Mar Vista Residents Oppose Using Public Parks for Homeless

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Parks Need to Be Returned to Children and Seniors (Editor’s note: In May, Councilman Mike Bonin proposed turning two well-used City parks, Westchester and Mar Vista, two beach parking lots, Will Rogers and Dockweiler, into sites to house homeless people….

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Opinion: Encampments [Not Homelessness], and What We Can Do

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: This July 25 op-ed piece by Julie Milligan is reprinted by permission from the Westside Current.) People throughout Los Angeles are both outraged and confused by the dangerous and dirty conditions of our sidewalks and streets, our parks,…

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Tara Lipinski – Another Palisadian at the Olympics

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Another Palisades resident will be at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but instead of competing, she was hired by NBC to help broadcast the games. Retired figure skater Tara Lipinski and her good friend Johnny Weir, also a retired figure skater,…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: When Palisadian Alan Eisenstock is not researching and writing one of his nonfiction books (18 thus far!), he pursues what he calls “a crazy labor of love side project” that he started in March 2020: sending a weekly…

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Circling the News Was Wrong: Land IS for Sale

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In the July 22 musings, CTN ran the following blurb with a photo of a realtor sign: LAND FOR SALE: “The realtor sign at the base of Potrero Canyon seems to be advertising that this land is for sale. But,…

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LASD Arrests Homeless Outreach Advocate For Dealing Drugs Near Venice Bridge Home

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(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, residents…

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Hyperion Investigation Shows Breakdown Worse than Reported: Catastrophe Barely Avoided: Sewage Sent to the Ocean

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(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 overwhelm…

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PaliHi Grad Nick Itkin, a Fencer, Will Compete in the Olympics

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

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…

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Tiny Homes May Not be the Answer for Some

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

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…

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Crime in Pacific Palisades—July 5 through July 17

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

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…

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