Category Archives: Parks
Board to Discuss Sod Versus Turf
The Pacific Palisades Recreation and Park Board (PAB), will hold its monthly November meeting on December 9. The November meeting was cancelled because some members of the community went to the City Attorney and said there was not enough notice....
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“Let It Burn” California State’s Topanga Policy
California State Parks in its Wildfire Management Plan and Local Operating Agreement for Topanga State Park, noted on page 15. “Unless specified otherwise, State Parks prefers to let Topanga State Park burn in a wildfire event.” That December 2024 policy allowed the...
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VIEWPOINT: Turf Wars: What’s the Verdict?
This editor used cloth diapers for her three children, because disposable diapers are made with plastic materials and can break down over time into microplastics. A diaper company delivered cloth diapers to the doorstep, picked up the dirty ones and...
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Park and Rec Board Will Meet November 18 – Turf on the Agenda
The Pacific Palisades Recreation and Park Board (PAB), will hold its monthly meeting at the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18. The meeting will also be available via zoom (meeting ID: 812...
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Time to Register for PPBA
The Dodgers won the 2025 World Series and now it’s time to encourage the future generation of players to take the field. The 2026 Spring PPBA season is around the corner, and registration officially opens Monday, November 17 for youth ages 3 to...
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U.S. Government Seeks Info from Ca. Park & Recs for Palisades Fire
In a November 12 letter from the United States Senate Committee on Investigations, a request was made to California Department of Parks and Recreation Director Armando Quintero for information regarding the Palisades Fire. “Public reports have raised questions about Los...
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Will Rogers State Historic Park Reopens November 8 with Tours, Coffee, Ice Cream
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News After 10 months of closure due to extensive damage from the Palisades Fire, Will Rogers State Historic Park will open its gates to the public Saturday morning with free coffee and ice...
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George Wolfberg Park Bathrooms Not Working, Again
Although the Wolfberg Park is open for hikers after the Palisades Fire, the bathrooms are not – and this not the first time. There is no timeline when the only ADA restrooms in the park and at the Recreation Center...
The Department of Recreation and Parks Doesn’t Head the City Library
It has been a real puzzler why Recreation and Parks City Manager Jimmy Kim has been pushing for a library at the Palisades Recreation Center. The Palisades City Library, which burned in the Palisades Fire, was adjacent to the Rec...
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Letter: Mr. Kim, Stop Pitting Tennis Community Against the Library
(Editor’s note: After last nights Park Advisory Board meeting, Mikael Kuhn, penned and sent this letter Rec and Parks General Manager Jimmy Kim. It is shared with permission.) I’m writing today as a Board Member and Secretary of the Palisades...
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