By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
Palisadians are invited to join a series of focus groups between Monday, June 23, and Friday, June 27, to help shape a community-wide survey that is planned to launch this summer.
Researchers from NORC at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Pacific Palisades Community Council and funded by the Riviera Foundation, have launched a study to understand the Palisades’ “priorities, values and preferences for recovery and rebuilding” following the January 7 fire.
Researchers hope to assemble focus groups that reflects the full range of experiences within the Palisades community, and residents from all neighborhoods are invited to participate.
“These focus groups will help shape what we ask in the community-wide survey this summer that reflects the full range of resident experiences, priorities and values,” according to the focus group invitation. “Your input will directly influence the information that is shared with community, state and national decision makers.”
Researchers are seeking homeowners and renters, residents whose homes were destroyed and those unaffected, individuals from various housing types, and people at different stages of their recovery journey. This includes those who have returned, are undecided, have chosen not to return or have recently purchased property since the January wildfires. A range of ages, family types and neighborhoods will also be represented.
Participants will volunteer their time the week of June 23 online via Zoom with six to eight other Palisadians, a NORC moderator and notetaker for 60 to 90 minutes. Those who are selected to volunteer will receive a $75 Amazon gift card for their participation.
For more information, email ppccstudy@norc.org.
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