(Editor’s note: the following story is reprinted with permission by the Westside Current. When Circling the News went to Venice to learn about bridge housing and view the encampments off Rose on Sunset and Third – near Gold’s Gym,

(Editor’s note: Published by permission by the Westside Current.) On July 11, the Hyperion Water Plant began to receive a “very high volume of trash pieces” even though it was a typical summer day with no rain. Trash started to

Nick Itkin, a Palisades High graduate, will compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games as the world’s No. 9-ranked men’s foil fencer in the individual event and as a member of a team favored to win gold. Although he started fencing when he was

Circling the News was tipped off by a reader about the Tiny Home Village in Albuquerque. He thought that since they are being built and proposed throughout Los Angeles, there might be some “take-aways.” The New Mexico Village was funded by a $2

Temporary Pacific Palisades Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin sent the following message to residents, along with the crime report: “We had a couple of burglaries last week you should be aware of. Always be aware of your surroundings, especially when

Beaches and Parks 4 All is an alliance of citizens from Council District 11 who are fighting for continued access to beaches and parks for children and families. A virtual meeting was held on July 19 and statistics were released pertaining to those

The always popular Theatre Palisades Youth will present their summer production of “Aladdin, Jr.” over the next two weekends – but with a twist. Instead of performing in Pierson Playhouse, the shows will be outside in Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 W.

(Editor’s note: In the July 14 Circling the News musing, NERVOUS ABOUT THE STACKED WOOD, we wrote: “Near the entrance to Temescal Gateway Park at Sunset, someone has stacked lots of dead branches in a tree, piling it up like kindling. This makes me

  When the Daily News profiled the U.S. Water Polo Team on July 3, the writer noted that Jesse Smith will lead the way “in his record-tying fifth Olympics.” In addition to Smith, a 38-year-old Pepperdine alumnus, four other players

  Ali Riley, who grew up in Pacific Palisades, is set to play in her fourth Olympic Games as co-captain of the New Zealand women’s soccer team, starting tomorrow. In the 2008 Olympics, Riley played every minute of New Zealand’s