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Pacific Palisades, California $1.50 Palisadian-Post Serving the Community Since 1928 20 Pages Thursday, October 5, 2017 ◆ Pacific Palisades, California $1.50 Caruso Reveals His Hand to Our Art Kids PPCC Under Pressure to Investigate Rule-Breaking Contractors By JOHN HARLOW across the town. Editor-in-Chief It is seeking to ensure that the city consistently applies a series of re builders in Pacific Pali- rules, including local zoning ordi- sades “falsifying” permits nances, the community plan and Aand bending community plan the California Coastal Act. guidelines in their rush to complete Critics warn that some such new houses? rules conflict—or at least confuse And is the Pacific Palisades each other—and if monitoring the Community Council, and its new- current flood of permits appears ly hatched offspring, the Land Use beyond city planners, then certain- Committee, minded or forceful ly it’s a challenge for PPCC vol- enough to stop such rogue builders unteers to undertake such detailed Caruso/Palisadian-Post art contest participants point out their winning pieces. Photos by Chuck Larsen in their muddy tracks? scrutiny. These questions dominated the Rick Mills, PPCC communi- last meeting of the two bodies on ty representative, said that it was Thursday, Sept. 28, with uncertain such a widespread problem that results. the PPCC should write to the city The issue was raised at LUC urging planners to take it seriously. by Joe Helper, a former parks ad- Yet some of the more contro- ministrator who suggested they versial projects are legally water- redraft rules to give themselves a tight. Last week an objector to a wider brief to tackle ever-morph- cluster of mansions near Potrero ing building issues. Canyon had his paperwork de- Later that evening, Janet Turn- scribed by the California Coastal er, U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu’s Commission as “patently frivo- Palisadian representative—but lous”—although he is still fighting speaking as a Marquez Knolls the project resident—said locals had stopped As are opponents, known as four builders who were bending Highlanders United for Good, re- rules to their advantage. But, she sisting a senior living project in said, they needed more help from The Highlands, who showed up in Elyse Walker Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Caruso talks business with Palisadian students. the city, PPCC and LUC. force at the PPCC (although new The heat was turned up by data suggests there is a demand, By JOHN HARLOW Beverly Boulevard restaurant Madeo have storage space underneath. The previ- Sarah Conner, chair of the Pacific as there are now more people aged Editor-in-Chief serves traditional Italian fare. But its spin- ous development had about 25 “doors” or Palisades Residents Association, over 80 than between 20 and 35 off, FdeiM by Madeo, will be “light and outlets in the same area. which is credited with blocking in town). ick Caruso shared fresh details about airy,” and offer affordable family break- Caruso said that around 75 percent past planning atrocities in The Maryam Zar, PPCC chair, the Palisades Village with the young fasts, he told the young artists visiting from of Palisades Village leases were already Bluffs. She focused on one build- urged residents to share their ev- Rwinners of the recent Caruso/Palisadi- schools, including Corpus Christi, Calvary signed: “I have asked my people to slow er on Lachman Lane, accusing idence of rogue building with the an-Post art competition, including how he Christian and Palisades Charter Elementa- down,” he joked. him of falsifying permit building council, so they can pass it onto intends to fit 42 outlets onto the three-acre ry. When asked by one of the artists wheth- applications. the city. site, as fashion maven Elyse Walker re- There would also be a “great” burger er Palisades Village would have fountains, The contractor at 656 Lach- But that may be the council’s vealed she will be joining the development. place and a sandwich place. he said the site was probably too small, man has since resubmitted his ap- limit: As Chris Spitz, PPCC chair Walker will maintain her high-fashion “There will be casual dining and fine “but I will bring it up with my planners in plication, but PPRA believes there emeritus, said: “There is a thresh- stores on Antioch in The Village and in dining. It will disprove the theory that the the next meeting. They love it when I bring are too many similar “paperwork old of legal proof necessary here— Newport Beach before opening a third store Palisades cannot support its own shopping them new ideas.” misunderstandings” happening what can we prove?” on the same street as Vintage Grocers. economy. And it will be somewhere where There are about 200 