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  • Upcoming March Events for BrentwoodMeet

    The Brentwood community has several events scheduled for March. MARCH 2 French Conversation: Vous parlez francais? You speak French, but don’t have a place to practice? A
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  • Professional-Grade Explosives Shot at Rec Center

    CTN received a frightening fireworks report that occurred the night of February 23 at the Rec Center. “My daughter and I were leaving the park last night around 8:15, when a
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  • A Comedian’s Untold Story in Canton, Ohio

    (Note: This editor received a text from Kabir Bhatia, who works for Ideastream Public Media, who wanted to know about my first husband, comic Ronnie Shakes. We spoke and he
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  • DWP Works on Landscaping at Via and Sunset

    The Department of Water and Power (DWP) first took out the landscaping at the substation at Via de la Paz and Sunset Boulevard during a drought cycle (the five driest years
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  • District Attorney Debate Held at Harvard Westlake

    The Westside and Valley Current and Harvard Westlake sponsored a forum at the high school for the public to hear the 12 candidates running for District Attorney. Before the
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  • My Fight with Breast Cancer

      (Editor’s note: Irene Freedman wrote her account of dealing with breast cancer and has graciously allowed Circling the News to print it. Blessings, prayers and healing
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  • Palisades Graffiti Warriors: Simon and Alle

    John Alle, a long-time resident of Pacific Palisades, joins Cindy Simon in battling graffiti in this town. He deserves a huge shout out, too. Next time you see him covering
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  • Homeless Not Counted on Local Beaches: LAHSA Orders

    Westside Current Editor Jamie Paige wrote on February 14 (“Too Little, Too Late? Supervisors Launch Audit on Flawed Homeless Count App Despite Known Flaws”) that the L.A.
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  • Teacher Union Dollars Support Questionable Candidate

    Teachers in public schools belong to the UTLA (United Teachers Los Angeles) labor union and are required to pay dues – and that includes teachers in local charter
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  • Just “Singin’ in the Rain”

    The Genesis Invitational people were probably happy they weren’t “Singin’ in the Rain,” to end the annual golf tournament held at the Riviera Country Club on Sunday
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