Rumor of Bonin Moving: Beach Patrol Threatened

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News wrote in October 23 Musings: COUNCILMAN MIKE BONIN MOVING TO PACIFIC PALISADES? Yesterday a reader asked if I heard that Councilman Mike Bonin was moving to Pacific Palisades. I had not heard that, but it makes perfect…

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Obit: Al Green, Bay Pharmacy Owner

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Al Green, a past owner of the Bay Pharmacy in Pacific Palisades, passed away on October 19. He was 95. Albert Greenberg was born on September 26, 1925, in Los Angeles and raised in Boyle Heights, where he was a…

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Vandals Damage Pumpkins at YMCA Pumpkin Patch

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

When Palisades-Malibu YMCA employee Oscar Rodriquez opened the Y’s Pumpkin Patch on Sunday morning, he discovered that about 20 large pumpkins had been broken open and empty Coors beer cans were scattered about. “Whoever it was may have been playing…

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Highlands Eldercare Construction Is Underway

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

The controversial Palisades Highlands Eldercare project is underway, even though court cases have been filed over the size of the project, which is located on Palisades Drive in a very high fire severity zone. Developer Rony and Moshe Shram’s 64,646-sq.-ft….

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Alan Eisenstock: Lose Those Pounds Musically

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in mid-March: sending a weekly Covid-themed…

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Fatality Accident Is Motivation for Left-turn Signal at Chautauqua and Sunset

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: On Thursday, October 22, yet another accident occurred at this intersection. Resident Bill Bruns drove by the site around 5:40 p.m. and reported “Tow trucks were there as we drove past, people talking to one another, at least…

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Swimming at the Palisades High Pool Is Positively Civil, But Lane Reservations Are Required

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Back in mid-March, when I was swimming at least twice a week at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatic Center through my YMCA membership, I was dismayed (along with all my fellow lap swimmers) when the pool was closed in response to…

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Friends of the Palisades Library Honor Winners in the Annual Summer Writing Contest

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Brentwood High School student Alana Kamins, who took third place with her story “Eyes,” told the Friends of the Palisades Library: “Thank you for having this event. Especially with all the negativity right now, it’s nice to have a positive…

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PCH Task Force Addresses Potrero Canyon Park, RV Parking and Street Racing

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Coast Highway Task Force held its quarterly meeting Wednesday on Zoom, with State Senators Ben Allen and Henry Stern and Assemblyman Richard Bloom in attendance. “It is important to cut across jurisdictional issues on PCH regarding accidents, evacuation…

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Readers React to Suggested New Colors for Town’s Historic ‘Pink Building’ on Sunset

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Design Review Board will meet on Zoom next Wednesday, October 28, to finalize its recommendation regarding what color to paint the historic Business Block building in the heart of town. The DRB has been working with TOPA…

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