PALIHI’S SUPER BOWL ‘TROPHY’ Vol. 2, No. 3 • December 2, 2015 Uniting the Community with News, Features and Commentary Circulation: 15,000 • $1.00 See Page 25 Turkey Trotting Time ‘Citizen’ Kilbride To Be Honored December 10 By LAURIE ROSENTHAL Staff Writer itizen of the Year Sharon Kilbride lives in the Santa Monica Canyon Chome that she grew up in, on prop- erty that has been in the family since 1839. The original land grant—Rancho Boca de Santa Monica—once encompassed 6,656 acres, and stretched from where Topanga Canyon meets the ocean to what is now San Vicente around 20th Street. Six generations of the Marquez family have lived in Santa Monica Canyon, which was a working rancho. Kilbride’s great-grandfather, Miguel Mar - quez, built the original house, the same one where Kilbride’s mother, Rosemary Close to 1,400 runners spent early Thanksgiving morning running in the third annual Banc of California Turkey Trot, be- Romero Marquez, grew up. According to ginning and ending at Palisades High. (See story, page 27). Photo: Shelby Pascoe Kilbride’s brother, Fred, “The property has never been bought or sold.” Rosemary attended Canyon School, as Ho!Ho!Ho! Santa’s Coming (Continued on Page 4) By SUE PASCOE DRB May Discuss Editor anta and Mrs. Claus are coming to Pacific Palisades for Caruso’s Plans the Chamber’s traditional Ho!Ho!Ho! festivities on Friday, The Design Review Board will hold a December 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. on S Wednesday, December 9, at the Palisades After the reindeer land, Station 69 firefighters will load the Clauses onto a firetruck and deliver them to Swarthmore. Riding Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Dr. The along will be Honorary Mayor Jake Steinfeld, Chamber of public is invited. Commerce President Adam Glazer, Miss Palisades Danika If Caruso Affiliated’s Palisades Village Masi and Mr. Palisades Daniel Gottesman. project plans have been filed with the City, The town’s Oom Pa-Pa Band will provide music. The balloon that will be the main topic discussed. This man will be on the street from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. and a face will be preliminary design and consultation painter will be available from 4:30 to 8 p.m. review and there will be a city presentation, Other entertainment will include Village School from 5:15 to as well as developer comments. 5:45 p.m.; the Palisades High School Band from 5:45 to 6:15 The DRB will review and offer recom- Children of all ages are invited to meet Santa. Photo: Shelby Pascoe p.m.; Gerry Blanck’s Martial Arts performing from 6:15 to 6:45 mendations on the proposed design, which p.m.; Fancy Feet dancers hit the street from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m.; Botham Plumbing and Heating; Gibson International Realty; includes the redevelopment of various and CB Singers and Friends will close on the evening from Gelson’s; The Atrium Building;Village 76 Station; Jody Fine; properties along Swarthmore Avenue, Mon - 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. Michael Edlen/ Coldwell Banker; ALTOUR; American Legion ument Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, which Chamber Committee co-chairs are Greg Wood (Palisades Post 283; Jackie Maduff; Susan Payne RE/Max Realty; Solar City; includes nine new buildings with a total Charter High) and Nicole Howard (Gibson International). Pacific Palisades Veterinary Center; A Rental Connection; Sunset of 116,215 square feet on 3.11 acres. Caruso Affiliated is sponsoring the event on behalf of the West Plumbing; TMC General Contractors; and Amazing Music. The buildings will range from one- to Palisades Village merchants. Additional sponsors include: Sponsoring Toys for OPCC are Perry Akins; Alisa Bromberg, two-stories with a maximum building M.D.; Pacific Palisades Pediatric Dentistry; height of 36 feet. The project proposes a Pacific Palisades Dentistry; Spa D Marie; mix of uses including retail, restaurants, of- Postal Customer Postal and Paws ‘n’ Claws Grooming. Everyone fices, eight residential units, a specialty gro- is urged to bring a new toy that can be cery, a movie theatre, a community room, given to others in need. a fitness space, storage spaces, pedestrian **************ECRWSSEDDM************* Look for Santa’s Elves: Dr. Andy Frew paseos and a village green. (Theatre Palisades); Roberta Donohue Residents are reminded that speaker cards (Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club); Tim must be filled out in order to address the Permit #422 Permit Pasadena, CA Pasadena, Marschall (TMC General Contractors); board, and the DRB chairperson, Barbara PAID Rick Lemmo (Caruso Affiliated); Susan Kohn, has the discretion to modify the time U.S. Postage U.S. Payne (RE/Max Realty); and realtor and the number of speakers per subject. Presorted Standard Presorted Austin Pick. Project plans will be available for review Chamber Santa Hot Line: (310) 454-7963. at cityplanning.lacity.org. 