Category Archives: Environmental

Resilient Palisades Announces “Choose to Reuse Campaign”

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

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

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

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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Lack of Alarms/Human Error Cause Hyperion Failure

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Initially, the L.A. City Public Works claimed that the near catastrophic failure of the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in July, which not only flooded the plant but caused a 17-million-gallon sewage spill to be released in the ocean, was caused … Continue reading →

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L.A. County Sheriff Responds to Plea from Residents/Nonprofits

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

After nearly a year of watching the Ballona Wetlands destroyed by the people living in illegally parked RV’s, who dumped garbage into the water, broke fences, used the area as an outdoor toilet and did drugs unimpeded, residents and nonprofits … Continue reading →

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Highlands Eldercare Building Impacts Residents

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Is a special Environmental Impact Review (EIR) needed to add an entrance gate to a public park? That question recently came up in a January 27 letter in the Palisadian-Post (“Holding Public Officials Accountable, Local Project Concerns”). An EIR examines … Continue reading →

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“Unfriendly” Opposition to an Entrance Gate into Potrero Canyon Park

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Several residents are waging a battle against an entrance gate, under construction off Friends Street, that will allow hikers to enter the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon, once it is opened. Three Palisades residents made public comments during the Board of Recreation … Continue reading →

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Bathrooms at Split Rock Trailhead Are Disgusting

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: We received a note from hikers who said the Split Rock Trailhead’s bathrooms were disgusting. The trailhead is a major starting place for hikers using the Temescal Ridge Trail, Skull Rock and Topanga State Park. There is a … Continue reading →

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Solar Available for Palisades Residents; Prospective Installers to Present on February 3

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

One of the goals of Resilient Palisades is to ensure the community of Pacific Palisades is utilizing solar power, and then to establish a microgrid. A microgrid is a local electrical network that includes homes or businesses with solar panels … Continue reading →

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Environmentalists and Government Officials Are Needed to Save Ballona Wetlands

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Prior to the L.A. County Supervisors meeting on January 11, Lucy Han, a representative of the nonprofit Friends of the Jungle, dropped off 500 letters tp Supervisor Holly Mitchell. The letters pleaded to save the Ballona Wetlands from the illegally … Continue reading →

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