Category Archives: General

Palisades Newcomer Club Seeks Clothing Donations

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Sue

The Palisades Newcomer Club Community Engagement Committee is partnering with BOCA and Laya to help students at Santa Monica College, who may need additional or specific clothing items. Newcomer’s Peggy Levin said, “Every donation goes directly to SMC Bodega Rack, … Continue reading →

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Daylight Saving Time Ends November 3

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Sue

Daylight Savings time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 3. Clocks in California and in most of the United States will “fall back” an hour. hour. One resident wrote, “Didn’t we in California vote not to turn clocks back?” … Continue reading →

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Halloween Carnival “Frighteningly” Successful

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Sue

Many children and adults had a chance to try out their Halloween costumes early at the Marquez Halloween Festival. This annual event, which was open to the public, was held October 20 at Marquez Elementary Charter School. Entry to the … Continue reading →

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RVs Can Now Be Towed

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Sue

At the Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s field deputy Zachary Gaidzik announced some good news. Tow-away signs are being posted on Pacific Coast Highway between Coastline and Topanga Canyon Boulevard (State Route 27) to prevent long-term parking. … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: The Controversy Behind the Scenes of LA Times Refusing to Endorse Harris

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Sue

(Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Westside Current on October 27, 2024, and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR For a few years now, accusations have flown that L.A.’s paper of record, contrary to accepted journalistic standards, … Continue reading →

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Brentwood Upcoming Events in November/December

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Sue

A Brentwood resident send the following upcoming activities and events in the Brentwood area: Every Thursday there is generally a chance to get together with like-minded Francophiles at 10 a.m. and practice one’s French. The next meeting will be on … Continue reading →

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Prop 33, Prop 34 and the Controversy Over AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Sue

By ANGELA MCGREGOR   On the face of it, there would seem to be little in common between Proposition 33 – which would do away with a 30-year-old, statewide rent control law in favor of local control over rent regulation – and … Continue reading →

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Receive a Free Flu Shot this Weekend

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Sue

The Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club will be holding its annual “drive thru” free Flu & Covid Vaccine Clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 19. The club is located at 901 Haverford Avenue. The vaccines will be administered … Continue reading →

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L.A. County Protects the Vote for Criminals

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Sue

  Many residents may have missed the Los Angeles Country Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk September 24 press release that it was honored for its in-prison voting system for criminals. Dean C. Logan, the County Clerk, announced that the National Association of Election Officials (Election Center) … Continue reading →

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Will Rogers Movie Deal Includes Popcorn and a Drink: Oct. 17

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Sue

Bill Hamm, the interpretative director at the Will Rogers Historic State Park, invites residents to a screening of the 1934 Will Rogers movie Judge Priest at the Bay Theater at 1035 Swarthmore. The movie, directed by John Ford, will screen … Continue reading →

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