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Palisades Fire 2025Urban ForestPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee has stated conditional support for ACE Building Materials' temporary permit application to operate a building supplies yard and point-of-sale center at the former Shell Station site at Sunset and Via de la Paz, intended to support post-fire reconstruction efforts. The EC took this position in advance of a Planning Department hearing scheduled for January 5, 2026, based on the Land Use Committee's unanimous recommendation and to ensure PPCC's conditional approval and proposed conditions would be considered by the Zoning Administrator.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsWracVHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee conditionally supports ACE Building Materials' application for a temporary long-term use permit to establish a rebuilding supplies center at 15401 Sunset Boulevard, subject to six conditions including bi-monthly coordination check-ins, traffic monitoring, coordination with LADOT on delivery routes, and site management standards. The conditions are designed to ensure the facility supports local recovery while minimizing impacts on the community.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsWracVHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests postponement of a January 5, 2026 zoning hearing for ACE Building Materials' temporary long-term use permit application to allow the PPCC Board to vote on Land Use Committee recommendations before the hearing. The Council also requests extended notice periods of 21-28 days to affected property owners due to fire-related mail forwarding complications.
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Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery
ACE Building Materials proposes a temporary rebuild support yard in Pacific Palisades with weekday-only operations (Monday-Friday, 7 AM-3 PM) to supply construction materials including lumber, rebar, concrete blocks, and aggregates to local rebuild projects. The facility includes traffic management measures, security systems, and community communication protocols designed to minimize disruption to the neighborhood.
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Palisades Fire 2025MotionsPolicy & Advocacy
Pacific Palisades Community Council and Pacific Palisades Residents Association request that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee expand the scope of the State Auditor's investigation into the Los Angeles fires to include examination of how California, Los Angeles City, and Los Angeles County deployed federal wildfire prevention and hazard mitigation appropriations between fiscal years 2015-2025. The organizations argue this expanded audit is necessary to understand funding effectiveness and inform future federal disaster recovery appropriations.
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Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy
David A. Schwarz, Chairman of the Rebuild Committee of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, testified before the U.S. Senate on the impacts of the Palisades Fire and proposed establishing an independent Pacific Palisades Reconstruction Authority modeled after New York's Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to oversee community rebuilding with federal support and accountability measures.
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Palisades Fire 2025Community SupportDisplaced Services
The PPCC Grants Committee recommends a $2,100 grant from donations to the Pacific Palisades Historical Society for refurbishing historical bronze plaques and adding a new commemorative plaque at Founders Oak Island, a park in the 900 block of Haverford Ave. where Pacific Palisades was founded on January 14, 1922. The grant supports fire recovery efforts and aims to renew appreciation for the Island's historical significance ahead of the town's 103rd birthday celebration in 2026.
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Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy
Pacific Palisades Fire survivors request that Los Angeles City Council vote to waive building plan check and permit fees for fire survivors and expand the waiver to include condominiums, townhomes, mobile homes, and small owner-occupied apartment buildings, arguing that the city will benefit financially from the waiver and that survivors face significant financial hardship.
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Palisades Fire 2025Community SupportRebuild & Recovery
The PPCC Grants Committee recommends a $30,000 grant from donations to Palisades Charter High School for purchasing and installing new cafeteria picnic tables, seating, and benches to replace 25+-year-old furniture damaged by fire and aging. The grant would support approximately 10 tables and 2 benches as part of the school's fire recovery efforts ahead of its January 2026 campus reopening.
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Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy
This FAQ document describes a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for the Pacific Palisades Community Council, designed to gather data from verified residents about recovery and rebuilding priorities following the fires. The survey uses a probability-based methodology with personalized links to ensure data integrity and respondent confidentiality, with a baseline survey fielded in October 2025 and a follow-up planned for 2026.