Water and Power Bills Too High? Call Ratepayer Advocate Pickel

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Residents continue to be dismayed over the dramatically rising utility bills and register complaints with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Other residents feel there is nothing they can do to fight DWP, and just pay the bills….

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DWP Gives the City an Annual Donation to Meet Its Budget

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

At the annual Palisades Democratic Club meeting on January 31, one person complained on Zoom about his high DWP bills. Mayor Eric Garcetti asked that person to contact his office and he would help. How helpful will the Mayor be? Circling…

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Smoke, Trees, and Points in Between

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Last week’s weather reports in western South Dakota included a daily smoke report and showed where people in Wyoming, Montana, South and North Dakota might suffer ill health after days of breathing the smoke invading from fires in California. Many…

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Reverend Matt Hardin Leads Palisades Presbyterian

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News As a child, Reverend Matt Hardin attended a small church in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, built during the Civil War. About a dozen people came to services, and a minister traveled to…

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Palisades Design Review Board Disapproves The Hydration Room

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

At the Pacific Palisades Design Review Board virtual hearing on September 22, the board unanimously voted to disapprove The Hydration Room. The Hydration Room, which gives vitamin and other IV infusions, was proposed for the space formerly occupied by…

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Dozens of Volunteers Gather Trash from Palisades Streets, Sidewalks and Parks

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades is a whole lot cleaner thanks to numerous volunteers, and especially Robin Weitz, who organized the inaugural community cleanup on Saturday morning. “We had a great turnout,” Weitz said, noting that volunteers gathered at the Village Green before…

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Palisades Civic League Meets Today

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet via Zoom on Monday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m. because of the current stay-at-home, social distancing edicts. (The meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month.) This is a perfect opportunity…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Give it a Third Jab

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Palisadian Alan Eisenstock’s 19th book “Redeeming Justice” co-written with Jarrett Adams, came out on September 14 and was named the Best Book of September by Amazon. “A consuming tale of a broken legal system, its trail of ruin…

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Suspected Wrongdoing at the DWP and City Attorney’s Office Is Uncovered

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The following tale, which has more turns than a mystery novel, involves the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, misconduct at the City Attorney’s Office and the increasingly high utility rates paid by residents. The story begins in 2013…

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American Legion Hall (Built in 1965) to Undergo a Major Renovation

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Starting on Monday, September 27, the venerable American Legion Hall on La Cruz Drive will undergo a six-month renovation. Anyone needing to reach someone at Post 283 can still call (310) 454-0527. The three officers — Kevin Niles (adjutant),…

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