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Category Archives: Community
The “Great” YMCA Pumpkin Patch Opens
The annual Palisades-Malibu YMCA pumpkin patch will open tomorrow, October 1, and run through October 30. All proceeds benefit the local Y, a nonprofit organization. As always, there will be a wide selection of pumpkins to choose from at Simon Meadow, corner of Sunset...
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First Annual Octoberfest 5K Charity Run/Walk
Residents have been waiting to get back on the 5K run/walk circuit – especially after the Will Rogers 5/10 K has been cancelled two years in a row. Now, the Palisades Lutheran Church is hosting its first annual Octoberfest 5K...
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Water and Power Bills Too High? Call Ratepayer Advocate Pickel
Residents continue to be dismayed over the dramatically rising utility bills and register complaints with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Other residents feel there is nothing they can do to fight DWP, and just pay the bills....
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community
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Reverend Matt Hardin Leads Palisades Presbyterian
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News As a child, Reverend Matt Hardin attended a small church in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, built during the Civil War. About a dozen people came to services, and a minister traveled to...
Suspected Wrongdoing at the DWP and City Attorney’s Office Is Uncovered
The following tale, which has more turns than a mystery novel, involves the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, misconduct at the City Attorney’s Office and the increasingly high utility rates paid by residents. The story begins in 2013...
Posted in Community, Crime/Police
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American Legion Hall (Built in 1965) to Undergo a Major Renovation
Starting on Monday, September 27, the venerable American Legion Hall on La Cruz Drive will undergo a six-month renovation. Anyone needing to reach someone at Post 283 can still call (310) 454-0527. The three officers — Kevin Niles (adjutant),...
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Marilyn Benkler Will Demonstrate Drawing Still-Life Art Via Zoom
Marilyn Benkler will be the guest speaker for the Pacific Palisades Art Association meeting from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 26. Zoom invites will be sent out 24 hours in advance to those who contact [email protected]. Benkler, an...
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Palisades Reads to Feature “The Overstory” on September 22 Via Zoom
This is the third year for Palisades Reads, a community-wide book club sponsored by the Friends of the Palisades Library that seeks to foster connections, spark conversations, but above all celebrate reading. This year’s selection, “The Overstory,” was the 2019...
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City and Caltrans Wrestle with the Chautauqua, PCH and West Channel Road Intersection Â
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...
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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...
Posted in Community, Environmental
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