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Viewpoint: Hey, LA Times Editorial Board: Latest Column on Venice Attacks–Too Soon and Out of Touch
(Editor’s note: This article appeared on April 24 in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By: JAMIE PAIGE, Editor Westside Current On April 15, an emotional Councilwoman Traci Park delivered a speech at a press conference following the...
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Candidate Statements in Official Guides Are Paid Ads
“The only way to run for public office is to have a lot of money,” said Jonathan Reiss, who was a candidate for U.S. Senate in the March primary election. You may not have read about him, because although he...
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Food Trucks Continue to Draw Controversy
There is a proverb “the road to hell is paved with good intentions,” which can be interpreted to mean that that good actions may have unintended consequences. On September 17, 2018, former Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 946, which is...
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VIEWPOINT: No on Prop.1
What if there were a proposition on the March ballot: Beautiful Sunsets and Foster Care for Kittens? Who is not for beautiful sunsets in California? Who would be against foster care for kittens? But like many California Proposition ballot...
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Viewpoint: Hamas Supporters Deface the Los Angeles National Cemetery
Hamas supporters defaced the Los Angeles National Cemetery in West Los Angeles on January 6. The Key News Network reported a large crowd of individuals spray-painted walls outside the cemetery. The National Cemetery opened in May 1889 and contains about...
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The Palisadian-Post Has Moved – to Canoga Park!
The Palisadian-Post, which was founded as The Palisadian in 1928 and remained a weekly institution for decades, has moved out of Pacific Palisades to an office suite on Victory Boulevard in Canoga Park. Owner Alan Smolinisky, who lives in the...
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Evening of Honor Recognizes Medal of Honor Recipients
An Evening of Honor was held on November 18 to recognize five Medal of Honor recipients at the Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283. Two men had received medals for their actions during the Vietnam War: Specialist 5 James C....
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Why Is California Still Changing Time?
On Saturday night, November 4, clocks in California and in most of the United States were moved back an hour. One resident wrote, “Didn’t we in California vote not to turn clocks back?” In 2018, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition...
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L.A. Council Fast Tracking Large Digital Billboards
Although Los Angeles City Council passed a 2002 Billboard sign ordinance to ban visual blight, it is now trying to sidestep that ordinance. Given that Los Angeles will be the site of some 2026 World Cup Soccer Games, and also...
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Rally to Show Support for Israel Held October 29
By CHAZ PLAGER Despite being far across the world, the Israel-Hamas conflict is an issue whose effects have spread throughout the United States in visible and terrifying ways. Supporters of both sides have been attacked for espousing their views, and...
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