News

  • Pastor Davis and Daughter Subjected to Racism
    Woman Shouts Obscenities/Threatens Them (Editor’s note: The following is a sickening example of blatant racism in Pacific Palisades. I’ve combined the accounts by Lutheran Pastor Kenneth Davis and his daughter Cassadi, describing an incident that
    [......]
  • Wishnick’s Passing: A Friend’s Tribute
    Arnie Wishnick: Pacific Palisades People’s Mayor By BOB VICKREY A few weeks ago, I ran into someone in the Palisades Village whom I had met last year at our local Chamber of Commerce office, and made the naïve mistake of introducing myself as a
    [......]
  • BID to Meet This Wednesday
    Public Can Comment on Parking Meter Revenue The Pacific Palisades Business Improvement District board will meet Wednesday, May 1, at 9 a.m. in the Chamber of Commerce office, 15330 Antioch Street. The public is invited, and comments are welcome. By
    [......]
  • Think Paradise was Bad? How Do I Evacuate from the Highlands?
    Palisades Rated One of Southern California’s Worst for Wildfire Evacuation Routes Always nice to be the top of most lists. In this case, certainly not. An April 25 NBC Los Angeles story (“California Cities with the Worst Wildfire Evacuation
    [......]
  • Gary Sinise Visits American Legion Post 283
    Sinise Speaks about “Grateful American” Gary Sinise, an Oscar-nominated actor and winner of an Emmy, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild awards, had more than 270 residents and veterans laughing as he talked about aspects of his
    [......]
  • Chautauqua Paving Update from Bonin’s Office
    Full Closure of the Road Set for May 4 and 5 Make plans to avoid Chautauqua Boulevard from 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, through 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. The roadway, which is in sore need of repaving, will be resurfaced and there will be a full-road
    [......]
  • Palisadians Procure Peabody Prizes
    Bill Hader/Ted Danson to Be Honored By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News Bill Hader’s HBO series, “Barry,” already has bagged Directors Guild and Writers Guild awards, as well as Emmys and Critics’ Choice awards for acting. Now the dark
    [......]
  • Free Family Fun Day at the YMCA Saturday
    “Healthy Kids” Program at Simon Meadow           The Palisades-Malibu YMCA will host a free Healthy Kids Day  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at Simon Meadow, corner of Temescal Canyon Road and Sunset Boulevard.          
    [......]
  • Simple Changes Can Help Save Mother Earth:
    Plastics Contribute to Greenhouse Gases In the 1967 film “The Graduate,” a recent college graduate feels aimless, is seduced by his father’s business partner’s wife and, at a party, one of his father’s friends corners him: “Mr. McGuire: I want to
    [......]
  • Coach Todd’s Football Academy Offers
    “Friday Night Lights” Clinic at PaliHi Football coach and YMCA instructor Todd Tharen will hold his sixth annual “Friday Night Lights” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Palisades High football field. Kids ages 6 to 13 will get to run through
    [......]