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Category Archives: General
Latest LAPD Crime Report for Pacific Palisades
Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore updated our town’s crime statistics through June 20. The emphasis seems to have returned to car-related crimes. BURGLARY THEFT FROM VEHICLE May 23, 9:45 a.m. to noon, at Sunset/El Medio. The suspect smashed a window … Continue reading
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L.A. Public Library Offers Numerous Free Programs
For the complete schedule of all the programs offered by the Los Angeles Public Library this coming week, visit: lapl.org/summer. If you or your children have not signed up for the summer reading challenge program, which is held from June 1 … Continue reading
Palisadian Rich Wilken: July 4th’s Preeminent Volunteer
By LAUREL BUSBY Rich Wilken, 73, was only a toddler when Pacific Palisades held its first parade in 1948. He has faint memories of the next few parades, which he watched from the curb on Antioch Street. “I remember … Continue reading
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90272 Dancewear Will Have Closing Sale June 25-27
Co-owners Terry Ross and Traci Chorna wrote Circling the News on June 12: “We are unfortunately closing our doors for now. Would you be able to mention our closing sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 25, 26 … Continue reading
Tom Falzone Was to Lead Palisades 4th Skydivers
By LAUREL BUSBY Special to CTN Several friends of New Yorker Tom Falzone have died from Covid-19. He knows cadets at West Point, where he coaches the parachute team, who have lost grandparents. Back in May, the 1979 PaliHi graduate … Continue reading
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Castellammare Residents Fear that Illegal Fireworks Could Start a Brush Fire in This Weather
Circling the News received this letter from a Castellammare resident: “Something else you might want to look into, fireworks and fires at the beach between Sunset and Coastline Drive. We’ve called the police many times and rarely get a response. … Continue reading
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Bands, Musicians and Singers Sought for 4th of July Online Concert in the Palisades
A 60-minute virtual concert is being planned for the Fourth of July in Pacific Palisades. Main talents that will be featured include Adam Topol, Tom Freund, Rocky Dawuni and friends. The event will be broadcast via Facebook Live on July … Continue reading
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Trash Overflowing on Via de la Paz and Antioch
A resident contacted Circling the News and asked why businesses aren’t taking care of the overflowing trash on Via de la Paz and Antioch. Besides being an eyesore, it could become a sanitary hazard, the person said, and pointed out that two … Continue reading
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VIEWPOINT: There Is No Excuse for the Violence
The nonstop news on Saturday night, May 30, covered the looting and fires happening along Fairfax and Melrose in Los Angeles. The camera followed a man running out of an Adidas store carrying four boxes of shoes, and I thought, … Continue reading
The Ongoing Reality: Elderly in Nursing Homes Are Most at Risk for Covid-19
According to the L.A. County Public Health website, 2,143 people have died from Covid-19 in the county through May 26. Ninety-three percent of those who have died (1,993) had underlying conditions. Forty-seven percent of the people who died (1,007) were in nursing … Continue reading
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