Get Ready, Turn those Clocks Forward an Hour

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

U.S. residents will turn clocks forward at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Some experts say that messing with time is not a good idea. There is a consistent rise in fatal car crashes during the week after spring Daylight…

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Palisades Residents Keep Busy:

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

Knitting Caps for Kids: Hats for Hope is supported through a Pacific Palisades United Methodist women’s service project.  Starting in February, the group made yarn hats that were and are donated to children in the hospital with cancer. The yarn…

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George Wolfberg Park Hours Clarified

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  After spending hours on March 6 trying to get an answer from Palisades Rec Center Director Jasmine Dowlatshahi, and from West Region Rec and Park Superintendent Sonya Young-Jimenez, about why a resident could not access the George Wolfberg Park…

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Task Force and Beach Detail Work Together

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Beach Detail discovered a well-hidden homeless camp on the downward side of Temescal Canyon Road, across the street from the food trucks. Early on March 4, LAPD officers cited three men for illegally camping in the very high fire…

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FACT OR B.S. Police Are Not Responsive: Rusty Is Our Savior

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  Circling the News received the following email, which is filled with inaccuracies, which brings us to “Fact or B.S.” The reader wrote last week: “We must tell Captain Heredia to bring back Rusty Redican! He was our best LAPD…

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Kicking Medications Might Be as Simple as Taking a Walk

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  Something as simple as going for a walk in nature may reduce the need for medication for anxiety, asthma, depression, high blood pressure or insomnia. The Palisades-Malibu YMCA has opened its quarter of a mile walking trail, Pali Path,…

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Lack of Homeless Housing Blamed on Climate Crisis

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

It is projected that there are nearly 70,000 homeless in Los Angeles County, about 42,000 are living in Los Angeles City. About five people die on the streets every day, and with the recent rain and cold, more homeless are…

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VICKREY: A Tribute to My Pal Chuck

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

  By BOB VICKREY I’ve always tried to figure out how Chuck Morrell and I became such good friends. I’m genuinely cynical by nature, while he was always an eternal optimist. This gap reflected more than just the old adage…

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George Wolfberg Park Early Closure a Mystery

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

“The last two days George Wolfberg Park gates have been locked at 4 p.m. when we’ve tried to gain entrance,” a reader wrote CTN on March 4. “Sunset is at about 6 p.m. and the signs say the park is open until…

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Shout Out to the Friends of the Palisades Library

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Sue Pascoe

The Friends of the Palisades Library board announced last September that it would donate $10,000 to the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness to help hire a clinical case manager through The People Concern. Dyamon White was hired and started…

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