Monthly Archives: May 2019

Caruso’s Faux LAPD Station on Swarthmore

And Monument Corner May Lack a City Permit What started as a Circling the News item that was intended to be humorous and light-hearted, turned into a two-week back and forth with the City to determine if Rick Caruso’s  “LAPD” … Continue reading

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Palisades Upcoming Events for June

Check the Calendar, See You Around Town A reader asked if I could supply a calendar of upcoming events for Pacific Palisades. Often people don’t let me know about an event until the day before or the day of, but … Continue reading

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Palisades High School Nabs Championship City Titles

In Boys Tennis and Boys and Girls Lacrosse   BOYS TENNIS WINS THREE CITY TITLES Palisades High tennis coach Bud Kling, who was inducted into the CIF City Section Hall of Fame in 2017, continued piling up championships on April … Continue reading

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Evacuation Danger: Some Palisades Streets Don’t

Have Room for a Fire Truck Because of Parking If cars are parked on both sides of a street that is so narrow it doesn’t allow a fire truck to have access to your home, would you consider it dangerous? … Continue reading

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Streets Too Narrow to Support Parking on Both Sides

While Also Allowing Fire Engine Access According to the L.A. City regulation: no parking is allowed on a street if it is less than 18 feet wide. Parking is allowed on one side of a street if the street is … Continue reading

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Theater Around Town:

Noises Off Is a Delight By LAUREL BUSBY Contributing Writer Sardines, slamming doors, and silliness combine in Noises Off, a fast-paced farce that so delighted audiences last year that it has returned for an encore run at A Noise Within Theatre in … Continue reading

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Polo Field Parents Ask Community Council for Aid

In Allowing Their Kindergarten Students at Canyon The public elementary school for people who reside in the “Polo Fields” neighborhood of Pacific Palisades (west of Allenford) is Canyon Charter Elementary School, but only for grades one through five. The parents … Continue reading

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Friends of the Library Book Sale on June 1

Will Benefit Readers–and the Branch Library Friends of the Palisades Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, in the library parking lot, 861 Alma Real. Hundreds of nearly-new fiction and non-fiction, … Continue reading

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Volunteers Needed to Help with Parade:

Sylvia and Lorna Boyd Lead the Charge This year’s Fourth of July parade, themed “May the 4th Be with You,” will start promptly at 2 p.m. You may remember taking your enthusiastic kids to the parade, but perhaps this year everyone’s … Continue reading

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Palisades Dog Owners Need to Be on Alert

Foxtail Poses Serious Problems for Canines           Foxtails are an invasive grass-type weed known to spread in yards, pastures and along trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. The weed can be deadly for dogs.           Circling the News spoke to Dr. … Continue reading

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