PPCC Library Integration Test

Library Search

• Palisades Fire Recovery Presentations/Support (2025)

  Background Info April 2, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery

  This document is a chronological index of presentations, reports, and support materials provided to the Pacific Palisades Community Council by government officials and community leaders related to Palisades Fire Recovery from January 2025 through January 2026. The materials include meeting recordings, slide presentations, and written reports covering topics such as fire recovery, rebuilding efforts, permits, insurance, and community surveys.

  

• Background - Rebuild Committee Statement

  Background Info March 9, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy

  The PPCC Rebuild Committee adopted a Statement of Guiding Principles and Rebuilding Goals to guide its advisory recommendations to the Board regarding legislative and regulatory matters affecting Pacific Palisades recovery. The five principles emphasize prioritizing community rebuilding, ensuring timely action, maintaining transparency, demanding accountability, and avoiding policies that divert resources from restoration efforts.

  

• Wiener bill background

  Background Info March 3, 2025

  Land UseMinutesPlanning & Density

  SB 677, a bill by Senator Wiener, would streamline housing development approvals in California by requiring local agencies to ministerially approve residential developments up to two units on single-family lots or up to four units without discretionary review, while exempting certain coastal zone parcels and very high fire hazard severity zones from these streamlined requirements. The bill removes minimum lot size requirements and prohibits local agencies from imposing standards beyond objective zoning requirements.

  

• Fire Recovery Positions (2025)

  Background Info March 1, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025MotionsPolicy & Advocacy

  This document is a comprehensive index of Pacific Palisades Community Council positions and letters related to fire recovery throughout 2025, covering topics including density and public safety, building regulations, legislative advocacy on bills like SB 79 and SB 9, fee waivers, and community concerns about reconstruction projects.

  

• PPCC Rebuild Committee

  Background Info February 15, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Policy & Advocacy

  The Rebuild Committee, which monitored state, federal, and local rebuilding efforts for Pacific Palisades and made policy recommendations, was dissolved on January 16, 2026 following the former Chair's resignation. The committee had commissioned a NORC survey of community opinion, with oversight of survey-related matters transferring to the PPCC Executive Committee after the dissolution date.

  

• LASAN Guidance for Draining Swimming Pools Impacted by the Palisades Fires

  Background Info February 14, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025RecapsRebuild & Recovery

  This guidance document provides instructions for residents in fire-impacted Palisades areas on how to properly clean and manage their swimming pools, with different protocols depending on whether they participate in the Phase 2 Government Run Debris Removal Program. It includes specific steps for debris removal, pool cleaning according to LA County Department of Public Health standards, and detailed procedures for draining pools through the City of LA sewer system.

  

• Background Info - Jan 25, 2025 (EPA HM Phase)

  Background Info January 27, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Rebuild & Recovery

  The EPA has been assigned by FEMA to survey, remove, and dispose of hazardous materials from properties burned by Los Angeles wildfires as Phase 1 of the federal cleanup response, at no cost to residents. The EPA will remove items such as paint, cleaners, batteries, pesticides, lithium-ion batteries, and visible asbestos, with authority to access properties without owner permission as of January 15, 2025.

  

• Menu of Services - 2025 January Fires DRC

  Background Info January 27, 2025

  Public SafetyEmergency Preparedness

  This document is a menu of services provided at the City of Los Angeles Disaster Recovery Center located at 10850 W. Pico Blvd., operating from January 15, 2025 onwards, listing resources from multiple city, county, and community agencies to assist residents affected by the 2025 January Fires with services including housing, employment, mental health support, debris removal, and various other recovery assistance.

  

• 2025.1.16-Trees-Damaged-by-Fire-Guide (1)

  Background Info January 20, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Immediate Response

  This guide from the Britton Fund Board of Directors provides recommendations for caring for fire-damaged trees in Southern California, including assessment by certified arborists, appropriate watering and mulching practices, and monitoring for new growth while avoiding premature removal or excessive pruning. The document emphasizes the environmental and economic benefits of preserving trees during recovery.

  

• ACTION PLAN

  Background Info January 12, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Insurance & Finance

  This document provides a comprehensive action plan for disaster recovery, organized into a small list of immediate steps and a larger list of longer-term actions. It covers practical guidance on securing temporary housing, documenting losses, managing insurance claims, handling permits, and navigating tax implications for those who experienced property loss.