Category Archives: General

Community Council Seeks Nominations for 2021 ‘Citizen’ and ‘Sparkplug’ Honors 

Nominations are now open for Citizen of the Year, Golden Sparkplug and Spirit of the Palisade Awards, sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Community Council. There were no awards in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The PPCC is asking for...

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Councilman Mike Bonin Said Judge David Carter Knew the Plan

At the annual Democratic Garden Party, held September 19 via Zoom, Councilman Mike Bonin was one of several City and State officials who was featured. Bonin was asked about his plan to house homeless on beaches and in public parks,...

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Palisades Design Review Board Disapproves The Hydration Room

  At the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board virtual hearing on September 22, the board unanimously voted to disapprove The Hydration Room. The Hydration Room, which gives vitamin and other IV infusions, was proposed for the space formerly occupied by...

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Dozens of Volunteers Gather Trash from Palisades Streets, Sidewalks and Parks

Pacific Palisades is a whole lot cleaner thanks to numerous volunteers, and especially Robin Weitz, who organized the inaugural community cleanup on Saturday morning. “We had a great turnout,” Weitz said, noting that volunteers gathered at the Village Green before...

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Palisades Civic League Meets Today

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet via Zoom on Monday, September 27, 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...

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Keeping the Very High Fire Zone Safe – Taking out Fire Pits

This was Officer John “Rusty” Redican’s” final day on the beach detail and he was kept busy keeping the hillsides safe from fire danger. Transient campsites were found in the No Trespassing, Very High Fire Severity Zone area. Redican and...

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Sports Referees Can Be Artists, Too

Many swimmers, soccer and lacrosse players have had an able referee, Lee Jordan, work many of their high school games at Palisades High School. Those same players and parents may not realize that the various officials who help keep the teams...

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Councilman Mike Bonin Writes “Stop the Right-Wing Recalls,” Says Doxing Was Inadvertent and a Venice Issue

A day after Governor Gavin Newsom beat the California Recall on September 15, Councilman Mike Bonin sent out an email trying the same strategy—claiming he was being targeted by “Trump supporters.” “Californians handily rejected the attempt to oust Governor Gavin...

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Community Cleanup Set for September 25 to Prevent Trash from Entering the Ocean

  The first Pacific Palisades community-wide trash and litter pick up will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 25. When Circling the News joined a homeless encampment cleanup in the bluffs along Pacific Coast Highway...

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Documents Reveal Further Duplicity by City and County Officials Regarding Will Rogers Beach Plan

Community Council Secretary Chris Spitz received damning emails about actions taken by City and County officials as they sought to use several beaches and parks to house the homeless. Spitz had requested information through the California Records Request process, especially regarding...

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