Housing Bill SB 50 | Pacific Palisades
SB 50, which would have required cities and counties to change local zoning laws to allow for denser housing near public transportation and job centers, died in the State Senate on Thursday morning, January 30—four votes shy of what was needed to advance to the Assembly.
The bill, originally introduced in December 2018 by author Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, who said it was aimed to address California’s housing shortage, has failed to pass in the Senate in the past two legislative sessions.
SB 50 was narrowly defeated on Wednesday, 18-15, with six senators declining to vote. It was reintroduced on Thursday morning before the January 31 deadline, but failed again.
The Pacific Palisades Community Council authored a letter to the California State Senate Rules Committee, expressing significant concerns about the bill in relation to the “lack of protection for Cal Fire Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone areas”—a category of which the entirety of the Palisades falls into.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Palisadian Power Outages | Pacific Palisades
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power had 15 power outages affecting 6,800 customers—including residents in the Palisades—on Monday, February 3, while a High Wind Warning was in effect.
Eleven incidents were reported in the LA Metro area, with an additional four outages in the San Fernando Valley, according to LADWP Spokesperson Deborah Hong.
In addition to customers in the Palisades, outages also affected Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, Mid-Wilshire, Valley Village and Mission Hills.
City News Service contributed to this report.
—SARAH SHMERLING
Fred Silverman, Influential Television Executive, Dies at 82 | Pacific Palisades
Fred Silverman passed away in his Pacific Palisades home at 82 years old on Thursday, January 30.
Silverman, an influential television executive, leaves behind a legacy of groundbreaking shows, including “Hill Street Blues,” “M*A*S*H” and “All in the Family.” Silverman—dubbed the “boy wonder” of television—became director of daytime programming at CBS at just 25 years old, moved to ABC in 1975, and became president and CEO of NBC three years later.
He eventually formed his own production house, The Fred Silverman Company, in 1981, resulting in shows “Matlock” and “In the Heat of the Night.”
Silverman is survived by his wife, Catherine, and their two children, Melissa and Billy.
City News Service contributed to this report.
—LILY TINOCO
Cookie Good Offers Valentine’s Day Treats | Santa Monica
Palisadian-founded Cookie Good has debuted Valentine’s Day flavors, including Cupid, cake batter dough mixed with white chocolate chips and Valentine sprinkles, Red Velvet and White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle.
To place an order or more information, visit cookiegood.com.
—LILY TINOCO
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