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Land UseWracPlanning & DensityHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously voted on March 25, 2021 to oppose a proposal to increase the land use decision appeal fee from $89 to $16,097, arguing the increase would prohibit meaningful public access to the appeal process. The council urged the City Council Planning and Land Use Management Committee to reject the proposal.
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Public SafetyWracHomeless Camping
Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a letter to the California Senate Housing Committee on March 12, 2021, expressing unanimous support for Senate Bill 15 (Portantino) as legislation that addresses the state's affordable housing crisis while respecting local land use control and environmental protection. The council's position was adopted following a public hearing and discussion on March 11, 2021, and aligns with a broader Westside Regional Alliance of Councils recommendation.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
Mayor Eric Garcetti responds to Assemblyman Richard Bloom's letter of support regarding the Pacific Palisades Community Council's request to retain the Palisades Beach Detail, acknowledging the Detail's contributions including support for the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness and indicating the Mayor's office is monitoring the situation.
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Public SafetyMinutesHomeless Camping
Councilmember Mike Bonin responds to the Pacific Palisades Community Council regarding LAPD beach detail deployment, expressing support for the detail while explaining that LAPD faces budget constraints due to COVID-19 economic impacts and unfilled vacancies resulting from the police union's refusal to defer raises and bonuses. Bonin commits to advocating for maintaining community resources from LAPD and LAFD despite the city's fiscal challenges.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Taskforce on Homelessness requests that the City continue funding the LAPD Beach Detail, citing its effectiveness in reducing homeless encampments, crime, and fire risk since 2016, including results such as 132 previously homeless individuals sheltered and 85 permanently housed. The letter expresses concern that budget cuts could reassign the two-officer detail away from Pacific Palisades, undermining the partnership's success in community safety and homeless services.
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Public SafetyMinutesHomeless Camping
Assemblymember Richard Bloom writes to Mayor Garcetti and Councilmember Bonin expressing support for maintaining the LAPD Palisades Beach Detail, citing its effectiveness in fire prevention and partnership with the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness, which has housed 85 individuals and reduced homelessness by 71% since 2016. Bloom calls for permanent year-round funding for the Beach Detail.
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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that Mayor Garcetti and Councilmember Bonin maintain and budget for a year-round LAPD Beach Detail, citing the unit's effectiveness since 2016 in preventing homeless encampments, reducing crime, and supporting the community's homelessness task force efforts.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
This is a federal court civil minutes document from a case involving the LA Alliance for Human Rights against the City of Los Angeles regarding homelessness and shelter services. The court addresses a failed settlement negotiation between the City and County over funding responsibilities for homeless services and issues a preliminary injunction requiring the relocation of homeless individuals living near freeways and overpasses due to severe public health hazards.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee sent a follow-up letter to city and county officials on April 4, 2020, expressing conditional support for emergency homeless shelters during the COVID-19 crisis while raising detailed concerns about the proposed use of Palisades Recreation Center as a shelter site, including questions about safety protocols, facility conditions, screening procedures, and alternative housing options.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Westside Regional Alliance of Councils wrote to Mayor Garcetti on April 3, 2010 regarding the use of City Recreation Centers as temporary shelters for unhoused individuals, requesting that neighborhood councils be informed about the policy implementation and expressing concerns about community impact during the COVID-19 crisis.