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Land UseWracPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the California State Senate Committee on Appropriations opposing Senate Bill 50, arguing that the bill eliminates local control over planning and zoning decisions and threatens single-family neighborhoods while unfairly exempting certain coastal cities but not communities like Pacific Palisades that are located within larger cities.
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GovernanceWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted five motions in May 2019 addressing school safety, wildland-urban interface hazard mitigation, co-living development regulations, affordable housing density bonus compliance, and restrictions on developer contributions to city officials.
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Community LifeAwards & HeritagePotrero CanyonMinutes
Author Donna Rifkind discusses her book about Salka Viertel, a screenwriter and refugee advocate in Hollywood's Golden Age who helped arrange passage and employment for Jewish and anti-fascist refugees fleeing Nazi Europe. The event features Rifkind, a longtime book reviewer for major publications, discussing Viertel's life as an immigrant artist who became best friends with Greta Garbo and hosted influential European intellectuals at her Santa Monica Canyon home.
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GovernanceMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes applications DIR-2019-938-CDP and ENV-2019-939-CE for 15245 W. De Pauw Street, citing violations of a 2015 Coastal Exemption denial, a Zoning Information Bulletin protecting Potrero Canyon viewsheds, and the existing 2000 Coastal Development Permit, and requests removal of unpermitted structures that were constructed despite a stop work order.
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Community LifeSchools & YouthPotrero CanyonMinutes
The Palisades Ambassadors are organizing a campus beautification and gardening day at Pali High School on Saturday, May 11th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, open to all community members, students, teachers, and families, with snacks provided and community service hours available to participants.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
Palisades Beautiful is hosting an educational tree walk on May 11th from 3:00-4:30pm at the Palisades Recreation Center, led by local tree expert Eli Johnson. Participants will learn about trees in the Huntington Palisades area, and younger walkers will receive succulent plants.
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Community LifeEventsPotrero CanyonMinutes
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power offers complimentary two-day tours of the 233-mile Los Angeles Aqueduct and Owens Valley, including transportation, meals, and accommodations for stakeholders. The 2019 tour dates are scheduled for May, June, September, and October, with reservations available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Land UsePotrero CanyonMinutesVHFHSZ
Station 69 Pacific Palisades held a Fire Service Day Open House on May 11th, 2019, featuring station tours, fire safety education, vehicle extraction and paramedic treatment demonstrations, and merchandise sales, with free food provided by Firehouse Subs.
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Community LifeCivic AdvocacyMinutesMotionsWrac
The Pacific Palisades Community Council issued a statement condemning a racist hate speech incident and threats that occurred at a local Ralphs market involving a woman who directed vile language and threats toward Pastor Kenneth Davis and his daughter. The council expressed support for law enforcement efforts to prosecute the offender and stated that such behavior does not represent the community.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero CanyonMinutes
Michael G. Terry presented the Palisades Beautiful Street Tree Committee's efforts to update street tree policies for Pacific Palisades, requesting the Community Council's evaluation and approval of revised policies to facilitate tree planting in parkways. The presentation included historical designations of tree species for various streets and described the committee's 2015 evaluation of species based on invasiveness, root damage, litter, water use, disease, allergenicity, and fire hazard.