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Category Archives: General
Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Get Lucky!
(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in March 2020: sending a weekly … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Brushfire Below Via de las Olas Was Most Likely Started by Transient
The versatile “duck test” goes, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” The hillside brushfire on May 24 that burned two acres below Via de las … Continue reading
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Runners Can Still Make a Difference
(Brian Shea, Will Rogers 5/10K Race Founder and Director of 44 years, sent the letter below. Many entrants might not realize that their entrance fee for the July 4 race not only pays for permits, timing and T-shirts, but any extra … Continue reading
A Letter in Response to “Do Not be Mean to My Husband”
(Editor’s note: Today, in a Re-Elect Mike Bonin message, Councilman Mike Bonin’s husband Sean wrote: “I wanted to be sure you saw the Los Angeles Times editorial about my husband, Mike Bonin. This past Sunday, the paper wrote about his efforts to confront … Continue reading
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National Poppy Day Is May 28
This year, National Poppy Day is May 28. On that day, Americans are asked to remember the sacrifices made by veterans while they were protecting our freedoms. American Legion Auxiliaries across the nation pass out little red paper poppies in … Continue reading
OPINION: Times Editorial Calls Bonin Enterprising, Shames Pacific Palisades Residents
The Los Angeles Times editorial on Sunday (“Shelter Next to the Beach?”) stated that Councilman Mike Bonin’s idea of turning the Will Rogers Beach parking lot into a village for the homeless should be considered. Since many Circling the News … Continue reading
Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: It’s the Kids
(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in March 2020: sending a weekly … Continue reading
Woman’s Club under New Leadership
Kathy Dunbar Later is the new Woman’s Club President and has exciting plans for the coming year. She told CTN that “The Woman’s Club has been dark for a year and we are bringing back as many traditions as we … Continue reading
Palisades Civic League Meets Monday
The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet via Zoom on Monday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month.) This is a perfect opportunity … Continue reading
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Two Separate Fires Were Set on El Medio, Above Temescal, on May 10-11
Last week, two different fires were discovered in the brush north of Sunset, below El Medio Drive – in the Temescal Gateway Park area. The first was reported in the late afternoon on May 10, the second came a day … Continue reading
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