Vickrey: The Endless Pull of Hometown Memories

(Resident Bob Vickrey wrote: An old pal of mine that I grew up with in the Houston suburbs enjoyed my take on our small town of Galena Park. As I reread the story today, I realized that I was humming…

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Anton Flores Sentenced for Defrauding Dr. Sawusch

Many people in Pacific Palisades were patients of ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Sawusch, now deceased. On June 17, Anthony Davis Flores aka Anthony David, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for defrauding Sawusch out of more than $2.7 million…

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Youth Need to Have More Stake in Palisades

BY CHAZ PLAGER Fights in high schools aren’t uncommon by any means. They can happen for any number of reasons— love quarrels, money troubles, random aggression, and more. But they’re also not a regular occurrence. According to a survey by…

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Simple Oversight Leave Parents Angry: Traffic Tied Up

A simple lack of communication saw traffic on Pacific Coast Highway and Temescal back up at the entrance to Will Rogers State Beach parking lot this morning, and parents fuming. When parents tried to drop off their youth for the…

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At the Library June 17 through 21

    All activities take place at the Palisades Library, 861 Alma Real. The events are free and the public welcome. TUESDAY, JUNE 18 The Mysterious book club will meet at 1:30 p.m. to discuss Killers of a Certain Age…

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Somethings Not Working, LAHSA: Youth Needed Help

If you are homeless and need a place to stay don’t look for help from LAHSA on a weekend or holiday. One would think with Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) total revenue of $845,367,023, there would be an emergency…

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City Makes Decisions Based on 1940’s Map

Street Services approved a permit on May 5, 2024, for clearing mud from a street and to park construction equipment on Paseo Miramar. A barrier to prevent vehicular travel, that has been in place for nearly 60 years, was removed…

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Hillside Task Force Patrols Parkland

Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin organized a Hillside Task Force, which met at Will Rogers State Beach by Lifeguard Headquarters at 7 a.m. on June 12. The purpose is for volunteers and officers to visit hillsides and parkland, to…

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Letter: Good Job of Beautification

  I would like to offer some positive praise to the beautification, which has occurred recently along the upper section of Temescal Canyon Road. Kudos to Theatre Palisades for beginning work to clean up the overgrown, weed-filled area next to…

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Pot Shots #17

  (Editor’s note: A reader, who is a fan of Ashleigh Brilliant (creator of Pot-Shots), has worked out an agreement with CTN that gives this newsletter the permission to use copyrighted Pot-Shots. Potshots remain the property of Ashleigh Brilliant. To…

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