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Homelessness Down, Car Dwelling Up LA City Council bans sleeping in cars

By Sam Catanzaro While homeless levels across Los Angeles County and the Westside have increased over the past few years, the number of individuals living on the streets of Pacific Palisades has decreased.

As local lawmakers made dwelling in vehicles illegal this week, however, recently released data show that the number of individuals sleeping in their cars has increased drastically in Pacific Palisades.

The 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, showed 36,300 people experiencing homelessness in the City of Los Angeles, a 16 percent rise from last year. In Council District 11, which includes Pacific Palisades, homelessness increased by 12 percent overall.

According to data recently released by the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) and Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA), however, the number of indi-

viduals experiencing homelessness in Pacific Palisades decreased from 107 in 2018 to 83 in 2019.

This is a sharp decline from the 198 individuals counted in 2016.

"Since January 2016, PPTFH’s efforts have been successful in helping individuals receive services and move into some form of housing. The number of individuals and tents and makeshift shelters has gone down by 58% according to the LAHSA annual analysis and the number of individuals moving into housing has gone up," said Sharon Browning PPTFH Vice President in a July newsletter.

Despite the decrease in the overall number of individuals experiencing homelessness in Pacific Palisades, there has been a sharp rise in the number of people living in vehicles. LAHSA data shows that between 2016 and 2019 the number of campers, RVs and vans serving as a dwelling for homeless individuals has increased by 200 percent, from 13 to 29. For comparison, countywide the number of people living vehicles has increased by 51 percent.

"The rate we are moving people into housing has slowed considerably and that we are working

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with more people who remain on the street. The collective data makes sense given the dramatic increase in homeless individuals throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The supply of housing for homeless individuals (temporary shelter and permanent supportive housing) is inadequate to meet the tremendous need," Browning said.

Surrounding the release of this data is action

recently taken by LA City Council to reinstated Section 85.02 of LA Municipal Code which prohibits individuals from using a vehicle for dwelling between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on residential streets and any time within 500 feet of a park or a licensed school, pre-school or daycare facility (see, “LA City Council Reinstates Ban on Overnight Car Dwelling” Page 4).

Jack in the Box Redevelopment Pushback New housing complex proposed in Palisades

By Kai Mc N amee

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A mixed-use housing complex may be coming to Pacific Palisades, but some Pacific Palisades Community Council members are moving to oppose the project.

According to an environmental report submitted to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, the proposed project

would redevelop a former Jack in the Box on Sunset Boulevard. The 15,000-squarefoot property could soon be the site of a five-story mixed-use complex containing 40 apartments — mostly consisting of 1-bedroom units — and 2,900 square feet of retail space. Applicant California Food Management, LLC, which also operates under the name Burger King, expects construction to last 16 months.

Three members of the Pacific Palisades Community Council are co-sponsoring a motion to oppose the project.

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The motion urges the PPCC Board to “oppose the issuance of a Coastal Development Permit (CDP)” on grounds that the project violates the California Coastal Act, a state law that encourages local governments to preserve coastal resources.

Under the Coastal Act, construction in any Coastal Zone requires a permit — the act addresses issues of shoreline access, “scenic and visual qualities,” landform alteration and more. The act requires all de-

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$55 Million PCH Pavement Project Begins $5.5 million pavement project will improve 50 lane miles along coastal route.

By Chad Winthrop The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began a project last

week to preserve 50 lane miles on Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1/PCH) from the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica to the Malibu Lagoon Bridge in Los Angeles County, due to the funds from Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

“Pacific Coast Highway is one of California’s most beautiful highways that provides access for residents and visitors to enjoy our coast,” said Caltrans Interim Director Bob Franzoia. “These repairs will

increase the life of the pavement of PCH and will create a smoother commute for motorists and benefit California’s tourism” About 160,000 vehicles motorists travel on Pacific Coast Highway through Santa Monica per day to reach their destination.

“This SB 1-funded project will improve the ride for all users of the road, whether you drive on PCH to catch a wave, use it as your commute to work or simply ride your bike to take in the cool breeze,” said Caltrans District 7 John Bulinski. “Extending the pavement life on Pacific Coast Highway will prevent costly maintenance repairs in the future and create an enjoyable ride for motorists and cyclists.”

