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Author Archives: Sue Pascoe
House at Marquez and Ida Continues to Generate Controversy
The oversized house at 16769 Marquez Ave. (corner of Ida), which appears to be four stories high while violating setback requirements, continues to generate controversy. One neighbor has described the house as “Westminster Abbey in the middle of a coastal neighborhood.”...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community
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Visiting with Three Seniors Who Meet Weekly for an Outdoor Lunch and Camaraderie during the Pandemic
Circling the News received a tip from a resident, who wrote: “I’m surprised that you have not published a feel-good story about the 90-year-olds meeting at the Veterans’ Garden every Tuesday at noon for lunch, social interaction and bocce...
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Landfill Item Decomposition Rates
(Editor’s note: The following information was given to Circling the News and I thought my readers might find it interesting.)...
Posted in Environmental
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Composting Is Dirty and That’s the Point
Forty percent of the food that is grown in the United States goes into landfill. How does that happen? Perhaps Americans aren’t as frugal as prior generations? The leftovers in a refrigerator generally go into the black trash bin, which...
Posted in Environmental
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Palisades High Club Seeks Donations for A Sense of Home and Foster Youth
BY MAX RODMAN PaliHi President, A Sense of Home When young people age out of the foster youth system, they often enter the adult world with little financial assistance. When they are able to find a home or apartment, it...
Posted in Homelessness, Schools
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Remembering Elgin Baylor: Memoir Co-Written by Palisadian
(Editor’s note: With Elgin Baylor’s passing on March 22, CTN turned to Pacific Palisades writer Alan Eisenstock, who co-authored Baylor’s memoir, “Hang Time.” Eisenstock responded by email, “Elgin was a good man, fought his fight in a strong but quiet...
OBITUARY: James Roberston McNiel, 76, Long-time Palisadian
Long-time Pacific Palisades resident James R. McNiel passed away on January 5 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica from a recently diagnosed lung cancer. He was 76. Born in Los Angeles on October 9, 1944, he was the eldest...
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The Mystery of the Cement Pipes along PCH Is Finally Solved
A reader wrote Circling the News about the cement pipes that are waiting for deployment next to Pacific Coast Highway near Potrero Canyon. He wanted to know what they are going to be used for, and when. He noted that PCH is a...
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CTN Wonders, “When Will L.A.’s Public Libraries Reopen?”
We contacted Peter Persic, director of public relations and marketing for the Los Angeles Public Library, on March 20 (with a copy to Durrah Wagner, Councilman Mike Bonin’s field deputy). Persic was asked, “When will public libraries reopen? Many of...
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Legion’s Ham Radio Club Seeks Members
The Ronald Reagan Palisades Post 283 Amateur Radio Club (aka Ham Radio Club) is open to all Legionnaires, Sons of the American Legion and Auxiliary members. The Ham Radio Club, which has the license (KI6IRL), has recently updated its HF,...
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