Monthly Archives: March 2023
March 23, 2023, Musings
Musings THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NETWORK PROVIDER By Sue Pascoe · March 23, 2023 The network provider that CTN runs on, had a problem, so this editor wasn’t able to send the newsletter. Today there is really important...
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March 23, 2023, Musings
Musings NATIONAL PUPPY DAY By Sue Pascoe · March 23, 2023 Today, March 23, is National Puppy Day. Why do people love puppies so much? According to National Geographic, it could be the “baby schema” effect, a release of the...
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“Oh, The Places You Will Go” at the Palisades Library
Librarians Mary Hopf, Barbara Birenbaum and Ziba Perez spoke to the Palisades Rotary Club of the endless possibilities at the Palisades Library at a March 7 luncheon meeting at Modo Mio. The topic was “What’s Available at the Pacific Palisades...
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Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness to Restructure
Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) will restructure. The nonprofit will phase out all fiscal operations by June 1, community forums and outreach engagements by December 31, 2023. The remaining donated funds will go to The People Concern who will manage...
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My Mistake: No Dog Park on the Agenda
In Circling the News’ Musings on March 20, this editor made an error writing, “Also on the Thursday agenda is PPCC support for reviving the proposed dog park. This editor had clicked on the March 23 meeting agenda and saw...
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Viewpoint: Back When I went to School – about 100 Years Ago
Back when I went to public elementary school, about 100 years ago, a teacher had 30 or more kids in a classroom. The school was on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and the teacher would split students into groups. Those that...
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Councilmember Traci Park’s First 100 Days (Part 2)
In addition to attending City Council meetings, which are three days a week, each councilmember is assigned to committees, which meet when Council is not in session. Park must also spend time familiarizing herself with bills and motions brought forward...
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Councilwoman Traci Park Addresses First 100 Days and Ongoing Challenges
(Editor’s note: Circling the News first met Traci Park at the Ballona Wetlands in August 2021, a month after she had declared her candidacy for CD 11 to run against incumbent Mike Bonin. Several bird watchers had reached out to...
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Village Green Supports Red Cross Giving Day
Each year, the President of the United States proclaims March as “Red Cross Month” and March 22 as the national Red Cross Giving Day. On February 28, President Joe Biden kept the 80-year tradition intact with a proclamation. “In the...
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