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Category Archives: Community
City and Caltrans Wrestle with the Chautauqua, PCH and West Channel Road Intersection
A reader wrote, “Would it be possible to update us on the paving situation on West Channel Road and the lack of paving for those of us who drive up into the Palisades…It’s a joke…not completed and has been a … Continue reading
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Jeff Ridgway’s Volunteer Work Clears the Ivy Hiding the Historical Mural on Temescal
As reported earlier in Circling the News, the ivy that had grown down from Radcliffe residences above Temescal Canyon Road made it impossible for residents and high school students to walk along the sidewalk without getting hit in the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Environmental
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Legion Will Host a Family-Friendly Celebration at Veterans Gardens This Sunday
The Ronald Reagan American Legion Post 283 donated more than $400,000 towards improving the upper picnic area at the Palisades Recreation Center with landscaping, new tables and three bocce courts. To celebrate this family-friendly space, named Veterans Gardens, a … Continue reading
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Book Launch Set for Ernest Marquez’s History of Rancho Boca de Santa Monica
Life-long resident Ernest Marquez, 97, will celebrate the publication of his latest book, “Rancho Boca de Santa Monica: The 1839 California Land Grant – A History,” on Saturday, September 25. A launch party will be held from 9 a.m. to … Continue reading
Palisades Democrats to Host Virtual Garden Party Sunday
The Palisades Democratic Club will host its annual garden party from 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, September 19, via Zoom. Featured speakers will include Congressman Ted Lieu, City Controller Ron Galperin, Assemblyman Richard Bloom, County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, City … Continue reading
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Vaccination Miscommunication Spreads Fear
The New York Times reported on “The Morning” report of September 7 (“Good morning. We explain the exaggerated fears about breakthrough infections”) that “How small are the chances of the average vaccinated American contracting Covid? Probably about one in 5,000 … Continue reading
VIEWPOINT: The City Needs to Enforce the Law to Help Prevent Fires Started by the Homeless
Prevention and readiness were the key words that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti emphasized at his press conference on August 23 at at Van Nuys Airport. He was urging Los Angeles residents to work on a wildfire action plan and … Continue reading
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Business Improvement District to Replace Two Ficus Trees on Sunset
In July, when the Pacific Palisades Business Improvement District hired Luis Casas of Legacy Tree Care to trim the trees along Sunset Boulevard and other areas in the district, his crew discovered that two of the Indian Laurel Ficus trees … Continue reading
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Great News from the Recreation and Park Board Meeting
Marvin Braude Beach Trail Widening Approved: Pacific Palisades residents received some great news at today’s meeting of the L.A. Recreation and Park Board of Commissioners and afterwards. First, they approved the Marvin Braude Beach Trail Gap Closure Project in Pacific Palisades, and … Continue reading
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Expert Explains the Spectrum of Light and the Expanding Universe to Optimists
The Palisades Optimist Club meeting on August 16 featured Dr. Jeff Rich, outreach coordinator for the Carnegie Institution for Science Observatories. He reminded Circling the News of the opening of the Woody Allen film “Annie Hall.” Alvy Singer (Allen’s alter ego) … Continue reading
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