What Is It! #24

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

This is a captain’s chair. Most were intended for the naval officer’s cabin. It’s made of heavy oak. The curved back lip is of bent ewe which binds the parts together securely. The wide seat and outward angled legs discouraged…

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A Member of the “A Team” Returns

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Los Angeles Police Officers Adam Margin and Jose Bermudez used to be referred to as the “A Team” by past president of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, Sharon Kilbride. She said that the two, who were members of…

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Caltrans Updates the Tramonto Slide and Reopening a Lane of PCH  

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

One northbound lane of PCH was closed in mid-February by Caltrans. Caltrans in a May 7 statement said the right-bound lane was closed for safety because of a slide that occurred in mid-February and worsened by a second series of…

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Ciela Accused of Unethical Behavior

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

A local resident accompanied his mother to Ciela, a luxury senior living facility at 17310 Vereda de la Montura in the Palisades Highlands to take a tour. Later he wrote on a social platform: “They set up an appointment to…

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Pot Shots #14

Posted on May 7, 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 view…

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Letter: The Responsibility for Juvenile Behavior Rests with Parents

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Recently, there was an opinion piece circulating in our community about inappropriate juvenile activity throughout the Village and in and around CVS Pharmacy. I think we can all agree that this continuing bad behavior by a growing number of school-aged…

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First Parking Lot Book Sale in Years

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

  The Friends of the Palisades Library used to hold book sales in the parking lot of the library every year. Then. . . .Covid hit and everything went on hold. Then . . . groups gradually started meeting again…

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The Hypocrisy of Homeless Advocates Is Deadly

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

By TIM CAMPBELL Most of my columns focus on the numbers and costs of homelessness policy. I believe if you present facts and figures in their proper context, most reasonable people will draw the appropriate conclusions. But we must remember there…

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Obituary: Peter Crosby, Businessman, Active Community Member

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Peter Alan Crosby, a long-time resident of Pacific Palisades died at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital on April 11. He was born October 20, 1945, in Santa Barbara to parents Harold and Margaret (Peterson) Crosby. He grew up in Ventura…

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Letter: Saluting Great Teens in the Palisades

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Sue Pascoe

Props to Palisades Teens: About two years ago, I volunteered to help with the refurbishing of the teen area at the Palisades branch library. During these past two years, I have had the pleasure of working with and around Palisades…

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