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Other News & Events
National Preparedness Month - September!
From the LA Emergency Management Dept.: “September is National Preparedness Month! Visit CA Emergency Services for tons of valuable resources that can help you and your family be prepared for an emergency! . . .
"Ready, Set, Go Bag! The first step in getting organized is building an emergency Go Bag. It's an easy to carry bag (ex: backpack) that has important and personal items for children and pets. #BeReady” Click on the flyer above for an enlarged PDF.
Extensive disaster readiness information may also be found on the PPCC website at Disaster Readiness. Another excellent resource for information about CERT training and disaster readiness: PPCC Emergency Preparedness Liaison K.C. Soll.
Speed Humps Applications 9/16
From Councilmember Bonin: "LADOT Official is gearing up for a new cycle of its competitive speed hump program. I worked to restore the speed hump program a few years ago, and this effort will allow residents in each council district throughout Los Angeles to apply for a new speed hump on their neighborhood street.
"The application portal will open next Wednesday, September 16 at 8 am. There are only 30 slots available in each council district, so residents are encouraged to apply right at 8 am! Once slots are full, LADOT staff will conduct a comprehensive study of each application. The next cycle is scheduled to open in six months." Learn more by clicking on the image above.
PPTFH Online Community Meeting 9/21
Credit: PPTFH
REMINDER: The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) will hold its next online Community Meeting on September 21 at 7pm. The topic: Homeless Youth – Hidden in Plain Sight? Featured speakers: Tammy Wood, Senior Parent Community Facilitator LAUSD Homeless Education; and Rachel Stitch, Deputy Director Safe Place for Youth. Click on the image above to visit the PPTFH website and register for the meeting.
Controller's Report - Prop HHH & Homelessness
Credit: City Controller
City Controller Ron Galperin has released his 2020 Action Plan on Proposition HHH and homelessness -- "Meeting the Moment." He explains: "Four years after Angelenos voted to spend $1.2B to reduce homelessness, only three new housing projects are open and most won’t be for two, three or even four more years. Meanwhile, the crisis has gotten far worse, compounded by pressing COVID-19 health and safety concerns. To reduce homelessness, the City must adopt a new action plan that will house more people right away. Read my latest report on Prop. HHH . . . and explore my new story map on the HHH-funded projects across Los Angeles." Read the report by clicking on the image above; see the story map at Homelessness Story Map.
Community of Schools Virtual Town Hall - 10/5
LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin announces: "We are hosting a virtual town hall in each of our new communities of schools within Board District 4 to discuss the new year, share updates, and answer questions! Join me, the leaders of each COS, and community members to engage in these conversations about the future in LAUSD." Click on the flyer above to learn more & RSVP.
Note new date: Allison Polhill -- PPCC Education Advisor and Mr. Melvoin's Chief Advisor & District Director -- confirms that all LAUSD schools in the Palisades are in the West LA school community and advises that the new date and time for the West LA COS town hall is October 5 at 6pm (the previously scheduled date listed on the flyer conflicts with the U.S. Vice-Presidential debate on October 7). Stay tuned for possible further updates.
Trick-or-Treating Not Recommended in 2020
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The Palisades News reports on the County Public Health Department's decision to recommend against (rather than strictly ban) door-to-door trick-or-treating this year: "County health officials have walked back previous guidelines prohibiting trick or treating." Read the News article by clicking on the above image; read the Public Health guidelines for Halloween celebrations HERE. NOTE: Halloween gatherings, parties, festivals, haunted houses and the like are still prohibited!
Changes in Palisades Fall Traditions
Credit: Palisadian-Post/Nicola Buck
More about changes in the Palisades' Halloween and Thanksgiving traditions, from the Palisadian-Post: "Beloved fall traditions are going to look different in 2020 as Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issues guidance for celebrating Halloween and the Palisades Funding Turkey Trot is officially called off." Click on the image above to read the Palisadian-Post story.
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