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Category Archives: Community
Assurance Wireless Provides Free Service
Resident Carol Bruch sent the following information for those who might need some financial assistance regarding wireless service. She received a text on December 22: “Know someone who needs help making ends meet? Eligible CA residents get FREE data+talk+text and … Continue reading
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Tree Topples and Causes Power Outage for 648 DWP Customers in West Palisades Area
A large eucalyptus tree on Paseo Miramar fell across a power line and started a transformer fire early this morning, December 21. One resident alerted Circling the News early this morning, “Our power went out around 4:45 a.m. I just … Continue reading
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Pam Bruns, Longtime Palisades Education Activist, Wins a National Human Rights Award
Pam Bruns, founder and Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force (STF), has received the 2020 O’Brien Award for Individual Achievement from the national Human Rights Educators USA. Established in 2015 in memory of Edward O’Brien, a pioneer … Continue reading
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Palisades Service Clubs Aid Others
Two of the nationally recognized service clubs in Pacific Palisades–Rotary and the Optimists–continue to help others. The Rotarians have held a toy drive and the Optimists raised money for the Salvation Army. Historically, most national service clubs are community-based and share … Continue reading
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40 Families Receive YMCA Christmas Trees
Forty families that recently gained housing through Project Homekey received Christmas trees from the Palisades-Malibu YMCA lot in Temescal Canyon. Y Executive Director Jim Kirtley and Lionnel Zaragoza (Mid Valley Y senior branch executive) thought of different ways they could … Continue reading
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PLUM Committee Approves Jack-in-the-Box Project; Councilman Bonin Missing in Action
Before the City Land Use and Planning Management meeting on December 3 regarding the Jack-in-the-Box development, Circling the News sent an email to Councilman Mike Bonin. The proposed development for that site, at 17346 Sunset, would be a five-story, 60-ft.-high, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin
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Donations Sought for “Santa Claus” Saturday
Corpus Christi Parish will conduct a drive-thru, Covid-safe donation opportunity this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church parking lot, at the corner of Carey and Sunset. A parishioner wrote Circling the News: “We look forward to … Continue reading
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Letter: Planning and Land Use Management Committee Violates Brown Act
(Editor’s note: This letter was sent today after the Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting held on December 8, yesterday. It was impossible to join the meeting for the first hour or so. Circling the News made numerous attempts.) … Continue reading
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A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree for the Village Green on Sunset
This will be the second year to visit the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree located on the Palisades Village Green. This triangular little private park, located between Sunset Boulevard, Swarthmore Avenue and Antioch, has had Christmas lights on the pine tree … Continue reading
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Pacific Palisades Garden Club to Hold Holiday Meeting Monday Evening on Zoom
The Pacific Palisades Garden Club will hold its annual holiday meeting, via Zoom, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 7. The Zoom access can be found on the website pacpalgardenclub.org. This month’s speaker is Marie Barnidge-McIntyre, who will speak on “The … Continue reading
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