Category Archives: Real Estate

Department of Toxic Substances Provides an Update on Former Contaminated Swarthmore Site

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Sue

In July 2004, when business in Pacific Palisades was thriving, and a local newspaper reported, “The only advertised storefront currently available for lease in the Village is the former Emerson-LeMay site (1,600-sq.-ft.) at 1045 Swarthmore, which has been vacant since … Continue reading →

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Admiration for Historic Business Block Building Underlies a Cooperative DRB Hearing

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sue

In the second Pacific Palisades Design Review Board meeting regarding a “refresh” of the 1924 Business Block Building, located on Sunset Boulevard, admiration for the building and cooperation between Gensler (a global and design and architecture firm) and the DRB … Continue reading →

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Business Block Building Plans Will Be Heard by Design Review Board This Wednesday

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Sue

Revised exterior remodeling plans for the historic Business Block Building will be reviewed by the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board at 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, September 23. The updated plan includes a warm cream color for the current “pink” building … Continue reading →

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The Rise from Abject Poverty to Wealth

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Sue

Sometimes you read or hear a story and your heart soars. On September 4, a friend alerted me, “Interesting feature in the Wall Street Journal today about the guy who won a $250 million lottery in South Dakota and is now … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Would the Community Council Have More Clout As a Neighborhood Council?

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Sue

At the Community Council’s candidate forum, held on Zoom on August 27, a candidate who is running unopposed for a seat on the council mentioned he would like to figure out how to get the City (and Councilman Mike Bonin) … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Crime/Police, Real Estate | 4 Comments

Diesel Trucks that Line Temescal Canyon Road Are for the Highlands Eldercare Project

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue

Circling the News reported in a September 7 piece on Resilient Palisades, a new environmental group in Pacific Palisades, that rim residents above Temescal Canyon Road are concerned about the toxic fumes released by trucks idling along both sides of … Continue reading →

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Letter: City Needs to Examine Its Ethical Behavior

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sue

Circling the News received the following letter from Barbara Kohn, former chair of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, a member of the Design Review Board (and past chair), and a past chair of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, after she … Continue reading →

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Planning Commissioners Received Incorrect Information about Low-Income Housing Here

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Sue

All the local governing boards in Pacific Palisades, Waldorf School members and the Self-Realization Fellowship, as well as numerous residents, objected to the proposed 60’9” mix-use development at the former Jack-in-the-Box site on western Sunset, because of size and lack … Continue reading →

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Commissioners Approve Jack-in-the-Box Project Despite Community Opposition

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sue

The City Planning Commission today approved construction of a controversial residential/commercial building on west Sunset, despite widespread opposition from residents and various organizations in Pacific Palisades. The proposed development would be a five-story, 60-ft.-high, 32,225-sq.ft. mixed-use building with 39-dwelling units. (The … Continue reading →

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Around the Town: Bottles for Babies; Jack in the Box; Business Block Building

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Sue

Local Recycling Effort, Bottles for Babies, Will Shut Down on August 31 Francesca Chase, who started a recycling program called Bottles for Babies, will cease its operation on August 31. “It is with heavy heart I announce that due to … Continue reading →

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