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Category Archives: Homelessness
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...
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...
Posted in Homelessness
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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...
Posted in City/Councilman Mike Bonin, Community, Homelessness
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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...
Posted in Crime/Police, Environmental, Homelessness
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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...
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 ...
Posted in Homelessness
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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...
Posted in Homelessness
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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...
Posted in Crime/Police, Homelessness
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LETTERS: Regarding the Library Situation
(Editor’s note: After Circling the News ran two letters from Palisades Library patrons on July 13, two more were received which are below.) We Have Stopped Using the Library: As a young family we love the opportunity (especially in the...
Posted in Homelessness
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CTN: Fact or B.S.: Rose Avenue is Affordable Housing
Myth Busters B.S. #2 – Rose Avenue One of my son’s favorite television shows growing up was Mythbusters. Each episode focused on popular beliefs, Internet rumors or other myths. The cast would examine each myth and then either confirm or...