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Category Archives: Community
Palisades Residents Keep Receiving Letters from EDD, Addressed to Various Unknown People
What do Etosha L. Slaughter, John Dufin, Anthony Bryant, Fred Fuchs and Rebecca L. Bearden all have in common? The “same” Pacific Palisades address. None of the people live there or have ever lived at this residential address, but all … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Crime/Police
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Vote By Mail Boxes Installed in Front of Palisades Library to Aid Residents
An L.A. County Vote By Mail Drop Box has been bolted to the sidewalk in front of the Pacific Palisades Library on Alma Real. Circling the News wrote to Michael Sanchez of the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder‘s office with questions about these boxes for … Continue reading
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community
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Promised Parking Meter Money from 2018 and 2019 Is Likely Gone, Thanks to City Budget Cuts
Whatever happened to the parking-meter money Pacific Palisades was supposed to receive via a City pilot program? Councilman Mike Bonin promised in December 2018 that upwards of $50,000 was coming our way for beautification projects in the business district. In a … Continue reading
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Opinion: Would the Community Council Have More Clout As a Neighborhood Council?
At the Community Council’s candidate forum, held on Zoom on August 27, a candidate who is running unopposed for a seat on the council mentioned he would like to figure out how to get the City (and Councilman Mike Bonin) … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Crime/Police, Real Estate
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Diesel Trucks that Line Temescal Canyon Road Are for the Highlands Eldercare Project
Circling the News reported in a September 7 piece on Resilient Palisades, a new environmental group in Pacific Palisades, that rim residents above Temescal Canyon Road are concerned about the toxic fumes released by trucks idling along both sides of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Real Estate
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Sinkhole at Monument and Swarthmore Reappears
A sinkhole at Monument and Swarthmore, which has been paved over twice, has reappeared. A resident wrote Circling the News: “I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, yet, that the west side of Monument at Swarthmore is collapsing again. This issue is very … Continue reading
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Caruso Receives Permit to Expand Swarthmore Sidewalk into Existing Landscaping
A reader wrote to Circling the News on August 15: “Did you notice that Caruso has removed the landscaping along Swarthmore in front of Porta Via? He seems to be widening the public sidewalk to accommodate more even more outdoor tables … Continue reading
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Planning Commissioners Received Incorrect Information about Low-Income Housing Here
All the local governing boards in Pacific Palisades, Waldorf School members and the Self-Realization Fellowship, as well as numerous residents, objected to the proposed 60’9” mix-use development at the former Jack-in-the-Box site on western Sunset, because of size and lack … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Real Estate
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Resilient Palisades to Hold Community Meeting on Zoom This Wednesday Evening
Marie Steckmest, the founder of Palisades Cares in 2006, advocated for reusable bags, composting, gardening, recycling and community service activities in Pacific Palisades. She carried on the crusade for more than a decade and was named the 2008 Citizen of … Continue reading
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Viewpoint: Who is Dr. Melina Reimann Abdullah? The Controversial Co-founder of Black Lives Matter LA
When Councilman Mike Bonin hosted a virtual town hall on August 10 (“Reimaging Public Safety”), one of the key speakers was Dr. Melina Abdullah, the co-founder of BLM-LA (Black Lives Matter LA) and former department chair of Pan-African Studies at … Continue reading
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community
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