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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, legislation that would streamline housing density approvals, arguing it erodes local control and compromises public safety in fire-prone areas without adequate infrastructure funding or exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The council urges the Los Angeles City Council to support CF 25-0002-S19 to add opposition to SB 79 to the city's 2025-26 state legislative program.
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses support for SB 749, which seeks to protect residents' rights and housing stability in the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park following its destruction in the Palisades Fire. The council urges the Assembly Appropriations Committee to vote in favor of the bill, citing its importance for preserving affordable housing and preventing community displacement.
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Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, a housing density bill that would mandate streamlined approval for multi-family buildings near transit stops, arguing it lacks an exemption for very high fire hazard severity zones and poses public safety risks following the Palisades Fire. The council requests that Governor Newsom encourage Senator Wiener to withdraw or amend the bill to include a full exemption for fire hazard areas, or veto it if passed without such exemption.
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Land UseMinutesTraffic & Transportation
This document presents background and rationale for a Pacific Palisades Community Council motion to support the Heavy Rail-Subway mode of transportation for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, citing direct connection to UCLA, higher passenger capacity, and faster travel times compared to Light Rail-Monorail alternatives. The motion aligns with PPCC's 2021 position supporting a UCLA station with direct connection to the Purple/D subway line and reflects a WRAC Board recommendation from July 7, 2025.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that Governor Newsom issue an emergency order to temporarily suspend SB 9 operations in Pacific Palisades, citing public health and safety risks from increased density on narrow streets with limited access routes, and requesting the suspension remain in place during the community's expected three-year recovery period.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
Los Angeles Councilwoman Traci Park writes to Governor Newsom expressing concerns that state density laws, particularly SB9, are being exploited by developers to convert destroyed single-family homes into multi-family developments in the fire-affected Pacific Palisades area, and requests suspension of these laws pending infrastructure and evacuation route analysis.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests government officials to pause SB 9 permit applications in Pacific Palisades and implement fire hazard mitigation measures, citing concerns that streamlined multi-family housing projects would increase evacuation risks and alter the community's character following the Palisades Fire. The council proposes specific actions including completing evacuation route analyses, establishing street width and access requirements, and potentially exempting Pacific Palisades from SB 9 requirements.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79 (Wiener) because it would streamline housing density without exempting Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, creating public safety risks during wildfire evacuations as demonstrated during the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The Council also supports a Los Angeles City Council resolution opposing SB 79 unless amended to exempt municipalities with state-approved housing elements.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes pending and future legislation that mandates housing density without providing funding mechanisms to support impacts on infrastructure, public safety, and municipal services, citing concerns specific to their Very High Fire Hazard Security Zone community devastated by the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The Council requests elected officials pause enacted legislation containing such mandates unless clear funding mechanisms are identified and enacted.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes state housing density legislation including SB 9 and SB 10 without accompanying funding mechanisms to support impacts on infrastructure, public safety, and municipal services, and requests a pause on enacted legislation and opposition to pending measures lacking such funding. The council notes that increased density without state funding exacerbates challenges in areas vulnerable to wildfire, evacuation constraints, and other environmental hazards.