Neighborhood News

Fresh Council Leadership Proposed | Pacific Palisades

The Pacific Palisades Community Council will hear four names that its nominating committee recommends leading the council from the summer at its next meeting on Thursday, May 10.

The nominating committee has been looking at 50 candidates, including Representatives Lou Kamer for PPCC chair and Rick Mills as treasurer, potentially replacing termed-out Maryam Zar and Richard Cohen, respectively.

The council will have seven weeks to debate the slate and consider other candidates before voting at the end of June. There will be a communitywide PPCC election for area representatives later in the summer.

The Palisadian-Post will profile the committee’s four nominees next week.      

—JOHN HARLOW

Multiple Cars Targeted | Malibu

On the morning of Wednesday, May 2, several vehicles parked on the same block on Wakecrest Drive were broken into and personal property stolen. Unusual cars were also sighted. Reports were filed with the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s office and some residents have purchased Ring floodlight cameras to capture activity around their property.            

—TRILBY BERESFORD

Suspicious Hooded Characters | Pacific Palisades

A resident noticed two young African-American men wearing hooded sweatshirts lurking on the street outside her property on Mount Holyoke Avenue at 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1. One of the men appeared to be checking out a car in a neighbor’s driveway.

Although no crimes were committed, they appeared suspicious because of the early morning visit and the fact that they quickly left after the woman emerged with her dogs, she said.

The resident alerted authorities and her neighbors via Nextdoor to be aware of any curious activity.

—TRILBY BERESFORD

LATLC Annual Casino Night | Hollywood

The Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities fifth annual Casino Night and Texas Hold’em Tournament took place at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel on Saturday, April 21. There were 1,000 guests in attendance and $1 million was raised for charity.

Numerous members of the organization are Palisadians, including Scott J. Corwin, who co-chaired the event.

—TRILBY BERESFORD

Amazon Ring Expands Their Neighborhood Watch | Pacific Palisades

The Palisadian-invented Amazon Ring security camera/doorbell company is launching a social network called Neighbors, designed for residents in the community to share video footage and safety alerts of suspicious activity on their property. The app is available for download in the iTunes store and Google Play.

—TRILBY BERESFORD

Girls Track Team Takes Championship | Brentwood

The Archer School for Girls Varsity Track Team won its first track league championship in school history on Tuesday, May 1. The team beat out seven other school at the Liberty League finals and will now move on to the CIF-SS Preliminaries on Saturday, May 12.      

—CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA

Man Falls Over Bluffs | Santa Monica

A man in his 20s fell close to 30 feet over the edge of the bluffs on Ocean Ave and Wilshire

Boulevard in Santa Monica on Monday, May 7, according to the Santa Monica Fire Department.

He was safely rescued by SMFD Urban Search and Rescue Team after officials performed a “high angle rope rescue” and relayed down to retrieve the man.  

—CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA