Palisadian June Capp, 106, Receives Covid Shot; She Has Known Many Celebrities in Her Neighborhood

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

June Capp, who will turn 107 on May 17, is most likely the oldest person in Pacific Palisades. She recently made a trip to CVS with hair stylist George Hutchinson (who has a salon, George and Company, on Via de la…

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Community Council Sends Letter to Judge Carter

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Pacific Palisades Community Council has sent a letter to Judge David Carter, responding to his April 20 injunction that would require the City and County to undertake much more action to address the homeless crisis. Specifically, the City must…

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Palisades Optimist Club Delivers $15,000 to 21 Local Nonprofits

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

After a year of Covid, which shut down all meetings — and traditional fundraising events — the Pacific Palisades Optimist Club used its own resources to raise money for 21 local nonprofits. Annually, thanks to receiving net profits from…

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OPINION: Maryam Zar Should Run Against Councilman Bonin in 2022

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

By SUE PASCOE Editor, Circling the News Recently, I met with fellow Palisadian Maryam Zar and urged her NOT to run for State Assembly (District 50) to replace incumbent Richard Bloom, who is considering a run for L.A. County…

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Father Boyle Speaks of “Unshakable Goodness” at Y Breakfast

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, which is the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world, was the keynote speaker for the YMCA’s 62 annual Good Friday breakfast, which was held virtually on April 2. “As…

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Palisadians (Past and Present) Play a Role in 2021 Academy Awards Ceremony

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

By BERNICE FOX Special to Circling the News Former Pacific Palisades honorary mayor Anthony Hopkins says he “really did not expect” to win the best actor Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards. But he did win for taking movie-goers inside the mind of…

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PaliHi Football Stomps Garfield, 23-0; Plays Season Finale This Friday at Westchester

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The question Palisades High football fans were asking last Saturday afternoon at the Stadium by the Sea was, “Which team will show up to play Garfield: the one that lost to Venice 36-0 or the team that beat Fairfax 36-6?”…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: 17 Songs by Women You Love

Posted on April 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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Readers Want/Have the Answers on Libraries

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

REGARDING PUBLIC LIBRARIES: A reader reached out to the L.A. Public Libraries on March 17 and asked: “Do you know when L.A. City libraries are going to reopen? I haven’t heard any communication on this. Seems like everything else has…

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Garden Café and Cafe Vida Are Burglarized; Detectives Seek Help in Identifying Suspects

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Palisades Garden Café on La Cruz Drive was broken into around 2 a.m. on April 19. The suspects smashed through the front door. There was only change in the café register, and they took snacks, then proceeded to Café Vida…

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