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• PPCC Letter CF 25-1083 (Park)

  Letter September 29, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council unanimously passed a motion on September 25, 2025, strongly opposing SB 79 and supporting Council File 25-1083, which calls for a report on SB 79's impacts on Los Angeles including infrastructure costs and potential legal challenges. The Council expresses concerns about housing density mandates in fire hazard zones and the lack of funding mechanisms for resulting impacts on infrastructure and public safety.

  

• PPCC Letter Gov. Veto SB 79

  Letter September 14, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council requests Governor Newsom's veto of SB 79, arguing that the bill's mandate for streamlined dense housing approvals near transit stops poses public safety risks to the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, particularly given the community's recent devastation from the Palisades Fire. The letter notes that the bill lacks an unconditional exemption for the VHFHSZ and has been opposed by numerous local and state elected officials despite passing narrowly in the legislature.

  

• Message to Legislators re SB 79

  Letter September 4, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, expressing concerns that the bill's provisions regarding exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones are unclear and that legislators lack adequate information to vote on it responsibly. The organization urges state elected officials to vote against the bill or pause it until clearer explanations of its contents are provided.

  

• PPCC Further Letter SB 79-Motion

  Motion August 18, 2025

  Land UsePlanning & Density

  The Pacific Palisades Community Council opposes SB 79, legislation that would streamline housing density approvals, arguing it erodes local control and compromises public safety in fire-prone areas without adequate infrastructure funding or exemptions for Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The council urges the Los Angeles City Council to support CF 25-0002-S19 to add opposition to SB 79 to the city's 2025-26 state legislative program.

  

• 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.

  

• Emergency Executive Order No. 9 - Local Prohibition on SB 9 in Burn Areas

  Legislation Update July 31, 2025

  Palisades Fire 2025Planning & DensityPolicy & Advocacy

  Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 9 on July 30, 2025, prohibiting the City of Los Angeles from accepting or processing applications under Senate Bill 9 for urban lot splits and two-unit developments within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Palisades Fire area, consistent with the Governor's Executive Order N-32-25.

  

• 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.