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Category Archives: Homelessness
Friends of Library Address Community Concerns Regarding Patron Safety
The following statement was released by The Friends of the Library: The board of directors of the Pacific Palisades Library Association (The Friends of the Library) devoted its August 9 quarterly board meeting and a subsequent follow-up meeting on August … Continue reading
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Removed: Community Concerns Regarding “Ruby” and Library Safety
The original story was removed by request because CTN would not take down the photos of the current library environment. This is a summary of the situation: Residents have worried about the safety of the children who attend Corpus Christi … Continue reading
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Darling and Park Answer a Constituent’s Concern
(Editor’s note: A 32-year Westchester resident sent a letter (below) to city officials, including Councilman Mike Bonin. Circling the News and Westside Current sent the letter to CD 11 candidates Erin Darling and Traci Park and asked for their response … Continue reading
Sexual Predator Moved into Venice Neighborhood
When a sexual predator moved into the Ramada Inn on Washington Boulevard in Venice in early 2022, neighbors were told that nothing could be done. The site, now a transitional homeless shelter, is near three school/preschools and abuts a residential … Continue reading
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Venice Under Crime Siege, No Coverage, “No Respect”
No matter how much crime there is in Venice, it never seems to make it into major L.A. newspapers. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield coined, “I don’t get no respect,” and Venice residents must feel similarly. Over the past few weeks, the … Continue reading
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Support the Ballona Wetlands: Write a Letter
If a resident would like to help save the environmentally-sensitive Ballona Wetlands from garbage and needles, your signature is sought. Residents can help save the El Segundo Blue Butterfly and the Belding’s Savannah Sparrow, which are endangered species living in … Continue reading
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Bonin Moderates Progressive Town Hall Held by Santa Monica Democrats
By JAMIE PAIGE Westside Current Editor Councilmember Mike Bonin moderated a forum July 27 held by the Santa Monica Democratic Club. The primary message of the night was the “rise of the progressive movement in Los Angeles.” In attendance … Continue reading
Throwing Mentally Ill in Jail Does Not Stop Homelessness, Nor Help the Individual
(Zach is a composite of four different young men that I have spoken with by the library, the Rec Center – by the ball fields, in front of Gelson’s and along Temescal Canyon Road. All are between 21-30 years old … Continue reading
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Dealing with the Mentally Ill Homeless
Many times, when there is a mentally ill homeless person living in a public space, residents in frustration ask, “Why can’t the police just take them away?” The answer? There is a law that prohibits police from doing that. But … Continue reading
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LAPD Beach Detail Continues to Patrol Bluffs
The Los Angeles Police Department Beach Detail is essential in keeping homeless fires from burning the bluffs and hillsides in which Pacific Palisades is nestled. In previous years, during the summer, additional police had been assigned to this area to … Continue reading
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