Monthly Archives: March 2021
Trunk Line Ruptures Sending Thousands of Gallons of Water down Sunset
A trunk/main water line ruptured in the 16100 block of Sunset Boulevard (at Muskingum) at 7:43 p.m. on Sunday evening. Water flowing downhill like river rapids made it dangerous for pedestrians and motorists. LAFD responded and all lanes of Sunset...
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CRIME: Shooting on PCH Near Temescal Canyon Road
Circling the News received the following information from a resident, who was traveling southbound on Temescal Canyon Road around 7 a.m. today (Sunday). “A man on the side of the road right at PCH and Temescal was lying on the...
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Novelist Larry McMurtry Dies at Age 84
(Editor’s note: Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or Texas. Movies adapted from McMurtry’s works earned 34 Oscar...
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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Worry, Doubt and Trouble
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 a year ago: sending a weekly...
March 28, 2021, Musings
Musings FULL MOON TONIGHT By Sue Pascoe · March 28, 2021 Just like clockwork, there will be another full moon tonight (Sunday). The northern Native American tribes called it a Crow Moon; other names were the Crust Moon and the...
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House at Marquez and Ida Continues to Generate Controversy
The oversized house at 16769 Marquez Ave. (corner of Ida), which appears to be four stories high while violating setback requirements, continues to generate controversy. One neighbor has described the house as “Westminster Abbey in the middle of a coastal neighborhood.”...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community
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Visiting with Three Seniors Who Meet Weekly for an Outdoor Lunch and Camaraderie during the Pandemic
Circling the News received a tip from a resident, who wrote: “I’m surprised that you have not published a feel-good story about the 90-year-olds meeting at the Veterans’ Garden every Tuesday at noon for lunch, social interaction and bocce...
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Landfill Item Decomposition Rates
(Editor’s note: The following information was given to Circling the News and I thought my readers might find it interesting.)...
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March 25, 2021, Musings
Musings HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT By Sue Pascoe · March 25, 2021 This is a homework assignment for people who live in Los Angeles. As boring as a story or two about DWP might sound—no sex to report, yet–they are absolutely must...
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Composting Is Dirty and That’s the Point
Forty percent of the food that is grown in the United States goes into landfill. How does that happen? Perhaps Americans aren’t as frugal as prior generations? The leftovers in a refrigerator generally go into the black trash bin, which...
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