Author Archives: Sue Pascoe

Civic League to Review Residential Construction Plans Via ZOOM on May 26

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet electronically, via ZOOM, on Tuesday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month, but because of Memorial Day...

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Who Are All These Masked Strangers That Keep Greeting Me?

 BY BOB VICKREY Special to Circling the News As I walked through the village toward Erewhon Market last week, several appropriately masked townspeople greeted me by name, but I’m quite sure that based on my feeble response, I fooled absolutely...

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Ahhh, Not a Minute Too Soon, Golden Bull Reopens

The Golden Bull, established in 1949 at 170 W. Channel Rd. in Santa Monica Canyon, has re-opened for “to-go” curbside pickup daily from 5 to 10 p.m. To celebrate the occasion, two new cocktails are available: The Penicillin, which includes...

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A Little Library Is Vandalized in SM Canyon, But There’s A Happy Ending

Several Santa Monica Canyon residents heard a woman ranting and shouting last night (May 16). They called 311, but there was no response from the City. This morning, when Judi Jensen went to check on the little library at Rustic...

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Posted in Education, Health | 4 Comments

Circling the News Accused of Yellow Journalism

In my May 13 musings (“Just the Facts: California Covid-19 Death Breakdown”), I cited the following statistics for California deaths from Covid-19, utilizing the website (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Race-Ethnicity.aspx) on Monday, May 11: Ages 0-17, no deaths. Ages 18-34, there were 26 deaths (although it’s...

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Posted in Health, Viewpoint | 4 Comments

Palisades Rotarians Donate $1,000 for YMCA’s Shower Kit Drive

Many of the YMCAs in Los Angeles have opened their locker rooms/showers to the homeless during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some, like the Palisades-Malibu YMCA, do not have these facilities but are helping to raise money to purchase supplies for a...

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Posted in Community, Homelessness | 1 Comment

Palisadian Is Desperate to Get Her Mother and Assisted Living Employees Tested for Covid-19

One Pacific Palisades resident is living a nightmare and unable to help her elderly mom. Sharon Piehl described the situation in a May 13 email to Circling the News: “My mother is in an assisted living facility [in L.A. County] and...

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Posted in Health | 5 Comments

Junior Lifeguard Program Cancelled This Summer

For many Pacific Palisades residents, the L.A. County Junior Lifeguard program has presented the perfect summer solution for youth, ages 9 to 17. The program, which is affordable, especially for families that have more than one child, provides instruction in water safety,...

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Will Rogers Beach Reopens, But Parking Lot Stays Closed

  A SM Canyon resident wrote to Circling the News: “I went out on Monday night [May 11] at 9:30 p.m. and the right shoulder of PCH from Santa Monica Canyon to Coastline was insane. People were drinking, partying and...

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Education Is Suffering Through Distance Learning, But What Can Be Done?

Walking the dogs, I listen to different radio shows. This morning it was Amstrong & Getty, who were discussing schooling at home. Jack Armstrong, who has two young sons, admitted he didn’t feel he was doing a great job—and most...

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