Library Search

Wrac

• PPCC Letter Village Streetscape Improvements

  Letter January 23, 2026

  Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council supports Caruso company's proposed streetscape improvements along Sunset Boulevard between Swarthmore Avenue and Monument Street/La Cruz Drive, which will include new streetlights, sidewalks, and trees that enhance safety and beautification. The council requests that Councilwoman Traci Park support the project and encourage relevant city agencies to approve it, noting this fulfills Caruso's original commitment to fund off-site harmonizing streetscape improvements made during the Palisades Village project approval.

  

• PPCC Press Release

  Press Release January 6, 2026

  Palisades Fire 2025MotionsWracVHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy

  One year after the Palisades Fire, a survey conducted by the Pacific Palisades Community Council and the National Opinion Research Council reveals that while 64% of residents plan to rebuild, only 25% have returned home and significant barriers including financing, insurance, and permitting challenges persist. The survey shows residents prioritize fire safety infrastructure improvements like undergrounded utilities and expect strong community involvement or an independent rebuilding authority to lead recovery efforts.

  

• Report_NORC and PPCC Final

  Report January 3, 2026

  Palisades Fire 2025MinutesMotionsWracVHFHSZPolicy & Advocacy

  This report presents findings from a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago in partnership with the Pacific Palisades Community Council to understand residents' priorities for recovery and rebuilding following the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The survey, fielded from September 11 to October 20, 2025, reveals that residents prioritize fire safety infrastructure, environmental safety assurances, and community recovery, while facing significant financial barriers and uncertainty about returning, with many willing to support modest tax or fee increases to fund critical improvements.

  

• Adopted Positions

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Pacific Palisades Community Council adopted a modified version of support for City Council file 25-1484, which proposes regulating sober living facility density in Los Angeles by establishing minimum spacing requirements and size-based thresholds to prevent over-concentration in residential neighborhoods. The regulation aims to balance preserving recovery housing benefits while addressing documented problems from unregulated sober living facilities that have been converted from senior living properties.

  

• Support CF 25-1484 (Park):  Regulation of Sober Living Density in Los Angeles

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  This document outlines support for City Council File 25-1484, which proposes regulating sober living facility density in Los Angeles by establishing minimum spacing requirements and thresholds based on facility size, in response to documented over-concentration of unregulated sober living homes in residential neighborhoods. The motion was proposed on January 26, 2026, formally adopted by WRAC in March 2026, and passed by multiple Westside community councils including Pacific Palisades Community Council.

  

• Support STC Project, including on-campus UCLA Station at UCLA Gateway Plaza; oppose - Jan 1, 2026

  Motion

  GovernanceWrac

  Multiple Westside community councils, including Pacific Palisades Community Council, adopted a position supporting the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project with an on-campus UCLA Station at UCLA Gateway Plaza and opposing relocation to Gayley Avenue and Strathmore Drive without additional environmental review and community comment. The motion requires Metro to prepare an amended environmental impact report and conduct additional outreach if any alternative UCLA Station location is considered.