This $5.5 million pavement preservation project has been awarded to Pavement Coatings Co. of Jurupa Valley, CA, who will be repairing pavement in all four lanes of Pacific Coast Highway and slurry seal the roadways between the McClure Tunnel in the city of Santa Monica to the Malibu Lagoon Bridge in the city of Malibu. Work is scheduled to begin July 22, and take place during the night, Monday through Friday. It is anticipated that one lane in each direction will be open for traffic throughout the duration of the project.

Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, use alternate routes, and “Be Work Zone Alert.”

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Caltrans began a project last week to preserve 50 lane miles on PCH from the McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica to the Malibu Lagoon Bridge.

Work schedule is subject to change due to traffic incidents, weather, availability of equipment and/or materials, and/or construction-related issues. More information and updates on projects can be found at http://www.dot.ca.gov/d7/projects/ or on Twitter via @CaltransDist7.

SB 1 provides an ongoing funding increase of approximately $1.8 billion annually for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the state highway system. SB 1 funds will enable Caltrans to fix more than 17,000 lane miles of pavement, 500 bridges and 55,000 culverts by 2027.

For complete details on SB 1, visit http:// www.rebuildingca.ca.gov/.

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Overnight Vehicle Dwelling Ban Renewed LA City Council reinstates Section 85.02 of municipal code.

By Sam Catanzaro It is again illegal to sleep in a car on the streets of Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, July 30, LA City Council reinstated Section 85.02 of LA Municipal Code which prohibits individuals from using a vehicle for dwelling between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on residential streets and any time within 500 feet of a park or a licensed school, pre-school or daycare facility.

On July 1, City Council let the ban expire before they went to recess, unintentionally giving people living in their cars a grace period.

At City Council meeting Tuesday a heated public hearing took place on the issue, with an overwhelming number of people speaking out against renewing the ban.

“We can sleep in ditches but we cannot

sleep in our cars. There has to be a way that we can all work together. That there could be designated for the less fortunate to sleep in their cars while they get on their feet,” said Jose Garcia a veteran who was previously homeless for five years. “Not every homeless person is bad. And everybody deserves a second chance.”

Peggy Lee Kennedy, a member of the Venice Justice Committee, worried that renewing the ban would harm individuals who have the least in society, “The City likes to think of itself as somehow doing this balancing act to protect the people that are housed by criminalizing and harming those who are not. That’s not a balance. You’re harming people that have the least amount among us,” Kennedy said.

“Don’t just work with private developers doing long term efforts and over-the-top bridge housing efforts, that are going to house ten percent or less of the people.”

Mary Anne Curtis of the End Homelessness LA Campaign took issue with the difference in the way the fact that the City

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lets e-scooters park on the street but not unhoused individuals.

“Thousands of electric scooters are given priority parking on streets that people unhoused are being swept off,” Curtis said.

“980 plus have died this past year and your response is to ban them from street parking?”

Despite the overriding public support against renewing the ban, City Council voted unanimously to reinstate Section 85.02 of the code, making the overnight dwelling in vehicles illegal immediately.

After Council voted, members of the public began chanting “shame on you” repeatedly, forcing City Council President Pro Tem Nury Martinez to instruct the Los Angeles Police Department to remove the protestors.

Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents Council District 11 which includes Pacific Palisades, was not present for the vote. In an email to Palisades News, however, Bonin said that he was unable to attend the Council meeting due to a medical issue but would have opposed the renewing of the ban, citing lack of progress with The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) Safe Parking Program, “I would have voted against reinstatement of the ban on people living in vehicles. When the council revised 85.02 a few years ago, it was a temporary measure with a sunset provision, outlining where people could reside In their vehicles and where they couldn’t, while the city crafted a safe parking program. We have repeatedly extended the sunset while the city and LAHSA have lagged in creating safe parking for the thousands of people liv-

ing in their cars,” Bonin said. “We need to be moving people out of homelessness – not into homelessness. If we tell people with no homes that they cannot live in their cars, they are going to wind up on the sidewalks in our neighborhoods, and get locked further into homelessness, becoming harder and more costly to help. It will set us back even further in combating homelessness.”

