PARADE NEWS: Paws N’ Claws Grooming Salon and Boutique Sponsors ‘Patriotic Pups’ Brigade

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Going through our parade files, we came across an article that quoted Barbara Buck-Marting, owner of Paws N’Claws on Marquez Avenue: “My introduction to the parade was years ago, when I first put the twins, Laurie and Leslie, in…

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Palisades Fire Update: Questions about the Use of Drones and Phos-Chek

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Palisades Fire, which started on May 14 at 10:02 p.m. in the 1800 block of Michael Lane in the Highlands, had 100 percent containment on May 26. The fire burned about 1,202 acres and there were no homes damaged…

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LETTER: Help Support Scholarships for PaliHi Students

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Rich Wilken, a past president of the Optimist Club, sent the following letter to Circling the News on June 4 and has allowed us to share it with the community.) I am writing to ask for your help. Our Optimist…

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Councilman Joe Buscaino to Hold Monday Press Conference in Venice Focused on the Homeless Crisis

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

L.A. City Council member Joe Buscaino (CD-15) will hold a press conference in Venice at 7 am. tomorrow (June 7). On June 1, CTN took a tour of the Venice area near the bridge housing at Sunset and Main with Haaven…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Get Lucky!

Posted on June 6, 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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One Politician’s Experience in Homeless Shelters and an Encampment

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Circling the News had heard that the Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Mike Coffman had temporarily lived in several different shelters and an encampment as a way of better understanding the crisis. He wrote about his experience for The Denver Post in…

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Beloved PPBA Umpire Dirk Robinson in the Hospital

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Anyone who has had a kid play in the Pacific Palisades Baseball Association over the last few decades has come in contact with Umpire Dirk Robinson, who is known as even-tempered, fair and a good man. Circling the…

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The Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks Are Back! This Year’s Theme: ‘The Sparkle Returns’

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Our town’s traditional Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks are scheduled for Sunday, July 4, and the theme is “The Sparkle Returns.” All residents are asked to plan to participate in the day’s events and to donate towards making this a…

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Clarifying and Responding to Readers Queries about the Homeless

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  A CTN reader commented about the man seen urinating at the corner of Via de la Paz and Sunset on Monday: “Of course urinating in public areas is totally wrong, but I want to point out that in many…

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Veterans Gardens Must Make Changes Before Gaining Approval by Recreation and Park Commissioners

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Veterans Gardens/Bocce Courts at the Palisades Recreation Center have not yet received final approval from the L.A. City Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners, which it must have before it opens. Several residents complained to Circling the News that…

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