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Information & Updates, 6/16/20: Housing Density, Fire/Brush, RAPC Meeting, Reopenings/Recovery
RecapPalisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee submitted a position letter opposing pending state housing density bills that lack exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas, citing evacuation safety concerns. The update also covers brush clearance requirements beginning June 1, a Recreation and Parks Commissioners virtual meeting on June 16, and new beach reopening rules.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on March 26, 2026, focused on presentations from LADWP officials regarding utility undergrounding in the Palisades, with speakers including Councilwoman Traci Park and Deputy Mayor Randall Winston. The document also announces upcoming PPCC Board meetings, community events including the Pali Hub Grand Opening on April 11 and a Fire Safety Workshop on April 12, and opportunities to join Advisory Task Forces for community recovery.
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Land UseDevelopment Projects
Castellammare Mesa Home Owners presented concerns about a proposed development project on the Tramonto Slide, citing issues including inadequate environmental impact analysis, active landslide risks, drainage and hydrology problems, excessive excavation, noise and vibration impacts, biological habitat concerns, bulkhead deterioration, and the City of LA's decades-long neglect of infrastructure maintenance in the area.
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GovernanceRecaps
This document recaps the Pacific Palisades Community Council's February 27, 2020 board meeting, covering topics including a new teacher of the year award, park naming resolution, sidewalk repair program comments, parking meter revenue updates, and a development project at 1270 N. Marinette Rd. The document also lists upcoming PPCC meetings and community events through March 23, 2020.
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GovernanceRecaps
The January 23, 2020 Pacific Palisades Community Council board meeting covered administrative operations, fundraising needs, and opposition to SB 50 legislation that would mandate increased housing density in fire-prone areas. David Card was unanimously approved as the new PPCC Chair following George Wolfberg's resignation.
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2. Muller discussed efforts to include an additional left turn lane going southbound on the PCH from Temescal Canyon Roa
Minutes January 10, 2023GovernanceEventsCoastalBylawsElectionsLeadershipMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held meetings on May 11, 2023 and May 25, 2023 to discuss various community issues including PCH left turn lane improvements, Potrero Canyon development and property sales, summer concert proposals, brush clearance efforts, and Assembly Bill 2702 regarding second dwelling units in single-family zones. The Council passed motions opposing AB 2702 and establishing conditions for Potrero Canyon property sales, and announced a 50th anniversary community celebration planned for September 30, 2023.
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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
Pacific Palisades Community Council Chair David Card responds to a Los Angeles Times editorial about a proposed shelter at Will Rogers State Beach, arguing that the beach is state property designated for recreation and public access, not housing, and noting that the community has addressed homelessness through private charitable efforts while emphasizing the need to protect beaches for public use.
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GovernanceLeadership
SLO Brian Espin reports on emergency response to an active fire in Pacific Palisades, directing residents to stay out of the mandatory evacuation zone, providing information on medication access at specific intersections with police escort, missing person reporting procedures, and warning against drone use that has already interfered with firefighting aircraft.
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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
A letter to the Los Angeles Times argues that Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades should remain a public recreational space rather than a location for residential dwelling, while noting that Pacific Palisades residents have organized to provide services and housing assistance to homeless individuals. The author emphasizes that public beaches must be protected for safe access by all people and that existing regulations prohibit overnight dwellings on the beach.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council urges Los Angeles City Councilmembers Martinez and Koretz to have the City's Sacramento lobbyist directly petition Governor Newsom to veto SB 9 and 10, citing the City Council's formal opposition to these bills and concerns about public safety risks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones due to increased density impacts on evacuation routes.