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Category Archives: Parks
Celebrate Family Day at Will Rogers State Park: It’s the 80th
Will Rogers Family Day will celebrate the 80th anniversary of widow Betty Blake Rogers gifting the family’s 186-acre ranch to California’s State Park on Sunday, August 11. Festivities begin at noon with a polo match, and as Will Rogers said, … Continue reading
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George Wolfberg Park at Potrero on Facility Repair Agenda
The George Wolfberg Park at Potrero is on Department of Recreation and Parks Facility Repair and Maintenance Commission Task Force agenda for Thursday, August 1, at 10 a.m. (or when the regular 9 a.m. meeting adjoins). Luis Sanchez is the … Continue reading
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Councilwoman Traci Park on L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Westside Current on July 24 and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR In the five months since the Current’s last interview with Traci Park, there have been a number of important developments in … Continue reading
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Eight Municipal Pools Closed this Summer
During the hottest days of the summer, several key municipal pools are closed, including the Rustic Canyon Recreation Center pool. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced in November 2023, that she secured funding to address some of the effects of … Continue reading
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Be Part of the New Playground Discussion: PAB Meeting July 18
The Palisades Park Advisory Board (PAB) will hold its quarterly meeting in person at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, in the small gym at 851 Alma Real. The public is welcome. Among the items to be considered: approval of one of the proposed designs … Continue reading
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Park Board Seeks Resident Input on New Playground Design
Former Park Advisory Board (PAB) Member Susan McInerney argued in 2014 that an inclusive playground would be an opportunity to build something exciting to replace the 20-year-old non-ADA compliant playground at the Palisades Recreation Center. Over the next 10 years, … Continue reading
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Hillside Task Force Patrols Parkland
Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin organized a Hillside Task Force, which met at Will Rogers State Beach by Lifeguard Headquarters at 7 a.m. on June 12. The purpose is for volunteers and officers to visit hillsides and parkland, to … Continue reading
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City Needs to Regulate RV’s and Van Lords
(Editor’s note: This is part two about encampments near and on Westchester municipal parking lots, near the Westchester public park and swimming pool.) It is easy to buy a broken-down RV, there is an auction at 220 Broad Street in … Continue reading
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Around the Palisades April 22: Fire, Graffiti, Passover
FIRE IN CIELA PARKING GARAGE: A car caught fire in Ciela’s parking garage under the three-story building. Los Angeles Fire Department reported on April 21, at 7:45 p.m. that “First arriving companies report a convalescent home (three residential stories over … Continue reading
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Wolfberg Park: Sprayed with Pesticides/Planned Walk/Graffiti
No Pesticides in George Wolfberg Park: There is no need for herbicide spraying in George Wolfberg Park, there are other means to control weeds, other than resorting to chemicals. The park is an environmentally sensitive area, because all ground water … Continue reading
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