Letter to Mayor Villaraigosa to Keep DWP Out

Dear Marquez Charter Parents, Concerned Neighbors and Friends:

We have started the process of reaching out to Mayor Villaraigosa to urge him to tell DWP to take Marquez off the table from consideration as a potential power distribution site.  As evidenced by the positive responses we've received thus far from Councilman Rosendahl, LAUSD Superintendent Dr. John Deasy, LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer and many others, a forceful community opposition—in large numbers and with consistent voices—is the only way to keep DWP from putting its power station next to Marquez Charter Elementary. 

We, therefore, urge you to email the Mayor the sample letter of concern below or something else you draft on your own.  The Mayor's contact information is also listed below.  

INSTRUCTIONS:

(1) FORWARD the sample letter below in an email and cut and paste the email addresses listed below into the "TO" and "CC" lines of your email.  In the "SUBJECT" line write: No DWP Power Station Next to Marquez Elementary School

(2) Before SENDING, don't forget to delete this entire intro message from us to you!

(3) Please Note:  The first few words of the sample letter below need your editing—depending on whether you are a Marquez Charter parent and/or Palisades resident, etc. Please write your name and address at the bottom of the letter. 

LETTER TO MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA:

TO:  mayor@lacity.org, larry.frank@lacity.org, joseph.hari@lacity.org

CC:  councilman.rosendahl@lacity.org, Ron.Nichols@ladwp.com, steve.zimmer@lausd.net

SUBJECT:  NO PROPOSED DWP SITE NEXT TO MARQUEZ SCHOOL

Office of the Mayor

Los Angeles City Hall

200 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

mayor@lacity.org

Re:       Proposed LADWP Electrical Distribution Station Next to Marquez Charter Elementary School in Pacific Palisades

Dear Mayor Villaraigosa:

I am a [resident of Pacific Palisades] [and a parent of [a] student[s] at Marquez Charter Elementary School in Pacific Palisades].  I write to inform you about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s proposed electrical distribution station to be located at 16931 Marquez Avenue, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, in the heart of a quiet residential enclave, right next to our local public elementary school, Marquez Elementary.

I strongly oppose, and am gravely concerned about, the DWP’s proposal.  It will seriously jeopardize the health and safety of the school’s students, teachers, staff, and community, as discussed below.  I ask that you please call upon DWP to eliminate the Marquez site from further consideration and immediately re-direct its focus to an alternative site.   

At a Town Hall meeting on February 29, 2012, DWP presented its plans to build a large electrical distribution station next to Marquez Elementary.  DWP has indicated the station will be 23 feet both above and below ground, and will have multiple structures spanning at least 1.5 acres.  The community has widely objected to DWP’s proposal and has submitted to DWP a petition, now with 500+ signatures, to oppose the proposed distribution station.  The Marquez Elementary community has also circulated its own petition opposing the DWP’s proposal, garnering hundreds of parent signatures and still counting.

My major concerns with the proposed distribution station include:

• Fire Hazards and Risks of Explosion – Fires and explosions at electrical distribution stations are common occurrences, rendering it a question of “when” and not “if.”  The Marquez site lies above a canyon of dry vegetation, and the entire area is located within a “red zone” fire area – the highest fire hazard zone risk category.   If an explosion occurs or a fire erupts at the Marquez site distribution station, it can easily set the canyon or the school ablaze.  On top of this, recent cut backs to the City Fire Department budget have further compromised our community’s fire protection services.  Under these circumstances, introducing new risks of electrical distribution station fires and explosions to a residential community within a red zone fire area, right next to an elementary school, is reckless.  

• Evacuation Route Problems – The Marquez site is located on a residential avenue where traffic conditions are already severely stressed, especially during Marquez Elementary’s drop-off and pick up times, when carpool and parked vehicles ensure a daily bottleneck.  The other surrounding narrow residential streets can support only limited ingress/egress for emergency vehicles and responders to any fire or other emergency occurring at the proposed distribution station.  Under these circumstances, any necessary evacuation of the surrounding area – including all of Marquez’s 600+ students, 100 staff members and numerous volunteers; the additional 200+ students and staff of the preschool and childcare facilities in the immediate vicinity; as well as nearby families (many with young children and elderly people) – would promise pandemonium. 

• Electromagnetic Fields (“EMFs”) – The health effects of prolonged and consistent exposure to EMFs have undergone continuous studies and debate in the medical and scientific community since the 1970s.  Even with conflicting reports about direct causation, epidemiological studies have shown a consistent connection between EMFs exposure and increased risks of childhood leukemia and asthma.  In the absence of any concrete proof that EMFs are unequivocally safe, DWP should not gamble with the health and safety of our public school children nor that of the community.  Our children should not be the guinea pigs in the study of the effects of EMFs.

• Construction Air Quality Impact and Health Risks – The multi-year construction of the distribution station would cause significant air quality impacts, including emissions from on-site construction equipment as well as particulate matter from dump trucks and concrete trucks traveling through the neighborhood.  Hundreds of Marquez students and staff as well as families with very young children and the elderly (some home-bound) would be subjected to these pollutants for many hours a day, five days a week, for at least 18-24 months.  The effects of these pollutants on children and the elderly, especially those with asthma and other respiratory conditions, could result in serious health problems.  Additionally, the hundreds of children and constant traffic of construction vehicles in close proximity to each another would create a serious safety risk.     

