Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

The Skinners Take the Cheeseburger Challenge

There’s nothing better than a juicy well-prepared cheeseburger, so long-time resident and Pacific Palisades Optimist Club member Bill Skinner went on a quest to find the best one on the Westside. Here’s his report for Circling the News. The overall...

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Posted in Restaurants | 3 Comments

CRIME: Crime Report Released by Senior Officer Moore

Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore has released the crimes that were recorded in Pacific Palisades from August through September 11. Remember not to leave car fobs inside the car to prevent stolen vehicles and to heed the LAPD’s warning: “Lock...

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Pepperdine’s Sahith Theegala Joins the PGA Tour; A Bogey on Final Hole Costs Him Dearly

After the third round of the Safeway Open at the Silverado Resort in Napa this weekend, Pepperdine alum Sahith Theegala was 13 under, just three strokes off the lead. In Sunday’s final round at the Silverado Resort, PGA Tour rookie Theegala...

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CTN Welcomes Alan Eisenstock’s Weekly 20-Song Playlists for These Pandemic Times

By BILL BRUNS Circling the News Adviser When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in...

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Posted in Arts, Books | 1 Comment

Opinion: Would the Community Council Have More Clout As a Neighborhood Council?

At the Community Council’s candidate forum, held on Zoom on August 27, a candidate who is running unopposed for a seat on the council mentioned he would like to figure out how to get the City (and Councilman Mike Bonin)...

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Diesel Trucks that Line Temescal Canyon Road Are for the Highlands Eldercare Project

Circling the News reported in a September 7 piece on Resilient Palisades, a new environmental group in Pacific Palisades, that rim residents above Temescal Canyon Road are concerned about the toxic fumes released by trucks idling along both sides of...

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Special Online Concert Friday Night: ‘Salute to First Responders’

  The American Legion Ronald Reagan-Palisades Post 283 and The Veterans National Entertainment Workshop is hosting a free online concert, “Salute to First Responders,” in observance of Patriot Day 2020 and to honor the heroes on the front lines of...

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A Plea to Support Diesel Books–One of the Westside’s Last Surviving Independent Bookstores

With libraries closed, I’ve found myself depending on Diesel Bookstore in the Brentwood Country Mart. About a month ago, I purchased three books there (“Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead,” “IQ” and “The Woman in the Window”)....

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Palisadians: Anna Faris Leaves Chuck Lorre’s Hit Comedy, “Mom”

By BERNICE FOX Fans are shaking their heads, trying to figure out why Anna Faris is leaving “Mom” when it’s still enjoying great ratings and her character, Christy, is central to the story. Here’s a sample of many social media...

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A Musing about Highlands Eldercare Facility Is Questioned by Readers:

A September 7 Circling the News musing included a drone photo that showed the amount of parkland that surrounds the Palisades Highlands and more specifically the area where the eldercare building is currently under construction. I wrote, “With wildfires ranging in...

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