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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
Major League Ballplayer Scott Heineman Signs to Play in Tokyo
Scott Heineman, a 28-year-old native of Pacific Palisades, signed a contract with the Yomiuri Giants on August 3, flew to Tokyo last week and is now in quarantine. He will be activated the first week of September. The 6’1” Heineman,...
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Park Meeting: Palisadians Continue Their Campaign for a Dog Park
(Editor’s note: After local residents attended and spoke at the LA County Parks Needs Assessment Update meeting on Zoom last night, several of them wrote the following letter and shared it with Circling the News.) Thank you for hosting the...
Posted in Animals/Pets, Parks
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Happy Trails Youth Receive School Backpacks
“If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand up for much,” said Marian Wright Edelman, who has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans and founded the Children’s Defense Fund. The Ronald Reagan Post 283 Auxiliary and the...
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A Tale of Two Versions: Councilman Mike Bonin and the Venice Stakeholders Association
According to the August 5 L.A. Times Editorial (“Homeless People on Venice Beach Got Interim Housing. Can’t This Happen All Over the City?”): “Over the course of six weeks, service providers aided by local officials moved 211 homeless people who...
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness
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Muscle Beach in Venice Receives $500,000 from L.A. Park Commissioners
About $500,000 was approved by the L.A. Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners at its August 5 meeting in order to refurbish and renovate the interior and the exterior of the iconic Muscle Beach weightlifting pen at Venice Beach. The...
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Fencing Plans for George Wolfberg Park at Potrero
The 46-acre George Wolfberg Park in Potrero Canyon is currently undergoing landscaping, which is scheduled to be completed in early 2022. State legislators have approved funding ($11 million) to build a pedestrian bridge that connects the park with Will Rogers...
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PCH Task Force Addresses McClure Tunnel, Potrero and PCH/Chautauqua Intersection
Caltrans representative Agdolhossein Sagahafi (Abdi) reported on several issues related to Pacific Palisades at PCH Task Force quarterly Zoom meeting on August 12. Updating the McClure Tunnel Queue Warning Project, Abdi said: “The McClure Tunnel is in progress, it seems like it...
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Marina del Rey Leader Issues Statement Opposing Homeless Shelters at Busy Parking Lot
(Editor’s note: Responding to Councilmen Mike Bonin and Mark Ridley-Thomas’ motion to place the homeless at Will Rogers and Dockweiler Beaches, Westchester and Mar Vista Parks, the L.A. Westside Municipal Building, LAX, Marina del Rey Boat Ramp, Dockweiler RV Park...
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness
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Evelyn Smith Leaves $343,000 Bequests to Two Local Groups
(Editor’s note: A long-time Via de la Paz resident, Evelyn Smith, has bequeathed $343,000 to Theatre Palisades as well as the Friends of the Palisades Library. She also donated a similar amount to several other nonprofit groups outside of...
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PaliHi Students Create TwoFoldTutoring, Seek Clients This Fall
Palisades High School seniors Noah Zaret and Dylan Walsh have launched a student-driven tutoring company, TwoFoldTutoring. Peers or older siblings sometimes make the best tutors, because they understand the teachers and the school environment. As your child’s school year unfolds, tuck this tutoring information away,...
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