Category Archives: Parks

Questions about the DWP Utility Center. Why? Why Is the Park Gone?

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

In a March 7 newsletters, L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger wrote “our County Department of Parks and Recreation has committed to reopening Loma Alta Park in May! Thanks to a $2.4 million donation from the FireAid L.A. concert in partnership … Continue reading →

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L.A. County Supervisor Green Lights Parks

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger wrote in her March 7 newsletter that “Each one of the County parks in Altadena was impacted by the Eaton Fire, and these vital spaces for community gathering and recreation have been sorely missed. That’s … Continue reading →

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Makes Big Announcement

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass held a 9 a.m. press conference on March 6 in Pacific Palisades at the Rec Center, which has now been turned into a L.A. Department of Water and Power center that goes by the name: Unified … Continue reading →

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DWP Takes Over the Rec Center

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

While accompanying photographer Rich Schmitt to document the many buildings and blocks of businesses lost during the Palisades Fire, we looked in the small gym at the Recreation Center,  851 Alma Real. It had been carpeted and divided into numerous … Continue reading →

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Park Advisory Board Meeting a Sh*t Show

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Fire gravely impacted the Recreation Center, destroying not only the tennis building, the large gym and some of the field dugouts, but also the landscaping. What was left? A 1950s brick building without heat, wifi or ADA bathrooms … Continue reading →

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Park Advisory Board Meeting February 18

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Park Advisory Board will meet via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 18. This is a particularly important meeting to find answers from Rec and Parks about the plans for dealing with fire damage to the park … Continue reading →

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It’s Up for a Vote to Repair Rustic Canyon Pool

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

At the December 19 meeting of the Board of Recreation and Park Board of Commissioners, the repair of the Rustic Canyon Swimming Pool is on the agenda. After approval of minutes, the general manager’s update and general public comment that … Continue reading →

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Palisades Rec Center Opened as Emergency Center: Then It Is Shut

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The Franklin Fire in Malibu, which started as a 10-acre fire around 10:50 p.m. on December 9, exploded. By December 10, the fire had burned 2,800 acres with zero containment and evacuation orders and warnings were put into place for … Continue reading →

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George Wolfberg Park Wins Award

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Three urban parks, including George Wolfberg Park in Potrero Canyon, were presented with the Chairman’s Award at Los Angeles Business Council’s 54th Architectural Awards held on October 18 at the Beverly Hilton. “This year’s honorees reflect how architecture can build … Continue reading →

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ADA Inaccessible Palisades Playground May Finally Receive Shade

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

The nearly 30-year-old Palisades Playground, which is ADA inaccessible, might receive shade thanks to long-time resident Cindy Simon. The Palisades Playground, built in 1986, has sand, and the lone tree that provided shade blew over late last year. Restrooms, the … Continue reading →

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