| 🟡 PRC Community Update – July 2025 Building Back. Building Smart. Building Together. As Pacific Palisades moves through the long arc of recovery, the Palisades Recovery Coalition (PRC) continues to serve as a coordinating hub for rebuilding logistics, neighborhood engagement, and resilience planning. Here’s what we’ve been working on—and what’s ahead: |
🏘️ Alphabet Streets Visioning Charrette: A Model of Engagement A full house of more than 80 neighbors gathered to participate in the latest PRC-led visioning charrette focused on the Alphabet Streets. Facilitated by RAND researchers, including a Palisadian Nobel Laureate who lost his home, this session built on Marquez’s successful charrette and continues shaping a resilient, community-aligned rebuilding roadmap. See the preliminary report here. AECOM project lead and the lead engineer on water infrastructure were also present, as well as staff from the offices of elected officials, Habitat for Humanity of Greater LA (with a project already underway in the Palisades), and Volunteer Architects of America. See video footage on our Youtube page. 👥 Comeback Club: Keeping Everyone in Mind as we Recover Our latest Comeback Club featured Sergeant Tilden (LAPD) and Arus from CD11, who shared important updates on public safety and local governance. These meetings are an essential venue for repopulating residents to exchange experiences, raise concerns, and support each other as we rebuild homes and lives. Mark your calendars: Next Comeback Club August 28th. 📩 Policy in Action: SB 9 Pushback Both Councilwoman Traci Park and PPCC sent letters to Governor Newsom urging a pause in the application of SB 9 to our fire-impacted areas, with the goal of protecting neighborhood character and allowing time for intentional community-driven rebuilding, while we develop better evacuation techniques and build back the neighborhoods we lost. See Councilwoman’s letter. 💧 Infrastructure Update: Santa Ynez Reservoir Restored LADWP has confirmed that the Santa Ynez Reservoir is now back in service, having been refilled with 45 million gallons of water. The reservoir remains securely covered, and the water is safely contained beneath the cover—an important step for our resilience and safety. 💵 LADBS Refund Portal Now Live If you or your neighbors incurred permit-related fees that are now eligible for return, please use and share the LADBS refund application portal: 👉 https://dbs.lacity.gov/apply-refund 🎨 Public Art for Village Green: Community Input Requested The Village Green Board is in discussions with philanthropic benefactors—former Palisadians—who have offered to fund a public art installation to commemorate our shared tragedy and recovery. This project is intended to honor the community, respect the tragedy of the fires and look to the rebuilt future through something beautiful, inspiring and additive. If you’d like to learn more or give feedback, join the zoom presentation to learn more. 🗓 Zoom Presentation: Thursday, July 31 at 5PM 📧 RSVP by emailing your name and contact info to: info@palisadesvillagegreen.org Village Green will send a Zoom link and presentation access. 🏛️ Policy Update: Executive Order 8 Signed by Mayor Bass Mayor Karen Bass has signed Executive Order 8, streamlining permitting for wildfire-affected homes. This applies even if the rebuilt home exceeds 10% of the original footprint, as long as it meets the following: Is a single-family home Resides within the coastal zone Meets current building code Respects 10 ft from a canyon bluff or 25 ft from a coastal bluff This is a significant development for our recovery community—especially those who did not wish to rebuild small homes in a like-for-like manner. Read more here. 🌿 You’re Invited: Fire Recovery Garden Gathering at the Thomas Mann House📍 August 10 | 4:00 PM–Sunset Join the Thomas Mann House, Climate Resolve, and community leaders for a meaningful event on fire recovery and community renewal, hosted in the Thomas Mann House garden. 🗓 By Invitation Only — RSVP here. (please insert link when available) Event Schedule:🍸 4:00 PM: Cocktail Reception 🗣 Panel 1: Rebuilding & the Future of the Palisades Mary Hopf, Palisades Library Maryam Zar, PRC Founder & President Thomas Small, Culver City Forward 🌆 Panel 2: L.A.’s Role in Recovery Marc Futernick, USACS Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve Kellie Hawkins, EKA Wally Marks, WNM Realty 🌅 6:00 PM: Sunset Reception with Food & Drinks We look forward to welcoming some of you at the Mann House! 🔜 Next Visioning Charrette – August 23 Focused on: 🏞 Castellamare, Paseo Miramar, and Positano hillsides Join neighbors, planners, and resilience experts in reimagining how these neighborhoods can rebuild stronger than before. We will discuss hillside rebuilding, bulkhead and slope issues as well as challenges along PCH, and more. 📍 Visit PRC Headquarters on Sunset We’ve opened PRC Headquarters at 15224 Sunset Blvd., right next to the LAPD Stop-In-Station. We invite you to: Pull up a chair. Share your ideas and challenges. Learn what others are doing to rebuild stronger. And if you’re stopping by—feel free to bring cookies or coffee! Our LAPD officers/sergeants will appreciate a quick treat during their patrol breaks. 🔭 Looking Ahead🤝 Palisades Organizations Summit Uniting local groups for a community presentation.🏛️ Hear from HUD An opportunity to discuss federal housing and recovery programs.🧑💼 Meet AECOM Outreach opportunities to connect with the recovery infrastructure team.🧺 Farmers Market Looking at possibilities of bringing back a weekday farmers market in time for schools reopening and more re-population. 📆 Upcoming PRC Town Halls Technology-Assisted Fire Detection & Suppression for Community Resilience Zoning 101 – How Local Land Use Works and How it Impacts us Home Insurance & Resilience – With CA Insurance Commission and Insurers With deep gratitude for your ongoing engagement and commitment to our town, — The Palisades Recovery Coalition (PRC) 📧 info@PaliRecovery.org | 🌐 www.PaliRecovery.org 📍 PRC Headquarters – 15224 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades |
