Next Board Meeting agenda: November 13, 2025 (pending)
Direct Zoom login link for PPCC meetings HERE
Recent Statements/Letter:
Statement to the Community (PPCC Grants Committee)
PPCC-NORC Survey FAQ (PPCC Rebuild Committee)
Permit Fee Waiver Letter (community leaders to City Council)
Message from the President:
Announcing the 2025 PPCC Awards Honorees!
Citizen of the Year: Jim Cragg
Golden Sparkplugs: Jessica Rogers, Maryam Zar
Pride of the Palisades: Chuck Hart, Team Palisades
Awesome Advocates:* Sue Pascoe, Spencer Pratt
(*new award in this extraordinary year)
Announcing Special Commendations*
Youth: William Chapin, Julia & Leo Wolfberg
News: Sarah Shmerling, Editor in Chief, Palisadian-Post
(*for notable community contributions this year)
Our next meeting on November 13th will feature presentations of the Special Commendations to the recipients listed above, as well as summaries of the accomplishments of the 2025 PPCC Awards Honorees. We’ll also have a presentation by the Executive Director of the Rebuild Paradise Foundation. In addition, we’ll consider new grant recommendations from the PPCC Grants Committee (see the grants reports HERE), as a well as a motion recommended by the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC) to support an on-campus station at UCLA’s Gateway Plaza for Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project (also supported by PPCC & WRAC).
A special PPCC meeting took place on October 30, 2025, featuring one significant topic — the Gladstones redevelopment project — with a presentation by the concessionaire/developer (PCH Beach Associates/Thomas Tellefsen). Representatives from the County (Beaches & Harbors and the Supervisor’s office) were also present. See a recording of the presentation HERE. See the slide deck shown at the meeting HERE.
Stay tuned for details about the Holiday Awards Gala on December 11th, at Spruzzo Restaurant in the Palisades Highlands — when the 2025 Honorees will be presented with their awards.
See you at the PPCC meetings!
Palisades Strong!
Sue Kohl
President
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Important Information / Resources
PPCC Rebuild Committee: Committee Page; PPCC-NORC Survey FAQ
PPCC Grants Committee: Committee Page; Statement to the Community
Wildfire Resources & Information: Palisades Fire Information / Updates
PPCC Positions on Fire Recovery: Fire Recovery Positions
PP Civic League Statement/post-Fire: Civic League Status
Zone Zero Facts: Informational Website
Speakers at PPCC: Visit Presentations (scroll down by topic) or our YouTube Channel for recordings of past important speakers / presentations. For presentations more specifically related to Palisades Fire recovery, visit Fire Recovery Presentations.
See extensive additional resources under the Resources tab above.