September 25, 2025, Agenda; More News

Archived copy preserved by the PPCC Document Library. Captured June 08, 2026.

Pacific Palisades Community Council

Our next regularly scheduled PPCC
Board meeting will be held on

THURSDAY, September 25th, 2025
6:00 pm via Zoom

What's on the Agenda?

We have another packed agenda for our second meeting in September:

Presentations:
-- Jim Cragg of the Palisades Long Term Recovery Group (Pali LTRG) will present information about this important new organization.

-- The County Public Works Dept. will give an update on the status of work on the Marvin Braude Trail/Santa Monica Canyon Restoration.

Committees:
-- The Grants Committee is pleased to recommend, for Board approval, five new PPCC grants from funds received by PPCC. See the proposed recipients and the Committee's reports on the grants in the agenda linked above (item 9.2).

-- The Bylaws Committee is recommending additional amendments to the PPCC Bylaws, including to add the Malibu-Palisades Chamber of Commerce as a PPCC organizational member (2nd Distribution and Board vote on the proposed amendments); see the Committee's report and redline and clean versions of the amendments at PacPaliCC, and in the agenda (item 9.1).

-- We'll have a further update by the Rebuild Committee on the NORC-PPCC community survey status.

-- The President will also announce the members of three new PPCC committees: the Awards Selection and Awards Event Committees (required for the 2025 Citizen of the Year Awards), and a new, important Undergrounding Committee (to study and present information and recommendations regarding the undergrounding of utilities during the rebuild).

Motion:
-- The Board will vote on a motion sponsored by the Land Use Committee (LUC) to support a motion by CW Park calling for a report on the impacts of SB 79 on the city of LA. See item 11.3 on the agenda linked above.

Additional Matters & Announcements:
-- We will thank outgoing organizational Board members and the President will recognize the new members joining the Board as of October 1, 2025.

-- As always, we'll have reports and announcements from the President, Board members, government representatives and advisors.

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All are welcome at PPCC Board meetings!

What's upcoming? At our first meeting in October, on October 9, we'll welcome a special guest speaker, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, and have an update from the Palisades Recovery Coalition; in addition, new organizational Board members will be seated (start of the PPCC organizational members' term and of the PPCC fiscal year).

Announcements from CW Traci Park / CD11

See the Councilwoman's informative Palisades Update HERE.

And see additional news from CD 11:
"LA Recovery Ad Hoc Committee – We held a meeting of our LA Recovery Ad Hoc Committee. If you missed it, you can watch it »HERE«.

"Understanding Your Rebuild and Permitting Options Webinar –We hosted a virtual webinar on Understanding Your Rebuild and Permitting Options . . . Click »HERE« to watch the recording, using Passcode: i*8)Gfx0).

"Single Family Home Standard Plans Pilot Program – The Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety is currently seeking interested parties to participate in their Single Family Home Standards Plans Pilot Program. . . . Learn More Here » "

Recent Developments -- SB 79 and Zone Zero

SB 79: We are awaiting word on whether the Governor will sign or veto SB 79 (if he does neither by October 12, 2025, the bill will become law). Meanwhile, not only PPCC, but also Mayor Bass, CW Park and the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC), have all requested that Gov. Newsom veto this dangerous and unnecessary bill. We thank the Mayor and Councilwoman for their letters and support, and we'll continue to monitor.

Zone Zero: The State Board of Forestry Zone Zero Advisory Committee met at the Pasadena Convention Center last Thursday for more than six hours, with hundreds of in-person and online attendees, including several PPCC Board members and Palisades residents.

Public comments at the meeting overwhelmingly indicated support for fire safety through local control and science-based rules rather than the draconian proposed statewide Zone 0 regulations -- including comments from CW Park; see the Councilwoman's letter HERE. See also the recent PPCC letter, as well as a comment letter from five LA Councilmembers and a critical report from LAFD and the LA Community Forestry Committee. There will be additional online meetings before regulations are finalized and adopted by the end of the year. We thank CW Park for her support.

Community Safety Call
Thursday, September 25
9:30am via Zoom

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The PRC Advisory Group will host this online call at 9:30am with representatives of LAPD, CHP, USACE, and LAFD (brush clearance), to discuss public safety in the Palisades. Zoom link for the meeting is HERE.

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A Busy Weekend Ahead!

Bluffs Visioning Charette
Saturday, September 27
10am - 12n, 15234 Sunset Blvd.
Pacific Palisades

The PRC is sponsoring its 4th Charette focusing on Palisades bluffs areas. Register HERE for the event.

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Rebuild Ready Event - Prefab 101
Saturday, September 27
2 - 5 pm at the American Legion Post 283
Pacific Palisades

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A free, informative event about prefab options for Palisades and Altadena families, to be held at the American Legion Post 283 on La Cruz Dr. -- sponsored by the nonprofit Lotus Rising. For more information visit Ready Rebuild.

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Shards and Chardonnay
Saturday, September 27
4 - 6 pm tn Venice, CA

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This special event, hosted by Team Palilsades, will take place at the Emeco House, 507 Boccaccio Ave., Venice 90020. Artist Cara Levine will present information about Ash Print, a public art memorial project in response to the Fires. To see a slide deck of this unique project, visit Ash Print Slides. Bring your own shards if you wish, as directed in the flyer above! RSVP HERE.

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Opera at the Pier!
Saturday, September 27, 7pm

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See West Side Story live and in high def, presented by LA Opera at the SM Pier. A free event! Concert at 7:pm, gates open at 5:30pm.

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Palibu Rebuild Expo
Sunday, September 28
2 - 5pm at the SM Woman's Club

A free Rebuild Expo, sponsored by the "Palibu" Chamber, for homeowners and businesses in Malibu and Pacific Palisades that were affected by the Palisades Fire. For more information about the event, visit Rebuild Expo.

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Looking Forward to October. . .

The Longest Table
Sunday, October 5
12-2pm, on Pampas Ricas
in the Huntington Palisades

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Team Palisades, along with CD 11 and the HPPOC, is hosting another unique event -- a neighborhood picnic at a very long table! -- on October 5 on Pampas Ricas in the Huntington. All community members are invited. RSVP (and see more info) HERE.

. . . to all who are celebrating!
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See you at this week's PPCC meeting
on Thursday, Sept. 25th.

Palisades Strong!