In his statement, Bonin called on the city to dramatically expand safe parking programs and offer people a secure and legal place to park with a pathway to services and housing.

“That means a dramatic expansion of safe parking at city-owned lots, and an urgent appeal to faith communities, nonprofits and businesses to offer space in their lots,” Bonin said.

In addition to banning sleeping inside a vehicle, the ordinance makes illegal possessing items that are not associated with ordinary vehicle use, such as a sleeping bag, bedroll, blanket, sheet, pillow, kitchen utensils, cookware, and bodily fluids.

In addition, the law bans obscuring the vehicle’s windows and preparing or cooking meals inside or on a vehicle.

Violations of the law are punishable as an infraction, with the first violation not to exceed a $25 fine, the second not to exceed $50 and the third $65. Violators may be eligible for referral to a prosecutorial-led diversion program such as the Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART).

The ban will expire and be deemed to have been repealed on January 1, 2020, unless extended by ordinance.

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The Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia Dr. Melissa Alexander helping patients minimize effects of hearing loss

By Keldine Hull The ability to hear can have a significant impact on all aspects of life, from someone’s emotional and physical well-being to their professional career and activities they enjoy outside of work. Despite research proving the link between untreated hearing loss and increased risks of falls, depression, anxiety, hospitalization and dementia, millions of people let their hearing loss go untreated.

According to Dr. Melissa Alexander, an audiologist based in Santa Monica, “Twenty-five years ago a case-control study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association first reported that hearing impairment in older adults was strongly and independently associated with the likelihood of having dementia- raising the intriguing hypothesis that age-related hearing impairment may contribute to dementia risk.”

Alexander added that over the last four years, growing epidemiologic and clinical research studies have bolstered that theory.

“Longitudinal studies of community-dwelling older adults have demonstrated that hearing impairment is independently associated with a 30-40% rate of accelerated cognitive decline,” Alexander explained. Compared to individuals with normal hearing, individuals with varying levels of hearing impairment had an increased risk of incident in dementia over 10 years of follow-up. Alexander continued, “Neuroimaging studies have also demonstrated that individuals with untreated hearing loss have reduced neuron volumes in the auditory cortex, responsible for speech processing and understanding, and accelerated rates of whole brain atrophy.”

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(JAMA), failing to treat hearing loss can also have a financial impact. Alexander explained, “The University of California San Francisco, Johns Hopkins with AARP, and Optum Labs also ran this study. They looked at data from 77,000 to 150,000 patients over the age of 50 who had untreated hearing loss. People with normal hearing created 26 percent less health care costs compared to people who were recently diagnosed with hearing loss.”

Alexander continued, “That number continues to increase over time. After a decade, healthcare expenses increase by 46 percent.

Those numbers, when broken down, average $22,434 per person.” Factors associated with the increase include dementia, decline of cognitive ability, depression, lower quality of life, and falls.

Alexander also added that a second companion study done by Bloomberg School suggests a link between untreated hearing loss and higher morbidity. Through the study, it was revealed that people with untreated hearing loss had 3.2 more diagnoses of dementia per 100 over the course of 10 years, 6.9 more diagnoses of depression, and 3.6 more falls.

And hearing loss continues to rise. According to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, hearing loss is prevalent in 55 to 64 year olds at a rate of 8.5 percent and approximately 2 percent of individuals 45 to 54 are significantly deaf. Alexander continued, “The number rises to 25 percent for individuals aged 65 to 74 and 50 percent for anybody above the age of 74. Those numbers are predicted to rise in the future. As many as 38

million people in this country could have hearing loss by the year 2060.”

Even younger demographics experience hearing loss. About 15 percent of 18-year-olds have a hard time hearing and 2 to 3 out of 1,000 children have hearing loss. “I am now seeing younger and younger patients coming in for hearing testing, many reporting tinnitus. Noise exposure is a major problem and it is causing younger people to experience hearing loss in their teens and twenties,” Alexander explained.

