YMCA Pumpkin Patch Opens October 1

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

The annual Palisades-Malibu YMCA Pumpkin Patch will open tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, and run through October 30—or until pumpkins are sold out. In the midst of Covid-19, the opportunity to take kids to select pumpkins is a welcome return to some sort of…

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Power Pole Replacement Project Needed, But an Endangered Plant Is Threatened

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

  Ironically, if the wooden power poles in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Pacific Palisades caught fire, it would help propagate an endangered plant: Astragalus brauntonii, known as Braunton’s milkvetch. This interesting ecological situation came to light during last…

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Crime Reported in Pacific Palisades from September 13 to 26

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore released the following crimes that were reported through September 26. BURGLARY September 13, 2:33 a.m., in the 16100 block of Alcima Avenue. The suspect smashed a glass door to enter home and took…

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Proposed Construction Ban during Fire Season in Very High Fire Severity Zones Is Questioned

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

An L.A. City Councilmember David Ryu made a motion (20-1170) September 1 to suspend construction in hillside and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The motion is currently in the Planning and Land Use Management Committee. The motion states: “To…

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Alan Eisenstock Recommends Music to Lift You Up

Posted on September 28, 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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Bob Vickrey’s Brother Ray, a Minister and 1950s Sports Standout, Passes Away 

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Circling the News columnist Bob Vickrey’s brother Ray died on September 17.) By BOB VICKREY CTN Contributor I lost my brother last Thursday. That also meant I’ve lost my best friend and lifelong hero. Ray Vickrey died in…

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Admiration for Historic Business Block Building Underlies a Cooperative DRB Hearing

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

In the second Pacific Palisades Design Review Board meeting regarding a “refresh” of the 1924 Business Block Building, located on Sunset Boulevard, admiration for the building and cooperation between Gensler (a global and design and architecture firm) and the DRB…

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Palisades Native and TV Reporter Jacob Soboroff Examines Plight of Immigrants in a New Book

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to CTN With the craziness of 2020—the coronavirus, the protests, the fires, and the upcoming election—the painful border separations of children from their parents has fallen out of the news. However, MSNBC/NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff,…

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Obituary: Duke Ostendorf, Palisades-Malibu YMCA Board Member

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

With great sadness, the family announces Duke Ostendorf’s passing on September 14. He was 72. Duke was born and raised in Toluca Lake and North Hollywood. He is the grandson of the ubiquitous character actor, Henry O’Neill. He graduated from…

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New Book Offers Parents a Road Map for Coping with High-Pressure Youth Sports 

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

  An excellent new book, “What Size Balls Do I Need?” aims to help parents (and grandparents) navigate the world of competitive sports with young athletes who hope to play in high school and college. The author is Steve Morris,…

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