Brian Midwin Addresses Possible 2021 Tax Changes

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Brian Midwin, a managing partner with the CPA firm Midwin Vogel & Nathanson, spoke to the Palisades Rotary Club about possible changes in next year’s tax laws. He said he’s still recovering from the “stampede” in April when the government…

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40 Families Receive YMCA Christmas Trees

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Forty families that recently gained housing through Project Homekey received Christmas trees from the Palisades-Malibu YMCA lot in Temescal Canyon. Y Executive Director Jim Kirtley and Lionnel Zaragoza (Mid Valley Y senior branch executive) thought of different ways they could…

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Dr. O’Day Informs Optimists about Next Steps for Combating Covid-19

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Dr. Steven J. O’Day, executive director of the John Wayne Cancer Institute and Cancer Clinic, and Director of Providence Los Angeles Regional Research, spoke at the Optimist Club’s Zoom meeting on December 1. Recognized as one of the preeminent melanoma specialists…

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CRIME: Reported in Pacific Palisades through December 11

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

CRIME: The following crimes were reported in Pacific Palisades through December 10. Senior Lead Officer Michael Moore sends this report every week. These are the reported crimes and residents are reminded to file police reports. Regarding thefts of delivered boxes…

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Ho!Ho!Ho! Activities Will Begin This Week 

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Until 2018, the community Ho!Ho!Ho! festivities were sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce, but then the Grinch decided this celebration was no longer needed because of activities at Caruso’s mall. The free event was slated to go the…

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Local Troupe Will Perform ‘A Christmas Carol’ on Zoom on December 16

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

One of the loveliest holiday traditions in our town the past seven years has been the annual radio play performed by the Theatre Palisades Acting Troupe. The actors have performed “It’s A Wonderful Life” several times, as well as “A…

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Alan Eisenstock’s Playlist: Waiting for a Vaccine

Posted on December 13, 2020 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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Thoughts from C.S. Lewis About the Bomb

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

(Editor’s note: A reader tipped me off about this C.S. Lewis essay. I found it interesting.) “On Living in an Atomic Age” by C.S. Lewis in a 1948 Essay “In one way we think a great deal too much of…

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January Homeless Count Is Cancelled in Los Angeles County Because of the Pandemic

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

  Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) Board member Kim Clary attended a December 4 virtual meeting of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission to discuss the January 2021 Point in Time Homeless Count. The count has…

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PLUM Committee Approves Jack-in-the-Box Project; Councilman Bonin Missing in Action

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Pascoe

Before the City Land Use and Planning Management meeting on December 3 regarding the Jack-in-the-Box development, Circling the News sent an email to Councilman Mike Bonin. The proposed development for that site, at 17346 Sunset, would be a five-story, 60-ft.-high,…

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