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Category Archives: Environmental
Pacific Palisades 1958 Killer Slide
(Editor’s note: Stewart Slavin posted the story below on his Facebook. Circling the News asked if we could post it for readers. Slavin is a longtime resident who has worked as a foreign correspondent in Asia and the Pacific granted … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environmental, Geology/Dinosaurs/Earth
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Homeless Woman Attacks Visitor with Vile Substance along RV Row in the Ballona Wetlands
An oversized porta-potty, paid for by Councilman Mike Bonin, has been placed adjacent to the environmentally sensitive Ballona Wetlands for those living in a long line of illegally parked RVs on Jefferson Boulevard. A woman who lives in one of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Crime/Police, Environmental, Homelessness
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Garden Club Will Feature Speakers on Japanese Flower Arranging
Patricia Ziegler and Gabriel Pacheco will give a presentation on the Sogetsu School of Ikebana for the Palisades Garden Club at 7 p.m. on April 4, via Zoom. Ikebana means “living flowers” in Japanese and is a term used to … Continue reading
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Monday’s Rainfall Brings Town Close to Its Season Average
About 1.1 inches of rain fell across Pacific Palisades yesterday, ending a 12-week dry spell during what is normally the “rainy” season. Thanks to 10.1 inches of rain in December, the Palisades is now close to its annual average of 13.78 … Continue reading
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Street Tree Planting Is Underway in Pacific Palisades
The Palisades Forestry Committee, under the auspices of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, has pledged to plant 100 trees this year to help celebrate the town’s centennial. The first of the hundred, a Coast Live Oak, was planted at Founders … Continue reading
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Environmental
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Interceptor Could Prevent Trash from Entering the Ocean
A community nonprofit, Friends of the Jungle, has spearheaded the effort to clean Ballona Creek of trash. Residents were appalled at the amount of trash entering the ocean and met with County Public Works in 2016, 2018 and 2019. Now … Continue reading
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Learn How to Grow and Maintain Dahlias
Pacific Palisades Garden Club will meet electronically at 7 p.m. on March 7 to hear Steve Hampson speak on “How to Grow and Maintain Dahlias.” (visit: pacpalgardenclub.org). Dahlias are a perennial that produces superb cut flowers. The flower, which … Continue reading
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Resilient Palisades Announces “Choose to Reuse Campaign”
Plastics are killing the environment. In one of the first-ever evaluations of greenhouse gas emissions from plastics, released in 2019, Professor Sangwon Suh found that production and post-use of plastics — including composting and recycling — emit a substantial amount … Continue reading
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Large Branch Needs to Be Cleared, Before it Comes Down
A large eucalyptus tree topped across Sunset and Bienveneda around 3:30 p.m. on December 30 and neighbors reported: “Massive tree down on Sunset and Bienveneda—took the power lines out,” and “Just drove by and there’s multiple trucks and people working.” … Continue reading
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Braude Bike Trail “Gap” Construction Underway
Former City Councilman Marvin Braude would be delighted that the long-proposed improvements to add a second lane to the bike path between the City of Santa Monica and Will Rogers State Beach is finally under construction. Work has started this … Continue reading
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