News

  • FACT OR B.S. Police Are Not Responsive: Rusty Is Our Savior
      Circling the News received the following email, which is filled with inaccuracies, which brings us to “Fact or B.S.” The reader wrote last week: “We must tell Captain Heredia to bring back Rusty Redican! He was our best LAPD police officer
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  • Kicking Medications Might Be as Simple as Taking a Walk
      Something as simple as going for a walk in nature may reduce the need for medication for anxiety, asthma, depression, high blood pressure or insomnia. The Palisades-Malibu YMCA has opened its quarter of a mile walking trail, Pali Path, in
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  • Lack of Homeless Housing Blamed on Climate Crisis
    It is projected that there are nearly 70,000 homeless in Los Angeles County, about 42,000 are living in Los Angeles City. About five people die on the streets every day, and with the recent rain and cold, more homeless are succumbing to the elements
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  • VICKREY: A Tribute to My Pal Chuck
      By BOB VICKREY I’ve always tried to figure out how Chuck Morrell and I became such good friends. I’m genuinely cynical by nature, while he was always an eternal optimist. This gap reflected more than just the old adage of the glass half-full
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  • George Wolfberg Park Early Closure a Mystery
    “The last two days George Wolfberg Park gates have been locked at 4 p.m. when we’ve tried to gain entrance,” a reader wrote CTN on March 4. “Sunset is at about 6 p.m. and the signs say the park is open until sunset. Any idea what’s going on?”
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  • Shout Out to the Friends of the Palisades Library
    The Friends of the Palisades Library board announced last September that it would donate $10,000 to the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness to help hire a clinical case manager through The People Concern. Dyamon White was hired and started
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  • Reality Check: Construction Will Not Be in Time to Help Homeless Living on the Streets
    Homeless Might Benefit from Sharing Rooms: There are about 70,000 homeless individuals in Los Angeles County and in 2021-22 there were about 13,000 housing slots, according to LAHSA. With about five homeless dying everyday on the streets, there have
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  • Opera Talk, “Pelleas et Melisande,” Will be Held at Library
      A volunteer of the LA Opera will give a talk at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, in the community room of the Palisades Library, 861 Alma Real. The L.A. Opera’s presentation of Debussy’s opera Pelléas et Mélisande has been
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  • One Hiker Rescued, Another Found Dead on March 4
    Hiker Rescued off Parkland Area by Michael Lane Firefighters from Los Angeles Firestation 23 and 69 assisted with a hiker rescue off Michael Lane in the Palisades Highlands around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. The hiker, a 65-year-old male became stranded
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  • Journalist Bill Bruns Will Speak at the Optimist Club Meeting Tuesday
    If you have always wondered about the Pacific Palisades Optimist Club and how to become a member, think about attending their meeting Tuesday morning at 9:30 in Janes Hall at the Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset. The guest speaker will be former
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