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Category Archives: Health
Palisadian Is Desperate to Get Her Mother and Assisted Living Employees Tested for Covid-19
One Pacific Palisades resident is living a nightmare and unable to help her elderly mom. Sharon Piehl described the situation in a May 13 email to Circling the News: “My mother is in an assisted living facility [in L.A. County] and...
Posted in Health
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Healthier Air for $20 a Month? The Case for Eliminating the Use of Leaf Blowers by Our Gardeners
Do you enjoy breathing particulate matter that has fertilizer, metals, gasoline, animal feces and pesticides? If you asked, “What kind of question is that?” and responded, “Of course I don’t,” then it’s time to ask another question: Do you have...
Posted in Environmental, Health
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Pacific Palisades Residents Sharply Divided about Wearing Masks
In social media posts by Pacific Palisades residents, the most common source of negative comments and general disagreement has been regarding the wearing of masks. For example, some people in town wear a mask only to cover their mouth, while others...
Posted in Community, Health
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LETTER TO CTN: How to Support the Student Debt Forgiveness for Frontline Health Care Workers Act?
I recently heard about possible federal legislation forgiving student loan debt for frontline health care workers. My son, who is a medical resident working the frontline fighting against COVID-19, researched it and found this below. There is also a petition...
Posted in Education, Health
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Newcomers Spring into Action: Their Goal Is to Make 500 Protective Masks
The Pacific Palisades Newcomers club generally meets monthly, and members participate in a range of activities that have included bridge, canasta, golf, book and movie discussions, gourmet cooking, restaurant dining and happy hours, potluck lunches with speakers, exploring the L.A. area...
Viewpoint: Coronavirus Quiz to Take
Yesterday on Nextdoor, one person had posted that there was going to Peaceful Demonstration to Open California today (May 1) at noon. I was most amazed and upset by one woman’s comment that basically said that if you don’t listen...
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VIEWPOINT: Some Good and Bad Contrasts in Our Community
Good: Pacific Palisades, which has exactly one dedicated LAPD car, had more than eight on Sunday, with their emergency lights on, sitting in the Will Rogers State Beach parking lot. Police were outside enjoying the fresh salt air as they...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community, Health
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Palisades Atria Park Reports Patient Had Covid-19, But Death Related to Underlying Health Conditions
A resident of Palisades Atria Park, the assisted living and memory care facility on Sunset across from Gelson’s, passed away on April 13. Circling the News contacted Atria, and Mike Gentry, senior vice president of care, responded in an April...
Posted in Health, Seniors
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Around the Town: Helping Others during the Crisis
IRENE DUNNE GUILD SUPPORTS DOCTORS/NURSES DURING COVID-19 This year, funds from the Irene Dunne Guild’s yearly patron drive are going to help support doctors and nurses at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The drive...
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25 Palisades-Malibu YMCA Workers Furloughed; Director Kirtley Seeks Donations for Homeless Kits
When Mayor Eric Garcetti closed non-essential services in the City on March 25, about 2,600 YMCA staff members across Los Angeles were furloughed. In Pacific Palisades, about 25 staff were let go. Palisades-Malibu YMCA Executive Director Jim Kirtley is trying...
Posted in Community, Health
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