News

  • Community Council Votes after One-Sided Presentation
    The Pacific Palisades Community Council met via Zoom on March 9, and sent a letter to support DWP’s efforts to receive water from Mono Lake. The group also heard from Los Angeles 311 Director Donna Arrechea. LETTER  SUPPORTING DWP VS.
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  • Graffiti: Deceased Found in Alley: SLO’s Crime Report
    GRAFFITI: Several readers have reported an uptick in graffiti at the Palisades Recreation Center and on signs in George Wolfberg Park. One resident sent CTN  a March 12 message: “Here is a photo taken this evening of graffiti on the south side of
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  • 50-Year Palisadian Discusses the Town’s Past and Predicts the Future 
    The guest speaker at the March 7 Optimist Club meeting was former Palisadian-Post editor Bill Bruns, who spoke on “Pacific Palisades: The Past, the Present and the Future.” As a current board member of the Historical Society, the Friends
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  • Top Indian Cuisine in L.A. Found in Pacific Palisades
    Taj Palace is a local gem for authentic Indian cuisine, under proprietor Sukhwinder Singh. This editor was introduced to the restaurant, about a decade ago, after refereeing with a person who had recently moved to Los Angeles from India. The
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  • P-22 Is Laid to Rest in a Private Ceremony
    (Editor’s note: The following story about L.A.’s beloved cougar was sent to CTN with a note from Donna Vaccarino, who had orchestrated the town’s centennial celebration in May 2022. “As you remember, Alan Salazar gave the Blessing Ceremony for the
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  • Come One, Come All. The PPBA Pancake Breakfast Will Be Held Saturday
    Some residents call the annual pancake breakfast, which opens the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association’s season, the second-best day of the Year in Pacific Palisades. July Fourth, with its parade and fireworks holds the top spot. But for pure
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  • Get Ready, Turn those Clocks Forward an Hour
    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 Savings Time, according to the
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  • Palisades Residents Keep Busy:
    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 hats
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  • George Wolfberg Park Hours Clarified
      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
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  • Task Force and Beach Detail Work Together
    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 severity zone.
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