Circling The News will launched a new membership program! Support local journalism and get full access to all CTN content. The paper will begin a new model on March 30.
- Monthly — $9/month
- Yearly — $100/year
- Introductory 3-Year — $260 (best value!) (Must subscribe by March 15.)
Click here to become a member!
Circling the News began eight years ago after an important story in Pacific Palisades went largely uncovered. A homicide occurred on Temescal Canyon Road in 2018, there was surprisingly little reporting about it. That moment made it clear to me that our community needed stronger local coverage focused specifically on the Palisades.
Since then, the goal has been simple: report on the stories that matter to our community and make sure residents have a voice.
During Covid, when much reporting slowed down, I continued visiting locations across the Westside to understand what was actually happening on the ground. That reporting uncovered discrepancies in Safe Parking data and raised questions about programs affecting our neighborhoods.
Local journalism matters because decisions that begin locally often become city and state policies that affect our daily lives.
Circling the News has always tried to give residents a voice and hold decision makers accountable.
If you believe Pacific Palisades benefits from independent local reporting, I hope you will consider becoming a subscriber. CTN does not sell consumer data and there are no ads on the site. One doesn’t have scroll through popups just to read the news.

