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Palisades Fire 2025Urban ForestPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee has stated conditional support for ACE Building Materials' temporary permit application to operate a building supplies yard and point-of-sale center at the former Shell Station site at Sunset and Via de la Paz, intended to support post-fire reconstruction efforts. The EC took this position in advance of a Planning Department hearing scheduled for January 5, 2026, based on the Land Use Committee's unanimous recommendation and to ensure PPCC's conditional approval and proposed conditions would be considered by the Zoning Administrator.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsWracVHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee conditionally supports ACE Building Materials' application for a temporary long-term use permit to establish a rebuilding supplies center at 15401 Sunset Boulevard, subject to six conditions including bi-monthly coordination check-ins, traffic monitoring, coordination with LADOT on delivery routes, and site management standards. The conditions are designed to ensure the facility supports local recovery while minimizing impacts on the community.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsWracVHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests postponement of a January 5, 2026 zoning hearing for ACE Building Materials' temporary long-term use permit application to allow the PPCC Board to vote on Land Use Committee recommendations before the hearing. The Council also requests extended notice periods of 21-28 days to affected property owners due to fire-related mail forwarding complications.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsPolicy & Advocacy
Pacific Palisades Community Council and Pacific Palisades Residents Association request that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee expand the scope of the State Auditor's investigation into the Los Angeles fires to include examination of how California, Los Angeles City, and Los Angeles County deployed federal wildfire prevention and hazard mitigation appropriations between fiscal years 2015-2025. The organizations argue this expanded audit is necessary to understand funding effectiveness and inform future federal disaster recovery appropriations.
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Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy
David A. Schwarz, Chairman of the Rebuild Committee of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, testified before the U.S. Senate on the impacts of the Palisades Fire and proposed establishing an independent Pacific Palisades Reconstruction Authority modeled after New York's Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to oversee community rebuilding with federal support and accountability measures.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
Pacific Palisades Fire survivors request that Los Angeles City Council vote to waive building plan check and permit fees for fire survivors and expand the waiver to include condominiums, townhomes, mobile homes, and small owner-occupied apartment buildings, arguing that the city will benefit financially from the waiver and that survivors face significant financial hardship.
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Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy
This FAQ document describes a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for the Pacific Palisades Community Council, designed to gather data from verified residents about recovery and rebuilding priorities following the fires. The survey uses a probability-based methodology with personalized links to ensure data integrity and respondent confidentiality, with a baseline survey fielded in October 2025 and a follow-up planned for 2026.
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Palisades Fire 2025Urban ForestPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection opposing the proposed Zone 0 defensible space regulations, arguing they are not science-based and would harm the community's urban forest recovery efforts following the Palisades Fire. The Council advocates for regulations grounded in peer-reviewed science and proven strategies such as home hardening rather than the current draft regulations.
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Palisades Fire 2025VHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously supports Council File 25-0848, which calls for reports on the City's compliance with AB 747 evacuation requirements, evaluation of evacuation routes in Council District 11, and plans to improve evacuation infrastructure. The Council urges expedited completion of after-action reports and investigations by relevant agencies to inform future evacuation planning and disaster response, while also requesting infrastructure funding for mitigation measures.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council issued a letter commending FireAid's philanthropic response to the Palisades and Eaton fires, noting that nearly $75 million has been distributed to over 160 nonprofits and organizations for recovery services including housing, legal aid, and mental health support. The Council acknowledged initial questions about fund allocation but stated that subsequent information and third-party audits have demonstrated the effectiveness and integrity of FireAid's grantmaking.