Many City Libraries Will Open May 3, But Not the Palisades Branch Library. Here’s Why.

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

BY BILL BRUNS Special to CTN The L.A. Times reported Monday that “the Los Angeles Public Library is expected to reopen May 3 with limited service at 38 locations,” thanks to a lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.” Unfortunately, the Pacific Palisades…

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Austin Beutner Won’t Renew His Contract as LAUSD Superintendent

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In an April 21 letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, Superintendent Austin Beutner wrote: “As the son of a public-school teacher and the product of a great public education, it has been an honor to…

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Rodeo Realtors Will Collect Donated Non-Perishable Food This Saturday on Via de la Paz

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Rodeo Realtors Devin McNichol and Aaron Bernbach are collecting food for an “Earth Day Cereal Drive.” Residents are invited to bring at least two non-perishable food items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, April 24, to Rodeo Realty…

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Family Dog Dies in Cluhouse Avenue Fire: Arson Suspected

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: The following story is reprinted with permission by the Venice Current. It ran on April 21, 2021.) VENICE- “It was yelping so loud–the sound isn’t the usual dog sound–it was suffering. It was suffering.” A woman who lives…

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Judge David Carter Orders Accountability by the City and County in the Homeless Crisis 

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

A preliminary injunction filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court by Judge David Carter was damning to L.A. City and County. “This Court cannot idly bear witness to preventable deaths. The City’s inaction has had a deep, disparate, and deadly…

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Getty Villa Reopens with Spectacular Exhibition Focused on Mesopotamia 

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades reopened today, April 21, with an impressive exhibition, “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins.” This was the exhibit set to open in March 2020, before Covid restrictions shut the museum. According to a Getty press release…

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Never Underestimate the Power of One: Carol Leacock, Who Departs Soon for New Mexico 

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

One of the town’s leading environmentalists, Carol Leacock, will move to Santa Fe, New Mexico at the end of this month, with her dog Lucy, to be closer to her daughter. Leacock, a long-time resident who lives on Bienveneda, is…

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SCAM: Don’t Be Fooled by Con Artists

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Long-time resident Haldis Toppel, who serves as Area 3 representative on the Community Council, has shared the following story with Circling the News in hopes that it might prevent others from being scammed. The story is true, but…

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Community Council Decries Bonin’s “Lack of Transparency” in Will Rogers Beach Housing Plan

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In an April 19 letter to Mayor Garcetti, Councilman Mike Bonin and City Council President Nury Martinez, in reference to putting homeless in little homes on Will Rogers State Beach, the Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee wrote: “Councilmember Bonin…

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Posted in Community, Councilman Mike Bonin, Homelessness, Pacific Palisades Community Council | 3 Comments

Children and Adults Can Take Sewing Lessons at LaLonde’s Shop on Via de la Paz

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The Sew Chateau moved from 855 to 833 Via de la Paz in 2018. Owner Shane LaLonde had initially rented office space on the street in 2015 to start a children’s accessory clothing line. The space had room for designing and…

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