Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Voting Not to Move Clocks Back. Or Did We?

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: this story originally ran on October 3, 2019–this year’s dates have been readjusted to reflect November 7. Nice to see “our vote” matters.) On Sunday, November 7, California residents will join most of the nation in moving the...

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The Mike Bonin Recall Petition Process Is Legal

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  Circling the News is not advocating for or against a recall. This news blog has some of the smartest readers in Los Angeles, who we feel are able to make up their own minds about this political action. But...

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Dolphins Crush Westchester 41-14, Enter Playoffs with a 10-0 Record 

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Sophomore quarterback Sammy Silvia passed for 309 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting Palisades High football team routed Westchester 41-14 last Friday night. The Dolphins went 10-0 this season, won the Western League title and will now enter the...

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Bonin Casts Dissenting Vote on Approving $2 Million to Post Signs for Anti-Camping Enforcement

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

 (Editor’s note: This story, published on November 2 in the Westside Current, is reprinted with permission.) The Los Angeles City Council today [Tuesday] approved spending $2 million from its homeless services fund for the printing and installation of signage to enforce a...

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New Reality Shows Coming Up for Eugene and Dan Levy

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News   Pacific Palisades Honorary Mayor Eugene Levy will soon be traveling the world while son Dan Levy will stay in L.A. and head out to brunch. It’s for their newly announced non-fiction...

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Time to Laugh: “A Comedy of Tenors” Opens Friday at Theatre Palisades 

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

After toilet paper shortages, a pandemic, political rancor, a major shipping crisis, protestors of every ilk and fears about climate change, there’s not much to do but…LAUGH! Theatre Palisades will try to fill that void by offering the musical comedy...

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Councilman Bonin Delays Forcing Action at Ballona Wetlands;  Asks for Feasibility Study

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

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. Ballona is in an unique location between salt and...

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One Scary Redistricting Proposal: Splitting Pacific Palisades into Different Voting Districts

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades is currently in L.A. City Council District 11, represented by Mike Bonin; L.A. County District 3, represented by Sheila Kuehl; in State Assembly District 50, represented by Richard Bloom; and Congressional District 33, represented by Congressman Ted Lieu. Redistricting,...

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“Scoop on the Loop” Tradition Returns to Las Casas

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

A spectacular view, neighbors and ice cream made for a perfect way to celebrate community and the return of a long-standing tradition, the “Scoop on the Loop” ice cream social. South of Sunset Boulevard, Las Casas loops around, with no...

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“New” Meth Could Be Cause of Increased Homelessness, Says Illuminating Article in The Atlantic

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Members of the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, have told Circling the News that they have seen a recent increase in homeless people using meth. Methamphetamine is not a new drug – and not new here. In the early 2000s,...

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