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Public SafetyCrime & Enforcement
This document provides home burglary prevention tips covering security measures such as locking doors and windows, installing lighting and motion detectors, using security systems and video doorbells, maintaining an inventory of valuables, and getting to know neighbors. It also advises against keeping spare keys outside, shredding documents, and instructs residents to call 911 immediately if they suspect an intruder is in their home.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
This document lists Pacific Palisades Community Council positions on Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 41.18 (the anti-camping ordinance) through multiple letters and motions submitted between September 2021 and January 2023. The positions addressed sensitive uses, public schools, and related policy matters.
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Public SafetyWracHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed a motion urging four Los Angeles City Councilmembers to consult with their respective WRAC member councils regarding the designation of sites for enforcement under LAMC 41.18, which addresses encampment prohibitions near sensitive uses, infrastructure, and homeless services facilities. The motion requests that councilmembers bring resolutions to the City Council once sites meeting the specified requirements are identified, with enforcement radius distances to be determined by the relevant member councils.
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Public SafetyWracHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council passed four WRAC-recommended motions addressing homeless encampments on the Westside, calling for site cleanups and sanitation, law enforcement against crimes and illegal drug sales, enforcement of public right-of-way laws, and increased funding for safe parking programs.
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Public SafetyEventsMinutesHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council Board is requested to support City Council Motion 14-1457-S9 by Councilmember Buscaino, which proposes a new ordinance banning overnight vehicle dwelling citywide except in non-residential areas where it would be permitted under a specified permit system.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council writes to Councilmember Mike Bonin on October 25, 2021, expressing disagreement with his opposition to resolutions designating sensitive sites under LAMC Section 41.18 and requesting he implement the pre-enforcement procedures in Council District 11 that other districts are adopting. The letter argues that the ordinance does not require street engagement or outreach before designation and enforcement, and notes that the community's homelessness task force has successfully conducted outreach independently for over five years.
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Public SafetyCrime & Enforcement
LAPD West Los Angeles hosted a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser on October 16, 2021 at California Pizza Kitchen in Brentwood, where officers served as guest servers and all donations benefited Special Olympics Southern California athletes in LA County.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that Councilmember Mike Bonin introduce a resolution to designate schools, day care centers, public parks, and public libraries in Pacific Palisades as sensitive uses for enforcement purposes under LAMC Section 41.18, with a requested 500-foot prohibition radius around each site.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously voted on September 9, 2021 to support Council File 21-0929, a proposed resolution to prohibit sitting, lying, sleeping, and storing personal property within 500 feet of specified schools in the area, and requested clarification that the radius be measured from the exterior boundary lines of the schools.
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Public SafetyHomeless Camping
The Pacific Palisades Community Council documents the development and eventual infeasibility of a proposal by city and county officials to use Will Rogers State Beach parking lot for homeless housing, which was abandoned after a CAO finding of infeasibility in August 2021. The documents reveal that officials failed to address fundamental legal obstacles, including state Standardized Emergency Management System Guidelines requiring exhaustion of local resources before state property could be used, and disputes over county parking revenue reimbursement.