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Public SafetyWracHomeless Camping
This document summarizes the Martin v. City of Boise case, in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that enforcing anti-camping ordinances against homeless individuals violates the Eighth Amendment when shelter beds are insufficient. The Pacific Palisades Community Council's Executive Committee unanimously voted to support an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting review of the case, citing concerns about public safety and the need for constitutional clarity regarding local government enforcement of anti-camping laws.
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Public SafetyPotrero CanyonMinutesHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses strong support for the Brentwood Community Council's amicus brief in City of Boise v. Martin, a Supreme Court case concerning regulation of homeless encampments on public property. The council cites severe homelessness impacts in Pacific Palisades, including fire hazards and public health concerns, as reasons for supporting the brief.
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Lieu Press Release September 11, 2019 - Pres Trump - LA Homelessness
Press Release September 12, 2019Public SafetyPotrero CanyonMinutesHomeless Camping
Congressman Ted W. Lieu issued a statement urging President Trump to support congressional efforts to address homelessness, specifically recommending the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act and the Ending Homelessness Act of 2019. Lieu stated he would work with the President on this issue if serious efforts were made to break the cycle of homelessness.
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Public SafetyWracTraffic Safety
This report documents a Pacific Palisades Community Council representative's attendance at a June 12, 2019 LA City Council Transportation Committee hearing regarding dockless scooter regulations. The representative proposed requiring scooter companies to include consent language in user agreements allowing disclosure of renter identification to law enforcement in cases of accidents or crimes as a condition of operating permits in Los Angeles.
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Public SafetyMinutesMotionsWracTraffic Safety
Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes Assembly Bill 1112 and urges Assemblymember Bloom to vote against it, citing concerns that the bill would restrict local regulatory control over dockless mobility device providers and prevent cities from requiring providers to cooperate with law enforcement in injury cases. The opposition stems from a recent hit-and-run incident involving a scooter user in the Palisades where the provider refused to provide identifying information to police.
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Public SafetyMinutesMotionsWracTraffic Safety
The Pacific Palisades Community Council urges the City of Los Angeles to deny, suspend, or revoke business licenses and dockless mobility permits for providers that fail to cooperate with law enforcement following an incident where a pastor was struck by a dockless electric scooter user who fled the scene and the provider refused to identify the user. The council passed a resolution on May 9, 2019, calling for cooperation with law enforcement to be a mandatory condition of operating dockless mobility devices in Los Angeles.
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Public SafetyMinutesMotionsWracTraffic Safety
The Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a resolution urging the City of Los Angeles to require dockless electric scooter and bicycle providers to cooperate fully with law enforcement in providing user information for accidents causing injury, with provisions to deny, suspend, or revoke business licenses and permits for non-compliance. The resolution was prompted by an April 2019 hit-and-run accident involving a dockless scooter user that injured a local pastor, during which the provider refused to assist law enforcement.
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Public SafetyStreet FurnitureSign Ordinance
Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on March 14, 2019, opposing the legalization of video advertisements on taxicabs and for-hire vehicles, and supporting Councilmember Blumenfield's motion to change Taxicab Rule 415(c). The council expressed strong opposition to digital signage on any vehicles and urged the Transportation Committee to approve the motion.