Monthly Archives: October 2022

OBITUARY: Dr. Mike “Mario” Martini, a Pacific Palisades Stalwart

Dr. Mike Martini, 97, a treasured pediatrician in Pacific Palisades for decades and an active, always smiling member of the community, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 12. Longtime residents were quick to mourn one of its beloved individuals....

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DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Protesting and Ballet Harvesting

Circling the News ran some protesting tips from DSA, Democratic Socialists of America in its October 19 musings. One reader wrote, “Stop endorsing DSA please. They have destroyed our city.” Rest assured that CTN was not promoting DSA, rather, this...

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Community Council Supports a Conditional Use Permit for Pot Shops

The Pacific Palisades Community Council supports Brentwood Community Council (BCC) in its issues with the recently opened pot shop, Cookies, at the Brentwood Country Mart. The approval, which asks for community notification and input, passed unanimously at the October 13...

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Posted in businesses/stores, Kids/Parenting | 2 Comments

LAPD Detectives Seeking Additional Victims of Sexual Assault

LAPD Media Relations Office Cruz has alerted the community that the Department’s Juvenile Division are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying any additional victims who may have been assaulted by a local high school coach, Paul Anthony Davis. On October...

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Posted in Crime/Police, Kids/Parenting, Schools | 1 Comment

President of Narcotics Officer Association to Speak on Fentanyl October 20

Glenn Walsh, president of the California Narcotics Officers Association, will lead a community discussion on fentanyl and law enforcement counter-narcotics efforts at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 20, at Janes Hall, Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset Boulevard. The talk is...

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Westchester Senior Center Reopens with Limited Hours: Residents Rally for Traci Park

The Westchester Senior center, which closed during Covid, and now more recently because of security concerns, has reopened with limited hours. Around 200 residents from Council District 11, including Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Mar Vista, Venice, Playa Vista and Westchester, assembled...

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Viewpoint—Lawyers, Traci Park and Erin Darling, Are Needed to Represent All – Including Criminals

When this editor first started refereeing AYSO, one of the people she worked with was a criminal defense attorney. She was surprised at one of his notorious clients, who seemed particularly “disgusting.” This editor asked, “How could you take that...

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Kilbride Addresses Homeless Count in Pacific Palisades

Co-president of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness Sharon Kilbride spoke to the Palisades Rotary Club on Tuesday and detailed the number of homeless that the nonprofit volunteer group had counted during the annual Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority...

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Bonin Noticeably Silent about Palisades, Venice Fires

(Editor’s note: This story appeared on the Westside Current on October 18 and is shared in cooperation with Circling the News.) BY JAMIE PAIGE – Editor – Westside Current Two significant fires in the last several weeks have put two...

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Fire Races up Corona Del Mar: Contained at Two Acres: PCH Closed Over Night

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an 8:46 p.m. alarm of a brush fire below Corona de Mar, between Chautauqua and Potrero Canyon on October 16. At 9:25 p.m., LAFD reported “LAFD helicopters have joined LAFD ground crews in...

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