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Monthly Archives: December 2020
Ho!Ho!Ho! Activities Will Begin This Week
Until 2018, the community Ho!Ho!Ho! festivities were sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, but then the Grinch decided this celebration was no longer needed because of activities at Caruso’s mall. The free event was slated to go the...
Local Troupe Will Perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ on Zoom on December 16
One of the loveliest holiday traditions in our town the past seven years has been the annual radio play performed by the Theatre Palisades Acting Troupe. The actors have performed “It’s A Wonderful Life” several times, as well as “A...
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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Waiting for a Vaccine
Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in mid-March: sending a weekly Covid-themed...
Thoughts from C.S. Lewis About the Bomb
(Editor’s note: A reader tipped me off about this C.S. Lewis essay. I found it interesting.) “On Living in an Atomic Age” by C.S. Lewis in a 1948 Essay “In one way we think a great deal too much of...
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January Homeless Count Is Cancelled in Los Angeles County Because of the Pandemic
Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) Board member Kim Clary attended a December 4 virtual meeting of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission to discuss the January 2021 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count has...
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PLUM Committee Approves Jack-in-the-Box Project; Councilman Bonin Missing in Action
Before the City Land Use and Planning Management meeting on December 3 regarding the Jack-in-the-Box development, Circling the News sent an email to Councilman Mike Bonin. The proposed development for that site, at 17346 Sunset, would be a five-story, 60-ft.-high,...
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin
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Donations Sought for “Santa Claus” Saturday
Corpus Christi Parish will conduct a drive-thru, Covid-safe donation opportunity this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church parking lot, at the corner of Carey and Sunset. A parishioner wrote Circling the News: “We look forward to...
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John Evans, a Former Teacher, Charts New Direction for Village School
When John Evans was hired as head of school for Village School last spring, little did he think that the beginning of the 2020-21 school year would be one of social distancing, virtual learning and applying for school waivers. He has faced...
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Opinion: Venting about the Lack of Common Sense
The County has closed outdoor dining at restaurants and Mayor Eric Garcetti said he would give restaurant workers a one-time payment of $800. Of course, this means that workers have to go on the SERVE website (starting December 7), fill...
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Letter: Planning and Land Use Management Committee Violates Brown Act
(Editor’s note: This letter was sent today after the Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting held on December 8, yesterday. It was impossible to join the meeting for the first hour or so. Circling the News made numerous attempts.)...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community
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