Porta-Potties for the Homeless: City Dollars Hard at Work

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  When people drive by homeless encampments at different sites, near the V.A., in West L.A. or in Venice, at almost all of them there is a porta-potty or a portable sink. The City, during the pandemic, installed portable hand-washing stations…

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Emerald Bay Reopens for Scouts/Camping on Catalina Island

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

For more than a year, Emerald Bay, located on the undeveloped west end of Catalina Island, has been closed for camping. That changed the first weekend in June, when Palisades Cub Pack 223 became the first group to be welcomed back…

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Responding to a Severe Blood Shortage, Legion to Host Local Blood Drive

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  The American Red Cross has warned that there is a severe blood shortage in the United States because of a recent surge in trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries. The U.S. News quoted the Red Cross on June…

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What’s the Truth? A CTN Reader Seeks Clarification about Councilman Bonin’s Homeless Plan in Venice

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

One resident wrote to Circling the News this morning and commented, “It is very confusing to read these emails from Bonin, which claim that he is getting the job done and that the Sheriff is criminalizing homelessness. From the news…

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Morris Twins to Join Outdoor Concert Celebrating Summer on Sunday Afternoon

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades residents Avery and Alexzandra Morris will host a special outdoor concert, the third in their Edgar Street Concert Series, featuring the Mendelssohn Octet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, on the corner of Edgar and Ida Streets….

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Brush Areas Continue to Attract Transients and Trash above PCH

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Another homeless campsite, with a cooking stove, was found by the LAPD beach patrol officers Tyler Yi and Adam Margin in the dense, dry brush below Via de las Olas on Thursday, June 17. This area is in a Very…

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Fireworks Show Returns to the Palisades July 4

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

There will be a fireworks show in Pacific Palisades at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 4. Tickets will be sold ($5) online (Palisades4th.ticketleap.com). There may be limited seating at the Palisades High School stadium, so fewer tickets will be sold…

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Searching for the Mysterious ‘Julie B.’ in Pacific Palisades

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

BY BOB VICKREY Special to Circling the News The letter writer began her tribute to her favorite author with these words: “I am someone who fell in love with Pat Conroy almost 30 years ago. It started with ‘The Prince…

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Happy Father’s Day to Those Who Paved the Way

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

“My dad was honest, hard-working, loving, friendly and handsome,” said my mom, Noma, when she reminisced about her father. “I loved him very much and was sad that he was killed so young.” John Larson was 56 when he died in…

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Temescal Canyon Association Hosts Talk By Charles Hood on Zoom Monday Night

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  Charles Hood, the author of Wild LA and 15 other books and field guides, will speak to members of the Temescal Canyon Association, via Zoom, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 21. Audience participation will be invited, and residents…

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