Pacific Palisades Community Council to Host Special Meeting With Elected Officials

Pacific Palisades Community Council will host a special meeting on Thursday, January 23, beginning at 6 p.m. on Zoom.

“The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the status of the devastating fire and to obtain information from our key elected officials,” PPCC wrote. “The meeting is public and open to all. There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and comment.”

Officials confirmed to join the meeting at press time included Councilmember Traci Park, Mayor Karen Bass, Congressmember Brad Sherman, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Palisades Charter High School Principal Pam Magee and LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin and District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

“Following the officials’ remarks, we will then take written questions for the guest speakers posed in the meeting chat by attendees,” PPCC wrote. “Questions may be directed to a specific official or to all speakers for answers. The chat will be monitored and the questions will be read aloud to the officials. In the interest of time, duplicative questions will be combined into one question. Questions may also be submitted via email to info@pacpalicc.org no later than 12 p.m., January 23. We ask that the questions be respectful and focused on current needs and what we can expect from our government agencies as we move forward in attempting to rebuild our beautiful community.

“PPCC is an all-volunteer advisory organization, with the mission of providing a forum for consideration of community issues, advocating to government officials when there is community consensus, and protecting the quality of life in the Palisades. Our board members are grief-stricken and frustrated; we, along with other community members, hope and trust that ongoing investigations will eventually provide answers as to how and why this unprecedented catastrophic event occurred. That said, this meeting will not be a forum for blame, accusations or speculation about causes of the fire, but will instead be centered constructively on obtaining information about what lies ahead for us all.”

For more information, including a link to join the Zoom, visit pacpalicc.org.                    

—SARAH SHMERLING