Category Archives: Highlands Eldercare Project

Ciela Accused of Unethical Behavior

A local resident accompanied his mother to Ciela, a luxury senior living facility at 17310 Vereda de la Montura in the Palisades Highlands to take a tour. Later he wrote on a social platform: “They set up an appointment to … Continue reading

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Highlands Elder Care Facility, Ciela, Now Taking Customers

Ciela, described as a modern, resort-style retirement community in the Palisades Highlands, offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The facility located at 17310 West Vereda de la Montura click here is giving tours to perspective clients, with plans … Continue reading

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Palisades Highlands Eldercare Appeal to be Heard January 26

  The Eldercare Appeal will be heard by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on January 26 at 9 a.m. during an hour-long oral argument. This case concerns the four-story building at the corner of Palisades Drive and Vereda … Continue reading

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Highlands Eldercare Building Impacts Residents

Is a special Environmental Impact Review (EIR) needed to add an entrance gate to a public park? That question recently came up in a January 27 letter in the Palisadian-Post (“Holding Public Officials Accountable, Local Project Concerns”). An EIR examines … Continue reading

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Palisades Residents Debate an Entrance Gate to Potrero Park on Friends Street 

  At the Palisades Park Advisory Board meeting last Wednesday night, Friends Street resident Jeff Spitz read a letter to the board stating that a pathway to George Wolfberg Park at Potrero, now under construction, had never been discussed or approved and that it … Continue reading

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Highlands Elder Care Appeal Funding Sought

(Editor’s note: There was a four-part series about the Highlands elder care project on Circling the News in 2018. Councilman Mike Bonin, who had received legal contributions from the developer, spoke to the Coastal Commission in July of that year. … Continue reading

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Three-Car Accident in Palisades Highlands

  There was a three-car accident around 1:15 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Palisades Drive and Vereda de la Montura in the Palisades Highlands, adjacent to the construction site for the eldercare facility. Two people were transported to the hospital. Residents … Continue reading

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Residents Question “No Parking” Sign at Highlands Eldercare Construction Site 

Several residents have now contacted Circling the News about the “No Parking” sign at Vereda de la Montura that applies Monday through Saturday, for construction of the eldercare facility at 1525 Palisades Drive. A reader initially sent Circling the News … Continue reading

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City, Annoyed by “Pesky” Appeals to Planning, Seeks to Hike Filing Fees

The L.A. City Administrative Office (CAO) is proposing an 18,000 percent increase in the cost of filing an appeal to the City Zoning Administrator from the current $89 to $16,097. The City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee (PLUM) … Continue reading

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Highlands Eldercare Construction Has Resumed

Circling the News received the following notice sent to Tenants of the Miller Property on Palisades Drive on March 12: “The assisted living building construction will start up again Monday. The worst of the noise from drilling is over. On … Continue reading

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