Category Archives: Community
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Palisadians Travel with Mayor, Councilmember to Sacramento to Discuss Insurance
A delegation of 11 Palisades residents traveled with L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Traci Park to Sacramento on February 9 to advocate for Palisades Fire Survivors. The delegation represented 1) single-family homeowners who lost their homes, 2) underinsured households,...
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Candidate Forum Mostly Civil: Two People Ejected
The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) held a Los Angeles City Council District 11 candidate forum on March 1 at the Venice First Lutheran Church. Three candidates were on the dais: incumbent Traci Park and challengers Faizah Malik and...
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