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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council announces its October 9, 2025 board meeting featuring presentations from Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath and Team Palisades, committee updates on grants and community surveys, and nominations for Citizen of the Year and Golden Sparkplug Awards. The document also lists upcoming community events including a Recreation Center rebuild meeting, Coastal Commission hearing on the Gladstones redevelopment project, and a YMCA fall picnic.
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GovernanceRecaps
Pacific Palisades Community Council reflects on 2025, documenting its response to a major fire tragedy that occurred in January, including over 120 community bulletins, nearly 24 public meetings, formation of ad hoc committees, and advocacy through 40+ letters and statements to government officials. The organization pledges continued support for community recovery and rebuilding in 2026.
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Community LifeCivic AdvocacyMinutes
CD 11 Palisades Deputy Arus Grigoryan provided updates on community activities including a Hillside Task Force meeting with volunteer cleanup efforts, an upcoming community cleanup on November 9, and recognition events for Reverend Matthew Hardin and Palisades Garden Café. The update also covered infrastructure projects on Palisades Drive and Posetano Road, and announced a Temescal Canyon Dog Park community meeting scheduled for November 6.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council announces upcoming wildfire recovery assistance events and deadlines, including an insurance workshop on March 8, 2025, and application deadlines for FEMA, Small Business Loans, and relief grants ranging from March 10-31. The announcement also highlights plans to underground power lines in the Palisades during rebuild, upcoming Theatre Palisades youth musical performances, and the next PPCC Board Meeting scheduled for March 13, 2025.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council announces its March 27, 2025 board meeting featuring presentations from LAUSD on school rebuilds and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on debris removal, along with updates from the PPCC Rebuild Committee. The document also provides information on various recovery resources and assistance programs available to residents affected by recent wildfires, including FEMA applications, contractor verification lists, and soil testing programs.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland _(partial attendance),_ Mary
Minutes January 1, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting with 22 voting members present, approving October 2025 minutes and reviewing financial balances of approximately $422,216. The meeting included announcements of 2025 commendations, committee reorganizations, upcoming events including a December 11 Awards Gala, and updates on community issues including Gladstones, permit fee waivers, and dog park planning.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Beth Holden-Garland _(partial attendance),_ Marya
Minutes February 4, 2026GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting where the Treasurer reported account balances totaling approximately $422,216, approved October 23, 2025 minutes, announced 2025 commendations for community service, and provided updates on various community initiatives including the Temescal Canyon Dog Park, permit fee waivers, and upcoming holiday events. The Council also renamed the Undergrounding Committee to the Infrastructure Committee and appointed an alternate representative to the WRAC Mobility & Transportation Committee.
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Land UseUrban ForestLand Use Reports
This document compiles Pacific Palisades Community Council positions on development projects and land use matters from 2001 to 2025, organized by category including coastal projects, variances/exceptions, and other land use matters. The positions reflect the council's concerns regarding issues such as geologic stability, traffic impacts, environmental effects, and community compatibility, along with their support or opposition to various permit applications and project modifications.
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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.