Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Fools on the Hill

Posted on March 14, 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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OBITUARY: David Galvan, Owner of a Temescal Food Truck

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

David Galvan, owner of the popular food truck Galvan’s Catering, which has been a mainstay on Temescal Canyon Road since 1999, died on February 21. David was 52. He was born in the coastal town of Barra de Navidad in…

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The Miseducation of America’s Elites

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: A resident sent me the following story from the City Journal and said she had participated in one of the meetings. Circling the News is respecting her request for anonymity. The story below is reprinted with permission by…

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Residents Ask Park Advisory Board for Help in Stopping Weekend Parties; PAPA May Seek Fireworks at the Park

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

At the Palisades Recreation Center Park Advisory Board meeting on March 10, neighbors reported via Zoom that dangerous activities are happening in the park on Friday and Saturday nights. One resident said that partying is going on at the new Veterans’…

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Sheila Morovati: The Power of One to Make Change

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

J.K Rowling wrote, “We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” In this vein, Pacific Palisades resident Sheila Morovati has single-handedly made…

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Frauke Hogue Is an Expert in Metallurgy

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

By LAUREL BUSBY Special to Circling the News The inner structures of metals have fascinated Frauke Hogue, 77, since she was a young woman in Germany. Her Pacific Palisades home is decorated with enlarged pictures of the intricate patterns within…

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Task Force Meeting to Address, “What Happened to the Money Earmarked for Homeless Housing?”

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Many people remember voting in 2016 for Proposition HHH, a $1.2- billion bond that supposedly would triple L.A.’s annual production of supportive housing by producing 10,000 units for the homeless. Many also voted for Measure H in 2017 (a sales tax measure…

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Chase’s Care Club Continues

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In December, Circling the News Highlights Palisades High School junior Chase Hill, who had started a donation drive for the homeless, by starting Chase’s Care Club. He placed a bin outside the Palisades Lutheran Church and asked for donations from…

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Angry Neighbors Convince City to Halt Construction of Oversized House on Marquez

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

After a neighborhood-wide campaign to have the City explain why it granted permits for construction of an over-sized house on Marquez Avenue at Ida Street, the City announced on March 3 that construction has been temporarily halted. (To read the…

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CRIME: Pacific Palisades through March 8

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

LAPD Officer III Jae Lee, who is currently serving as Palisades Senior Lead Officer, released the following crimes reported in Pacific Palisades through March 8. His email is [email protected]. BURGLARY: March 1, 5:30 a.m., in the 15900 block of Miami Way. Suspect(s)…

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