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Palisades Fire 2025Immediate Response
Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin provides updates on resident access to fire-damaged areas in Pacific Palisades, including four reopened zones with escort requirements between 10am-5pm and proof of residency verification at a Santa Monica staging area. The message includes contact numbers for mud flow concerns and debris removal services.
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GovernanceWrac
UCLA submitted formal comments on Metro's Sepulveda Transit Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Report, expressing support for high-ridership alternatives that would serve the UCLA campus directly while raising concerns about construction impacts on traffic, research operations, and vibration-sensitive medical equipment.
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WRAC Letter Veto SB 79
LetterGovernanceWrac
The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, representing fourteen neighborhood and community councils on Los Angeles's Westside, requests Governor Newsom veto SB 79, arguing the housing streamlining bill mandates increased density without funding infrastructure and public safety improvements, lacks affordability requirements, and undermines local control despite cities like Los Angeles having approved compliant Housing Elements.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special meeting on February 4, 2025, featuring elected officials and the Chief Recovery Officer discussing fire recovery efforts, with a recording available for those who missed it. The email also announces several upcoming recovery-related meetings scheduled for February 5, 6, 7, and 13, along with contact information for relevant government agencies and officials.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council will hold a special meeting on August 7, 2025 with Councilwoman Traci Park and consulting firm AECOM to discuss long-term Palisades recovery and SB 9 housing matters, followed by a regular meeting on August 14, 2025 covering library updates, SBA loans, and board votes on bylaws amendments and transportation proposals.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council will hold a board meeting on April 10, 2025 to discuss community rebuilding with Mayor Bass and Hagerty Consulting representatives, and will vote on opposing SB 79 and supporting AB 238. The document also announces the extended April 15 deadline for Army Corps of Engineers debris removal forms, reopened local restaurants, and upcoming community events including listening sessions on emergency alerts and a special art installation.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades area will reopen to all residents on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM with enhanced LAPD security, hazardous materials removal, and traffic restrictions on Pacific Coast Highway. The press release provides information on debris removal phases, FEMA assistance deadlines, water safety notices, and power restoration efforts.
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GovernanceRecaps
The Pacific Palisades Community Council is hosting a special meeting on February 7, 2025 at 5pm via Zoom to discuss post-fire recovery issues with officials from LAPD, Army Corps of Engineers, County Public Health, FEMA, and other agencies. The email also addresses community concerns about the EPA's plan to use Will Rogers State Beach parking lot for temporary hazardous waste storage from fire cleanup, noting that CD 11 has requested a separate meeting with EPA officials to discuss safety measures.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Jenny Li, Chris Spitz, JoAnna Rodriguez, Steve Cron, Robert
Minutes May 24, 2025GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on June 12, 2025, where members discussed governance procedures for donations and grants, heard reports on community recovery efforts and upcoming events including a July 4th parade participation, and received updates from government representatives and organizational leaders on various community matters.
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**Voting Members in Attendance:** Sue Kohl, Quentin Fleming, Beth Holden Garland, Chris Spitz, Cindy Young, Steve Cron,
Minutes September 26, 2025GovernanceEventsPotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on September 11, 2025, with 20 voting members present to discuss community recovery efforts, upcoming events including a Citizen of the Year awards ceremony and Palisades Elementary Yee Haw Day sponsorship, and various legislative and infrastructure matters affecting the community. The council received updates on SB 79 legislation, Zone 0 forestry regulations, tree protection concerns, and reports from government representatives on public safety, street tree watering, and other municipal services.