Pacific Palisades rebuilding one year after fire

(The Center Square) – When disasters happen, things take time to recover. Pacific Palisades is no exception, although a Los Angeles City Council member is pleased with the progress made since the devastating January 2025 fire. Traci Park, a Democrat whose Council District 11 includes the coastal neighborhood, said there are hundreds of new construction starts. Multiple schools are also back on campus, including Palisades Charter High School, as the area recovers from the Palisades Fire. The blaze burned 23,448 acres and hit communities such as Pacific Palisades, but rebuilding is going on. “We have issued, at my last check, about 50 commercial permits, and we have plans well underway for the library, the rec center, the YMCA,” Park told The Center Square. “The infrastructure restoration, the undergrounding, the utility upgrades - all of that is underway," Park said. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has also touched on recovery efforts in Pacific Palisades. During this year’s State of the C