Monthly Archives: May 2021

City Council Committee Hearing on Thursday Will Address Using Beaches and Parks to House Homeless

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

On March 31, without alerting neighborhoods in City Council District 11, Councilmen Mike Bonin and Mark Ridley-Thomas sent the following motion (Council File 21-0350). The proposal seeks to provide temporary-style housing for the homeless at several sites, including Will Rogers State Beach, … Continue reading →

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Public Comments Submitted to City Council on Housing People on the Beach

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: these comments can be read on the website://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=8168. Circling the News will share one a day until the L.A. City Homelessness & Poverty Committee meeting is held on May 13.) Submitted by Jessica Copenhaver on April 26 for public … Continue reading →

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Immigrant Mothers and the Legacy They Leave

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Immigrant women come to this country for a better life and maybe even for the chance to dream. My great grandmother and grandfather moved to America from Bohemia, a country that no longer exists. They spoke no English, they had … Continue reading →

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Email Invite: ‘Grassroots Kickoff and Fundraiser for Justice Champion Mike Bonin’

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News received an email titled “Grassroots Kickoff and Fundraiser,” announcing that CD-11 Councilman Mike Bonin has launched his fundraising for re-election in 2022. The text reads: “Councilmember Mike Bonin is not your typical public official, and that often … Continue reading →

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Tell LAPD Officials that Rusty Redican Should Be Our Town’s New Senior Lead Officer 

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Many residents have noticed that since January, when Michael Moore retired as the LAPD’s Senior Lead Officer for Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, we have had four temporary officers. All have been effective, but one reader emailed Circling the News on … Continue reading →

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Nonprofit We See Greatness in You Acquires Suspect Residential Property in Castellammare

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Several residents in Castellammare were surprised to see Terrance Burney in a video announcing that his nonprofit, “We See Greatness in You,” had acquired two vacant properties on Porto Marina Way in Pacific Palisades. He wrote on his video feed, … Continue reading →

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Fire Department Seeks Fire Spotters Who Can Sit at Home and Monitor LAFD Cameras

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The 1910 Great Fire killed 85 people and burned three million acres in northern Idaho, western Montana, eastern Washington and southeast British Columbia. Afterwards, the U.S. Forest Service (and, starting in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps), eventually built more than … Continue reading →

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More than 400 Angelenos, Businesses Unify In Message: Venice Needs Urgent Attention

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This article reprinted with permission. Venice Current Editor Jamie Paige said “The originator of this letter is still taking signatures if anyone from Pacific Palisades is interested”  [email protected]. One can see the people who have signed Click here.)  … Continue reading →

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Palisadians to Discuss ‘Heroes of the Maze,’ a Diesel Bookstore Virtual Event Thursday Evening

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Join Pacific Palisades residents Tessa and Chloe Smigla as they discuss “Heroes of the Maze” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, during a virtual story-time event. To register:  Click Here. The sisters are the adopted children of Palisadians Lisa … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Crawford Recalls 18 Eventful Years Working with Arnie Wishnick at the Chamber

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

When Arnie Wishnick was executive director of the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, his “sidekick” was the ever-dependable Marilyn Crawford, who worked as his assistant for 18 years, until he retired in September 2018. Crawford told Circling the News that … Continue reading →

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