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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero Canyon
This addendum to a Task Order Solicitation for the Potrero Canyon Pacific Coast Highway Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project provides answers to consultant questions regarding project requirements, references, budget, and deliverables, and includes two reference studies from 2016 and 2018 evaluating pedestrian crossing alternatives. The 2016 feasibility study concludes that a bridge crossing is the most feasible option among four alternatives evaluated based on cost, constructability, permitting, and safety factors.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero Canyon
The California Coastal Commission approved Amendment 5-91-286-A13 on July 14, 2022, authorizing the City of Los Angeles to construct a 1,500-foot ADA-compliant public access path into Potrero Canyon Park with associated drainage, fencing, signage, and temporary irrigation systems. The amendment includes conditions requiring the park to operate as a public facility with specified recreational uses, landscaping and habitat restoration plans, and monitoring programs.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero Canyon
The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Bureau of Engineering issued a Task Order Solicitation for consulting services to prepare Project Approval and Environmental Documents for the Potrero Canyon Pacific Coast Highway Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project, which would construct a 200-foot pedestrian and bicycle bridge connecting Potrero Canyon Park to Will Rogers State Beach. The solicitation outlined six primary tasks including project management, stakeholder coordination, environmental compliance, and conceptual architectural design, with a 12-month project schedule and proposals due May 31, 2023.
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GovernanceCoastalPotrero CanyonAgendasBylawsElectionsLeadershipLegislationMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a meeting on May 11, 2023, where Jeff Khau from Councilmember Traci Park's office discussed three main issues: the Castellammare mega-homes development project and hillside stability concerns, out-of-scale homes in coastal R1 areas and state housing laws, and updates on Potrero Canyon Park's trail and bridge projects. The meeting included extensive discussion and questions from board members regarding the Castellammare project's environmental impact report, community support for the bridge project, and funding mechanisms for the coastal access improvements.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero Canyon
This document is a compilation of Pacific Palisades Community Council positions and correspondence regarding George Wolfberg Park at Potrero Canyon from 2020 to 2022, including resolutions, letters to city officials and commissioners about park naming, trail funding, signage, and hours of operation. The collection references earlier PPCC motions from 2004 supporting the park's development.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero CanyonLegislation
This document provides a chronological timeline of updates regarding Potrero Canyon park projects, including a pedestrian bridge and lateral trail, from October 2023 through October 2025. The updates document progress on design, community outreach, consultant selection, and project status as reported by the City's Bureau of Engineering, Council District 11, and other agencies.
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Environment & Public SpacesPotrero Canyon
This May 2023 document provides updates on two Potrero Canyon projects: the Lateral Trail Project, which has secured $1.15 million in federal earmarks and $3.4 million in city funding with an estimated completion date of 2027, and the Pedestrian Bridge Overcrossing Project, which has received $11 million in funding with an estimated completion date of 2029/2030. The document also includes historical context from a May 2004 PPCC meeting regarding Potrero Canyon development concerns and community positions on property sales and park planning.
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Environment & Public SpacesCoastalPotrero Canyon
The Potrero Canyon Community Advisory Committee submitted its adopted Trail Uses and Facilities plan to the City of Los Angeles for a 40-acre passive park in Potrero Canyon, including proposals for meadow areas, trails, riparian restoration, a pedestrian bridge over Pacific Coast Highway, ranger supervision, and community oversight. The plan was developed over nearly three years of public meetings and incorporates input from the California Coastal Commission and City officials.
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Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationPotrero Canyon
This document provides a chronological update on landscaping maintenance activities at Potrero Canyon Park, including brush clearance, weeding, irrigation, and drainage issues from June 2022 through June 2025. Key developments include the park's closure during the 2025 Palisades Fire, the controversial use and subsequent halting of the herbicide Cheetah Pro in May 2024, ongoing drainage and standing water issues, and the completion of brush clearance work that helped the park serve as a fire break.
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Environment & Public SpacesParks & RecreationPotrero Canyon
This document tracks signage and use updates for Potrero Canyon Park from 2023 through 2025, including installation of park rules signs, hours of operation signs, passive park activity signs, and enforcement efforts against off-leash dogs and illegal fireworks. The park was closed due to the 2025 Palisades Fire with damage to signage status unknown at the time of the update.