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Wayne Walters, Community United Methodist Church; Brother Ritananda, The Self-Realization Fellowship; Monsignor Liam Kidney, Corpus Christi Catholic Church; Rabbi Amy Bernstein, Kehillat Israel; Rev. Eric Schaefer, Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church; Rev. Bruce Freeman, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church; Rev. Shawn Gendall, Calvary Church and John Maceri, executive director Ocean Park Community Center. Photo: Bart Bartholomew Community Celebrates Interfaith Thanksgiving By By LIBBY MOTIKA ing to escape a violent relationship,” he said. community-wide involvement and support. ing love. Palisades News Contributor He nudged the attendees into a place of Recognizing the huge problems of home- “O may this bounteous God soul-searching, prodding us to examine lessness, mental illness, addiction and do- through all our life be near us, or Palisadians, Thanksgiving reminds another kind of poverty. mestic violence, Maceri nevertheless re- With ever joyful hearts and all of us of our extraordinary good “There’s another type of poverty that can minded us not to give up but rather to blessed peace to cheer us; Ffortune and material comfort in a safe afflict us all,” he said. “It’s much more subtle think about poverty with a brain that is in- And keep us in His grace, and and benign neighborhood. This unique than the lack of material possessions or the formed and a heart that is compassionate. guide us when perplexed; American holiday gives many of us an op- obvious, visible clues that something is ter- And free us from all ills, in this portunity to come together, family and ribly wrong in someone else’s life. It’s harder grateful heart ran like a fresh water world and the next.” friends, to celebrate a meal and to pause to look at ourselves and understand that Astream through the evening’s proceed- Rabbi Bernstein and Cantor Chayim to enjoy a moment of appreciation. there may be a part of us that’s struggling.” ings. Brother Ritananda of The Self-Real- Frenkel offered a moving duet of “V’al Last Tuesday night, close to 300 members Maceri quoted Bill Doulos, the director ization Fellowship spoke of “a grateful heart Kulam,” a song of thanks for all our blessings. of many faiths assembled for prayer and of Jubilee Transitional Housing at The as a powerful catalyst that will enable us to The service concluded with a prayer of reflection at the annual Interfaith Commu- Church of Our Saviour in the West San realize greater and greater peace and hap- unity recited by clergy and audience, and a nity Service of Thanksgiving, hosted this Gabriel Valley, who has a long history of piness in life, and a thankful heart that can final benediction by Monsignor Liam Kid- year by Kehillat Israel and coordinated by working with the poor and homeless. be a tremendous help in overcoming the ney of Corpus Christi Church, who coun- Jane Richardson, liturgical consultant. “The greatest poverty that can afflict the inherent tests and trials of life.” seled us to think of our good fortune, not Clergy from eight religious institutions human spirit is the loss of a generous heart,” President Obama reiterated the open as luck but rather as a gift from God. in the Palisades participated in the service, Doulos said. “You will know that success has heart and generosity of Americans in his each one contributing a scripture reading, slipped away when your passion for helping 2015 Thanksgiving Proclamation, so ably a blessing or a song that transcended de- others grows cold.” recited by Rev. Wayne Walters of the Com- Final 2015 Book nominational differences to reflect the over - Maceri pursued the challenge, pointing munity United Methodist Church. arching theme of gratitude for our free will, out that we must go beyond merely under- “In the same spirit of togetherness and freedom and cohesive national unity.