Category Archives: Environmental
Clearing of Vegetation at 425 Holyoke Questioned
Neighbors through the Cannel Law Group sent an October 2023 notice to the California Coastal Commission alleging that the drilling and the removal of vegetation was unlawful at 425 Holyoke under the Coastal Act. The Mt. Holyoke View Preservation, a...
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Orchid Digest Speakers Day Set for June 8
The Orchid Digest Speakers Day will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. Participants can come to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino to hear four speakers or join the presentation virtually. Speakers and...
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Topanga Canyon Boulevard Reopens Today, June 2, 2024
Topanga Canyon Boulevard that linked Pacific Coast Highway with the San Fernando Valley, will reopen today, Sunday, June 2. The road was closed on March 9, when a rainstorm triggered a mud slide, closing a portion of State Route 27....
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City Says Money Goes to Homeless Not Fixing the Tramonto Slide
The Pacific Palisades Community Council heard a presentation by the City, the Developers (Greg Demos and expeditor Tony Russo) and Castellammare residents in a special zoom meeting May 20, about the Tramonto Landslide, which is located in the Castellammare section...
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Roundup Banned in Some Countries and Cities, Still Used Here
Roundup has been cited in many lawsuits across the United States as a possible source of cancer. It continues to be legal here because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it is safe. “There are no risks to public health...
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Orchid Society to Host Speaker Carole Beule
Carol Helen Beule, who annually helps create the Southern California Orchid Society’s display for the Huntington’s annual October orchid show, will be this month’s speaker for the Malibu Orchid Society meeting. Beule will speak on “The Genus Lycaste” at 7...
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Real Estate Market Looking up for Bluebirds
While there seem to be many houses for sale in Pacific Palisades, there’s one subpopulation that seems to be growing: bluebirds. A reader wrote to CTN: When I moved to the Palisades more than 20+ years ago, the...
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Local Expert Oliver O’Donnell Will Speak on Bees
An extraordinary Pacific Palisades Garden Club meeting will be held 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6 at the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Avenue. The topic will be Native California bees and the local expert speaking is Oliver O’Donnell,...
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Teens Unveil Native Pollinator Garden at Library
By JAKE FOLSOM There’s good news to share about the great work local teens are doing at the Palisades Library. The public is welcome to come to the library on May 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. and May 4...
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“Planet vs. Plastics” Local Beach Cleanup Lacked Participants
People in Pacific Palisades must think the beaches at Will Rogers State Beach are pristine. What else could account for the lack of the poorly attended beach cleanup from 9 to 11 a.m. on April 20? Councilmember Traci Park, in...
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