisades Forestry Committee (PFC) sought permission to plant eight replacement trees at the Recreation Center during the Park Advisory Board meeting on October 19. The PFC proposed three tall pine trees near the entrance to the park, three Torrey … Continue reading

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Incumbent State Senator Allen and Challenger Irwin Asked about Ballona Wetlands

  California State Senator Ben Allen, the incumbent, was unopposed on the primary ballot for State District 24. He received 165,421 votes. But, in the November election, Allen will run against Kristina Irwin, a Santa Monica native. She received 6,260 … Continue reading

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LETTER: Human Composting a New Way of Dealing with Dead Bodies

(Editor’s note: CTN wrote October 3 musings about a new law passed that would allow human composting. Forget the casket, forget the urn – Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill to allow human composting, aka “natural organic reduction.” Composting is … Continue reading

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Dr. Jane Goodall Visits Pacific Palisades

Scientist and activist Dr. Jane Goodall, who is known for her landmark studies of chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, was a guest of Seven Arrows Elementary School on September 28. More than 500 students in kindergarten through high school from Seven … Continue reading

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Removal of Parkway Trees Needs to be Permitted.

“The onslaught of street tree removal by local developers continues,” a reader wrote and sent a photo of a tree that she felt was slated for removal. The reader wrote that this was one of many trees planted by Palisades … Continue reading

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