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Multiple neighborhood councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, passed a motion opposing proposed amendments to the DONE Code of Conduct, arguing that the amendments grant excessive discretion to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment in determining guilt and imposing penalties without adequate due process protections for board and committee members. The councils requested that DONE revise the amendments in consultation with neighborhood council members to ensure proportionate penalties, minimum necessary corrections, and incorporation of workplace equity or violence policies.
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GovernanceRecaps
PPCC submitted a supplemental letter on May 11, 2021, opposing the Bonin motion in Council File 21-0350, which proposes using public state beaches and parking lots for homeless housing, citing overwhelming community opposition and statements from Supervisor Janice Hahn that the sites are not options at this time. The document also provides reminders for two meetings scheduled for May 13, 2021: a City Council Homelessness & Poverty Committee hearing on the motion and a PPCC Board meeting.
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The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils supports City Council file 20-1536 regarding the STAP Program and digital signs in bus shelters, requesting extensive public process, adherence to community plans and protections, continuation of existing contract protections, and restriction of new digital signs to areas already zoned for high-intensity commercial use. The motion was formally adopted by WRAC in January 2021 and subsequently passed by multiple neighborhood councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council.
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The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, passed a motion urging Metro to include a station located directly on the UCLA campus as part of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project to provide a one-seat ride from the San Fernando Valley to UCLA and connect to the Purple Line Subway extension. The motion emphasizes that an on-campus station would serve tens of thousands of daily UCLA users and significantly improve regional transit connectivity and ridership.
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council announced its January 28, 2021 board meeting via Zoom, which will include COVID-19 vaccination updates from County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl's office and votes on motions opposing state housing density bills SB 9 and SB 10. The document also reported the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners' approval to name the new Potrero Canyon park after late PPCC Chair George Wolfberg and announced the passing of former PPCC Chair Harry Sondheim.
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council provided updates on COVID-19 vaccine second doses, beach closures due to storm debris and lightning hazards, and announced the discovery of a young mountain lion (P-95) in the National Park Service's ongoing study. The council noted that community events through February were cancelled, postponed, or held virtually.
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council reported that another homeless person was struck by a car and injured on Pacific Coast Highway on August 9, 2021, and expressed opposition to sanctioning homeless housing at Will Rogers State Beach due to safety concerns.
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The City Administrative Officer's report concluded that Will Rogers State Beach is infeasible for homeless housing, and Councilmember Bonin stated he will no longer pursue this proposed use. The Pacific Palisades Community Council credits community members and their legal advocacy efforts for this outcome.
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter to City officials on August 6 opposing homeless housing at Will Rogers State Beach, citing public safety concerns, a lawsuit against the City regarding homeless encampments, and statements from Governor Newsom and other leaders against allowing homeless habitation in public spaces. The Council notes that a CAO feasibility report is pending and reiterates the community's opposition to the proposal across 35 letters and statements.
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Will Rogers State Beach was voted one of the top seven family-friendly attractions in Los Angeles according to an LA Times survey, and the Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter to city officials opposing a proposal to house unhoused individuals at the beach parking lot. The email also announces upcoming community events including National Night Out on August 3rd, LAUSD and COVID-related town halls on August 4th, and the next PPCC meeting scheduled for August 12th.