Monthly Archives: March 2021
Chase’s Care Club Continues
In December, Circling the News Highlights Palisades High School junior Chase Hill, who had started a donation drive for the homeless, by starting Chase’s Care Club. He placed a bin outside the Palisades Lutheran Church and asked for donations from...
March 9, 2021, Musings
Musings NEVER SAW THIS COMING By Sue Pascoe · March 9, 2021 A reader sent me the following joke: Having already downed a few power drinks, she turned around, faced me, looked me straight in the eye and said, “Listen...
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Angry Neighbors Convince City to Halt Construction of Oversized House on Marquez
After a neighborhood-wide campaign to have the City explain why it granted permits for construction of an over-sized house on Marquez Avenue at Ida Street, the City announced on March 3 that construction has been temporarily halted. (To read the...
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CRIME: Pacific Palisades through March 8
LAPD Officer III Jae Lee, who is currently serving as Palisades Senior Lead Officer, released the following crimes reported in Pacific Palisades through March 8. His email is [email protected]. BURGLARY: March 1, 5:30 a.m., in the 15900 block of Miami Way. Suspect(s)...
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Free Viewing of Documentary on Innovative Public Schools Across the Country
Annie Cipolla, the former young adult librarian at the Palisades Branch Library (2014-2017), sent Circling the News readers an opportunity to view a free screening of the educational documentary “Beyond Measure.” Cipolla, who is now the branch manager at the...
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March 8, 2021, Musings
Musings DONATIONS SOUGHT FOR DAVID GALVAN By Sue Pascoe · March 8, 2021 Resident Stephanie Cheng has organized a GoFundMe page for David Galvan, the owner and operator of Galvan’s Catering trucks on Temescal Canyon Road. If you can help...
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March 8, 2021, Musings
Musings NEVER SAW THIS COMING By Sue Pascoe · March 8, 2021 A reader sent me the following joke: Having already downed a few power drinks, she turned around, faced me, looked me straight in the eye and said, “Listen...
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L.A. Rec and Park Commissioners Discuss Local Issues; Palisades Park Advisory Board to Meet
The L.A. Recreation and Park Commissioners, including Palisadian Joe Halper, met on March 4 via Zoom. Circling the News was particularly interested in two items on the agenda: the proposed playground replacement in Westwood and the Veterans’ Gardens approval in...
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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Vision Issues?
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 7, 2021, Musings
Musings PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT? By Sue Pascoe · March 7, 2021 The initial sidewalk along Via de la Paz, by the 1935 DWP Distribution Station, that replaced the sidewalk that didn’t have a handicapped access to Sunset Boulevard, was deemed...
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