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  • Infamous Sunspot Became a Sore Spot and then Was Demolished
    Carl’s Sea Air Café, built in 1938 was designed by Burton Alexander Schutt and A. Quincy Jones. It was a one-stop oasis for food, gas and a motel room at the base of Potrero Canyon. Located across from lifeguard headquarters at Will Rogers State
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  • Illegal Grading and Excavation in Paseo Miramar
    A local Palisadian building contractor, using 10-12 workers, illegally removed a city barrier and cut LADOT signs off a closed portion of Paseo Miramar on February 1. The company then used two excavators to illegally clear and grade a closed portion
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  • Japanese Internment Camps: Americans Deprived of Freedom
    BY: REECE PASCOE Fear can come from lack of knowledge, and in the hands of power, fear can do damage. After Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, the U.S. Department of War designated the West Coast as a theater of operations. America was now officially
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  • DWP Distribution Substation 104: Safe or NIMBYISM?
    The sole electrical station in Pacific Palisades, built in 1936, was originally intended to service 300 to 500 homes. With an increasing population and electrical needs (larger homes and electrical vehicles), many areas of this community have
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  • Have Your Loved One Serenaded for Valentine’s Day
    Your special loved one doesn’t want jewels or more material possessions. Your special loved one doesn’t want chocolates, because they are on a diet. Your special loved one doesn’t want flowers, because they grow year-round in the Pacific Palisades.
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  • Palisades Senior Lead Officer Espin Provides Rape Attempt Update
    (Editor’s note: Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin provided the following update about an attempted rape that occurred over the weekend at Will Rogers State Beach.) I have been in contact with our Operations West Bureau Detectives who are
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  • Opera “The Marriage of Figaro” Discussed at the Palisades Library
    Mary Johnston, one of the passionate and knowledgeable volunteers at LA Opera will give a talk about L.A. Opera’s presentation of The Marriage of Figaro. This opera will run through February 26 in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
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  • Murder Mystery Dinner Will Be Held February 11
      If a resident likes a good mystery – and a good food – plan on both at the Murder Mystery Dinner that will be held Rustic Canyon Recreation Center from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center, 601 Latimer
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  • Pacific Palisades Has a Great Book Store
    People are still bemoaning the fact that there isn’t a bookstore in Pacific Palisades. These people are uninformed and next time you hear someone say that, please set them straight. There is bookstore. Called Collection Antiques and Books, it is
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  • Menopause Symptoms: Dr. Rodi Explains Treatments Exist
    The New York Times in the February 5 edition of The Morning, wrote “Menopause has long been a taboo topic. Talking about it can help women learn more about an overlooked treatment.” The story noted “But one effective treatment has been overlooked
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