Monthly Archives: September 2021

Letter: Officer John “Rusty” Redican Writes about His New Position with the LAPD

  Sorry that I have been a bit silent as of late. Many of you have asked for updates, but the way my department works, I had to remain silent until my new position was secured. I will be leaving … Continue reading

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Councilman Mike Bonin Writes “Stop the Right-Wing Recalls,” Says Doxing Was Inadvertent and a Venice Issue

A day after Governor Gavin Newsom beat the California Recall on September 15, Councilman Mike Bonin sent out an email trying the same strategy—claiming he was being targeted by “Trump supporters.” “Californians handily rejected the attempt to oust Governor Gavin … Continue reading

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LAPD Officer Redican Leaves Palisades Position; Takes New Role in Elysian Park

  Officer John “Rusty” Redican was honored on Wednesday, September 15, with a farewell luncheon at K’s Bakery in the Highlands. After almost six years in Pacific Palisades working with the homeless, he will become an LAPD firearms instructor working … Continue reading

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Palisades Reads to Feature “The Overstory” on September 22 Via Zoom

This is the third year for Palisades Reads, a community-wide book club sponsored by the Friends of the Palisades Library that seeks to foster connections, spark conversations, but above all celebrate reading. This year’s selection, “The Overstory,” was the 2019 … Continue reading

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City and Caltrans Wrestle with the Chautauqua, PCH and West Channel Road Intersection  

A reader wrote, “Would it be possible to update us on the paving situation on West Channel Road and the lack of paving for those of us who drive up into the Palisades…It’s a joke…not completed and has been a … Continue reading

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Recall – “Don’t Leave”

(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 19th book “Redeeming Justice” co-written with Jarrett Adams, came out on September 14 and was named the Best Book of September by Amazon. “A consuming tale of a broken legal system, its trail of ruin … Continue reading

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Latest Pacific Palisades Crime Report

Senior Lead Office Brian Espin released the crime report for this area from September 5 to 11. “We had a busy week with seven auto-related crimes and four burglaries,” Espin said. “We need to stay vigilant and look out for … Continue reading

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Westchester Park Is Again under Siege as Transients Keep Setting Up Tents 

  A Westchester resident wrote Circling the News on August 31, “Just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of relief, we were pulled in again.” According to the resident, a Tuff Shed (small storage structure) was delivered to … Continue reading

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Jeff Ridgway’s Volunteer Work Clears the Ivy Hiding the Historical Mural on Temescal

  As reported earlier in Circling the News, the ivy that had grown down from Radcliffe residences above Temescal Canyon Road made it impossible for residents and high school students to walk along the sidewalk without getting hit in the … Continue reading

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Obit: Barbara Thomas Ackard, Mother, Grandmother, Friend

  Barbara Thomas Ackard, who was born on November 15, 1919, in Denver, Colorado, passed away on August 7. The 101-year old was surrounded by her family and caregiver in her Brentwood home. She had lived in Pacific Palisades many … Continue reading

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