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Category Archives: Community
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...
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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...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Chautauqua/PC Intersection Comes Under Close Scrutiny–At Long Last
Representatives from Caltrans and the L.A. Department of Transportation hear more complaints about traffic flow at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway, Chautauqua and W. Channel Road than any other intersection in the area. The major problem involves motorists who drive...
Voting in the Local/National Election
VOTE IN PERSON: L.A. County has only one voting center in Pacific Palisades: the small gym at the Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Dr. It will open this Friday and remain open through Election Day. Daily hours are 10...
LAPD Beach Detail in Jeopardy: Letter Sent to Mayor, Councilman
Charred Material Found in Three Abandoned Homeless Camps Circling the News received the following report this morning, October 27, from the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness: “We accompanied our beach detail this morning and found three abandoned camps in...