Category Archives: Community

Darling versus Park on the Community Council Agenda

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Sue

If a resident is still trying to decide how the two CD 11 candidates, Traci Park and Erin Darling, stand on issues, they will appear via Zoom on the Pacific Palisades Community Council from 6 to 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, … Continue reading →

New Pot Shop Discussed at Brentwood Community Council

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Sue

Cookies, a new pot shop in the 13000 block of San Vicente Boulevard, which was supposed to open Saturday, September 10, had its first reported crime. The Brentwood Community Council listened to Brentwood Senior Lead Officer Matthew Kirk’s report at … Continue reading →

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Search Warrant Served at Sheila Kuehl’s Santa Monica Home

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Sue

(Editor’s note: this story is done in cooperation with Jamie Paige, editor of Westside Current, and City News Service.) What did L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl do to have a search warrant and affidavit served at her Santa Monica … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Crime/Police, News | 6 Comments

Darling and Parks Respond to L.A. City Council Emergency Powers

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Sue

Two readers wrote about the L.A. City Council voting to continue City Emergency Resolution that was first passed in March 2020 during the Covid pandemic and now comes up for a vote every 30 days. At the August 26 meeting, … Continue reading →

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Kurt & Whey Opens in the Canyon

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Sue

If a resident has tried to buy Comte Grand Cru or Grey Owl cheese, they know these two highly desirable cheeses are not readily found anywhere on the Westside – or even in Southern California. That changed September 3 … Continue reading →

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The New Pot Shop, Cookies, Burglarized

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Sue

A new pot shop, Cookies, which was scheduled to open on Saturday, September 10, was closed and boarded up on Sunday. This Circling the News editor walked from Paul Revere Middle School to the store on San Vicente, which is … Continue reading →

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Remembering 911 with Flags on the Village Green

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Sue

This was the second year that American Legion Auxiliary members placed flags on the Village Green to honor the victims of 9/11. On Friday, 300 American Flags were placed on the Green by auxiliary members in red shirts and Scouts … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Holidays | 3 Comments

Community United Methodist Church Celebrates Its 100th Birthday on Saturday

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Sue

BY PATRICK HEALY By now you’ve no doubt heard Pacific Palisades is marking its 100th birthday, having been founded in 1922 by a group of forward-thinking Methodists. You may have visited the great celebration organized by the Historical Society last … Continue reading →

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Towering Eucalyptus Is Finally Trimmed at Sunset and Los Leones

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Sue

Castellammare resident Kelly Comras, a veteran landscape architect, has long been concerned about the giant eucalyptus on Sunset by Fire Station 23, just north of PCH. “Over the last decade, the tree had become a serious hazard,” Comras told Circling the … Continue reading →

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Will He or Won’t He Sign the Bill into Law?

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Sue

The California legislative session is over, and Governor Gavin Newsom has until the end of September to either sign or veto bills. Circling the News invites readers to pick their favorite “possible” new law. BOOSTING PAID FAMILY LEAVE: Senate Bill … Continue reading →

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