Category Archives: General

Visit the YMCA’s Pumpkin Patch; Enjoy the Annual Glass Sale; Explore ‘Upcycling’

The Palisades YMCA Pumpkin Patch opened October 1 and will remain open daily through October 30 – or until the pumpkins are gone. The location is Simon Meadow at the corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Sunset Boulevard. This is … Continue reading

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Contractors for Portrero Canyon Say They Need an additional $3.9 Million to Finish Grading

OHL USA INC, which won the latest Portrero Canyon Park grading contract from L.A. City Department of Public Works for $13,526,579 million, now says it needs an additional $3.9 million to complete the project. At an L.A. Department of Recreation … Continue reading

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Las Doradas Luncheon and Fundraiser Held October 5 to Benefit Disadvantaged

The annual Las Doradas luncheon, fundraiser and fashion show will be held on Saturday, October 5. A champagne tea with sandwiches and desserts made by members will be enjoyed at a home with a fabulous “forever view.” Since its founding … Continue reading

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LAHSA’s Heidi Marston Explains How People Are Prevented from Entering Homelessness

(Editor’s note: At the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness meeting at the Palisades Library community room on September 23, Councilman Mike Bonin spoke—see story posted September 30. The second speaker that night was Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Heidi … Continue reading

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Bonin Discusses City’s Strategy at Meeting Of Palisades Task Force on Homelessness

(Editor’s note: Of the 168 homeless in Pacific Palisades (2016-2019), the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness has helped 102 people off the streets with 72 moved to permanent housing. Councilman Mike Bonin addressed homeless problems  in the City. In … Continue reading

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Firemen Stop Two-Acre Brush Fire that Breaks Out Monday in the Lower Highlands

Shortly before noon today (Monday), a resident of the Sea Ridge condominiums on lower Palisades Drive smelled something burning. By noon, a fire was burning on the hillside between the Highlands apartments located on Sunset Boulevard and Calvary Christian School. … Continue reading

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Village Green Dedication Honors Arnie Wishnick Actor Guttenberg Calls Him ‘Light of the Palisades’

THE plaque reads, “Arnie Wishnick – A Remarkable Man and a Treasure to Our Community.” Long-time Village Green Board member Joan Graves suggested the wording, and board members agreed it was perfect. And so on Tuesday afternoon this week, about … Continue reading

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Wanted: Dorm Room with a View and Room Service

(Editor’s note: One of Pacific Palisades wittiest and most astute writers is Robert Vickrey. He has been honored by the California News Publishers Association for his writing. His 2016 column begins a new series entitled: “The Best of Bob Vickey.”) … Continue reading

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Three Residents Are Ranked among the 50 Wealthiest

The List is Compiled by the L.A. Business Journal By BILL BRUNS Circling the News Contributor Only three residents in Pacific Palisades are ranked among the 50 Wealthiest Angelenos in the latest compilation by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Everyone … Continue reading

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An Ongoing Saga: Trash Pickup in Front

Of the Palisades Library; PPCC Gets Involved As reported by Circling the News on September 9, two members of the Friends of the Palisades Library board, Laura Schneider and Nina Kidd, were appalled by the overflowing trash bin on Alma … Continue reading

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