Category Archives: News
Memorial Held for Larry Vein at Grassy Lawn
A memorial was held for Larry Vein today, May 6, 2026, at the grassy area near the bocce courts. I had hoped to report on the event and quote the speakers, but as I approached the gate to the lawn...
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Too Little, Too Late, No Help from Insurance Commissioner Lara
People in the Palisades with State Farm Insurance have suffered delay after delay in recouping insurance after the Palisades Fire, including this editor. Claimants wrote to Senator Ben Allen and the California Department of Insurance Commission asking for help. It...
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Typhus Outbreaks Reported in L.A. County, Including Santa Monica
Typhus cases have already reached record highs in L.A. County. Patients in Santa Monica, central Los Angeles (skid row) and Willowbrook all have confirmed cases. The L.A. County Department of Public Health wrote, “220 cases were reported in 2025, the...
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DWP Comes Through for Pacific Palisades – 15 Years Late
(Editor’s note: in 2012, it became apparent there wasn’t enough energy to meet electricity demand with the current distribution station in the Palisades. Then a DWP executive Jack Waizenegger said there were problems with the proposed pole-top distribution stations “the...
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Palisades Democrats Query Three Mayoral Candidates
The Palisades Democrats hosted a mayoral candidate forum on March 29, via zoom. The event also included videos from the two CD 11 candidates. It was announced at the beginning of the forum that many Pacific Palisades residents had asked...
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Governor Debate Shut Down: Independents Speak at Conference in Palisades
The University of Southern California’s Dornsife Center, which was scheduled to hold a governor’s debate on Tuesday night on KABC and Univision was cancelled late Monday night, March 23, less than 24 hours before it was set to take place....
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Investors Allege Losing Millions through Patrick McKenna’s Companies
“It is remarkable to me how a person can steal millions of dollars, yet most members of our community will not seek legal redress,” Palisades resident Karl Taro Greenfeld told Circling the News. The cost of litigation, which could stretch...
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Let’s Go!! More News, More Fun, All the Time.
Circling The News will launch a new membership program! Support local journalism and get full access to all CTN content. The news website will begin a new model on March 30. Monthly — $9/month Yearly — $100/year Introductory 3-Year —...
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Forcing People into Hiding for Beliefs
The ichthys (Greek word meaning fish) was originally a secret symbol used by early Christians to identify themselves to each other. At one time Christianity was illegal and Christians faced persecution; the fish provided a way for them to communicate...
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Just Another Day in Pacific Palisades
NOT APPROVED EVACUATION ROUTE: A car went over the Via de las Olas Bluffs at Friends Street, in the early a.m. on February 20. The car landed on the first plateau. The couple inside were uninjured. Some thought that since...
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