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Photos courtesy of Sharon Kilbride.By TRILBY BERESFORD ReporterPalisadians will agree that it was hard to miss Bruce Schwartz’s pumpkin patch. Appearing along the West Channel in Santa Monica Canyon, it was a project spearheaded for the purpose of beautifying the median strip for the BOCA Neighborhood Association and Santa Monica Civic Association.The patch first took form as a petunia crop in June, and then local kids started talking about the need for Halloween pumpkins. Their wishes were fulfilled in the form of 100-pound pumpkins: a visual feast for the eyes.However, on the morning of Friday, Aug. 31, the Street and Tree Division of the City of Los Angeles eliminated the patch, allegedly due to complaints from residents who claimed traffic obstruction.The pumpkins were saved. They currently reside at the house of Sharon Kilbride, who worked with Schwartz to maintain the patch.Kilbride expressed her disappointment, on the phone with the Palisadian-Post.
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“The patch was something that brought the community together in a positive way,” she said, in reference to the individuals engaged with Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, who helped with planting and weeding. Stone at the pumpkin patch.Stone, who was featured in a July 19 article in the Post, was one of them. Another helper at the patch was a man named Stars, whom Kilbride talked about warmly.The supervisor of Street Services declined to comment to the Post. Kilbride is now deciding upon an alternative way to best utilize the pumpkins.Anyone interested in contacting the Street and Tree Division of the City of Los Angeles can call 213-847-3077.