Trunk Line Ruptures Sending Thousands of Gallons of Water down Sunset

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

A trunk/main water line ruptured in the 16100 block of Sunset Boulevard (at Muskingum) at 7:43 p.m. on Sunday evening. Water flowing downhill like river rapids made it dangerous for pedestrians and motorists. LAFD responded and all lanes of Sunset…

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CRIME: Shooting on PCH Near Temescal Canyon Road 

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News received the following information from a resident, who was traveling southbound on Temescal Canyon Road around 7 a.m. today (Sunday). “A man on the side of the road right at PCH and Temescal was lying on the…

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Novelist Larry McMurtry Dies at Age 84

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or Texas. Movies adapted from McMurtry’s works earned 34 Oscar…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Worry, Doubt and Trouble

Posted on March 28, 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 a year ago: sending a weekly…

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House at Marquez and Ida Continues to Generate Controversy

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

The oversized house at 16769 Marquez Ave. (corner of Ida), which appears to be four stories high while violating setback requirements, continues to generate controversy. One neighbor has described the house as “Westminster Abbey in the middle of a coastal neighborhood.”…

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Visiting with Three Seniors Who Meet Weekly for an Outdoor Lunch and Camaraderie during the Pandemic

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

  Circling the News received a tip from a resident, who wrote: “I’m surprised that you have not published a feel-good story about the 90-year-olds meeting at the Veterans’ Garden every Tuesday at noon for lunch, social interaction and bocce…

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Landfill Item Decomposition Rates

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: The following information was given to Circling the News and I thought my readers might find it interesting.)…

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Composting Is Dirty and That’s the Point

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Forty percent of the food that is grown in the United States goes into landfill. How does that happen? Perhaps Americans aren’t as frugal as prior generations? The leftovers in a refrigerator generally go into the black trash bin, which…

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Palisades High Club Seeks Donations for A Sense of Home and Foster Youth

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

BY MAX RODMAN PaliHi President, A Sense of Home When young people age out of the foster youth system, they often enter the adult world with little financial assistance. When they are able to find a home or apartment, it…

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Remembering Elgin Baylor: Memoir Co-Written by Palisadian

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

 (Editor’s note: With Elgin Baylor’s passing on March 22, CTN turned to Pacific Palisades writer Alan Eisenstock, who co-authored Baylor’s memoir, “Hang Time.” Eisenstock responded by email, “Elgin was a good man, fought his fight in a strong but quiet…

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