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Oct 27 Meeting Recap & Supervisors Q & A...
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Pacific Palisades Community Council
Meet Bob Hertzberg & Lindsay Horvath:
On Thursday, October 27th, PPCC hosted the two LA County Supervisor candidates for District 3,
Lindsay Horvath
and
Bob Hertzberg
, at our regularly scheduled meeting. We sent 10 questions to the candidates, curated from the board and community,  in advance and asked them to give opening remarks and answer the questions that reflect our Palisadian priorities. A video of the presentations and Q&A is above (and on our PPCC YouTube Chanel).
At our regularly scheduled PPCC meeting on October 27th
, we heard from Gene Oh, the founder of
Tranzito Vector
, the company that has been contracted by the City of LA to rebuild transit bus shelters across the city, per the city's Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (
STAP
). We received an informative and candid presentation which left the board with some questions and some assurances, as well as the promise of collaborative dialogue before anything is implemented in the Palisades.
The board was not impressed with the proposed design of the new bus shelters, but are still learning how many will be placed in Pacific Palisades and what specs can be adjusted for our community's needs and preferences. We understand that the new transit shelters will be prioritized for high transit ridership areas. We have been given assurances that digital advertising will not be posted on the shelters in our community, and that any electronic component will be for information purposes only (such as route timings and bus information).
We intend to reach out to City STAP and our new Councilmember to insure a good fit for any bus or transit shelters planned for the Palisades, and have asked Tranzito Vector to come back if need be. Look for more information as we receive it.
Example of a proposed bus shelter (above)
On September 20, 2022 the
Los Angeles City Council approved a bus shelter contract
with Vector Media and Tranzito.  Approval and agreement have come in plenty of time for two of the world’s greatest sporting events to be hosted in Los Angeles, the upcoming Summer Olympics and Soccer’s World Cup. According to both parties, the implementation of the shelters will ‘modernize the City’s transportation infrastructure’ fitting of a world-class city. See the Vector press release
⇒
Vector Partners with Tranzito for 20 Year Agreement with Los Angeles Bus Shelters
.
CRIME
: We had an extended conversation with SLO Brian Espin about the state of Palisades crime. We focussed discussion on one specific home invasion which took place in the Alphabet streets and took LAPD 14 minutes to respond. The Palisades car was elsewhere, as a result, the closest car was dispatched from West LA. The response time was unnerving to many and discussion was focused on how we can keep our community safe, what we can do to ask LAPD to improve response times, and how we might implement a community public-safety strategy.
UPCOMING
: SLO Espin offered some suggestions (see suggestions in his report below), and we have invited Jonathan Tom (now Commander at Operations West Bureau) to join us next month at our November 10th meeting. We will work to agendas a longer conversation of strategy with LAPD. We also hope to also meet the new Captain at the West LA Station, Captain Craig Heredia.
ANNOUNCEMENT
: West LAPD has a new Captain III, Craig Heredia. Jonathan Toma is now Commander at LAPD Operations-West Bureau.  See his
farewell letter here
.
2022 PPCC Awards & Holiday Gala (
December
8th):
A reminder that the 2022 Awards Selection Committee has been appointed and committee co-Chairs are Nancy and Kevin Niles, with members: Daphne Gronich (former COTY, per Bylaws), Barbara Kohn and Andy Frew. Committee co-Chair, Kevin Niles reported that the committee continues to receive nominations and encourages everyone to continue to send in suggestions for 2022 awards.
The deadline to receive nominations in October 31st
. See the press release here:
https://pacpalicc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Awards-Nomination-Press-Release-2021.pdf.
The 2022 Holiday Gala and Awards Event Committee has also been appointed and met. The committee is Chaired by Haldis Toppel, with committee members: Cindy Simon, Sue Kohl, Karen Ridgley and Genevieve Bostik.
Mark your calendars
: we will hold an in-person event this year on
December 8
th
, at Temescal Gateway event space.
Senior Lead Officer, LAPD, Brian Espin,
reported that the Palisades is trending lower on crime but there has been a recent uptick. Being vigilant is a deterrent, he said and being neighborly can also discourage would be wrongdoers from targeting a neighborhood.
See his
report here
.
See West
LA Crime Map here
.
Cookies Dispensary
Per discussion and motion at the October 13th meeting, PPCC wrote a letter to city officials regarding the new cannabis dispensary that has recently opened on San Vicente Boulevard, in Brentwood, very close to Paul Revere Middle School. This location has been burglarized twice.
See our letter here
.
October 29
:  Pacific Palisades Recreation Center Spooktacular
The famous Halloween event at the Pali Rec Center is back on October 29th. Look for flyer and info.
October 27:
Pacific Palisades Community Council
(
PPCC
)
meeting featuring Supervisor District 3  Candidates, as well as a presentation from Tranzito Vector on street/bus shelter furniture.
November 14: Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (
PPTFH
)
Online community meeting focussed on success stories. Hear from the people on the ground and the experience of people transitioning out of homelessness.
Sabrina Messiha, our Advisor on Communication and Social Media, has been managing the PPCC Community Calendar and has added all events that organizations or members have noticed. Please
email
her at
pacpalicc90272@gmail.com
to inform her of any events you'd like to see included in the community calendar.
For a listing of community events, please visit our
website calendar
.