Palisades Residents Report Problems in Other Areas of L.A.

Founder’s Oak is a islet of oak trees where Pacific Palisades was founded. It survived the fire.

Palisades residents took pride in the community. Residents picked up trash, covered up graffiti and reported quality of life issues to 311 or to Councilmember Traci Park’s Office. Those residents continued advocating for their community until officials acknowledged the problem.

Once the town burned, residents have found rentals in other parts of Los Angeles where quality of life issues don’t seem to be taken as seriously.

ELECTRICAL COVERS:

One resident, now in Katy Yaroslavky’s area a shared a letter with CTN, that she had sent.

I am following up on the email I sent about three months ago reporting on many holes in electrical covers on the ground on North June Street from the 300-600 blocks. I had reported it to 311 with no resolution and you emailed back that the issue was resolved; however, on recent walks I see none were fixed. They are a hazard to pedestrians, children playing, and dogs.

In addition, we along with our neighbors have lost power five times in the past month. What is the deal with DWP?  We are fire victims from the Palisades and the ineptitude of DWP is appalling. Why is no one looking at the person at the top of the DWP?

I am copying Councilwoman Park as well in the hope you can fix these problems and the DWP. In the past there used to be flex warnings on hot days. We know to reduce our power usage but maybe others don’t. What happened to the warnings?

HOMELESSNESS:

This encampment is located under the 10 Freeway on Sepulveda.

This editor also sent a note to Yaroslavky about the homeless living in the underpasses on the 10 Freeway, and also under the 405 at Exposition (near the Post Office, which residents have been sent to until the Palisades Post Office reopens). Fires at homeless encampments could easily shut down major intersections. As one person in Yaroslavky’s office explained, “But where are they supposed to go?”

TREES:

Another resident now living on the border of Santa Monica and West L.A. wrote “I saw this guy hacking into the roots of this healthy tree on Santa Monica Blvd at 26th (near CVS).”

The resident called the 311 operator, whom she said, “was very helpful!” The operator looked at the pictures the resident had sent and said immediately “that’s not a city worker,” and sent out a dispatch.

The resident also spoke to someone in Traci Park’s office. “They encouraged anyone noticing a tree that’s been removed (without permit or possibly illegally) should send a photo and address of the illegally removed tree to allysa.barrow@lacity.org and they will investigate it.”

The resident also sent a post of a healthy palm that had been removed at 600 Radcliffe.

TICKETING:

Living in Marina Del Ray, cars and RV’s park along Washington Boulevard. A traffic enforcement officer was ticketing the cars, but the RV’s were not touched. This editor sent a query to Park’s office to ask why the RV’s did not receive a ticket. CTN has not received a response.