Musings
Whose Fault?
By Sue Pascoe · May 21, 2026
Let’s say you have an adult sibling, who was never financially successful, unlike you. The sibling gets it to financial problems, owes money to a lawyer, owes rent and utilities, and is short on grocery money. That sibling calls you, but you never return the call. Then your sibling commits suicide, who do you blame?
Someone else. Anyone else.
VOTING IN THE PALISADES:
If a resident wants to vote in person or drop the ballots off in Pacific Palisades, the Palisades Recovery Group will host a Flex Vote center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for five days, Saturday, May 23, May 24, May 25, May 30 and May 31. The Flex Vote program was initially created in 2020 to reach voters with distinct needs such as voters experiencing homelessness, voters with disabilities, voters residing in assisted living homes, and geographically isolated voters. All Flex Vote Centers provide the exact services and experiences found at a Vote Center and are staffed by Election Worker Leads and volunteers provided by the partnering organization.
STOLE THE SIGN:
After American Legion Post 283 Auxiliary members, with the help of Scouts, put nearly 300 flags in the Village Green for Memorial Day. After the task was completed, a sign was put up acknowledging it was an Auxiliary project. The sign was stolen. Who would guess someone needed an Auxiliary poster board sign for their décor?
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE . . .
On May 19, Eunisses Hernandez and Ysabel Jurado said they’re backing Mayor Karen Bass for Mayor. Those endorsements join fellow DSA-backed Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez who is also backing Bass — leaving Nithya Raman isolated from her fellow Democratic Socialists of America allies. Longtime political consultant Michael Trujillo told The California Post that “These endorsements suggest they don’t believe Nithya Raman has the chops to run the city. The four DSA council districts all touch each other geographically. This is the movement’s base in Los Angeles, and for them to tell supporters to stay with Bass matters.”
Sue Pascoe
Editor, Circling The News ·
circlingthenews.com
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