Pacific Palisades

Despite a rather middle-class upbringing, I moved here from Santa Monica when I was very young into a house bought long ago, before the place became prime property. (For better or worse, Proposition 13 - the property tax cap initiative that passed in 1978 - saved my family from the harder times, albeit at the expense of a lot of potential state growth, but Prop 13 should be it’s own California question, if not already. It’s still quite a political argument of contention in this state.)

It’s very safe, quiet, and pretty here. The beaches are great. It is very suburban - mostly boring - Hollywood couldn’t even succeed in making a tawdry prime-time drama based on this place.. that’s how boring the Palisades is. The central part is rustic in a not-so-rustic way. It feels old, but doesn’t look old. But, it is a great endpoint for Sunset Blvd.

It’s nice to come back home to see family here, nonetheless.

Also, Pacific Palisades High School is forever immortalized by L.A./South Bay punk legends Black Flag in the video “Slip It In”—featuring only the most wholesome women showing off their, um, wholesomeness in the video. Cheers!