Category Archives: General

The April 23 Pacific Palisades Community Council newsletter noted that the Highlands Eldercare Project Lawsuit had been denied by a Superior Court judge.  “The petition for writ of mandate brought by the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, challenging decisions of the City and Coastal … Continue reading →

In July 2016, I wrote a story for my previous publication, headlined “City Bans Wood Dumping on Temescal.” It noted, “The tipping point for resident Reza Pazirandeh came when a mattress, a broken dresser and large tree branches were left … Continue reading →

A March 21 L.A. Times story (“Why Is the Coronavirus So Much More Deadly for Men Than for Women?”) stated: “While preliminary, early accounts have suggested that boys and men are more likely to become seriously ill than are girls … Continue reading →

Pacific Palisades resident Susie Forte Gilman filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles on April 6 for its proposed intention to house homeless people in the Palisades Recreation Center during the coronavirus outbreak. In the 13-page complaint, filed in … Continue reading →

By RABBI STEVEN CARR REUBEN, PH.D. Special to Circling the News This year’s Passover celebration will be unlike any we have ever experienced in our lives. As the virus continues to spread across the world and all of us continue … Continue reading →

On April 5, the Pacific Palisades Community Council executive committee sent a letter to Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Mike Bonin and L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl opposing the proposed homeless shelter at the Palisades Recreation Center. The letter states that … Continue reading →

Longtime Pacific Palisades resident Joe Halper, an L.A. Recreation and Parks board commissioner, sent the following message to Circling the News. “I suggest you alert your constituency of the opportunity to share their concerns and suggestions on the [Palisades] Recreation Center … Continue reading →

 (Editor’s note: Many Pacific Palisades residents know Laurel Busby from her frequent stories while working for the Palisadian-Post under editor Bill Bruns, and in recent years for the Palisades News and Circling the News. We join Laurel in mourning the … Continue reading →

When Palisadian Nina Madok spoke to several local business owners who are struggling during the coronavirus shutdown, and then read about Toppings Yogurt and its dire financial situation on Via de la Paz, she asked herself, “What can I do to … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: Given the surge of coronavirus cases in New York, I emailed my friends who live there and asked how they were doing. They responded yesterday, March 31.)  “I took my wife to the hospital a while back, she … Continue reading →