Obituary: Former Honorary Mayor Bob Abernethy Helped Create the Village Green and Community Council 

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

BY BILL BRUNS Circling the News Advisor ROBERT ABERNETHY Veteran television journalist Robert Abernethy, who died on May 2 at age 93, was an active community leader in Pacific Palisades when he lived here between 1966 and 1977. After working…

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Dog Killed in Arson Fire: Remembered in Ceremony on Venice Beach

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

A ceremony was held May 2 on Venice Beach to honor an 8-month old dog, Togo, and his owner, Dr. Courtney Gillenwater. The dog perished in an alleged arson fire in the early a.m. on April 21 in Venice. Gillenwater,…

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Letter Against Using Mar Vista Park for Homeless: No to Bonin’s Motion

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Circling the News is running a letter a day until the L.A. City Commission on Poverty and Homelessness meets on May 13. All of the public comments can be found at https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=8168) Krista Greenberg submitted her letter on…

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Organizers Cancel Fourth of July 5/10K Races After Inaction by City Officials

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Covid-19 restrictions have been rapidly easing across Los Angeles County, but apparently not fast enough to save this year’s Fourth of July Will Rogers 5/10K Race. At the least, said Race Director and Co-Founder Bian Shea, it takes several months to organize…

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Letter: Bonin Proposal to Limit Rent Increases to 60% of Consumer Price Index

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Local property owners are alerting residents that Councilman Mike Bonin has made a proposal to limit City rent increases to 60% of the consumer price index (CPI). Owners argue that if this proposal is enacted by the L.A. City…

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Obituary: Jackie Dyer, Trustee of the TEAK Fellowship, Which Honors Her Murdered Daughter

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Jacqueline (Jackie) Dyer, who lived with her husband and their children in Pacific Palisades at one time, passed away in Venice on May 3 at the age of 75. Born in Chicago, Dyer grew up in Los Angeles, graduating from…

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The LGBTQ+ Community Opposes Use of Will Rogers for Tiny Homes

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Circling the News is running a letter a day until the L.A. City Commission on Poverty and Homelessness meets on May 13. All of the public comments can be found at https://lacity.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?compiledMeetingDocumentFileId=8168. This was one of the first…

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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Has Been Defacing Benches and Pathways from Will Rogers Beach to Venice

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

A Santa Monica Canyon resident alerted the Los Angeles Police Department to stenciled hate messages that were found at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades. “I saw a news segment on Channel 9 last night about this and evidently…

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Design Review Board Meets Wednesday, Will Discuss Expansion Plans for 76 Station (Sunset at Via)  

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Design Review Board will meet virtually at 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, May 12. The public is invited to join. Board members Donna Vaccarino, Maryam Zar, Leah Cox, Paul Darrall, Sarah Griffin and Barbara Kohn will give a…

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City Council Committee Hearing on Thursday Will Address Using Beaches and Parks to House Homeless

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

On March 31, without alerting neighborhoods in City Council District 11, Councilmen Mike Bonin and Mark Ridley-Thomas sent the following motion (Council File 21-0350). The proposal seeks to provide temporary-style housing for the homeless at several sites, including Will Rogers State Beach,…

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