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Category Archives: General
Council Candidates, Darling and Park, Speak at Community Council Meeting
Council District 11 candidates Erin Darling and Traci Park spoke at the Pacific Palisades Community Council September 22 meeting. About 100 people listened as the candidates addressed homelessness, the Ballona Wetlands and discretionary funding. PPCC President Maryam Zar had sent … Continue reading
Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homeless Meeting September 26
The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, which was founded in 2016 to address the growing number of homeless in this community, holds public meetings, quarterly. The nonprofit, which is funded by local residents and groups, holds the meetings as … Continue reading
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Search Warrant Served at Sheila Kuehl’s Santa Monica Home
(Editor’s note: this story is done in cooperation with Jamie Paige, editor of Westside Current, and City News Service.) What did L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl do to have a search warrant and affidavit served at her Santa Monica … Continue reading
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Residents Invited to Mini-Chautauqua on Saturday, September 10
Residents and families are invited to a kid-friendly celebration as the Palisades Methodist Church marks its centennial on Saturday, September 10. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 801 Via de la Paz – … Continue reading
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SPORTS–Tennis, Quick Takes
U.S. OPEN Frances Tiafoe, 24, on Wednesday became the first American male to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since John Isner at Wimbledon in 2018, and the first American in Queens since 2006. Tiafoe next plays tomorrow, September 9. … Continue reading
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Circling the News Celebrates 1,000 Newsletters
And just like that . . . .Circling the News will post its 1,000th newsletter tonight, September 1. The first story I wrote in June 2018 was a Viewpoint about the Community Council election (“Community Elections: Same Old, Same Old”). … Continue reading
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Dome Traps the Heat: California Is Baking
From San Diego to Sacramento, California is under an excessive heat warning that could extend into next week. The National Weather Service calls it “dangerously hot conditions.” The manager of the state’s power grid, called for a Flex alert on … Continue reading
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Brian Cruz Appeals Conviction of Carjacking, Assault, Reckless Driving
According to the 2nd Court of Appeals, appellant Brian Cruz appealed his convictions for carjacking, burglary, false imprisonment, assault, reckless driving, and hit-and-run driving. The crimes were committed largely in Pacific Palisades in 2014. In his appeal, Cruz contended the … Continue reading
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Councilmembers Receive Discretionary Funding: Can Spend for Special Projects
Each councilmember receives a pot of money that he/she can use for special projects in his/her district, and at his/her discretion. The money comes from oil pipeline franchise fees, real property trust funds revenues and street furniture revenues. A fourth … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Most Running Unopposed for PP Community Council
“All politics is local,” is a phrase commonly associated with Tip O’Neill, former speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives. For Pacific Palisades residents that phrase should mean that residents care as much about local issues as state or … Continue reading
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