More helpful links for rebuilding

LA Department of Bldg and Safety and LA County Public Works

HERE is the link to a FAQ pdf that was published by LA County who is coordinating with LADBS .

Per LA County Public Works, the One Stop Rebuild Center will not be located at the Palisades, but it is located at the Calabasas One-Stop Center, 26600 Agoura Road, #110, Calabasas, CA 91302. Apparently only 22 applications have been submitted in the Palisades. 76 applications have been submitted in the Eaton area. You can make appointment HERE for the Calabasas office. Or you can make virtual appointment with someone at LADBS counter via this link ::: BuildLA Appointment System ::: Another important link is the FAQ link on the LADBS website 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires Information | LADBS Check back weekly!!!! This is a fluid process. They are constantly updating this FAQ pending feedbacks from the residents.

Other Useful Studies, Surveys and Links

Resilient Palisades has commissioned a fire field study regarding how the fire had spread.

ULI (Urban Land Institute) would like feedback from the residents via this survey. https://la.uli.org/la-fires-survey/

Here is the study on Long Term Health of LA Fire: https://lafirehealth.org/

For those who has homes still standing, Purdue is seeking household interview for their study: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eg338czfsedtZ7E

Here is the link for FREE SOIL TESTING

POOL

Lastly, here is the reminder and suggestion on how to clean your standing pool: Pool sampling is currently fully subscribed, but for those who are trying to remediate their pool, the recommendation we have, based on the best science available right now, is:

  1. Vacuum out large ash and debris to minimize load on sanitary sewer (but do not do any chemistry - no pH balancing, no chlorine, none of that).

  2. Get a reservation from LASAN to drain your pool, and drain it on the reservation time.

  3. ⁠⁠Power wash the walls, flush all lines and pumps, and do an inspection of lines and pumps for damage, and then drain remnant water.

  4. Refill the pool

  5. Test under EPA Method 524.2/.4 and 200.7/.8 (stagnate for 72 hours first with no pumps or filters running).

  6. If you have no detections of either method, then acid wash or treat plaster to remove discoloration.


If you hit VOCs still in step 5, you have a plaster permeation problem. If you hit metals, you have a general cleaning problem.

This approach balances risk and cost, as you hope that test in step 5 comes back well.

Hope you guys are staying safe and healthy!

xo May