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• PPCC letter re sign ordinance

  Letter May 27, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the City Council Planning & Land Use Management Committee regarding Council File 11-1705 (Citywide Sign Ordinance), expressing support for Version B+ of the proposed ordinance to protect parks, scenic highways, and residential neighborhoods from visual blight caused by off-site signs and billboards. The council expressed concern about inadequate review time due to the hearing being scheduled immediately before a holiday weekend and urged adoption of Version B+ or continuation of the file for further review.

  

• PPCC Letter re Developer Contributions

  Letter May 21, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously supports Council File 19-0046, which restricts developer and contractor contributions to Los Angeles City elected officials, with specified clarifications regarding eligible recipients, timing restrictions, covered parties, and enforcement by the City Ethics Commission.

  

• SB 50 2019 letter

  Letter May 15, 2019

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  The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, representing 14 neighborhood and community councils and nearly half a million residents on Los Angeles's Westside, opposed Senate Bill 50 in a letter to the California State Senate Committee on Appropriations, citing concerns about circumvention of local control over city planning and zoning decisions and the bill's failure to adequately address affordable housing shortages.

  

• More SB50 comments

  Letter May 8, 2019

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  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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  Flyer May 1, 2019

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  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.

  

• Presentation - Mar 30, 2019 (Recode LA Overview)

  Presentation March 29, 2019

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  The Department of City Planning presented an overview of re:code LA, a comprehensive zoning code reform for 21st century Los Angeles, to the Pacific Palisades/Brentwood Community Councils. The new code replaces the outdated 1946 zoning system with modernized form districts, frontage standards, use districts, and density regulations organized into modular, accessible components.

  

• PPCC Letter re SB50.1

  Letter February 17, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on February 14, 2019, to oppose Senate Bill 50 and urges Councilmember Bonin to introduce a resolution opposing the bill and similar legislation that restricts local land use control.

  

• MOTION SB 50 2-14-19

  Motion February 16, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a motion on February 14, 2019, opposing California Senate Bill 50, arguing that the legislation would undermine local community planning authority, increase housing financialization and inequality, and violate democratic processes by removing land use decisions from local control. The council urged city councilmembers to introduce a resolution opposing the bill.

  

• PROPOSED MOTION SB 50 2-14-19

  Motion January 21, 2019

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council proposes a motion opposing California Senate Bill 50, arguing that the legislation would undermine local community planning authority, increase housing financialization and inequality, and violate local democracy principles by imposing state-mandated development criteria without adequate fiscal analysis or public input.

  

• SENATE BILL 50 EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES INCENTIVE DEC 2018

  Legislation Update January 20, 2019

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  Senate Bill 50 proposes legislation to add Chapter 4.35 to the California Government Code, establishing an equitable communities incentive program that requires local governments to grant density bonuses and other concessions to residential developments meeting specified criteria, including being job-rich or transit-rich housing projects and including affordable housing units. The bill applies to all cities, including charter cities, and includes provisions addressing displacement concerns in sensitive communities.