Amazon Is Shutting Stores, Ending Amazon Books in Caruso’s Palisades Village

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

A reader sent Circling the News a March 2 story that has appeared on Reuters, USA Today and CNBC, noting that Amazon will shut 68 retail stores, including Amazon Books, 4-Star, and Pop-up Shops. The story states that closures will…

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Captain Kitahata Honored by “Bake Squad”

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Fire Station 69 Captain II Tommy Kitahata, who was named 2020 Firefighter of the Year, received a special surprise on February 25. The chefs on “Bake Squad,” an American Netflix Original series, presented him with a three-foot Dalmatian cake, complete…

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Lack of LAPD Personnel Makes Traffic Enforcement Iffy

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

In February 27 Musings, Circling the News reported that Mike Bonin had announced that the City Council was making the city safer for pedestrians by lowering the speed limits on certain roads, including stretches on Palisades Drive. While it’s…

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The Real Larry David Exposed

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

UPDATE: Larry David has changed his mind. Just hours before it was to run, he asked HBO to pull “The Larry David Story.” HBO has posted this tweet: “The #LarryDavidStory on @HBOMax is being postponed. Instead, Larry has decided he wants to do…

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Bonin Proposes Shelters as a “Matter of Right”

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Councilman Mike Bonin and Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Marqueece Harris Dawson on February 9, introduced a motion in the Homelessness and Poverty Committee, that has now gone to the Planning and Land Use Committee in increase housing for the homeless….

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Residents Urged to Speak about Vehicle Dwelling Parking Enforcement

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Resuming parking enforcement for vehicle dwellers will be heard at the L.A. City Transportation Committee meeting, tomorrow, March 1, at 3 p.m. Members of the committee include Councilmen Mike Bonin (chair), Paul Koretz and Joe Buscaino. The committee is considering…

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Some Lanes at LAX Closed for Construction of Pedestrian Bridge

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades residents should be alerted to the closure of upper and lower levels at LAX Terminal 1 between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. for the construction of a pedestrian bridge over the roadway. Closures started on February 27 and will…

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Wilbur and Babe: Pigs Are “People,” Too

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

By PEPPER EDMISTON Special to Circling the News You know how in large families; some children are less equal than others? It just happens. Birth order, a sibling’s special need, a clash of personalities, a divorce, external events, all can…

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RV Next to Westminster Elementary Towed after Two Years

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This story by Sandra Clark is reprinted in cooperation with Westside Current. In an earlier CTN story, it was reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District had put up a blue fence, so that elementary children would…

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Bid on Items and Aid Paul Revere Middle School

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Many residents may remember the annual fundraising parties at their children’s school (private and public), which always had a silent auction. This Saturday Paul Revere Middle School continues the tradition from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Annenberg Community Beach…

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