Category Archives: Parks

Needle Exchange Program Coming to a Public Park Near You (Part 1)

(Editor’s note: This is a two part series about the L.A. County Department Health’s Program that provides needles to addicts. There are no statistics to show the program works to help addicts. Photos: John Alle.) A Palisades resident John Alle … Continue reading

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Community Council Members Informed of Pickleball Noise: Private Citizen Cannot Collect Fees

Joe Halper, who was a member of the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Board of Commissioners (RAP) for almost five years and is now the Pacific Palisades Community Council Parks Advisor, spoke at the meeting on May 25. He acknowledged … Continue reading

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Ancient, Unsanitary Rec Center Playground Needs to be Replaced

The playground at the Palisades Rec Center is close to 30 years old. The base of the playground is sand, which serves as a bathroom for feral animals, making it unsanitary and potentially unsafe. Many Palisades parents send their nannies … Continue reading

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Potrero Pedestrian Bridge Needed to Will Rogers Beach

The Pacific Palisade Democratic Club at its May 2 meeting voted unanimously to support the concept of a pedestrian bridge from the base of George Wolfberg Park to Will Rogers State Beach Parking lot as “an expression of the matter … Continue reading

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Pickleball Players Incensed over Court Specifications and Pay to Play

Vora Pong Nimnual sent the following note to CTN: “As an editor or a reporter, I thought you have the responsibility to tell both sides of the story. However, judging by the latest issue of CTN on pickleball, I can … Continue reading

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Teen Partying and Reckless Driving at Pali Rec Center

Residents, whose home border on the Palisades Recreation Center, have notified LAPD of the ongoing issues of teens congregating late Friday and Saturday nights. Residents say there is underage drinking, illegal fireworks and cars that race in and out of … Continue reading

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Letter: Vora Pon Nimnual Responds to Pickleball Query

(Editor’s note: I sent the following note on April 20 to Vora PONG Nimnual, who said he was USAPA Ambassador  for  Pacific Palisades: I’m running the Park Advisory Board story tonight based on what occurred at the meeting–but I will give … Continue reading

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Park Advisory Board Discusses Off-Leash Dogs, Pickleball, Playground and Restrooms

The Palisades Park Advisory (PAB) held its quarterly meeting on April 19, in the small gym. The lack of Wi-Fi in the facility prevented it from being a hybrid meeting (Zoom and live.) Top on the agenda was a recommendation … Continue reading

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What Are You Doing to Celebrate Earth Day?

Since 1970, the United States has celebrated Earth Day on April 22. The day marks the anniversary of the birth of the environmental movement. This movement led to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean … Continue reading

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Park Advisory Board to Meet April 19

The Palisades Park Advisory Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 in the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Drive. Residents are invited to bring concerns regarding the Palisades Recreation Center to the … Continue reading

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