Using hearing aids can change these figures and help with some of the health issues connected with hearing loss. Alexander continued, “When I diagnose a patient with a hearing loss, I discuss with the patient how their hearing impairment affects their life. I routinely request a significant other be present to take part in the consultation, not only to obtain their feedback, but to inform them of the detrimental effects of untreated hearing loss.”

Alexander continued, “Because hearing loss

is typically insidious, it isn’t always evident to the patient how much they struggle to hear.

And because hearing loss is essentially an invisible disability, it’s important that I share with the patient’s loved ones how to effectively communicate, why it’s necessary to wear hearing aids consistently and what they can realistically expect the patient to hear with their hearing aids on.”

It’s important that hearing tests occur as early as possible to provide a baseline of hearing. Alexander continued, “Because the ramifications of hearing loss are so detrimental, hearing testing should be taken seriously and performed on an annual basis. Hearing protection, such as custom earplugs, ear muffs or over the counter hearing protection should be a routine staple of every household. For even younger children, parents should make sure headphones have a limiter so that even if their child turns up the volume, the sound cannot cause damage to the ears.”

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‘DUMPED LIKE A DOG’ Disabled senior left in front of homeless shelter by nursing home

By Sam Catanzaro A disabled senior says a Santa Monica nursing home misled and left him in a wheelchair in front of a local homeless shelter without a place to sleep.

Alan Corona is a 72-year-old disabled senior who has a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy that leaves him dependent on a wheelchair and walker to get around. For eight months, Corona was living at Pacific Post-Acute, a nursing home, on 17th Street in Santa Monica in June, however a series of events led to his discharge.

Having made some progress with his rehabilitation, Corona says Pacific Post-Acute informed him that he would be moved to an assisted living facility in Hawthorne. In addition, Pacific Post-Acute told Corona that they would begin collecting his Social Security check plus $113 a month to stay in the facility. According to Corona, for eight months, Medicare and Medi-Cal had been paying his rent at Pacific Post-Acute.

When Corona refused to pay for these services, Pacific Post-Acute gave him a 30 days notice of eviction.

Corona then began looking for a new place to live, including Rosecrans Villa, an assisted

living facility in Hawthorne, which is where Corona thought he was going to move to. Given a discharge notice from Pacific Post-Acute saying that they would transport him to Rosecrans Villa on June 7, Corona packed his belongings and medications to prepare for the move.

In the transport vehicle, Corona says he was informed that he was not going to Rosecrans Villa but instead to the People’s Concern (OPCC) homeless shelter on Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica. According to Corona, he was told that the move would be only temporary until a bed opened up at Rosecrans Villa. Arriving at OPCC, however, Corona realized that this was not the case.

“I was driven in front of a shelter and dumped with my bags and medicine,” Corona said. “I was taken for a ride and dumped like a dog.”

Wheelchair-bound and alone, Parsons found out that there was not a bed for him at OPCC and since then has been living between hospitals, essentially homeless.

OPCC said in an email to the Palisades News that Corona has never been entered into the facility's system.

When reached for comment, Pacific PostAcute said they could not speak on the matter due to federal laws protecting patient information.

“We are unable to provide the comments you seek,” Pacific Post-Acute wrote in an email to the Palisades News. “A response requires sharing information that is HIPAA [Health Insurance

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An employee of Pacific Post-Acute who wishes to remain anonymous confirmed, however, that Corona was not informed he was being taken to OPCC until he was in the transport vehicle.

“When he was in his access car he was told that he was not going to be transferred to the original place he thought he was going to go to so they took him to the other place,” said the employee in a phone interview with the Palisades News.

Rosecrans Villa, when reached for comment, confirmed that on June 3, 2019, they received a referral for Cornona and spoke to him on the phone to discuss arraigning a face-to-face evaluation, informing him of their facility requirements, admission policies and procedures.

“During the phone interview our Administrator had with Mr. Corona, she informed him that he would have to pay our rental agreement amount of $1078.38/month if he was to be admitted. Mr. Corona informed her that he refused to pay that much rent due to he wanted to keep his social security checks and not pay rent with his SSI. He was not paying rent at the nursing home, due to they charge his insurance and he

did not agree to pay rent at our facility if we were to admit him,” Rosecrans Villa wrote in an email to Palisades News. “The conversation with Mr. Corona was brief and then ended with him knowing he was not going to be admitted to our facility due to his refusal to pay rent.”

