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• Some Updates from PPCC

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  The December 2023 PPCC update covers letters written on crossing guard hiring at Canyon School and illegal tree removal, renewed recognition requests for community councils, opposition to the Metro TCN digital advertising ordinance, and a LAPD crime report noting increased property crimes in the area. The update also announces a sold-out Holiday Dinner & Awards Gala and upcoming meetings on December 5th regarding the Potrero Canyon Bridge Project and city ordinances.

  

• Special Meeting Recap/Recording & Other News

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  Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special meeting on January 23, 2025, with over 1,000 attendees to discuss recovery from the recent fire, featuring remarks from elected officials and agency representatives. The council announced plans for additional recovery-focused meetings and highlighted an upcoming town hall on debris removal at Santa Monica College.

  

• Special Meeting Tomorrow; Hazardous Waste

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council is hosting a special meeting on February 7, 2025 at 5pm via Zoom to discuss post-fire recovery issues with officials from LAPD, Army Corps of Engineers, County Public Health, FEMA, and other agencies. The email also addresses community concerns about the EPA's plan to use Will Rogers State Beach parking lot for temporary hazardous waste storage from fire cleanup, noting that CD 11 has requested a separate meeting with EPA officials to discuss safety measures.

  

• Special Meeting Tonight, PCH Update, July 4th

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council held a special meeting on February 4 featuring Councilwoman Traci Park, Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff, and Congressman Brad Sherman. Caltrans closed PCH between Chautauqua Boulevard and Carbon Beach Terrace on February 4 due to fire-damaged slopes at risk of mud and debris flow ahead of predicted rains, with resident access maintained via Chautauqua Boulevard.

  

• Special News/Events today 2/15

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  This news bulletin announces special events and resources for Pacific Palisades wildfire survivors on February 15, 2025, including a free vision clinic offering eye exams and eyeglasses, and a community gathering with neighbors and elected officials. It also references an Insurance Commissioner notice regarding living expense coverage for uninhabitable homes and provides links to recovery resources.

  

• Special PPCC Meeting & Corrected Info. re Passes

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council announced a special meeting on February 4, 2025, featuring newly-appointed Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff to discuss recovery efforts and answer community questions via Zoom. Additionally, Senior Lead Officer Brian Espin corrected previous information about resident and contractor passes, clarifying that orange passes for residents and blue passes for contractors have no expiration date and allow unrestricted access through checkpoints.

  

• Special PPCC Meeting 2/4/25 w/Soboroff, other officials

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council is hosting a special meeting on February 4, 2025 via Zoom to discuss the recovery process following recent fires, featuring speakers including Councilwoman Traci Park, Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff, and U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman. The meeting will include presentations on recovery efforts and a question and answer session with no attendance limit.

  

• Spotlighting our COTY & POP

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  The Pacific Palisades Community Council is hosting a Holiday Dinner & Awards Gala on December 6th at the Draycott to celebrate 2023 honorees including Citizen of the Year and Pride of the Palisades recipients. The organization is seeking underwriting sponsorships and promoting a wine fundraiser to support the event and its charitable mission.

  

• Statements: Capt. Tom/Policing; PPCC EC/SB 9 & 10

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  Captain Jonathan Tom of LAPD West LA Area provided a statement addressing policing concerns in Pacific Palisades, explaining staffing challenges, personnel changes including Officer Jose Bermudez replacing Officer Rusty Redican on the Beach detail, and coordination efforts with community partners. The PPCC Executive Committee also issued a statement regarding SB 9 and 10, noting that these bills will eliminate single-family zoning in California without requiring affordable housing and lack exemptions for fire zones, creating public safety concerns for the Palisades.

  

• Supplemental Letter -- Beach/Homeless Motion; 5/13 Meeting Reminders

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  PPCC submitted a supplemental letter on May 11, 2021, opposing the Bonin motion in Council File 21-0350, which proposes using public state beaches and parking lots for homeless housing, citing overwhelming community opposition and statements from Supervisor Janice Hahn that the sites are not options at this time. The document also provides reminders for two meetings scheduled for May 13, 2021: a City Council Homelessness & Poverty Committee hearing on the motion and a PPCC Board meeting.