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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalWrac
The City of Santa Monica began construction on September 23, 2019 to improve the beach path from south of the pier to the Annenberg Beach House, including widening it to create separate pedestrian and multi-use paths, with completion expected by November 2020. The County of Los Angeles plans a similar project from the Annenberg Beach House to Will Rogers State Beach pending California Coastal Commission approval, with construction expected to begin in fall 2020.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastal
The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the California Coastal Commission on June 26, 2019, requesting clarification regarding reports that the Coastal Zone maps may have been redrawn to remove certain Pacific Palisades properties from the Riviera, Castellammare, and Palisades Highlands areas, and expressing concern about whether such changes were made without public notice and hearings.
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GovernanceCoastalPotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its August 22, 2019 meeting with voting members present to discuss community matters including treasurer's report, upcoming events, appointments of new officers, and reports from government representatives and organizational leaders. Key items included the appointment of Cathi Ruddy as Emergency Preparedness Officer, updates on the Highlands trailhead situation, Chamber of Commerce events, and information on census preparation and LA Fleet Week.
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GovernanceCommunity SupportCoastalPotrero CanyonUrban ForestAgendasBylawsElectionsMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its January 10, 2019 meeting with 18 voting members present. The meeting included reports on the successful Awards Gala, appointment of a Wildfire Safety Advisor, upcoming community events, and presentations from USPS officials on mail security.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastal
The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the California Coastal Commission expressing support for efforts to repair and refurbish the bathrooms and parking lot at the Temescal Canyon Trail Ridge Access point at 16701 Via La Costa, citing health and safety concerns due to trash, graffiti, unsanitary conditions, and proximity to flammable vegetation.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalMinutesMotionsWrac
The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils, representing 15 neighborhood councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council, wrote to the California Coastal Commission urging support for a Coastal Development Permit that restricts beach access from midnight to 5 am, citing public safety and environmental protection concerns. The letter argues that local government should defer to local conditions and stakeholder determinations regarding public beach access policies.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalMinutes
The Marvin Braude Beach Trail Gap Closure project aims to close a 0.6-mile gap between Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica and widen the existing 12-14 foot path into two separate 12-14 foot paths for pedestrians and bicycles. Construction was scheduled to begin in early 2020 with partial funding from a $3 million Active Transportation Program Grant.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastal
This California Coastal Commission addendum addresses supplemental correspondence and clarifications regarding Appeal No. A-5-PPL-18-0035 for a proposed commercial eldercare facility in Pacific Palisades, including corrections to brush clearance requirements, responses to appellant concerns about environmental impacts, traffic, parking, and consistency with Regional Interpretive Guidelines, and staff's conclusion that the appellants' grounds raise no substantial issue.
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Comments re Status of Coastal Commission Regional Interpretive Guidelines – Southcoast Region
Background Info June 30, 2018Environment & Public SpacesCoastal
This document analyzes the legal status of the California Coastal Commission's Regional Interpretive Guidelines (RIG) for the South Coast Region/Los Angeles County, arguing that they are advisory interpretive rules rather than binding legislative rules. The analysis cites statutory language, Commission staff statements, court precedent, and comparisons to other interpretive guidelines to support the conclusion that RIG are designed to assist but not mandate compliance, and that consistency with the Coastal Act itself—not the RIG—is the applicable legal standard.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero CanyonRecaps
This document describes the plant communities and ecological design for Potrero Canyon Preserve, including riparian habitat zones, coastal scrub transition areas, and fuel modification zones with representative native plant species. The design incorporates creek restoration with check dams, riparian fencing, and an urban runoff management system that intercepts and cleans water before pumping it to riparian systems.