In their email, Rosecrans Villa made clear that they were not involved in Corona’s discharge and that currently there is no room for him at the facility.

“Rosecrans Villa was not involved in any other discharge planning for Mr. Corona after we informed him and the facility social worker that we would not be accepting him,” Rosecrans Villa wrote. “We are full at this time and do not have any planned vacancies coming up. It is our policy to only accept clients with current physician statements, medications, and funds.”

Corona disputes this fact, saying that Rosecrans Villa never told him that he would not be admitted and that until he was in the transport vehicle, he was under the assumption that he would be living in the assisted living center.

When reached for comment, the City of Santa Monica said they are aware of the incident and that the City Attorney’s Office has received Corona’s complaint and is now investigating it.

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velopment in the Coastal Zone to be “sited, designed and landscaped to be visually compatible and integrated with the character of surrounding neighborhoods or areas.”

Reza Akef, one of the cosponsors and a PPCC representative for Area 8, says that the project’s architecture is not compatible with the surrounding area. Akef thinks the project could be improved with a terraced design — buildings in the area “don’t just shoot up” five floors, he said; similar projects in the area have used steps in elevation to be more visually compatible with their surroundings.

“Pacific Palisades is not a skyscraper community...There’s a lot you can do to blend [the project] into the community.”

According to the motion, the project “would present a bleak streetscape and an imposing, monolithic facade along the south side of Sunset Blvd.”

“The point of the motion is to address the core principles under the Coastal Act the developer should have considered when contemplating the design of the building with his architect,” Akef said. “We should not allow a new precedent to be established with this building.”

The motion urges the City or Coastal Commission to approve the permit on the condition that modifications are made to the building’s height and design; the motion suggests lowering the building to three or four stories and reducing the number of dwelling units.

The motion is scheduled to be on the agenda for the PPCC’s August 22 agenda.

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By Whitney Scott Bain

Quentin Tarintino’s latest film is a tribute to 1969 Hollywood beyond perfection with a cornucopia of talented actors that headline a time period long gone.

Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCarprio) cleverly veiled as Steve McQueen from the Wanted: Dead Or Alive TV series, is reduced to performing in cameo appearances on television as a bad guy as Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) his stuntman friend turned gofer/driver deal with the reality of their fading careers. It’s here that the vectors of chance intertwine with Sharon Tate (Margot Robie), her group and the Manson family all on a collision course with history.

The story drifts into the background of each of the characters with every performance flawless, but the real credit goes to production designer Barbara Ling, John Dexter’s group and set decorator Nancy Haigh for their painstaking attention to detail recreating Hollywood in 1969. Certainly, Academy Award material if there very was along with Robert Richardson’s outstanding cinematography who gives it a feel of walking right into the screen’s adventure side-by-side with the characters.

Anyone who grew up in Los Angeles

during that time period will enjoy such sights as the Hobo Kelly bus stop poster, horror host Seymour, the sounds from 93 KHJ hosted by Robert W. Morgan and landmarks such as Peaches Records, the Playboy mansion and the Bruin theater in Westwood where this writer worked as an usher when he was 16.

Filled with cameos ranging from Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Damian Lewis (as Steve McQueen) , Rumer Willis, Dreama Walker (as Connie Stevens), Al Pacino, Dakota Fanning, Mike Moh (as Bruce Lee who has flawlessly channeled Lee’s manners and martial arts.) Kurt Russell and the late Luke Perry among others that add to the movie’s bravado and charm.

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PALI HOUSE HISTORY: West House Case Study House #18

By Keldine Hull Built in 1948, the West House in Pacific Palisades, also known as Case Study House #18, was the first of four adjacent houses on Chautauqua Boulevard under the Case Study Program. Houses built as part of the Case Study program, sponsored by Arts & Architecture, were intended to be affordable, pushing the boundaries of construction by

incorporating new materials and techniques.

