Category Archives: General

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...

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JULY 2019: Street Closures on Swarthmore and Fourth of July

Question: Did Caruso have a permit to close Swarthmore on June 22? After receiving numerous complaints from residents, CTN reached out to L.A. Street Services Public Information Officer Elena Stern and asked if a permit had been issued, and if...

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JUNE 2019: What Is Happing With Gladstones?

Question: What is happening with Gladstone’s? Former Mayor Richard Riordan, who has been running the operation at Gladstone’s, chose not to bid on the concession that is operated by L.A. County. Bids were submitted between April and September 2017. The...

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MAY 2019: Question: Will Caruso Get a Revocable Permit? Will La Cruz Be Repaved?

Question: What has been resolved with the little white kiosk on the sidewalk, corner of Swarthmore and Monument, that Caruso calls The Koban? As a joke, on May 8, we asked readers to give suggestions for this unused shelter that...

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MLB Players to Host Prime Time Charity Casino Classic in Santa Monica

The second annual Brothers Heineman Prime Time Charity Casino Classic will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. on Thursday, January 9, in Santa Monica at the historic Women’s Club, 1210 Fourth St. The fundraiser is hosted by Major League...

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APRIL 2019: Burning Questions Asked and Answered

Question: When will Pacific Palisades finally get a dog park? Palisadians have long sought an off-leash dog park in the community. The stumbling block has been two-fold: location and funding. In the first positive development in years, it was announced at...

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March 2019: Burning Questions Asked and Answered

Question: Was Councilman Bonin’s office impartial in the City’s approval of the controversial eldercare facility in the Highlands? The numbers were against the project. In the Department of City Planning’s January 2018 Letter of Determination approving the facility, 26 letters supported...

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Talented Cardale Tademy Joins the Palisades-Malibu YMCA as Sports/Program Director

Cardale Tademy, a 6-2 guard, played basketball for Long Beach Poly and then at Warner Pacific College in Portland. Now that he’s the new program director at the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, he told Circling the News, “I plan on bringing basketball back–as...

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