Monthly Archives: April 2020
Pacific Palisades Community Council Opposes Using the Recreation Center for Homeless
On April 5, the Pacific Palisades Community Council executive committee sent a letter to Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Mike Bonin and L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl opposing the proposed homeless shelter at the Palisades Recreation Center. The letter states that...
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Recreation and Parks Board Commissioner Joe Halper Sends a Message
Longtime Pacific Palisades resident Joe Halper, an L.A. Recreation and Parks board commissioner, sent the following message to Circling the News. “I suggest you alert your constituency of the opportunity to share their concerns and suggestions on the [Palisades] Recreation Center...
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Obituary: Rev. Alvin Gray Busby, 89, Father of CTN Writer
(Editor’s note: Many Pacific Palisades residents know Laurel Busby from her frequent stories while working for the Palisadian-Post under editor Bill Bruns, and in recent years for the Palisades News and Circling the News. We join Laurel in mourning the...
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Goats Fail at Social Distancing
Thanks to Donna Fol for sending this video to Circling the News. The goats “ate” performed brush clearance on the El Medio bluffs from about Sunday through Thursday....
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Groza and PaliSkates: Two Ways to Help with Home Schooling
Groza Recommends Activities: Groza Learning Center in the 881 Alma Real building sent an email with a list of activities to cure home schooling boredom. One was baking. The easiest way to teach kids fractions, which then leads to learning...
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Taj Palace Called “One of the Best Indian Restaurants in Los Angeles”
When I was refereeing at an AYSO soccer tournament for my son’s all-star team about 10 years ago, another mom on the team, a professor at L.A. City College, also refereed. Between games we would talk about various topics and...
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April 3, 2020, Musings
Musings NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR COUNCILMAN MIKE BONIN By Sue Pascoe · April 3, 2020 Many people say they haven’t been able to reach Mike Bonin, our District 14 councilman, during the coronavirus. In an April 3 email to constituents, Bonin...
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April 3, 2020, Musings
Musings WE NEED A FARMERS MARKET By Sue Pascoe · April 3, 2020 Palisades High School is closed, and thus the Sunday farmers market. So, what about having a market in Simon Meadow every Sunday? The Mar Vista farmers market...
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Palisades Rotary Donates $1,800 to Help Task Force on Homelessness; More Donations Are Sought
The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) is reaching out to local organizations and individuals for aid that will go to the homeless during this coronavirus crisis. The Rotarians voted via email on March 28 to give $1,800 which...
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We Don’t Stop Everything for Flu, Why for Covid-19? Some Sobering Information about Coronavirus
(Editor’s note: Dr. Ben LaBrot, who is the founder and CEO of Floating Doctors, a professor in the Keck School of Medicine Dept. of Global Medicine at USC and a Pacific Palisades Optimist sent the article to his fellows Optimists on...
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