Category Archives: Community

Plans to Be Unveiled for New Rec Center: Tennis Court News

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Sue

A community meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7 at the Palisades Recreation Center gym, 851 Alma Real. This meeting will be the first look that the community will have of the proposed redesign … Continue reading →

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NORC Survey Taken, $5 Gift Card Promised

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Sue

This editor took the NORC Survey yesterday and some of the questions felt “outdated.” Many of the questions were born out of the Blue Ribbon Commission, organized by L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, and revolved around resilient construction and workforce … Continue reading →

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Palisades Community Council Gives out $198,333

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Sue

  After the Palisades Fire, several entities gave money to Pacific Palisades Community Council, including the Riviera Country Club and the California Community Foundation. A grants committee was formed. The committee vets applicants and puts recommendations before the board for … Continue reading →

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A Man Molds His Four Stepchildren into a Family

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Sue

  (Editor’s note: Long-time Palisades resident Hester Palmquist penned this lovely story about her family. She said she did it after she read my story about my mom. Initially she told me the story was only for my eyes.  I … Continue reading →

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LETTER: Other Areas of Pacific Palisades Need Attention

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Sue

A reader sent the following letter to Circling the News and it was shared with Councilmember Tracy Park’s office. With the rebuilding of Pacific Palisades, a portion of Pacific Palisades has been overlooked for years and is the most neglected mile … Continue reading →

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YMCA Pumpkin Patch to Open October 2

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Sue

An annual tradition in Pacific Palisades, the YMCA Pumpkin Patch returns this year. In addition to the delivery of pumpkins on October 1, several “farmers,” such as residents Jessica Rogers and Bruce Schwartz planted local seedlings in the spring and … Continue reading →

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Most Beautiful Choir in the World

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Sue

Palisades resident, former Citizen of the Year and town bocce ball organizer Jimmy Dunne sent a video “Palisades Town Party.”  He noted it had the most beautiful choir in the whole wide world. Well, who wouldn’t open that link? click … Continue reading →

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Ask Governor Newsom to Veto SB 79 (Sept. 24 Deadline)

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Sue

(Editor’s note: this was first printed in newgeography “Scott Weiner’s Autocratic Regime” on September 22, 2025.) By TIM CAMPBELL “Housing as a Human Right,  published an expose of Wiener in 2020 showing he gets major funding from developers and real … Continue reading →

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More Memories: Pacific Palisades Teen Contest

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Sue

The Pacific Palisades Chambe of Commerce hosted the first Pacific Palisades Teen Contest in 1958.  Then, only girls competed, and the event included a swimsuit competition. The venue was packed as people came to cheer on daughters and neighbors and … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream Sundaes Reunite Community: Scoop on the Loop

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Sue

By HENRY KAMER Joy and laughter filled the air at Douglas Park in Santa Monica on September 14, 2025. Upwards of sixty people from the Las Casas-Grenola Loop neighborhood (and general Pacific Palisades) streamed into the park to grab a … Continue reading →

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