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GovernancePotrero CanyonMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its November 13, 2025 meeting with 21 voting members present, approving grants totaling $25,000 to Palisades Elementary Charter School, Temescal Canyon Mural Project, and Lowe Family YMCA, while tabling grants to the Historical Society and Woman's Club. The meeting included reports on community recovery efforts, upcoming holiday events, and announcements of 2025 commendations and awards honorees.
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Land UseUrban ForestLand Use Reports
This document compiles Pacific Palisades Community Council positions on development projects and land use matters from 2001 to 2025, organized by category including coastal projects, variances/exceptions, and other land use matters. The positions reflect the council's concerns regarding issues such as geologic stability, traffic impacts, environmental effects, and community compatibility, along with their support or opposition to various permit applications and project modifications.
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GovernanceMinutes
The Pacific Palisades Community Council held its November meeting on November 13, 2025, where members approved grants totaling $25,000 to local organizations, announced 2025 community awards honorees, and received updates on local infrastructure projects, emergency preparedness events, and community activities.
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Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ
The Pacific Palisades Community Council wrote to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning regarding a Temporary Long-Term Use Permit application for an ACE Building Materials yard, noting that Via de la Paz will be closed until at least early May 2026 for water regulator station rehabilitation and recommending the project be delayed unless safe ingress and egress can be demonstrated using only Sunset Boulevard access.
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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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GovernanceRecaps
LADWP held a December 11, 2025 community meeting to discuss utility undergrounding efforts in Pacific Palisades, including a 6.5-mile conduit system under construction, plans for Load Block 5 (the Alphabets) as the first residential undergrounding area with a timeline expected in February 2026, and guidance for residents and builders on installing combo panels and underground conduit. LADWP committed to monthly community meetings, pursuing federal and state funding, and opening a new Palisades Inspections and Permitting Support Center in early 2026 to support rebuilding efforts.
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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.