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• Federal Support Request from Palisades Community Leaders 3-6-26

  Letter March 7, 2026

  GovernanceMotions

  Pacific Palisades community leaders request federal support from the EPA and Trump Administration for recovery from the January 2025 Palisades Fire, citing the need for infrastructure improvements, financial assistance, and coordinated federal action to accelerate rebuilding efforts. The letter outlines twelve priority areas including utility undergrounding, water infrastructure repair, evacuation infrastructure, gap funding for residential and commercial rebuilding, and establishment of a community authority.

  

• PPCC Letter Cmr. Zeldin EPA

  Letter March 7, 2026

  Palisades Fire 2025MotionsPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee wrote to EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin on March 7, 2026, to express the organization's support for a Federal Support Request letter submitted the previous day seeking federal financial assistance and leadership to accelerate rebuilding and recovery efforts in Pacific Palisades following the January 2025 Palisades Fire.

  

• 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.

  

• PPCC EC Ltr ACE Yard #2

  Letter December 31, 2025

  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.

  

• PPCC EC Ltr ACE Rebuilding Yard Permit

  Letter December 27, 2025

  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.

  

• PPCC Letter ACE Permit Hearing

  Letter December 20, 2025

  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.

  

• PPCC-PPRA Audit Ltr

  Letter December 14, 2025

  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.

  

• Gladstones MemoR

  Memo October 16, 2025

  Land UseMotionsWracVHFHSZ

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council Executive Committee expresses concerns about the lack of communication and transparency from government officials and the Gladstones project developer regarding the redevelopment project, which received Coastal Commission approval for a Coastal Development Permit. The memo documents a timeline of events from 2016 to 2025 showing minimal community notification despite significant project changes, and announces a special PPCC meeting scheduled for October 30, 2025 to obtain answers from project proponents.