Category Archives: Parks
Proposed Potrero Trail to Temescal Funded by Representative Lieu
U.S. House of Representative Ted Lieu announced on July 5 that a community grant of $1.15 million had been approved to pay for the construction of a trail that will connect the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon Park with...
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Village Green President Marge Gold Addresses Optimists
Village Green Board President Marge Gold spoke about the history of the Green at an Optimist breakfast meeting on June 21 at the Palisades Presbyterian Church. Gold said that one of the most asked questions about the little pocket park...
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Addressing Energy Consumption at the Park: LED Lights Needed
Several trees tumbled down near the tennis courts in the park during the high winds in November 2021. The unintended consequence was lights from the tennis courts illuminated adjacent residential homes on Alma Real. Neighbors came to a Park...
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Bonin Has Private Security Company: Westchester Residents Continue to Fight for a Safe Park
Westchester residents continue to battle to reclaim Westchester Park and its parking lots. Located at Lincoln Avenue and Manchester, close to the airport, that area of the park also contains a senior center, a library and one of Councilman Mike...
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Hiker Found Dead North of Will Rogers State Park
A hiker was found deceased off the Rogers Road Trail/Backbone Trail at 11:39 a.m. on Sunday, May 29. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to Will Rogers Park for a hiker rescue (3077 Rustic Canyon Rd MAP: click here). The male...
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Coastal Commission Seeks Penalties for Highlands Trailhead Neglect
In an April 28 staff report to the California Coastal Commission, Headland Property Associates was cited on three counts: failing to properly turn over the Highlands Trailhead property to the City or other nonprofit, failing to maintain the bathrooms...
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Michael Shull Celebrated at Palisades Rec Center
By ALISON BURMEISTER It looked like a birthday celebration, complete with balloons and a cake, at Veterans Gardens at the Palisades Recreation Center on Friday. Instead, Michael Shull, general manager of the L.A. City Department of Recreation and Parks,...
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Saturday Rec Center Bathroom Closures Causes Problems
A reader wrote on Saturday, April 30, around 2 p.m. “I was just at the rec center. It’s at full capacity with every field covered in little leaguers, gyms full of basketball players returning to the rec center for the...
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Palisades Park Board Meets New Director: Discusses Upgrades
The new park director Jasmine Dowlatshahi was introduced to the Park Advisory Board at its quarterly meeting on April 20, held on Zoom. There were about 23 participants in attendance, including members of the Park Board. Chair Mike Skinner was...
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$50 Million Spent on Potrero, Maybe More, and Still No Park
The latest estimate for the opening of the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon is now this fall, Pacific Palisades Community Council President David Card told members at their March 24 meeting. For readers who keep track of always-elastic construction...
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