Category Archives: Letters

LETTER: Take Care of Public Safety First

(Editor’s note: After reading Councilmember Traci Park’s newsletter: Your #Better11 Update – Rebuilding, Repairing, and Protecting the Westside, long-time resident Ron Midwin wrote the following letter to Park and also sent it to CTN.) I have lived in Los Angeles...

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“Friends” President Laura Schneider Passes the Reins

(Editor’s Note: In a letter to Friends of the Palisades Library, President Laura Schneider updated the community on the status of the local library, which burned in the fire. She also announced that a new president, Cameron Pfizenmaier, was stepping...

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Letter: New City Budget Cuts Fire Funding

By JOHN ALLE (Responding to Luke Melchior confronting the LAFD Commission and Mayor Karen Bass for city-wide mismanagement (20+) Facebook) Alle sent the following letter.) Check the current new City Budget for the coming year. Funding for about 50 current...

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FIREAID Letter to Annenberg: Where’s the Money?

(Editor’s note: CTN ran a story on May 12, “Fire Aid Concerts Net $100 Million: Fire Victims Ask Where’s the Money?” Subsequently the Westside Current ran the story on May 13. The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent the letter (below)...

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Letter–Parents Could Be Liable for Kids’ Firework Damage

(Editor’s note: This letter about fireworks is from Carolyn Jordan, the President of the Brentwood Community Council, but also resonates strongly with Pacific Palisades residents. Jordan reminds parents “please be aware that there are several laws in California that may...

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Letter: Praise for the Town’s 90th Birthday Party

  I had always wondered about the PPWC birthday party for those in the community who are 90+ years old. Because my husband turned 90 last November, he is now included in this group and eligible to attend. I was...

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Letter: The Responsibility for Juvenile Behavior Rests with Parents

Recently, there was an opinion piece circulating in our community about inappropriate juvenile activity throughout the Village and in and around CVS Pharmacy. I think we can all agree that this continuing bad behavior by a growing number of school-aged...

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Letter: Saluting Great Teens in the Palisades

Props to Palisades Teens: About two years ago, I volunteered to help with the refurbishing of the teen area at the Palisades branch library. During these past two years, I have had the pleasure of working with and around Palisades...

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Letter: Thank You to the Woman’s Club

(Editor’s note: Barbara Marinacci received a Golden Sparkplug from the Pacific Palisades Community Council for her efforts in working with xeriscape garden in Temescal across from the Palisades High alternative school in 2011. She also served years on the PPCC....

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Deep Concentration Needed to put Cloths on Tables

The Palisades Park Director Jasmine Dowlatshahi threw out Circling the New’s reporter, a high school student, and veteran photographer Rich Schmitt from an egg hunt at the rec center on March 31. This editor cancelled a meeting and ran over...

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