Category Archives: Community

If Scooters Are Improperly Parked, Call 311

 Pacific Palisades residents have noticed a significant increase in the number of dockless Lime and Bird scooters lying on sidewalks the past few months. Teens in the town take advantage of the scooters, driving them about, quite often with a … Continue reading

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About the Palisades: Street Performers, Crosswalk on Chautauqua

STREET PERFORMERS: One reader wrote: Do know the reason for a small band playing loud music in the evening at Swarthmore and Sunset? Are we becoming a Santa Monica Promenade? The people the reader referred to was a woman from … Continue reading

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Coastal Commission Fines LADWP Almost $2 Million after It Destroys Rare Plants above Highlands

At the California Coastal Commission hearing on November 4, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was fined nearly $2 million for failure to have a permit for infrastructure work that destroyed Braunton’s milkvetch plants (which are endangered) and … Continue reading

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John Wilson Helped Build Pacific Palisades

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News When John Wilson was in elementary school, he helped build Pacific Palisades. His father, Robert, a prolific architect and builder, designed and constructed buildings in the Marquez Knolls and Palisades Village, including … Continue reading

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Voting in Pacific Palisades Goes Smoothly; LAUSD School Bond ($7 billion) Is Successful

Election Day voting seemed to go smoothly at the Palisades Rec Center on November 3. Poll workers said there were about 15 people in line when the voting center opened at 7 a.m., but within a few minutes, everyone was … Continue reading

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Design Review Board Discusses Proposed Color Schemes for Historic Business Block Building 

The Pacific Palisades Design Review Board met virtually on October 28 to discuss proposed paint changes for the historic Business Block Building, located since 1924 between Sunset, Swarthmore and Antioch. Resident Joan Graves, who led the “Don’t Mall the Palisades” … Continue reading

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‘Farmer’ Bruce Schwartz Inspired Pumpkin Growing

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, resident and former Citizen of the Year Bruce Schwartz offered special pumpkin plants to anybody who wanted to try to grow them. Schwartz thought that if enough people grew them, they could be donated to … Continue reading

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LAPD Captain Tom Addresses Crime, Upcoming Election

(Editor’s note: The following letter, dated October 30, was sent from Captain Jonathan Tom, West Bureau of the West Los Angeles LAPD. He addresses year to date CRIME, LARGE GATHERINGS/HOUSE PARTIES, ELECTION ISSUES and COMMUNITY SUPPORT.)   CRIME: The good … Continue reading

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Déjà Vu? Computer Glitches Delay Voting at the Palisades Rec Center Today

The only Voting Center in Pacific Palisades, at the Rec Center, once again experienced computer difficulties Friday morning when it opened for early in-person voters. One resident sent Circling the News a photo of a sign at 10:20 a.m. that … Continue reading

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Mentally Ill Living on the Streets – What to Do

The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness will host an online Zoom community meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 16, with featured speaker LaTina Jackson. Jackson, deputy director at the L.A. County Department of Mental Health, will speak on … Continue reading

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