According to the City News Service, Brian Thomas Cruz, now 50, who went on a one-day crime spree in Pacific Palisades on August 11, 2014, has now been sentenced to 141 years to life in state prison. Many residents may remember that Cruz, a

A pro-LAPD Rally will be held from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, July 11, at LAPD Headquarters DTLA, 100 W. 1st Street (90012). An LAPD officer sent the following message to “the good Citizens out there” in Los Angeles: “We are tired of

During the last weeks of June, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety okayed the building, grading and excavation, shoring and wall permits for the controversial Palisades Highlands eldercare facility. On June 25, the wall, which was

The Pacific Palisades Community Council, which represents itself to government entities as the voice of Pacific Palisades, has nominated a slate of candidates for the upcoming annual election. The PPCC is not a typical Neighborhood Council, which

(Editor’s note: I covered the Genesis Open in 2017 and was so impressed by the collegiate champ, Sahith Theegala, that I wrote a story about the Pepperdine sophomore. There was something about his quiet confidence and focus that made me think he

If electricity goes out for any period of time because of an earthquake or fires, authorities have often warned that the one way that isolated communities will be able to communicate is through ham radio. The Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283

City Planner Nick Vasuthasawat wrote Pacific Palisades Residents Association President Sarah Conner on June 26, refusing to change the July 6 hearing date for the proposed development on the former Jack-in-the-Box site on Sunset Boulevard, near Vons

(Editor’s note: CTN Columnist Bob Vickrey wrote yesterday, “This is a great Fourth of July column and you should run it.” The column by Chris Erskine, who worked at the L.A. Times for 30 years and retired in May, is spot on and we’re happy to share

Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore filed the following crime report before leaving on vacation for the next five weeks. ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: June 24, 4 p.m. at Entrada and East Channel. The suspect (male Hispanic with black hair

What would you guess is the most needed or requested clothing item in homeless shelters? If you guessed underwear or socks, you guessed correctly. The Solmate Socks company, that was started in 2000 by Marianne Wakerlin, noted on its website “When