people per day It will be called Towne, and unlike the kids can hang after school,” he said, read- currently working on the site but that will Antioch store that opened 18 years ago, it ing his young audience accurately. double next spring as it cruises toward a will offer both men and women’s clothing. Caruso revealed that he would be hand- summer opening—possibly as early as July High Day for KI Observers suggest it will be a fresh ap- ing over the shell of the new movie theater 2018. proach to fashion—in line with Caruso’s to operators Cinépolis next month—its rear He revealed there would be a free message to the art competition winners wall will be landscaped to ease the view bike-loaning scheme and an Uber drop-off when they donned hard hats to visit the from Albright. point, and there is planning underway to ac- building site on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Caruso said that he was looking at commodate driverless cars. He said he was only talking to known about 42 operators in a space as big as brands if they could offer something differ- Nordstrom in The Grove: It is only possible See more pictures from the art winners’ ent from their familiar wares. because even a 500-square-foot outlet will tour in next week’s edition of the Post. Let’s Get spOOKy Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer The congregation of Kehillat Israel Pacific Palisades celebrated Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer Yom Kippur at the Fox Village Theater in Westwood with a special It’s time to enter the Palisadian-Post’s annual Creep Your Crypt contest! Prizes will be awarded in guest speaker, Shiza Shahid, social entrepreneur and co-founder/ three categories: Creepiest Crypt, DIY-Originality and Best Theme. For more details or to sign up, visit CEO of the Malala Fund, which raises money to get more girls into bit.ly/crypt_2017. schools. Page 2 Palisadian-Post October 5, 2017 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Protect Our Village Palisadian-Post I am so tired of this nuisance group calling themselves Protect Our Village throwing rocks under the train. OUT OF THE PAST They’re seeking to put up roadblocks for the Caruso development wherever they can. For goodness sake, it’s a business district just like April 16, 1970 2¢ the last one was. We didn’t get up in arms about that. 2¢ Your Two Cents’ Worth And this small group of “supposedly” 120 is not the voice of the Alphabet Streets, or the Bluffs, or Marquez, or The Huntington, or The Got something to say? Call Riviera or The Highlands. (310) 454-1321 or email 2cents@ It’s mainly two frustrated retired attorneys who don’t like that palipost.com and get those kudos they’re going to be living in or close to the center of town, just like they or concerns off your chest. Names did when Mort’s was the anchor tenant. And, wow, Mort’s often had will not be used. entertainment at night. Were you sending cease and desist letters then? Or is it just the polished and refined Rick Caruso that you are so hell bent on needling? Ambivalence I really can’t get over the entitlement factor that people exhibit I feel a tremendous ambivalence when it comes to this Village revitalization. about Caruso. On the one hand, Caruso has gone way beyond his legal obligations: He has solicited there is all the possible disruption opinion, he has altered his plans to assuage fears, he spent his money to from tens of thousands of visitors. build employee parking when he didn’t have to. On the other hand, I will at last be But, like spoiled children, all these two vocalists for POV can do able to walk to the movies. is whine and stamp their feet because the market is being treated like a market and not like a retail clothing shop. Stop this “protectionism.” I want this development and I’ve talked Senior Living to at least 150 other people who want it too. Stop trying to ruin it. I am concerned about the proposed All it takes is for one kid to pollute the waters and then everyone has construction of the dementia facili- to get out of the pool. Enough already. ty in The Highlands. Not only will Judy Silk it cause more traffic on an already dangerous Palisades Drive, but as we learned from the hurricane-relat- ed nursing home deaths in Florida, Cost of Business it could be catastrophic if there is a I have noticed remarks in the Palisadian-Post regarding Rick Caru- major earthquake, given how isolat- so’s new shopping center. It seems some people feel he should lease ed The Highlands is! some stores that are not too expensive for those of us who cannot afford these prices. Senior Living II Well, I feel I must add my two cents: Caruso spent years and went A speaker at the community coun- through a whole lot of meetings, etc.
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