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Category Archives: General
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
‘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...
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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...
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Friends of the Palisades Library Hosts the Inaugural Palisades Reads Event, Featuring a Panel Discussion
By NINA KIDD Circling the News Contributor The Friends of Pacific Palisades Branch Library hosted the first of a two-part community program, Palisades Reads, on October 23. The panel discussion was designed to start readers considering the question, “Save One...
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Phos-Chek Applied at Local Fires: What Is It?
DC9 airplanes dropped Phos-Chek at the Palisades Highland fire, and today a DC10 dropped the fire retardant (at the Easy Fire) by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Phos-Chek’s bright red color is easily spotted, but what is it and how...
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Palisades Parkway Cornfield Becomes a Photo/Selfie Spot For Tourists, Workers and Residents
It was 8 a.m. Thursday, October 10. A black car pulled up in front of the corn patch near the bus stop on Sunset Boulevard by Palisades Electric. Two women hopped out and started taking photos. Bruce Schwartz, a former...
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