Category Archives: General

Ongoing Construction on the 405 to Replace Sections of Lanes

Beginning Tuesday evening, some lanes will be closed on the San Diego (405) Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass during overnight hours as Caltrans crews work on the median barriers. The state agency said the overnight closures will begin at 10...

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Good News on Trail Repair: Edmiston Updates

  (Editor’s note: Joseph T. Edmiston the Executive Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy responded to CTN’s August 20 story (“Pacific Palisades Sleeps”). “I wish you would have contacted us to get the facts.” CTN had reached out to...

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Cancelling the Palisades Vote

Circling the News has heard from numerous readers that their ability to vote in Council District 11 and L.A. City has been cancelled because they moved. Most moved because their homes were destroyed in the January 7 Palisades Fire. Short...

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LETTER: From President of Friends of Palisades Library

I am thrilled to be writing you for the first time as President of the Friends of the Palisades Library. It is a true honor to be of service to the community, leading this incredible group as we write the...

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405 Traffic Alert through the Sepulveda Pass

Some lanes on the San Diego (405) Freeway will be closed through the Sepulveda Pass the weekend of August 22 to 25. “The work will start at 10 p.m. Friday, August 22, through 5 a.m. Monday, August 25,” according to...

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CicLAvia Sees Thousands on the Street

The third CicLAvia street festival of 2025, titled “Culver City Meets Venice” was held today, August 17. Thousands of bicyclists of all ages, skateboarders and walkers thronged the 6.75 mile route that connected Venice with Culver City. The event is...

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No Civic League Review Required Currently

Pacific Palisades Civic League Box 129 Highlands Postal, 528 Palisades Dr, Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Temporarily Suspended PO Box 733, Pacific Palisades CA 90272 Email: [email protected]   August 8, 2025   Residents of Tract 9300, Pacific Palisades: Given the devastation...

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Your Tax Dollars Paying for Bass’ “Homeless” Lawyers

The City of Los Angeles has received its first bill from powerhouse law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for defending the city in a high-profile homelessness lawsuit — a $1,812,922.78 invoice that arrived July 18 and covers work from May...

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Electricity During the Fire, Now Third Outage in Two Weeks

A majority of Pacific Palisades residences had electricity  during the Palisades Fire, which  possibly contributed to the start of additional fires. Now, residents of Lower Huntington Palisades, Santa Monica and Rustic Canyons, are  suffering their third power outage in two...

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To Help Rebuilding: No Sales Tax for Wildfire Victims

Reza Akef Founder of Metro Capital Builders and inventor and entrepreneur Jeremy Padawer have started a new petition that would exempt Wildfire Victims from paying sales tax as they rebuild. The sales tax in L.A. County and L.A. City is...

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