Category Archives: General

A Plea to Support Diesel Books–One of the Westside’s Last Surviving Independent Bookstores

With libraries closed, I’ve found myself depending on Diesel Bookstore in the Brentwood Country Mart. About a month ago, I purchased three books there (“Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead,” “IQ” and “The Woman in the Window”)....

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Palisadians: Anna Faris Leaves Chuck Lorre’s Hit Comedy, “Mom”

By BERNICE FOX Fans are shaking their heads, trying to figure out why Anna Faris is leaving “Mom” when it’s still enjoying great ratings and her character, Christy, is central to the story. Here’s a sample of many social media...

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Resilient Palisades Hosts Community Meeting; Seeks Residents for Four Teams of Activists

    In a well-run Zoom meeting on September 3, founders of Resilient Palisades were joined by about 30 community members. Co-founder Ingrid Steinberg said that the group’s goal is to address climate change and environmental degradation by working together...

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Letter: City Needs to Examine Its Ethical Behavior

Circling the News received the following letter from Barbara Kohn, former chair of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, a member of the Design Review Board (and past chair), and a past chair of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, after she...

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RECIPE: Strawberry Pizza

(Editor’s note: So many readers asked for this recipe, I have included it below. It’s easy and a great dessert, because even if one makes a mistake or messes up the recipe, it still tastes good. I used to have...

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Post Office Box on Antioch at the Village Green Is Vandalized and Has Been Replaced

Marge Gold, a member of the Village Green board (which oversees ownership and maintenance of the triangular park at Swarthmore, Sunset and Antioch), told Circling News that she arrived at the Green at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and found that...

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Why the U.S. Postal Service Faces Financial Challenges as the November Election Nears

On August 19, The Wall Street Journal announced that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will postpone operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service, such as removal of mail processing equipment and collection boxes, until after the November election. He was quoted...

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The U.S. Census: Why It Is Important to be Counted

There are 435 members of the House of Representatives, one of two bodies that write laws for the United States. Each representative represents about 711,000 people, with California currently having the most representatives at 53. States such as Montana, Wyoming,...

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Readers Relate Stories and Express Views

ARNOLD SPIELBERG’S OBIT BRINGS MEMORIES: Long-time Palisadian Mary Cole (who has retired to Palm Desert), wrote Circling the News on Monday after reading an obituary about Arnold Spielberg, a longtime Palisadian: “When young Steven Spielberg was about 12, his father...

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Happy News, Finally: Palisades Farmers Market Returns to Swarthmore and Antioch

Offering the first “happy” news in a long time, the Pacific Palisades Farmers Market reopened on Sunday at two locations in the business district. Both locations had a variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts, soup, eggs and the extra snacks...

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