Category Archives: City

Homelessness Programs: Could Things Get Any Worse?

(Editor’s note: This article first appeared in CityWatch on December 16 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL   Over the past few months, it seems there has been nothing but bad news about the performance of Los Angeles’ … Continue reading

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Mayor Bass Has a Beautiful Smile

Mayor Karen Bass has a beautiful Mona Lisa smile. It is the kind of benevolent look that assures Los Angeles residents that all will be well. But maybe Bass should take note of Arizona where voters overwhelmingly (nearly 60 percent) … Continue reading

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Food Trucks and Sidewalks Vendor Liability for County

Residents are unable to walk down some public sidewalks in Pacific Palisades because they are blocked by food vendors. Particularly egregious is the vendor that hauls food and a grill out of a dirty van and then strings up an … Continue reading

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LA’s Board of Transportation Votes Against City Parking Lot for Controversial Venice/Dell Project

(Editor’s note:  Just as Pacific Palisades, Venice residents have been fighting over land use issues, which makes this relevant to residents. In a February 2022 City Watch  story (“Sound the Alarm: Ignore the Venice Median Project at Your own Peril” … Continue reading

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No PLUM Decision on Tramonto Development

At the City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee meeting on December 3, the four homes proposed to be built on the Tramonto landslide were not discussed. The Pacific Palisades Residents Association’s (PPRA) lawyer told President Jessica Rogers the … Continue reading

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Another Damning Audit for LAHSA: Will Anything Happen?

(This article first appeared in CityWatch on November 25 and is reprinted with permission.) By TIM CAMPBELL On November 19, L.A. County’s Auditor-Controller released its audit of LAHSA’s financial practices.  Its 16 findings are nothing short of damning. Among a … Continue reading

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Letter: Residents Need to Ask City for Full EIR for Tramonto Project

(Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to CTN) Thank you for previously publishing informative articles in Circling the News about the Development.  I am hoping that you can publish another for us urgently. There is a PLUM hearing on Tuesday … Continue reading

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L.A. City Serves as a Slumlord to a Castellammare Home

An abandoned house at 17909 Porto Marina had squatters living in it in July, and again in August. The Pacific Palisades Homeless Task Force was notified and helped remove the people. When neighbors went to City records to find out … Continue reading

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Sanitation Rates Will Double by 2028 because of Tacit Approval

A Palisades resident wrote at the end of October, “I just found out that the mayor approved an increase of 22% on LADWP sewer! How can the city arbitrarily increase this charge without going to the voters to approve the increase? … Continue reading

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Not Content with Fraud and Incompetence, the Homeless Industrial Complex Has Resorted to Extortion

(Editor’s note: This piece was first printed on November 9 in the all aspect report, dubbed occasional & unconventional opinions & investigations. The author is a lawyer, journalist, muckraker and Californian. This is a must read for anyone concerned about … Continue reading

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