Monthly Archives: June 2021
June 6 (ii), 2021, Musings
Musings GRAFFITI IS EXPENSIVE AND UGLY By Sue Pascoe · June 6 (ii), 2021, Musings A reader wrote: “My house on Bowdoin was tagged. While the message was purportedly environmental (carbon sequestration), the great irony is that the message was...
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Beloved PPBA Umpire Dirk Robinson in the Hospital
(Editor’s note: Anyone who has had a kid play in the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association over the last few decades has come in contact with Umpire Dirk Robinson, who is known as even-tempered, fair and a good man. Circling the...
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The Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks Are Back! This Year’s Theme: ‘The Sparkle Returns’
Our town’s traditional Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks are scheduled for Sunday, July 4, and the theme is “The Sparkle Returns.” All residents are asked to plan to participate in the day’s events and to donate towards making this a...
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Clarifying and Responding to Readers Queries about the Homeless
A CTN reader commented about the man seen urinating at the corner of Via de la Paz and Sunset on Monday: “Of course urinating in public areas is totally wrong, but I want to point out that in many...
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Veterans Gardens Must Make Changes Before Gaining Approval by Recreation and Park Commissioners
The Veterans Gardens/Bocce Courts at the Palisades Recreation Center have not yet received final approval from the L.A. City Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners, which it must have before it opens. Several residents complained to Circling the News that...
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June 3, 2021, Musings
Musings SERVICES SET FOR LITTLESTONE By Sue Pascoe · June 3, 2021 Circling the News received word that services for Col. Richard Littlestone will be held at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on June 10 at 10:30 a.m. The cemetery is...
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Agencies Meet to Address Fire/Homeless Concerns in Pacific Palisades Area
The recent Palisades Fire brought together City, County and State officials, because it spread through those jurisdictions that included City (the Highlands), the County (Topanga) and State parks (Will Rogers and Topanga). LAPD Captain Jonathan Tom, commanding officer of the...
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State Farm Neighborhood Assist® to Give $25,000 Grants
On behalf of resident Trish Bowe, a local CLU/State Farm Agent and State Farm Insurance Companies, State Farm is seeking nonprofits to apply for its grant program Neighborhood Assist. Forty nonprofits across the country, who apply and are selected, will each...
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June 2, 2021, Musings
Musings RESPONSE TO BONIN ASKING FOR REELECTION FUNDS By Sue Pascoe · June 2, 2021 Councilman Mike Bonin’s appeal for money to fund his ”progressive agenda” for a third term will likely fall flat, in my opinion. He should get...
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Dr. Jonathan Sherin Speaks about Status of Mentally Ill Homeless
“Ending the ‘Off & On’ Street Cycle of Severely Mentally Ill People,” was the talk given by Dr. Jonathan Sherin, director of the County Department of Mental Health, to the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness on May 24....
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