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Category Archives: Community
Heavy Voting in Pacific Palisades for the June Primary
Although L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk said only 14.45 % of registered voters cast ballots in the June 7 primary overall, poll workers at Pacific Palisades told Circling the News that they were busy. At the Palisades Recreation Center, voters were … Continue reading
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community, Holidays
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Buscaino Asks City to Pass Motion to Ban Camping at Libraries
Pacific Palisades residents will be happy to hear about a new motion (LAMC 41-.18 and 56.11) submitted by Councilmember Joe Bucaino on June 3 that would prohibit lying, sleeping and storing personal property within 500 feet of a library. A … Continue reading
Pascual Marquez Family Cemetery Cleaned and Planted
People who may have recently moved to the Westside of Los Angeles may not be aware of a historic family cemetery, located on San Lorenzo Street in the Santa Monica Canyon. On May 28, just in time for Memorial … Continue reading
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DWP Scandal Shows City Corruption Is Deep
Little did Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials know that when they installed a new billing system in 2013, it would lead to and expose corruption in the highest levels of city government. The story revolves in … Continue reading
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County Supervisor Candidates Spar in CD3 Forum
By ANGELA MCGREGORA A fast-paced forum to find Sheila Kuehl’s replacement for L.A. County Supervisor was held live (and live streamed) in Venice, on Thursday, May 19. Hosted by The Westside Current, Circling the News, the Santa Monica Daily Press … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Crime/Police, Environmental, Homelessness, Real Estate
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Town’s YMCA Offers Opportunities for Kids, Teens and Adults
New YMCA Board Chair Maryam Zar wrote in the Palisades-Malibu YMCA May 14 newsletter: “This Y has a long history of great contributions from committed community members and I expect the years ahead to build on that tradition. I … Continue reading
L.A. Times Candidate Endorsements Conflicted
(Editor’s note: this May 17 story “Behind the Post: Is L.A.’s Paper of Record Missing the Story,” which appeared in the Westside Current is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR There was a time when Los Angeles’ paper of record, … Continue reading
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Palisades High School Students Receive the Rotary’s Entrepreneur Award
At the Pacific Palisade Rotary Club luncheon at Modo Mio on May 10, three young entrepreneurs were honored. Pacific Palisades High School students Maya Laaly, Aspyn Berstein and Skyler Snyder received a certificate and a cash award. Laaly received … Continue reading
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Fire Service Day Is This Saturday, May 14
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, May 14, kids and adults alike can sit in a fire truck and meet the firefighters at Station 69 (corner of Sunset and Carey). Captain Thomas Kitahata, who was named firefighter of … Continue reading
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Almost Half of $5M Venice Boardwalk ‘Encampment to Home’ Funding Used for Staffing, Operations
BY JAMIE PAIGE – WESTSIDE CURRENT EDITOR A draft budget of the $5 million in expenditures for the Venice Boardwalk Encampment to Home program conducted in 2021 shows that almost half of the money went to Saint Joseph’s Center (SJC) … Continue reading
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