Category Archives: General

LADWP Water Rates to Rise: City Has Legal Bills to Pay

(Editor’s note: this is the first of a two-part story about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and why customer rates are so high.) The biggest question is not whether your water bill is going to raise, it … Continue reading

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Eventual Potrero Canyon Park Needs a PCH Crossing

Last July, State Senator Ben Allen told the Community Council that the state would give the City of Los Angeles $11 million to build a pedestrian bridge connecting Will Rogers State Beach and the George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon. In … Continue reading

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A $250,000 Reward Offered to Apprehend Kupfer’s Murderer

More than $250,000 is offered as a reward for the arrest and conviction of the man who killed 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer. Kupfer, a Pacific Palisades resident, was stabbed on January 13 when she was working alone at Croft House, a … Continue reading

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Realtor Anthony Marguleas Donates $5,000 to Village Green

Marking what has become an annual tradition, realtor Anthony Marguleas once again donated $5,000 to the nonprofit Village Green board on January 12. Since 2013, the founder/owner of Amalfi Estates has helped support the private triangular park in the heart of … Continue reading

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Police Searching for Killer of Palisades Woman

  Brianna Kupfer, 24, was attacked and killed Thursday at the store where she worked. An unknown assailant entered Croft House, a boutique furniture shop in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue near Beverly Boulevard, around 1:30 p.m. Kupfer’s body was discovered … Continue reading

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Pepperdine to Exhibit Highlights from the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection

The Pepperdine Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art will showcase “The Cultivators: Highlights from the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection” from January 15 through March 27. Admission is free. A special opening celebration will be held on Saturday, … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades Resident Arrested After Viral Video Shows Her Slapping Delta Passenger

(Editor’s note: The story, which ran on December 28, on the Westside Current, is reprinted with permission.) A Pacific Palisades woman was arrested for a wild mid-flight tirade that went viral on social media. Patricia Cornwall, whose stage name is Patty … Continue reading

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Forget Dog Poop: Worry about Human Feces on Albright

Many homeowners are upset when dog walkers don’t pick up their pet’s excrement left on the resident’s front lawn. A homeowner who lives on Albright Street has a worse problem: human feces. In a December 15 Nextdoor post, the neighbor … Continue reading

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New “West Side Story” Features Rita Moreno, Directed by Steven Spielberg

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News Steven Spielberg is thankful Rita Moreno was on the set and in the cast of his new “West Side Story.” “She danced with the Sharks and the Jets in rehearsal,” Spielberg said. … Continue reading

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TWO NEWS ITEMS: DWP Arrest and LAUSD Education

Second Person Pleads Guilty in DWP Scandal The former head of the Department of Water & Power, David Wright, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2016 and resigned in 2019, will plead guilty to bribery on Friday, federal … Continue reading

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