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Category Archives: General
Monday Night: Hear about the Homeless People Who Have Been Helped off Palisades Streets
The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness will host a community meeting, “Success Stories: From the Street to Home,” 7 p.m. on Monday, November 18, in the Palisades Library community room, 861 Alma Real Dr. Even as homelessness continues to be a … Continue reading
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Veterans Day, 2019: Thank Those Who Have Kept And Who Keep Our Freedoms Intact
My dad, George Sazama, served in the Army in World War II. His brother Ed served as a medic in Europe and brother Tom was in the Navy and fought in the Pacific Theater. All are deceased. On cold winter … Continue reading
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Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Can Present Major Health Issues
By PEPPER EDMISTON and DR. DORENE OPAVA-RUTTER People in Southern California are breathing air filled with smoke from the wildfires. Many are wearing masks to stop the particulate matter from entering their lungs, but there is a current danger that … Continue reading
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Homeless Timmy Has Died on the Streets of Santa Monica
Timmy, 63, who had lived in his wheelchair on Pacific Palisades streets for years, and then on Santa Monica streets, has passed. Sharon Kilbride, who volunteers with The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, wrote “He was found unresponsive … Continue reading
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What’s Up with All These Early-Bird Dinners?
By BOB VICKREY (Editor’s note: This “Best of Vickrey” column was chosen as a finalist for a California Newspaper Publishing Association award in 2017.) I’m trying to remember exactly when my friends all began having dinner at 4:30 in the … Continue reading
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Pivotal Moments in Pacific Palisades History: The Year 1929
(Editor’s note: On a recent October Tuesday, as guest speaker at the weekly Optimist Club breakfast meeting, former Palisadian-Post editor Bill Bruns recounted a slice of Pacific Palisades history by focusing on the year 1929. He also described 12 pivotal … Continue reading
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The Need for Underground Electrical Transmission Lines As the the Fires Rage–Again and Again–Across California
The frequent question, “Why can’t electric utility lines be buried?” was answered by a Circling the News reader, who wrote: “The simple answer is the cost of installation. The $1,000 per linear foot you and your husband were quoted twenty-five … Continue reading
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Gesneriad Expert to Speak at Garden Club Meeting
The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 4 and feature speaker Pat Lesnansky. Lesnansky, a member of the Culver City Gesneriad Society, will speak on “What Is New in the Gesneriad World and … Continue reading
‘Ruthless! The Musical’ Opens November 1 at Theatre Palisades
Most Pacific Palisades residents have suffered with the drama of the October fires, including evacuation, smoke and traffic. Now it’s time to escape and be entertained. “Ruthless! The Musical” will start its six-weekend run tomorrow Friday, November 1, at Pierson … Continue reading
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November 3, California Residents Must Move the Clock Back
On Sunday, November 3, California residents will join most of the nation in moving the clock back an hour at 2 a.m. But, wait a minute, didn’t California voters do away with Daylight Saving Time? Yes, on Election Day, November … Continue reading
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