Category Archives: Parks
Santa Monica Residents Demand End To Needle Distribution Program in Public Parks
(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on April 17 and is reprinted with permission.) By SANDRA CLARK Residents of Santa Monica rallied at Reed Park Tuesday morning to protest a controversial needle distribution program, arguing that...
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Where Does CTN Stand on a Pedestrian Bridge?
At the pedestrian bridge outreach meeting held via zoom on March 14, Jason Jackson (outreach) ran an informative meeting about the reasons for a bridge and the possible timeline. Afterwards, an hour was spent answering questions, both written and online....
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Illegal Juvenile Activity at the Palisades Rec Center
FIREWORKS: The illegal shooting of fireworks at the Palisades Recreation Center continues unabated. If a resident has captured a video/photo of a person/teen setting off fireworks, please send it to CTN and it will be posted. This editor, whose grandfather...
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Toppel Donation Brings Volleyball to the Palisades Rec Center
Haldis Toppel, son Curt, daughter-in-law Nicole and daughter, handed Palisades Recreation Center Director Jasmin Dowlatshahi a check for $10,000, which will bring volleyball to the Center. “I’m so pleased that we are able to bring the sport to the children...
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City Says the Cost Is $550,000 for Two Bathrooms
If one wanted to build an ADA bathroom, they might do like this editor did and check Google for costs, just to get a rough estimate. According to the home advisor, remodeling a bathroom for accessibility costs between $100 and...
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Palisades Dog Park Receives Funding
“Congratulations Pacific Palisades on a dog park,” said Renata Simril President of the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, at its meeting on Thursday, January 18, at the Green Meadows Recreation Center. The Board approved...
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Marguleas’ Donation Supports the Village Green
“The Village Green is special to the neighborhood, and a meeting place for all generations,” board member secretary Robin Weitz told realtor and founder of Amalfi Estates, Anthony Marguleas when he donated $5,000 on January 4. This is the 11th...
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MARGE GOLD – Best of the Best
This editor can think of at least five individuals or groups that should have been honored by the town/community council but have not. Either they have been overlooked or people were unaware of the contributions they have made. They still...
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Viewpoint: Bridge Facts: Bridge Emotion
At the Zoom community meeting held on December 5 about the proposed pedestrian bridge between George Wolfberg Park and the Will Rogers State Beach parking lot, all the facts were trotted out, again. They included: The Coastal Commission allowed the...
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Community Council Formed Potrero Committee, but Not Rec Center Nor Temescal Committees
CTN received the comment (below) and felt it raised a legitimate question about the Community Council’s intense focus on the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero. “Maryam Zar and the PPCC (Pacific Palisades Community Council) continue to sit on their hands...
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