CRIME: Uptick in Stolen Vehicles in Pacific Palisades

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore updated our town’s crime statistics through July 10. There seems to be an uptick in Burglary/Theft from Vehicle and Stolen Vehicles. The City voted on July 1 to cut police funding. (In a July 7…

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Palisades PRIDE Promotes the Town’s Charm and Takes on Various Beautification Efforts

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

How do residents take care of rusting garbage cans and failing bus benches in commercial areas of Pacific Palisades? That is an easy fix, just call the City and they will be happy to replace them because your tax dollars…

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Homeless News: Encampments Are Cleared and Interested Residents Can Register for Task Force Meeting on Zoom

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS: The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness is hosting a Zoom webinar from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July 27. The meeting is titled “The Homeless Front: Where Are We Now?” And will feature Heidi Marston,…

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Opponents File an Appeal Regarding the Proposed Highlands Eldercare Facility

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

On July 14, an appeal was filed in Superior Court regarding construction of an eldercare facility on Palisades Drive in the Highlands. The appeal is based in part upon objections that the proposed building is larger than allowed by code….

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A Life Shaped by the Great Suburban Experiment

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

By BOB VICKREY I remember back in the 1970s how much I enjoyed humming along with Paul Simon’s captivating ballad “My Little Town,” until it dawned on me that his song was a rather scathing indictment of America’s small towns,…

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Online Petition Asks for Tougher Virtual Learning Standards at LAUSD

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Academic and parent Maryam Qudrat started an online petition at Change.org that was sent to LAUSD President Austin Beutner, UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl and nine others. Qudrat authored the national e-learning plan for Afghanistan. At a June 10 LAUSD board…

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PAPA Announces Fourth of July Home Decorating Contest Winners

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

The town’s patriotic theme this year was Celebrating a Different Kind of 4th and the annual home decorating contest, sponsored by Joan Sather and Susan Montgomery, was also different. The two realtors, who work at Sotheby’s, usually ask businesses in town…

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Just Give Us the Facts Governor Newsom

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

By LOLA COFFEY On Monday you closed the Palisades-Malibu YMCA because of the spread of Covid-19, Governor Gavin Newsom. It had finally re-opened on June 29—and it was closed over July 4. Can you tell me exactly how many cases…

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Viewpoint: Our Schools Need to Reopen

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

When I lived in New York City in my 20s, a good friend who had just moved back from California referred to the people here as “provincial,” meaning that they were unsophisticated and narrow minded. She was referring to the…

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Amalfi’s Sarah Knauer Selected for “30 under 30” Honors by REALTOR Magazine

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Sarah Knauer, chairperson of the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the National Association of Realtors for its “30 Under 30” listing. Annually, the NAR’s magazine features 30 young rising stars in the real estate industry. Knauer,…

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