Author Archives: Sue

New Year’s Eve Highlands Fire Stopped at Eight Acres

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Sue

Last night an alert went out from the Los Angeles Fire Department at 12:17 a.m. that about three to four acres of heavy brush burning under 15mph winds near above Via Las Palmas in the Palisades Highlands. (Near the Temescal … Continue reading →

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Getting Police to Pacific Palisades a Hundred Year Problem

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Sue

The Palisades American Legion Post 283 was founded in 1928 by 19 residents and town leaders that included Clifford Clearwater and Telford Work, who launched the town’s first newspaper, The Palisadian. There was no police presence in the town, but … Continue reading →

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Santa Monica Canyon Resident Arrested for Fatal Hit and Run

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Sue

The Santa Monica Police Department released a December 27 update of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on December 22 around 6:40 p.m. The victim, a Vietnam War veteran and Santa Monica resident, was hit as she crossed Wilshire Boulevard southbound … Continue reading →

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The Draycott Has Closed

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Sue

Palisadian residents and restauranteurs Marissa and Matt Hermer’s European-inspired brasserie, The Draycott, has closed after serving a special Christmas dinner menu last week, December 24-26. A resident, who was trying to book The Draycott for New Year’s Eve, sent this … Continue reading →

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End of Year Wrap Up: 2024 Brought Questions of Representation

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Westside Current on December 30 and is reprinted with permission. Many of the stories McGregor references have a common thread with Pacific Palisades, including LAHSA, the Mansion Tax – Measure ULA, and the … Continue reading →

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Rose Bowl Parade an Iconic Southern California Event: Try Decorating

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Sue

The 136th Rose Parade, with the theme “Best Day Ever,” will start at Green Street and Orange Boulevard on January 1, 2025. Bill Jean King will serve as grand Marshal. Three judges decide the 24 float awards presented each year, … Continue reading →

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LAHSA Does NOT Follow Conflict 700 Disclosure Requirements

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Sue

(Tim Campbell wrote in an email to several friends: This column is a follow-up to last week’s column, albeit unintentionally.  When I was writing last week’s piece, I had no idea LAHSA’s (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) contracting practices were … Continue reading →

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What Is It? (#150) Happy New Year!

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Sue

In 1986 these two bottles were filled with Raymond Baptiste’s (Daniele’s father) renowned Mirabelle liquor. The drink started with Raymond harvesting golden, round Mirabelle plums from his four hilltop trees in Domevre. Then, by hand, he removed the large pit … Continue reading →

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Pearl Buck’s “The Christmas Book” Speaks about Memories

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Sue

For many Christmases it was one family member’s responsibility to pick out a Christmas book, which we read on Christmas night by the tree. The person selecting a book rotated between my three young children, my husband and me. Early … Continue reading →

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December 1944: General George S. Patton and the Power of Prayer

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: The following information was taken from a story in the Friends of the National WWII Memorial https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/pattons-prayer) George Patton was in a foul mood. His Third Army was stalled in Lorraine, worn out after a fall of depressing … Continue reading →

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