Monthly Archives: April 2021

Bonin’s Homeless Plan Faces Withering Opposition at the Pacific Palisades Community Council Meeting 

“The Chamber of Commerce is opposing this motion,” said Fay Vahdani, the Chamber’s representative on the Pacific Palisades Community Council. “We’ve seen what has happened in Brentwood and Venice and it has destroyed those communities.” Lasting nearly two hours, last...

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Westchester’s Neighborhood Council Hears Bonin’s Homeless Plan

(Editor’s note: The following story “Residents Speak Passionately About Bonin’s ‘Plan to End Homelessness’ at Westchester NC Meeting” appeared in an April 7 issue of Venice Current and is reprinted with permission. Visit: Venicecurrent.com) More than 450 residents were on...

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Covid-19 Update in Pacific Palisades

Circling the News received an anonymous letter stating that there were Covid-related deaths/illnesses that were affecting a business in town. They noted that Cal/OSHA and the Los Angeles County Department of Health had been notified. Since the outbreak and reporting...

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Tired of Rising DWP Electrical Bills? Want to Go Green? Fill Out This Survey from Resilient Palisades

Resilient Palisades is asking all residents, including those with and without solar panels, to take a survey so that TP can better understand if a microgrid would be feasible here. Take the survey: (Survey) A microgrid is distributed energy resources within...

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Sara Jane Boyers Helps Residents Celebrate Poetry Month

April is poetry month. In that spirit, Santa Monica Canyon resident Sara Jane Boyers posts a daily poem with one of her photos at the Little Free Library located in Rustic Canyon. “It was a hit with passersby and library visitors...

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Homeless Fire Destroys Five Acres of Ballona Wetlands

(Editor’s note: the story “LAFD: Homeless Encampment Likely Case of Fire at Ballona Wetlands” ran in Venice Current on on April 7. It is reprinted with permission. Visit: venicecurrent.com.) A fire that destroyed five acres of wetlands in Playa del...

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Palisades High Town Hall Set for Wednesday Evening on Zoom 

A group of parents have formed Pali High Parents Care (PHPC) and helped organize a town hall with school administrators tomorrow (April 7) at 7 p.m. to help understand why the school is not reopening for in-classroom instruction this spring....

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Pacific Palisades Residents win Screen Actors Guild Awards

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News Several happy Palisadians continue to bask in the glow of their new Screen Actors Guild awards. The awards show was televised Sunday night, with nominees in Zoom-like settings. “Oh, my goodness! Oh,...

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The Hearst Mansion in Beverly Hills Is Listed at More than $89 Million

Amalfi Estates Founder Anthony Marguleas is co-listing the Hearst Mansion at 1011 N. Beverly Dr., three blocks north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills for $89,750,000. “The Hearst Estate is anchored in American legend and is a one-of-a-kind home that...

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City May Rename Park in Honor of Late City Councilman Bill Rosendahl

Bill Rosendahl, the late City Councilman for CD 11, may have a park named after him. At a Recreation and Park (RAP) Facility and Repair Maintenance Commission Task Force meeting on April 1, commissioners listened as Glen Alla Park was...

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