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• PPCC Letter Support AB 238

  Letter April 16, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously supports AB 238, which provides mortgage forbearance for wildfire victims experiencing financial hardship, and urges state and city officials to advance the bill and a related city resolution. The council, representing the community devastated by the Palisades Fire, made this decision at its April 10, 2025 board meeting.

  

• 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 Coastal Debris

  Letter March 20, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025CoastalPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council sent a letter to Los Angeles, County, and Santa Monica officials on March 20, 2025, requesting immediate action to address hazardous wildfire debris and black sludge deposited along regional beaches, particularly Will Rogers State Beach, which was used by the EPA as a debris sorting site. The council urges testing, information sharing, and protective measures to safeguard public health and the coastal environment.

  

• 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.

  

• PPCC Letter re Specific Plan

  Letter March 17, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Planning & DensityPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the City of Los Angeles notify permit applicants of and enforce the provisions of the Pacific Palisades Commercial Village and Neighborhoods Specific Plan for all multifamily and mixed-use development applications during the post-fire reconstruction period. The request was unanimously approved by the PPCC Board on March 13, 2025, and seeks confirmation from city officials that Specific Plan provisions will not be waived.

  

• PPCC Letter Waiver Fees

  Letter March 15, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council expresses strong support for a full waiver of plancheck and permit fees for rebuilds and repairs of structures destroyed in the January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire, urging the City Administrative Officer to complete a feasibility study and the City Council to approve the waiver. The Council cites resident concerns about permit fees exceeding $70,000 as a barrier to reconstruction and requests either a full fee waiver or an immediate executive order from the Mayor to implement one.

  

• PPCC Letter Re Hydrants

  Letter February 28, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy

  Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously supports Council File 25-0172, which calls for a report on inspection and repair of the City's fire hydrants, citing inoperable hydrants during the Palisades Fire that prevented firefighters from accessing water. The Council urges the Public Safety and Energy & Environment Committees to approve the motion without delay.

  

• PPCC Letter Re Soils Testing

  Letter February 28, 2025

  Community LifeCivic AdvocacyMinutes

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on February 27, 2025, supporting Council File 25-0006-S67, which calls for testing and remediating soil at parks, parkways, and medians in the Pacific Palisades burn zone due to concerns about toxic substances from the recent fire.

  

• PPCC Letter re CC&RsF

  Letter February 28, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025MinutesPolicy & Advocacy

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests that the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety issue notifications regarding CC&Rs and Tract 9300 to all applicants for building permits, demolition permits, and grading permits in the 90272 zip code area to help maintain neighborhood character during post-fire rebuilding. The PPCC Board unanimously passed this statement and request on February 27, 2025.

  

• PPCC Letter Policy Statement

  Letter February 25, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council submitted a policy statement to state and local officials on February 17, 2025, regarding housing density and public safety in connection with future development of Pacific Palisades. The letter requests consideration of the council's long-held positions on these matters as the community rebuilds.