Category Archives: Parks

Park Advisory Board Asks about Numerous Parties Permitted at the Park

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

(Editors note: The Palisades Park Advisory July 19 meeting lasted more than two hours. This will be a two-story report, with the next story reporting on restrooms and a possible dog park. It will run on July 25.) The Palisades … Continue reading →

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Park Advisory Board Agenda for July 20 Meeting

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  The Palisades Park Advisory Board will hold its quarterly meeting on July 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center 851. All residents are invited to attend. Anyone wishing to make public comment on … Continue reading →

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No Bathrooms for the Handicapped or for Seniors with Walkers/Wheelchairs

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

There are no bathrooms at the Palisades Recreation Center nor at George Wolfberg Park at Potrero that are accessible for the handicapped, or for seniors who might have a walker or be in a wheelchair. The two-stall bathroom at the … Continue reading →

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VIEWPOINT: Explosion and Burn Was Preventable

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The anguish of the family, and the pain a 14-year-old is suffering, is inexcusable and could have been prevented. Circling the News reported on a kid who was burned in an apparent fireworks accident in the lower picnic area on … Continue reading →

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Fireworks, Drag Racing at the Recreation Center

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Those residents who live on the rim of Palisades Recreation Center off Alma Real, Patterson Place and Frontera, have been subjected to illegal fireworks and drag racing on weekend nights for the past few months. Those activities are not harmless … Continue reading →

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Needle Exchange Program Coming to a Park Near You (Part 2)

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a series about the needle exchange program in L.A. County Parks. Photos: John Alle) A Venice Family Clinic van pulls up across from Saint Monica High School and Grade School and parks a … Continue reading →

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Needle Exchange Program Coming to a Public Park Near You (Part 1)

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This is a two part series about the L.A. County Department Health’s Program that provides needles to addicts. There are no statistics to show the program works to help addicts. Photos: John Alle.) A Palisades resident John Alle … Continue reading →

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Community Council Members Informed of Pickleball Noise: Private Citizen Cannot Collect Fees

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Joe Halper, who was a member of the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Board of Commissioners (RAP) for almost five years and is now the Pacific Palisades Community Council Parks Advisor, spoke at the meeting on May 25. He acknowledged … Continue reading →

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Ancient, Unsanitary Rec Center Playground Needs to be Replaced

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The playground at the Palisades Rec Center is close to 30 years old. The base of the playground is sand, which serves as a bathroom for feral animals, making it unsanitary and potentially unsafe. Many Palisades parents send their nannies … Continue reading →

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Potrero Pedestrian Bridge Needed to Will Rogers Beach

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisade Democratic Club at its May 2 meeting voted unanimously to support the concept of a pedestrian bridge from the base of George Wolfberg Park to Will Rogers State Beach Parking lot as “an expression of the matter … Continue reading →

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