Category Archives: Letters

By HANK WRIGHT Running for office and holding office are opposites. Exact opposites. Council member, mayor, county supervisor, assembly member, state senator, governor. It does not matter which. One is speeches and doors and selling. Asking. The other is solving. … Continue reading →

  I’m tired of feeling like a victim. First the fires and losing our home and all our possessions to Karen Bass for ignoring our community and allowing the devastation to happen: To having to relive the trauma and identifying … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: I received this letter from Murray Levy, who responded to this editor’s query about the NORC Survey, sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Community Council. Levy, a Castellammare resident was a member of the PPCC for several years.) I … Continue reading →

By JOSEPH SOMERVILLE The big question. Why is everything moving so slow? Is it me, or does everyone feel it? Do you feel it? Am I right or am I wrong? Things seem to be moving at a snail’s pace. … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: This letter is reprinted with permission. Pamela Hayer of Keetan, the children’s clothing boutique in the Palisades reached out to CTN.) I’ve always enjoyed reading Circling the News—and after the fires, your updates became an invaluable resource. It’s … Continue reading →

(Editor’s note: After reading Councilmember Traci Park’s newsletter: Your #Better11 Update – Rebuilding, Repairing, and Protecting the Westside, long-time resident Ron Midwin wrote the following letter to Park and also sent it to CTN.) I have lived in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

By JOHN ALLE (Responding to Luke Melchior confronting the LAFD Commission and Mayor Karen Bass for city-wide mismanagement (20+) Facebook) Alle sent the following letter.) Check the current new City Budget for the coming year. Funding for about 50 current … Continue reading →