Monthly Archives: January 2022

Eventual Potrero Canyon Park Needs a PCH Crossing

Last July, State Senator Ben Allen told the Community Council that the state would give the City of Los Angeles $11 million to build a pedestrian bridge connecting Will Rogers State Beach and the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon. In...

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Residents Illegally Block Asilomar Boulevard

Circling the News received a query from an Asilomar Bluff resident and photos from another resident that showed road closure barriers along that road at sunrise. “Many people in the neighborhood who want to turn on to Asilomar on their...

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Posted in Parks, Real Estate | 2 Comments

Trifecta, Headed by Three PaliHi Students, Provides Financial Literacy for Teens

Trifecta Finance, the brainchild of Luke Shuman, a senior at Palisades High School, teaches financial literacy to students in South L.A. Shuman and two close PaliHi friends, Ian Ishak and Ari Bolloshimi, came up with the name Trifecta because they...

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New York Times – Update on the Omicron Virus

(Editor’s note: in The Morning, a piece in the New York Times provided interesting reading – January 19, 2022 “Good Morning. Omicron Is in Retreat. What’s Next?” –  Anecdotally, it seems that many people in Pacific Palisades have tested positive...

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A $250,000 Reward Offered to Apprehend Kupfer’s Murderer

More than $250,000 is offered as a reward for the arrest and conviction of the man who killed 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer. Kupfer, a Pacific Palisades resident, was stabbed on January 13 when she was working alone at Croft House, a...

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Realtor Anthony Marguleas Donates $5,000 to Village Green

Marking what has become an annual tradition, realtor Anthony Marguleas once again donated $5,000 to the nonprofit Village Green board on January 12. Since 2013, the founder/owner of Amalfi Estates has helped support the private triangular park in the heart of...

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Two Updates Related to Homelessness: Count and Talk on Addiction

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HOMELESS COUNT:   The annual homeless count has been moved from January to Wednesday, February 23, because of the Covid surge. Palisades residents Kim Clary and David Morena, who organize the local count, need verification from people...

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Palisades Centennial Art Contest Winners Announced; All Entries Posted at the Library

In conjunction with the Pacific Palisades Historical Society, the American Legion Auxiliary sponsored a coloring/art contest to help the town celebrate its 100th birthday, which was Friday, January 14. The Historical Society will host a special ceremony commemorating the centennial at Simon Meadow...

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Bonin to Put Homeless in Senior Center, a Block from Westminster School

(Editor’s note: this January 17 article – “Bonin Breaches Lawsuit Settlement. Designates Shelter Across from Venice Elementary School” – is reprinted with permission from Westside Current.) It’s a fight that’s all too familiar on the Westside. Concerned parents and neighbors...

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Police Searching for Killer of Palisades Woman

  Brianna Kupfer, 24, was attacked and killed Thursday at the store where she worked. An unknown assailant entered Croft House, a boutique furniture shop in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue near Beverly Boulevard, around 1:30 p.m. Kupfer’s body was discovered...

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