Pot Shots #13

  (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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Wolfberg Park: Sprayed with Pesticides/Planned Walk/Graffiti

No Pesticides in George Wolfberg Park: There is no need for herbicide spraying in George Wolfberg Park, there are other means to control weeds, other than resorting to chemicals. The park is an environmentally sensitive area, because all ground water…

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Posted in Parks | 3 Comments

Deep Concentration Needed to put Cloths on Tables

The Palisades Park Director Jasmine Dowlatshahi threw out Circling the New’s reporter, a high school student, and veteran photographer Rich Schmitt from an egg hunt at the rec center on March 31. This editor cancelled a meeting and ran over…

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Sales, Leases, Taxes and Inventory, Marguleas Discusses the Palisades Market

Anthony Marguleas, the founder and owner of Amalfi Estates, spoke to the Optimist Club on April 2 about the current real estate market.  He said, “You never regret buying real estate; you only regret selling. “More people stay in their homes…

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Michaelson Guides St. Matthew’s Parish School

Saint Matthew’s Parish School is in lovely and capable hands with new head of school Alley (Bartholomew) Michaelson who stepped into the position in July. This past Tuesday, she spoke to the Palisades Optimist Club. “Palisades is a unique place,”…

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Broken Bridge Unsafe for Homeless to Camp

The cement bike path, that was part of the Marvin Braude Beach Trail Gap Closure Project, started to collapse in early February. Water ran under the bridge and took out the supports. With the next rainstorm a few days later,…

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Going to Senior Prom, Costs What?

By CHAZ PLAGER It’s almost the month of May, and alongside the usual headaches of tests, college, and graduation plans, something big for Pali High seniors to look forward to remains: arguably the most important part of the year, senior…

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Reader Questions Mayor Karen Bass’ Statement

In her state of the city address from City Hall on April 15, Mayor Karen Bass spoke about homelessness. She called on businesses, wealthy individuals and charitable organizations to help out. “We are asking the most fortunate Angelenos to participate…

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Food Vendor Sets up by Library, Blocks Sidewalk

A new street vendor selling tacos set up on the sidewalk in front of the Palisades Library. That sidewalk is highly utilized and as one resident wrote: “My wife and I had to form a single line to get through….

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Los Angeles: A Modern-Day Bedlam, a Madhouse

Most people know the definition of the word bedlam; a scene of confusion, panic and hysteria. The word is derived from an old English slang term for St. Mary Bethlehem Hospital in London, founded in the 13th century. Today, it…

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