Category Archives: Real Estate

City Will Not Delay Hearing Tomorrow for Development at Jack-in-the-Box Location

City Planner Nick Vasuthasawat wrote Pacific Palisades Residents Association President Sarah Conner on June 26, refusing to change the July 6 hearing date for the proposed development on the former Jack-in-the-Box site on Sunset Boulevard, near Vons and PCH. Conner had asked … Continue reading

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Realtor Michael Edlen Contributes to the LAFD Foundation

Pacific Palisades realtor Michael Edlen contributed to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation this past year. He received a letter from the foundation’s development director Tara Gurlides, who wrote: “I wanted to share the attached document that outlines how your … Continue reading

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Googie Architecture Captured the Spirit of the ‘50s

By LIBBY MOTIKA Circling the News Contributor Photos: Steve Loeper Googie, the futuristic commercial architecture seen on everything from coffee shops to gas stations across mid-century Los Angeles, perfectly captured the city as it evolved into a car-oriented, decentralized metropolis. … Continue reading

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City Planning to Hear Revised Plans for Jack-in-the-Box Location, but the PPRA Requests a Delay

Palisades residents discovered that City Planning will hear the revised plans for the proposed 5-story, mixed-use building/apartment at 17346 Sunset, the site of the former Jack-in-the-Box, on July 6. In August 2019, the Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote that the proposed … Continue reading

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Civic League to Review Residential Construction Plans Via ZOOM on June 22

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet electronically, via ZOOM, on Monday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month.) This is the perfect opportunity … Continue reading

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Contact State Sen. Ben Allen about SB 902, Before the Appropriations Committee Votes on June 18

Some people have speculated that one of the reasons that Los Angeles has not been hit as hard with Covid-19 as New York City is because of the lower housing density.  State Senator Scott Weiner is trying to change that … Continue reading

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Sather and Montgomery Return as Co-Sponsors of the July 4th Home Decorating Contest

When it comes to knowing houses and the right look, Pacific Palisades realtor Joan Sather excels, so it is no surprise she has hosted the annual Patriotic Home Decorating Contest since 2008. “I am thrilled each year with the love … Continue reading

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Warning to Homeowners Who Are Renting a House or a Room: Watch Out for Grifters

Circling the News ran a touching personal story by Paul Morantz (“The Tarot Cards Foretold the Future of Two Friends”) on June 8. Morantz followed up, asking if CTN wanted to know about a rental scam by grifters that he felt … Continue reading

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PAPA Expands Home Decorating Contest for the 4th of July

Since the traditional Fourth of July events have to be cancelled this year in Pacific Palisades–the morning run, the afternoon parade and the evening concert/fireworks–the emphasis will be on activities we can enjoy at home, as a community. For example, to … Continue reading

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Why Was a Two-Story House on Edgar Street Reclassified As a Three-Story Dwelling?

What happens if a single-family house structure, approved for two stories, suddenly “grows” and becomes an approved three-story structure? Some unhappy neighbors. That’s what happened when a new home on Edgar Street in the Marquez area was reclassified from two the … Continue reading

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