LA and Homelessness: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared on September 29, in CityWatch and is printed with the author’s permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL Normally, I defer to fellow columnist and local budget guru Jack Humpreville when it comes to discussions of LA’s…

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Will Rogers State Historic Ranch House Burned. Who Was Responsible?

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

When the 1926 Will Rogers State Historic Ranch House burned on the evening of January 7, Circling the News wanted to know the agency responsible for its fire defense. The home was surrounded by a large green lawn and the…

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Marquez Elementary Students Return to Home Campus

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

When the January 7 fire destroyed homes and businesses in Pacific Palisades, it also destroyed two elementary schools, Palisades and Marquez. Today September 30, nearly 10 months later, Marquez Elementary’s new Principal Lisa Timmerman welcomed families and students back to…

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Basketball Club Looking for Players

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

  The Fierce Club Basketball Team under Coach Mike (Mike Martin) is a players-first youth basketball program that raises the bar in athletic training, development and mentorship coaching. Have a seven- or eight-year-old that needs something to do on Saturday…

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Park Advisory Board to Meet: Agenda Includes Tennis Courts

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Park Advisory Board will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30 at 6:30 p.m. via zoom. On the agenda is Recreation and Parks (RAP) General Manager Jimmy Kim, who will give Right of Entry updates, repair of tennis courts 5…

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Bocce Champs Announced in Simon Meadow

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

The Hollywood Cup, a bocce tournament was held in Simon Meadow on September 20. The competition was strong, but even stronger was the community feeling of togetherness and the ability to overcome. Palisades YMCA Board member Memo Macalpin founded the invitational…

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Bonin Points Fingers: Not My Fault

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This viewpoint “COLUMN: Bonin Points Fingers, Yet the Ramada Boondoggle Began on His Watch” first appeared in the Westside Current 24 and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR Behind every failure, there is finger-pointing.  Consider, for example,…

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Fire Aid Money Never Went to Victims

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

A resident of Tahitian Terrace, a mobile home park in Pacific Palisades with 158 homes, wrote that they had just applied to L.A. County for a Household relief grant. “After applying with a very detailed application, called several times to…

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Time to Register for Thanksgiving Turkey Trot

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

Yes, it’s autumn. That means annual fall events in Pacific Palisades are returning. The YMCA Pumpkin Patch opens Thursday, October 2, and planning for the annual Turkey Trot is underway. The tradition of trotting on Thanksgiving prior to heavy feasting…

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“Come Home” Resources for Palisades Residents

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Sue Pascoe

By ALLAN POPELKA At the weekly meeting of displaced Palisades residents held at The Hive restaurant on September 22, Martin Hak of PALI LTRG (Pali Long Term Recovery Group) and Darragh Danton of Team Palisades gave a wonderful overview of…

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