Bonin to Put Homeless in Senior Center, a Block from Westminster School

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: this January 17 article – “Bonin Breaches Lawsuit Settlement. Designates Shelter Across from Venice Elementary School” – is reprinted with permission from Westside Current.) It’s a fight that’s all too familiar on the Westside. Concerned parents and neighbors…

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Police Searching for Killer of Palisades Woman

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

  Brianna Kupfer, 24, was attacked and killed Thursday at the store where she worked. An unknown assailant entered Croft House, a boutique furniture shop in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue near Beverly Boulevard, around 1:30 p.m. Kupfer’s body was discovered…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Got the Blues

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 19th book “Redeeming Justice” co-written with Jarrett Adams was named the Best Book of September by Amazon. “A consuming tale of a broken legal system, its trail of ruin and the fortitude needed to overcome…

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Cause of Death of Former Honorary Mayor Bob Saget Still Unknown.

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Comedian and actor Bob Saget’s funeral was held Friday at Mount Sinai Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. ABC will air a tribute to Saget at the start of Sunday night’s edition of “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Saget, who was…

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Susan Carroll’s Gift Garden Antiques to Close in February, After 41 Years

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Gift Garden Antiques, one of the longest surviving retail stores in Pacific Palisades, will close at the end of February. Owner Susan Carroll, who opened her business in the courtyard on Swarthmore (across from CVS) in 1981 and moved five…

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Pepperdine to Exhibit Highlights from the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

The Pepperdine Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art will showcase “The Cultivators: Highlights from the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection” from January 15 through March 27. Admission is free. A special opening celebration will be held on Saturday,…

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Environmentalists and Government Officials Are Needed to Save Ballona Wetlands

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

Prior to the L.A. County Supervisors meeting on January 11, Lucy Han, a representative of the nonprofit Friends of the Jungle, dropped off 500 letters tp Supervisor Holly Mitchell. The letters pleaded to save the Ballona Wetlands from the illegally…

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Safe Parking Effectiveness

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: A Westchester resident reported that on January 12 there were nine cars in safe parking and four in the adjacent lot at 5 a.m. “The Safe Parking gate was wide open, which seems inconsistent with the idea.”) EFFECTIVENESS…

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Spruzzo Debuts in the Highlands, Serves Tasty Meals 

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

  Ray Gowhari and his son Ryan have opened a new restaurant, Spruzzo, in the former Taste restaurant space in the Highlands Plaza at 538 Palisades Drive. The grand opening was held today, but Circling the News took advantage of the…

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Westchester Residents Not Consulted about Safe Parking

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This is part two of a three part series exploring why the City turned a Rec Center parking lot into Safe Parking, taking spaces away from patrons.)  In 2016, the L.A. City Council approved an 18-month pilot program:…

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