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Pacific Palisades Voting Center Experiences Difficulties
The only voting center in Pacific Palisades was supposed to open at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the Palisades Recreation Center. But the word quickly went out via the social media site Nextdoor Palisades: “Voting at the Rec Center Is...
Allow Extra Time This Weekend for Traffic: Sunset and PCH Will Be Impacted
A reminder that the Genesis Invitational is being held at the Rivera Country Club through this weekend and traffic will be heavy on Sunset in late afternoon, when the tournament ends and spectators head for home. Additionally, one lane of southbound (east)...
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Senior Alliance to Host Experts Who Will Explain Voting Changes in the Upcoming Primary Election
The Palisades Alliance for Seniors will host “Introducing L.A. County’s New Voting Experience” at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 10, at the Palisades Library community room. The program is free to the public. There will be two speakers: a staff...
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DWP Bills Seem Too High? What the Heck Is Going On? A Promised Meeting Should Help.
Many residents in Pacific Palisades believe their recent Department of Water and Power bills are excessive and some of them have vented their anger on the social media forum Nextdoor Palisades. A few have reached out to the DWP, and...
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November 2019: Proposed Elder Care Facility and Acme 5 Nursery
Question: When did City Officials know that the proposed Highlands Eldercare facility was too large by code? Emails obtained by Circling the News reveal that City officials know the proposed elder care facility in the Highlands was too large per...
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Homeless Encampment Found in Very High Fire Severity Zone
On January 6, two new homeless camps were found in the Via Las Olas Bluffs by the LAPD Beach Patrol, which works with the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness. The campers vacated the area and the campsites were...
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October 2019: Caruso Cut Through City Bureacracy; Rec Center Parking Lot Paving
Question: How does a smart developer bypass the zoning code? Howard Robinson, who works as a land-use consultant spoke to the local Rotary Club and explained: “When Caruso acquired those properties, he proposed a new section be inserted into the...
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Marcia Vogler Tackles Brush Clearance, Will Succeed with Community Help
A January 5 L.A. Times story (“In 2019, We Saw How Wildfires Can Be Prevented: Power Shut-offs Seemed to Avert Fire Ignitions, But There’s More the State Can Do”) noted that of the state’s 20 most destructive wildfires, all were...
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September 2019: Palisades Fire Arson Investigation: Potrero Canyon Needs Additional $4.6 Million
Question: How many fires were reported in the Highlands this fall? A brush fire was reported west of Calle De Palermo on the western edge of the Highlands around 2:16 p.m. on September 13. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department,...
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AUGUST 2019: Jack in the Box Development and Rec Park Sewage
Question: How many years has Movie in the Park been around? I know it’s free to spectators, but who pays for it? This is the 16th year of free movies that are shown every Saturday night in August at the Palisades Recreation...