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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes a proposed homeless housing project at Will Rogers State Beach parking lot, arguing it violates state park regulations, the Coastal Act's public access mandate, and would compromise wildfire emergency operations. The council requests that state officials inform Los Angeles city and county authorities that California does not approve this use of state-owned land.
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Land UseMinutesMotionsWracTraffic & Transportation
The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a comment on the Notice of Preparation for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Express Lanes Project, requesting that Metro evaluate potential traffic effects on Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, which are critical evacuation and emergency response routes for the community. The request was made to ensure public safety assessment given Pacific Palisades' location in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone with limited ingress and egress routes.
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Land UseMinutesMotionsWracPlanning & Density
Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted comments on the Draft Housing Element 2021-2029 Update and Draft EIR to the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, expressing concerns about wildfire hazards, evacuation risks, and missing data, and requesting that Pacific Palisades be excluded from the Rezoning Program due to its location entirely within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
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PPCC Meeting 9/23: Officer Redican Thanks, Emergency Preparedness Town Hall; Agenda; Minutes. More
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The Pacific Palisades Community Council will hold a board meeting on September 23, 2021, followed by an Emergency Preparedness Town Hall with the Brentwood Community Council. The agenda includes thanking Officer Redican, discussing the I-405 Express Lanes proposal, homeless housing issues, and the Housing Element 2021-2029 update.
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Land UseEventsMinutesPlanning & Density
Councilmember Mike Bonin requests that a wildfire study be included in the Housing Element 2021-2029 and Safety Element Updates' Draft Environmental Impact Report, citing concerns about increased vulnerability to wildfires in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and the cumulative impacts of development in wildland urban interface areas. He emphasizes the need for CEQA analysis to address how development in hillside communities may exacerbate wildfire conditions and threaten residents through increased risks of debris flows, landslides, and flooding.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz requests Governor Newsom veto Senate Bills 9 and 10, arguing the bills represent an unconstitutional intrusion on local control and would mandate market-rate housing without affordability requirements, eliminate parking and environmental protections, and create public safety risks in fire-prone hillside areas. Koretz proposes the City of Los Angeles is willing to collaborate with state officials on housing solutions that respect local land-use decision-making.
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Land UsePlanning & Density
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom veto SB 9 and SB 10, housing density bills that would increase residential density statewide without adequate protections for areas in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, citing public safety concerns regarding emergency evacuation routes. The council argues that increased density in fire-prone areas like Pacific Palisades would put lives and property at greater risk during wildfires.
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Community LifeEventsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes using Will Rogers State Beach parking lot for homeless housing, arguing it is a state park meant for families and all Californians, and citing public safety concerns including tsunami/flooding risks, landslides, and PCH traffic hazards. The council contends the proposal contradicts principles of equity and environmental justice and notes that 13 city councilmembers voted for restrictions on homeless dwelling near public parks.
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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes a proposal to study the use of public state beaches and beach parking lots for homeless housing, citing safety concerns related to wildfires, traffic hazards, county code prohibitions, and Coastal Act violations. The council requests that Will Rogers State Beach and other beach parking lots be removed from the sites being studied for homeless habitation.