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Category Archives: General
Readers Pose Questions and Provide Answers
PALISADES FIRE CAUSE: “I have never seen the cause of the Palisades Fire last October (21). Do you have any information as to how it was started?” CTN called LAFD Media Relations (213-978-3820) and never received an answer. Pacific Palisades … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Fathers and Men Matter
My father, George Sazama, taught me about competing. He taught me that I should try for goals that many might think would be unattainable. My dad, who loved sports and was a good athlete, had five daughters and a son. … Continue reading
LAPD Appreciation Rally Will Be Held July 11
A pro-LAPD Rally will be held from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, July 11, at LAPD Headquarters DTLA, 100 W. 1st Street (90012). An LAPD officer sent the following message to “the good Citizens out there” in Los Angeles: “We … Continue reading
Earn a Ham Radio License through a July 19 Class
If electricity goes out for any period of time because of an earthquake or fires, authorities have often warned that the one way that isolated communities will be able to communicate is through ham radio. The Ronald Reagan American Legion … Continue reading
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BOCA/Cinque Terre Offer Free Gelato/Sorbet on the 4th, Along with a Clothing Sale and Special Brunch
With the 5/10K Will Rogers Race, parade and fireworks cancelled this year, it’s time to celebrate in different ways on July 4. BOCA and Cinque Terre, located in the Monument plaza, are offering three flavors of gelato/sorbet to choose from … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: Trying to Find Common Sense in Closing Beaches
Demonstrators will be allowed to protest in groups over the July 4 weekend, but the L.A. County Supervisors have closed beaches to families. In other words, hundreds of people who are marching and demonstrating for a social cause are … Continue reading
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Optimist Oratorical Contest Draws 9 Contestants
Even though Covid-19 took away the live version of the Palisades Optimist Club Oratorical Contest, nine contestants competed via Zoom in early April. This year’s contest theme was “Just Image a World Without Boundaries” and each student wrote and delivered … Continue reading
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Olympian Bobby Morrow’s Passing Stirs Memories of Boyhood Heroes
(Editor’s note: Pacific Palisades resident Bob Vickrey is such a good writer that I loved reading more about his family and how it tied into Bobby Morrow. I also didn’t know about Morrow, but found his history interesting. I hope … Continue reading
Parking Meter Money Was Supposed to Come Back to Pacific Palisades
Whatever happened to the parking-meter money Pacific Palisades was supposed to receive via a City pilot program? Councilman Mike Bonin promised in December 2018 that upwards of $50,000 was coming our way. In a February 21, 2020 update, Circling the News … Continue reading
LETTER: It’s Now or Never in the Highlands!
(Editor’s note: Circling the News recieved the following letter from Highlands resident Steve Cron.) Dear fellow Palisadians, For several years, the Pacific Palisades Residents Association (PPRA) has been fighting to stop, or at least downsize, the proposed eldercare facility at … Continue reading
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