Monthly Archives: October 2021
Epic Mega Cookies Are Awesome, and a Delicious Gift Idea
Your Circling the News editor recently received a surprise on her doorstep. She opened a beautifully presented package to find a large, pie-like Epic S’more cookie—which turned out to be “epically delicious.” It consisted of about a dozen cookies baked...
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October 24, 2021, Musings
Musings WHO ARE THE BONIN RECALL DONORS? By Sue Pascoe · October 24, 2021 The people trying to recall City Councilmember Mike Bonin are keeping a secret. They refuse to disclose who their largest donors really are, and what they...
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Villanueva Visits Westchester Park, Bonin Pushes Back On Twitter
(Editor’s note: Circling the News received the following letter from a Westchester resident, which was sent to the the Recreation and Parks Commissioners and RAP General Manager Michael Shull on October 22: “I drove by the park yesterday and saw...
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Homeless/RV Encampments Continue to Foul and Endanger the Ballona Wetlands
Millions of birds fly along a 7,500-mile migratory route between northern Alaska and the southern tip of South America. Wetlands, including the freshwater Ballona Ecological Reserve in Playa Vista, provide vital resting points during the journey. With their unique location between salt...
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October 21, 2021, Musings
Musings SWIMMING AT PALI’S POOL IS GETTING EXPENSIVE By Sue Pascoe · October 21, 2021 A reader wrote that since Covid, she has spent nearly $2,500 to swim at the Palisades High pool over the past year. It costs $12...
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Palisadian Co-Authors ‘Redeeming Justice’, a Memoir that Explores the Criminal Justice System
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News A false accusation of rape sent 17-year-old Jarrett Adams to prison for almost a decade. His odyssey, detailed in his new book, “Redeeming Justice,” covers his trial with an inept defense attorney,...
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Annual YMCA Metropolitan Celebration Held at Simon Meadow
Annually, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles honors employees and donors with service awards and recognition, usually in a large hotel ballroom downtown. This year, the luncheon ceremony was held on October 14 under a large tent – with...
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October 20, 2021, Musings
Musings BARGE OFF PACIFIC PALISADES By Sue Pascoe · October 20, 2021 Does anyone know what the barge in the Santa Monica Bay is doing, anchored off Sunset at Pacific Coast Highway? https://www.circlingthenews.com/terminus-of-sylm…m-being-replaced/ SEEKING THOSE WHO HAVE TURNED 90 The Woman’s...
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Letter: Marina del Rey Public Boat Launch Is a Disaster Evacuation Site
(Editor’s note: L.A. City Administrative Officer Matthew Szabo released an August 10 feasibility study stating that several City beaches and parks – including Will Rogers State Beach — were not good locations for proposed homeless villages. But Councilman Mike Bonin’s proposal...
OBITUARY: Stuart Farberow, 58, Beloved Maui Police Officer, Proud Father
Longtime Palisadian Stuart Farberow passed away on October 11, 2021, in Anna, Texas, while surrounded by friends and family. He was 58 years old. Stuart was born in Harbor City, California on January 10, 1963, to Roberta (Bobbie) Farberow and...
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