OPINION: Times Editorial Calls Bonin Enterprising, Shames Pacific Palisades Residents

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Los Angeles Times editorial on Sunday (“Shelter Next to the Beach?”) stated that Councilman Mike Bonin’s idea of turning the Will Rogers Beach parking lot into a village for the homeless should be considered. Since many Circling the News…

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Opinion: Bonin Doesn’t Address Mentally Ill Homeless with “A Budget to Build Back Better”

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  Councilman Mike Bonin sent a May 23 Newsletter to residents, “A Budget to Build Back Better,” detailing how he would spend $1 billion to fight the homeless crisis. The solutions and money centered almost solely on housing. He noted:…

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Street Racing and RVs Addressed at PCH Task Force Quarterly Meeting 

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

RV overnight parking and street racing continue to be a challenge, according to CHP and L.A. County Sheriffs. At the quarterly virtual meeting of the PCH Task Force on May 12, both enforcement groups voiced frustration. (LAPD and Santa Monica police were…

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Letter to a Midwesterner Explaining the Palisades Fire and Homelessness

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Dear Mom, You may have heard that we had a brush fire in Pacific Palisades. Even though the brush hadn’t burned in nearly 60 years, we were lucky because there were no winds and no structures burned. They caught a…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: It’s the Kids

Posted on May 23, 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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Palisades High School Wins Boys/Girls Tennis Championships

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Back to back wins at the Balboa Tennis Center by the Palisades High School Girls Tennis Team on May 13 and by the Boys May 14, gave the school its 65th Team Title and Kling’s 48th. Next up for the…

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Woman’s Club under New Leadership

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Kathy Dunbar Later is the new Woman’s Club President and has exciting plans for the coming year. She told CTN that “The Woman’s Club has been dark for a year and we are bringing back as many traditions as we…

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One Woman Starts Homeless Email Campaign

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

On April 5, a resident of Studio City started a daily email campaign. This individual was frustrated because there had been no response from Councilmember Paul Kerkorian and Mayor Eric Garcetti about the plight of the homeless. The resident told…

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OBITUARY: Col. Richard Littlestone, Community Activist, Responsible for the New VA Columbarium

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Col. Richard Littlestone, a long-time Palisadian and activist, died in his sleep on May 15. He was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1923. In 2019, Littlestone wrote to Circling the News, “Thanks for the delightful article on Route 66. Our…

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Palisades Civic League Meets Monday

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Civic League will meet via Zoom on Monday, May 24, 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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