Leo Craig Selected as Harvard-Westlake’s Valedictorian

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

When 289 students graduated from Harvard-Westlake on June 7, the valedictorian was Palisades resident Leo Craig. During the ceremony, his speech centered around David Brooks’ book “The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life.” After reading a review of…

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Take a Winning Photograph: Photography Camp Available

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

There is a big difference between the photographs someone snaps on their phone and a prize-winning photograph. Palisades High School photography instructor Rick Steil will hold a five-day photography camp starting on Monday, June 17. He will teach beginners and…

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Homelessness Crisis in LA and SF: Numbers Games Hide Policy Failures

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: The following column ran in CityWatch on June 3 and is reprinted with permission. On key takeaway: Putting all the L.A. homeless in housing by utilizing Inside Safe, would cost $2,686,110 per night. At that cost, the program…

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Beating and Pulling a Patron off a Bus – Crime?

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

There were four fights among large groups of teens on the streets of Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, June 5. CTN received a video of a fight that started in the Big Blue Bus, the driver watched as a girl…

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Kids Out of Control on Palisades Streets

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News has received photos and videos of high school students fighting. The photo above is of three girls fighting in front of Gelson’s on Via de la Paz on Wednesday. A security officer broker it up. The…

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Homelessness and the Failure of Mainstream Media

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in CityWatch on May 23 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL The Constitution’s framers included a free press in the First Amendment for a reason. Newspapers played a critical role in the…

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“Happy Days” For Parade Theme Winner

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By LAURA ABRUSCATO A family project to come up with themes for the Palisades Fourth of July Parade has paid off for longtime Palisadians Dean Grinsfelder and Vicky Collison. Dean’s winning theme for the 2024 parade is “Happy Days in…

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Neal and Johnson’s Murderer Convicted of First-Degree

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on June 5 and is reprinted with permission.) After a full day of deliberations, a 15-member jury reached a unanimous verdict on Wednesday, June 5, convicting Abelardo Bon of first-degree…

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What Is It! #28

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This handmade hardwood, heavy container with flat bottom was made in England, where I bought it. Or possibly made in India where the wood came from. I’ve owned it for a couple of years, and it’s on our dinette table…

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Pot Shots #16

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

(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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