Category Archives: General

“Unless we learn to use technology properly, it will be the demise of mankind,” said Ramis Sadrieh of TechnologyForYou at the January 28 Optimist Club meeting in Janes Hall at the Palisades Presbyterian Church. Annually, Sadrieh attends the Consumer Technology...

There’s a new captain in town–Captain Jonathan Tom. On January 6, he took command of the West Los Angeles police division, which includes Pacific Palisades and Brentwood. Many police officers come from a family that is long-rooted in the LAPD,...

Tom Dunsmuir April 23, 1938 – December 30, 2019 Thomas Duncan Dunsmuir, 81, passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born in Rochester, New York, where he met and married his wife...

At the Park Advisory Board’s January 15 meeting at the Palisades Recreation Center, several topics were discussed including Potrero Canyon Park, parking issues, Veterans’ Gardens/bocce; the proposed dog park and new PAB bylaws. Circling the News will address the dog...

LAPD Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore releases the crime statistics for this area from January 10 to 21. BURGLARY: January 17, 11:55 p.m., in the 600 block of Via Santa Ynez, The suspects (#1-2 males) entered victim’s garage...

Jim Brasher April 8, 1971 – January 17, 2020 Jim Brasher, 48, a native of Spring, Texas, and a Pacific Palisades resident since 1996, died from colon cancer on January 17. He is survived by his daughter Amelia, 13, his...

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet on Monday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Tauxe Hall at the Community United Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. The public is invited. The agenda has two homes to review under New...

When my son decided to attend Gettysburg College, we knew U.S. News ranked it 53rd for National Liberal Arts Colleges, 35th in best undergraduate teaching and 85th in Best Value School, but we didn’t know it was ranked third for...

A screening of the documentary “The Middle Path” will be shown on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m. at the Buerge Chapel, Aldersgate Retreat Center, 925 Haverford Ave. “The Middle Path” follows a young woman, Jenna Boss, on an epic...