Out of the nearly 40 homes and apartment buildings originally commissioned about half remain, 11 of which were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Designed by Rodney Walker, the house was last sold in 2015 for $6.5 million and placed on the market again in 2018 for $10 million. According to the Los Angeles Conservancy, “Walker oriented the public areas to take full advantage of tremendous ocean views by employing floor- to- ceiling glass panels.” Another interesting feature Walk-

er’s design is the fireplace. The Conservancy continued, “The most unique interior feature of the dwelling is a large floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace faced with copper that dominates the living room and around which the roof is raised to 11 feet to accommodate clerestory windows. The fireplace is double sided with one side facing the living room and other facing the garden room.”

Case Study House #18 is located at 199 Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades and is one of only eight houses in Los Angeles County on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photo: Los Angeles Conservatory

Case Study House #18 is located at 199 Chautauqua Boulevard in Pacific Palisades and is one of only 8 houses in Los Angeles County on the National Register of Historic Places.

Entenza House Turns 70 Charles Eames designed house remains a stunning piece of architecture.

By Keldine Hull

Photo: Los Angeles Conservancy.

The Entenza House in Pacific Palisades, also known as Case Study House #9, was designed for Arts & Architecture editor and publisher and originator of the Case Study Program John Entenza.

The Entenza House in Pacific Palisades, also known as Case Study House #9, was designed for Arts & Architecture editor and publisher and originator of the Case Study Program John Entenza. As part of the Case Study program, sponsored by Arts & Architecture, houses were in-

tended to be affordable, pushing the boundaries of construction by incorporating new materials and techniques. Out of the nearly 40 homes and apartment buildings originally commissioned about half remain, 11 of which were added to the National Register of Historic Places, including the Entenza House.

Designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinin, the Entenza House remains on its bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean where it was completed 70 years ago in 1949. According to the Los Angeles Conservancy, “The design of Case Study House #9 exemplifies the concept of merging interior and exterior spaces through

glass expanses and seamless materials.” The Conservancy added, “The house is modular in plan and features steel frame construction. But in contrast to many modern residences utilizing steel frame construction, that of the Entenza House is not actually revealed, but concealed with wood- paneled cladding.”

According to the Conservancy, Etenza frequently entertained, so the house consists of mostly public and very little private space. A sunken living room, popular in homes from that era, with a built- in seating area encouraged conversation. The Entenza House is located at 205 Chautauqua Boulevard.

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‘ON’ THE MARKET VERSUS ‘IN’ THE MARKET?

By Michael Edlen, Real Estate Consultant

I have recently been asked about the increase in open houses and whether this is a good sign for the market. Others have asked if the market is still “going up” and if it’s still a good time to sell. The answers of course will always depend on who is asking and their individual situation.

Overall the market has slowed down significantly, with 30% fewer Palisades homes selling than last year by this time, and with 80% more homes available for sale now than were then!

The rate of sales is lower than it has been since 2009, nearly half of the homes on the market have had price adjustments, and prices are actually about 10% lower on average now.

Pacific Palisades Last 6-months as of July 28, ‘19 >$5Million $5Million+ # Active as of 7/26 67 45 # Sold last 6 months 76 23 Average # days to sell 41 89 # Months inventory(*) 5 12 (* - The number of months it would take to sell all of the homes now on the market at the current rate of sales, if no other homes came on the market. When this # is 5-6, it is typically a balanced market between buyers and sellers. Above 6 is a “Buyers Market”)

The chart shows some differences between the top half and lower half of the Palisades market for the last 6 months. As one might expect, homes priced above $5 million are

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Michael Edlen’s system of strategic pricing has resulted in an average of sales at 99% of recommended list price, with more Palisades transactions for 10+ years than any other agent. From these sales he has given charitable donations of $1.5 million. He can be reached at 310.230.7373 or Michael@EdlenTeam.com.

taking much longer to sell and indeed may not sell even after a year on the market at current rate of sales. With a much higher rate of sales below $5 million, sellers can anticipate a greater probability of succeeding and doing so in half the time.

We sold a home below $4 million recently. The owner decided to set the price approximately 10% higher than where we suggested for the most favorable market response. After several weeks of aggressive promotion, many ads and open houses, we received no offers. We finally were able to make a 10% price adjustment and negotiated a contract within one week. That is

an example of a home which, at first, was merely “on the market”.

