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• PPCC EC Letter SB 749

  Letter August 15, 2025

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses support for SB 749, which seeks to protect residents' rights and housing stability in the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park following its destruction in the Palisades Fire. The council urges the Assembly Appropriations Committee to vote in favor of the bill, citing its importance for preserving affordable housing and preventing community displacement.

  

• PPCC EC Letter Gov. Newsom SB 79

  Letter August 9, 2025

  Land UseLegislationPlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, a housing density bill that would mandate streamlined approval for multi-family buildings near transit stops, arguing it lacks an exemption for very high fire hazard severity zones and poses public safety risks following the Palisades Fire. The council requests that Governor Newsom encourage Senator Wiener to withdraw or amend the bill to include a full exemption for fire hazard areas, or veto it if passed without such exemption.

  

• Further EC Letter SB 9-2025

  Letter July 29, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that Governor Newsom issue an emergency order to temporarily suspend SB 9 operations in Pacific Palisades, citing public health and safety risks from increased density on narrow streets with limited access routes, and requesting the suspension remain in place during the community's expected three-year recovery period.

  

• CD11 Letter - SB9 (1)

  Letter July 28, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  Los Angeles Councilwoman Traci Park writes to Governor Newsom expressing concerns that state density laws, particularly SB9, are being exploited by developers to convert destroyed single-family homes into multi-family developments in the fire-affected Pacific Palisades area, and requests suspension of these laws pending infrastructure and evacuation route analysis.

  

• PPCC EC Letter SB 9-2025

  Letter July 28, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests government officials to pause SB 9 permit applications in Pacific Palisades and implement fire hazard mitigation measures, citing concerns that streamlined multi-family housing projects would increase evacuation risks and alter the community's character following the Palisades Fire. The council proposes specific actions including completing evacuation route analyses, establishing street width and access requirements, and potentially exempting Pacific Palisades from SB 9 requirements.

  

• PPCC Letter Oppose SB 79-Assembly

  Letter June 24, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79 (Wiener) because it would streamline housing density without exempting Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, creating public safety risks during wildfire evacuations as demonstrated during the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The Council also supports a Los Angeles City Council resolution opposing SB 79 unless amended to exempt municipalities with state-approved housing elements.

  

• PPCC Letter Housing Density Legis. & Funding

  Letter June 16, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes pending and future legislation that mandates housing density without providing funding mechanisms to support impacts on infrastructure, public safety, and municipal services, citing concerns specific to their Very High Fire Hazard Security Zone community devastated by the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The Council requests elected officials pause enacted legislation containing such mandates unless clear funding mechanisms are identified and enacted.

  

• PPCC Letter re Checkpoints-LAPD

  Letter May 2, 2025

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that LAPD implement manned checkpoints requiring proof of residency for pedestrians and cyclists entering the community, citing concerns about unauthorized individuals accessing burn areas and hillsides following the Palisades fire. The council expresses concerns about safety risks including illegal camping, trespassing, burglary, and fire hazards in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.

  

• PPCC Letter Oppose SB 79 R

  Letter April 14, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposes SB 79 (Wiener) because it would streamline housing density without exempting Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, thereby increasing public safety risks during wildfire evacuations. The Council supports a Los Angeles City Council resolution to add opposition to SB 79 to the city's 2025-26 State Legislative Program unless the bill is amended to exempt municipalities with state-approved Housing Elements.

  

• PPCC Letter re SB 677

  Letter March 17, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously opposed SB 677 at its March 13, 2025 meeting, arguing that the bill's streamlined permit procedures for increased housing density pose public safety risks in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, particularly following the January 2025 Palisades Fire. The council urged state legislators to vote against the bill and requested an unconditional exemption for areas within the fire hazard zone.