Category Archives: Community

Orchid Meeting to Highlight Sobralias

The monthly meeting of the Malibu Orchid Society will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom on Tuesdday, March 17. This month’s speaker is Tim Culbertson who will speak on Sobralias, a delightful genus with stunning beautiful flowers that can be...

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Steps Taken to Unify Palisades Voices

After the Palisades Fire, some residents felt there was a need for many groups to form to deal with the different situations arising. Now more than a year later, it seems that some groups are duplicating efforts. Governmental officials are...

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Posted in Community, Pacific Palisades Community Council, Palisades Fire | 1 Comment

Zeldin Meets with Residents, Selection Explained.

Lee Zeldin was appointed by President Donald Trump to oversee the administration’s response to the Palisades January 2025 Fire. Initially, it was thought the reason for the slow rebuilding, and it is slow, was because of state/local permitting issues and...

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Posted in Community, Palisades Fire | 5 Comments

Spring Bocce League to Start March 17, Signups Available

Bocce tsar Jimmy Dunne is encouraging everyone to try the sport of bocce. He claims you do not have to have experience, that even those that are not athletically inclined can excel at this game. Dunne said he will teach...

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Posted in Community, Sports | 2 Comments

Unelected Community Leaders Speaking for Residents

Circling the News received a copy of the March 6 letter sent to Lee Zeldin’s office by locals that requested aid for the Palisades rebuild. It was signed by 19 people, and most identified themselves as community leaders. While that...

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Posted in Community, Palisades Fire | 7 Comments

Ornest Paintings Gifted to Fire Survivors

Maury Ornest was a Beverly Hills High School baseball player who was selected by the Oakland A’s in the 15th round of the 1977 draft. Instead of going directly into the professional ball, he first attended UC Santa Barbara. His...

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Posted in Arts, Community, Palisades Fire | 4 Comments

Local Scouts Learn about Aerospace Engineering

Scouts from Palisades-based Troop 223 got a masterclass in aerospace engineering when they met with retired rocket scientist Adrienne Russo. The Viking Patrol met her outside Santa Monica’s Museum of Flying on February 28. Russo was a principal engineer/scientist at LinQuest, that...

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Posted in Community, Kids/Parenting | 1 Comment

Running for Insurance Commissioner, Merritt Farren Knows the Game

In the last election, most Los Angeles folks were more concerned about voting for mayor than California Insurance Commissioner. After the 2025 Palisades Fire, Palisadians know that ignoring that race was a mistake. Some residents had no insurance, many had...

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Posted in Community, Palisades Fire | 5 Comments

Governor Newsom Attends Private Meeting in Palisades

California Governor Gavin Newsom was invited by concerned citizens from Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283 and the Palisades Long-Term Recovery Group to a private meeting in Pacific Palisades on March 3. At the meeting at the Legion Hall, the...

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Ornaments Made by Local Scout Troop Sent to Texas

By VIOLET CURTIS – Special to Circling the News Five members of the Aye Aye Patrol of Palisades Scouting American Troop 223G met for a “Good Turn Trip.” In Scouting a Good Turn Trip is an event where Scouts host...

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