A couple of months earlier we sold a home below $4 million. This owner decided to select a price that was intended to receive high market energy in a short period of time. They received multiple offers and sold it for more than the asking price. This was an example of a home that was actually “in the market”.

With under a 6-month level of inventory in the lower half of the market, in theory more of those are likely to be “In the market” as compared with the top half of the market where the odds of selling are clearly much lower. There are definitely fewer buyers as compared with

last year, though many sales today still result through multiple offers.

There are clear and definite benefits for the proper pricing and marketing of homes. Indeed, these factors may well determine whether the home will actually sell in today’s market place.

Michael Edlen’s system of strategic pricing has resulted in an average of sales at 99% of recommended list price, with more Palisades transactions for 10+ years than any other agent. From these sales he has given charitable donations of $1.5 million.

He can be reached at 310.230.7373 or Michael@EdlenTeam.com.

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SM Mountains Wildlife Crossing Saving mountain lions, deer, jackrabbits and more.

By Keldine Hull According to organizations dedicated to the protection of wildlife, animal- only passageways are essential to the survival of some of California’s most vulnerable creatures. Recent studies show that the underpass beneath Harbor Boulevard, built in 2006, is used by a variety of wildlife including coyotes, deer, and jackrabbits.

Earlier in the month, bobcat tracks were also detected.

A proposed Santa Monica Mountains wildlife crossing would potentially carry animals over 10 lanes of the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon and cost $60 million.

The #SaveLACougars campaign, founded by a partnership of the National Wildlife Federation and the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, has raised over $8 million from nearly 2,000 donors towards the wildlife crossing and hopes to have the bridge completed by 2023.

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According to the #SaveLACougars campaign, “The National Park Service (NPS) reports that since 2002, they have studied over 60 mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains area and have found one main issue: their homes have been cut off. Busy Freeways and urban development throughout Los Angeles has created a population of lions with the lowest genetic diversity measured anywhere in the entire U.S, outside of Florida panthers.” Roads killed 17 lions since the study began, according to the campaign, and supporters believe the only thing that can save the rest is the ability to safely move between regions.

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PACIFIC PALISADES CRIME BLOTTER Submitted by LAPD Lead Officer Michael Moore

Stolen Vehicle 300 Ocean Ave Ext, 7/17/19 between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. The suspect took victim’s vehicle from the driveway.

900 Fiske Street, between 7/24/19 at 5 p.m. and 7/25/19 at 8 a.m. The suspect took victim’s vehicle from a driveway.

1200 Capri Drive, 7/27/19 at 11 a.m. The suspect (male Hispanic, black hair, 5’5” 120 lb) took victim’s vehicle using keys left in the vehicle.

Burglary 200 Toyopa Drive, 7/20/19 at 11:30 p.m.

The suspect smashed a glass door to enter victim’s home. It was unknown what property was taken.

Burglary/Theft from Vehicle 700 Hartzell, between 7/19/19 at 11 p.m. and 7/20/19 at 6 a.m. The suspect smashed a window on victim’s vehicle but did not take any property.

Will Rogers State Beach, 7/20/19 between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The suspect smashed a window on victim’s vehicle and took a purse, backpack, and jewelry.

Pacific Coast Highway/Entrada Avenue, 7/25/19 between 9:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.

The suspect smashed a window on victim’s vehicle and took a backpack, iPad, and jacket.

1200 El Medio Drive, between 7/23/19 at 7 p.m. and 7/24/19 at 6 a.m. The suspect entered victim’s vehicle and took money and checks.

17700 Pacific Coast Highway, 7/28/19 between 2:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. The suspect entered victim’s vehicle and took a bag, phone, and jewelry.

500 Palisades Drive, between 7/27/19 at 10:30 p.m. and 7/28/19 at 1 p.m. The suspect entered victim’s vehicle and took money, golf clubs, and sunglasses.

Theft 15200 Palisades Village Lane, 7/13/19 at 7:24 p.m. The suspect (male white, blonde hair, 5’7” 160 lb, 35 years) entered victim’s store, took property, and exited without paying.

