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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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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its July 17, 2025 meeting with 21 voting members present, approving June minutes, reviewing treasurer accounts totaling $695,243.98, and electing Bonnie Burgess as Area Three 2nd Alternate. The Council discussed recovery efforts, SB 79 legislation opposition, the NORC community survey progress, and received updates from various government representatives and organizational liaisons.
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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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Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery
This is a design update document for Pali High School dated August 11, 2025, providing information about the school's design or renovation project.
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Environment & Public SpacesWracHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Board unanimously passed a motion on August 12, 2021, supporting the inclusion of a direct Metro station on the UCLA campus as part of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, with a direct connection to the Wilshire Purple Line to provide efficient transit between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. The motion emphasizes that an on-campus station would serve tens of thousands of daily UCLA users and help alleviate congestion on the I-405 Freeway.
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Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery
This document presents updates on the Marquez Charter Elementary School reconstruction project following the January 2025 Palisades Fire, including environmental remediation progress, interim campus status with 22 portable buildings, and preliminary design concepts for the permanent campus scheduled for completion in Q4 2028 with a budget of approximately $202.6 million. The design emphasizes nature-integrated learning spaces, improved circulation, and resilience features while incorporating community feedback on outdoor connections, performance spaces, and campus identity.
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Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery
LAUSD held a community meeting on July 24, 2025 to present updates on the Palisades Charter Elementary School reconstruction project following the January 2025 fire, including environmental remediation progress, proposed design plans for 16 new classrooms and facility improvements, and a timeline for construction completion by Q4 2028 with a total budget of approximately $134.9 million.
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Public SafetyMinutesEmergency Preparedness
Bob Riddle is an educator with a nearly four-decade career at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, where he served as Head of School for thirteen years and launched the School's Equity & Justice Institute and a $110 million capital campaign. Since his retirement in 2022, he has worked as a nonprofit consultant and has been instrumental in helping create The Palisades Community Renewal Center, a program of the Picerne Family Foundation.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesDisplaced Services
The Palisades Community Renewal Center, opening in late summer 2025 in Santa Monica through the Picerne Family Foundation, will provide free mental health services, arts classes, and community support programming to those impacted by the Palisades fire, with operations planned through at least 2029. Services include therapy sessions from Maple Counseling Center, arts classes from P.S. ARTS, and additional programming from local nonprofits to address the social and emotional needs of affected community members.
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GovernanceAgendas
This is an agenda for a special joint meeting of the Pacific Palisades Community Council and CD11 scheduled for August 7, 2025, featuring an introduction of AECOM, a global infrastructure consulting firm, along with presentations on the Palisades Vision Plan and Senate Bill 9 by Councilwoman Traci Park, followed by public comment.