News

  • Viewpoint: Get the DWP Out of the Park

    This editor was with a New York Times photographer this morning. For a story about Pacific Palisades and its future, she was asked to have her photo taken. When CTN asked
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  • L.A. City Needs to Waive Building Fees for Fire Victims

    Circling the News has heard repeatedly from Palisades Fire Victims that have been told by L.A. City Building and Safety that neither the Mayor nor the City Council has
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  • Cinque Terre West Reopens in Venice

    Foodies loved Cinque Terre West and its smaller deli, Delizioso, operated by noted Chef Gianbattista “Gianba” and wife Marlo Vinzoni that were formerly located on Monument
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  • Traffic Jams at Entry Points  to Palisades

    Pacific Palisades has had problems with traffic ingress and egress almost since the town was founded. There are not enough roads for an evacuation, which was evidenced during
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  • Seeking Answers to Palisades Fire Start

    https://youtu.be/Ag-Mufv8JoU (The drone video is property of Gary Baum and cannot be reproduced without his permission.) Could the Palisades Fire have been prevented? If
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  • DWP Public Records Requests Promised Soon

    Circling the News made three public records requests to DWP on March 7: 1) When was the electricity shut off on January 7 in Pacific Palisades? How many poles were lost?  2)
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  • After Destructive Palisades Fire, Paliskates Pivots to Online

    When Paliskates Owner and Founder Erica Simpson came to the Palisades after the fire, the devastation was overwhelming. Even more puzzling was that her store on Swarthmore,
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  • Palisadian Conan O’Brien Asked Back to Host the Oscars

    By BERNICE FOX St. Patrick’s Day is not known for gift-giving. But the Motion Picture Academy has given a special one to Palisadian Conan O’Brien. They’re
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  • Free Tickets to the Concacaf Soccer Semifinals March 20

    The Los Angeles Rams, in support of the Palisades Honorary Sheriff Sam Lagana’s “Posse Push for Positivity” and in coordination with “Circling the News,” are donating up to
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  • A Compassionate Letter to a Homeowner; a Flag Returned

    John and Gloria Wilson lost their home during the Palisades Fire. They also lost a half-dozen business buildings on Marquez Avenue, including those that housed Vittorio’s and
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