Book Author Ken Robinson Speaks on Education and Creativity in an Illuminating TED Talk

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In December, the Optimist Club hosted a TED Talk recorded by Sir Ken Robinson in 2006 and titled “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” The talk has been viewed online more than 60 million times and seen by an estimated 380 million…

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CRIME: Pacific Palisades through January 17

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

CRIME: The following crimes were reported in Pacific Palisades through January 17. The PP Senior Lead Officer generally sends a weekly report and Officer James Allen, who has replaced the retired Michael Moore, filed the following report. These are the…

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PPTFH Community Meeting on January 25: Street Drugs and Homelessness

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

“Street Drugs and Homelessness” will be the topic when the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness hosts a community meeting on Zoom next Monday, January 25. The meeting will address reports that there has been an increasing number of homeless individuals…

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Responding to a Stolen Car Incident, the PPTFH’s Sharon Kilbride Provides Aid for a Troubled Young Woman

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News received the following report from Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) co-president Sharon Kilbride on January 14. “At 5:30 a.m., Rusty [Officer John Redican] was out on beach detail checking Will Rogers beach and the tunnels….

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Post Office Update: Sticky Post Office Boxes, Mail Thefts, Tipping Carriers and Covid Impacts

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

INVESTIGATION: In a Circling the News piece (“Post Office Deliveries Alert and a Nudge to Thank Your Postal Worker”), we noted that several people had problems with packages that were supposedly delivered to a doorstep, but the recipient never received…

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Ham Radio Class Offered for All Residents

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Worried about an electrical outage and the lack of communication with the outside world? Or just want to try something different while being locked down? A Ham Radio class is being offered through American Legion Post 283. You do not…

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Palisadian Tom Hanks Will Lead Biden/Harris Inaugural Evening Celebration on Wednesday

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Pacific Palisades resident Tom Hanks, arguably the country’s most revered and beloved movie star, will host a 90-minute special, “Celebrating America,” on Wednesday evening, to salute the swearing in of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The show…

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Covid-19 Vaccination Update: L.A. County Experiencing Difficulty in Rollout; CTN Readers Respond

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

Circling the News received information from several readers that can be summed up by a statement from L.A. County Health Department: “L.A. County will not begin vaccinating people age 65 and older until we complete vaccinations for healthcare workers and receive…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Hopeful Inaugural Songs

Posted on January 17, 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 mid-March: sending a weekly Covid-themed…

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OPINION: Councilman Mike Bonin Complains about the LAPD

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Sue Pascoe

In a September 2, 2020 L.A. Times Op-ed piece (“Los Angeles Is Going Off a Fiscal Cliff. This Is No Time to Give Pay Raises to the Police,” Councilman Mike Bonin writes that the police union is not negotiating…

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