900 Enchanted Way, 7/15/19 at 12 p.m.

The suspect, pretending to be victim’s grandson, tricked the victim into giving the suspect $23900 in bitcoin.

700 El Medio, 7/20/19 at 12:30 PM. The suspect, pretending to be an Amazon Customer Support employee, tricked the victim into giving $750 in gift cards.

800 Swarthmore Avenue, 7/23/19 between 8:13 p.m. and 8:21 p.m. The suspect entered victim’s business and shoplifted water picks and toothbrushes.

300 Grenola Street, between 7/20/19 at 12 a.m. and 7/25/19 at 3 p.m. The suspect (possibly someone working at the location) took victim’s jewelry.

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50 Initiations have them 52 Dish made from a fermented root 53 Grace’s surname on “Will & Grace” 54 Neutron’s home 56 Jazz singer who acted in the “Roots” miniseries 59 Whopper maker 60 Hematite, e.g.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Aries today will begin a beautiful relationship. If you have a permanent partner, then this concerns reviving your passion. It will happen spontaneously, right after you and your partner go together to attend an event.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Taurus today is destined to find out for itself what injustice is. You will be better than all your colleagues in the performance of official tasks, but a major award will not be given to you, but to someone else instead.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) For the Geminis on August 3, 2018 it will be very important to receive praise and attention from others. You will doubt yourself, which on the eve of an important speech is simply not permissible. If you do not have people near you who can sincerely say "You're ready, and you can easily cope with this task," do self-talk. Set yourself up for success, and you will certainly succeed. Moreover, today there will be super-favorable circumstances on your side.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) This Friday will bring Cancers fatigue. You will be exhausted by the fuss that accompanies literally everything that you plan to do. Even the most simple plan, on which you focus easily, will face a number of small obstacles. In this case, you still should not panic. You will certainly carry out your business (albeit not as fast as you thought).

LEO (July 23 - August 23) Leos today will show a brilliant knowledge of human psychology. You will try to best a cunning and quirky person, who accounts for dozens of broken hearts and mercenary relationships. You, at first, like other victims, will melt at their great warmth, but you will be able to catch yourself in time. This insidious person will be turned away from you at the gate, and so what if you are quite rude.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) The Virgos on August 3rd will be creative in the realm of the senses.

You will arrange an unforgettable date for your other half, and she will want to talk about it to everyone with whom you are intimately acquainted. So, there will be a touching note on social networks, in which your constant partner will express you his love and admiration.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) For Libra, this Friday will be full of all kinds of surprises. The first and most important of them will be a spontaneous relationship, which you will begin with an unfamiliar person. If you are a respectable family man, the main choice of this day will be for you to decide on your family's future. You firmly determine that you intend to leave this city (or the country) in search of a better future. You will have just one thing to do: persuade your partner in marriage.

SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Scorpios today will plunge into their memories. You will be sad, longing for the hours spent in the arms of your former other half. You will encounter the smell of someone's perfume, exactly the same as the aroma of your ex-relationship partner. You, of course, are free to mourn about them a little, but then you still need to return to reality.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) Sagittarius today will successfully turn in their project and wait with trembling hands to see if it is appreciated by his management. The answer will come in a couple of hours. Your boss will say that you have fully justified his trust, and that he is very pleased with the results of your work. Then you will receive a tightly closed envelope, in which a pretty decent amount will be waiting for you.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Unexpected luck falls on Capricorn's head, literally like snow in August! Whether that is luck in business, the success of a financial plan, or success of a romantic nature is difficult to say ... Nevertheless, even after reading these lines, the unexpected (albeit pleasant) events of the coming day will catch you by surprise anyway!

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Aquarius is not recommended to spend August 3, 2018 finding out the relationship with his other half. In any case, they will remain absolutely right, whereas you are fundamentally wrong. Instead of arguing with her on every issue, make sure that the arguments between the two of you are completely stopped.

Pesces (January 21 - February 19) Pisces today will be dreaming about something dear to them, referring to a luxurious object which you will see on Instagram. You want to have the exact same thing, and none of your friends have this curiosity yet. You will place this order without delay, then announce it on your social page.

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