• Noise Impact During Construction & Operation – Noise from the proposed massive construction project lasting at least 18-24 months, and the operation of the station, would certainly compromise the learning environment of the hundreds of Marquez Elementary students as well as disrupt the neighborhood’s peace and quiet.

• Impact on Marquez Charter Community – Marquez Charter is one of two public elementary schools in Pacific Palisades.  It is a classified as a “Distinguished School” with an outstanding Academic Performance Index score of 936.  Marquez Charter could not have achieved this without the support of its committed parents.  During the 2010-2011 school year, the school’s parents raised $580,000 to support its curriculum, more than 70% of the school’s budget.  Many families move to the area in order to send their children to Marquez Charter, making it an important part of the local community.  In addition, approximately 20% of the students choose to come from other areas of Los Angeles to attend Marquez Charter.  If the electrical distribution station is built next to the school, parents will seek to transfer their children to another public school or send their children to private school.  This loss of students would undoubtedly cause a huge financial hit to the school and adversely impact its academic achievements. 

• Impact on Local Area Emergency and Public Safety Resources – For many local area families as well as other schools and daycare facilities down the road, Marquez Charter is the designated place of reunion and emergency assistance in the event of a natural disaster.  If the distribution station were itself to be at risk in the event of a natural disaster, this would render Marquez’s designation as an emergency reunion and assistance location impractical.

The above concerns are widely shared by other community members as well as many elected representatives and decision-makers.  Councilman Bill Rosendahl, LAUSD Superintendent Dr. John Deasy, Los Angeles School Board Members Steve Zimmer and Bennett Kayser as well as the LAUSD Office of Environmental Health & Safety have stated their unanimous opposition toDWP’s plan, and they all have publicly urged DWP General Manager Ron Nichols to eliminate the Marquez site from further consideration.  Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, City Controller Wendy Gruel and staff from Councilman Eric Garcetti’s office also have expressed agreement with the many health and safety concerns stated here, and have pledged their support in efforts to oppose DWP’s proposed electrical distribution station.

To date, despite the numerous calls from the community and elected representatives and decision-makers, DWP has refused to remove the Marquez site from consideration.  While DWP asserts that it is continuing to explore additional potential sites and alternate approaches, it has refused to provide any updates, even though the public has requested them repeatedly and DWP has promised transparency of process.

Thus, I now ask you, as our Mayor, to call upon DWP General Manager Ron Nichols to definitively remove the Marquez site from further consideration.  Time is of the essence.  DWP’s search for additional potential sites and alternate approaches can continue after the Marquez site is taken off the table.  The school’s high rankings and much needed funding are in jeopardy – families pondering a move to the area in order to send their children to Marquez Elementary are thinking twice before doing so.  Many current and prospective parents are already applying to other public schools and considering private school options, rather than risk their children’s health and safety.  Merely saying “DWP is looking for alternatives” is simply not sufficient at this point.

So that parents, teachers, and the principal can return focus to school programming, learning, and fundraising, and to stop the damage to the school that has already begun, I ask you to call upon DWP to take Marquez Charter Elementary off the table from consideration now.  

Sincerely,

Name:  _____________________________________

Address:  ___________________________________

• Geological Problems and Risk of Landslides – The area is known to be geologically unstable and has a history of landslides.  Construction of this scale 23 feet above and below ground and covering 1.5 acres will require serious alterations to the landscape, and may destabilize the geology of the area.  A resulting slope failure in a heavily populated residential area and a location next door to an elementary school is a risk not worth taking. 

Coalition Sample Letter

Dear ***:

I strongly OPPOSE the Los Angeles Department of Water Power’s (“DWP”) proposed power station at 16931 Marquez Avenue, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (the “Marquez site”).  I am a homeowner in *** and my ** children attend Marquez Charter Elementary School.

The Marquez site is located in the heart of Marquez Knolls, a quiet residential enclave populated by many families with young children.  The Marquez site is bordered by single family homes to the south and the east, a canyon of undisturbed vegetation to the west, and Marquez Charter Elementary School (“Marquez Charter”) to the north.  Marquez Charter currently serves 600+ students, ages 4-11, from kindergarten through fifth grade.  A power station at the proposed Marquez site raises a number of serious environmental, health and safety issues for the community – and especially the 600+ youngsters and approximately 100 teachers/staff/volunteers who consider the school their second home for 7-10 hours a day, five days a week, year after year.

Specifically, these are my main concerns. [see below for sampling of potential impacts/concerns]

·         The risk of explosion and fire at power substations throughout the nation is well documented.  The Marquez site sits on top of a canyon of natural vegetation and immediately next to the School.  The Los Angeles Fire Department has designated the surrounding area as a “Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.”  The canyon vegetation, combined with frequent Santa Ana winds, make the area particularly vulnerable to fire.  Even if the risk of fire or explosion could be reduced at a new, “state-of-the-art” power station, we must consider how the risk will continue and increase over years to come.  This concern is further heightened by recent efforts to reduce fire-fighting resources in Pacific Palisades, which may resurface in the future and delay response time.  A serious fire during regular school hours would imminently endanger the lives of 600+ youngsters and nearly 100 teachers/staff/ volunteers at the school.  It would also endanger the lives of many more youngsters attending the three other preschool/daycare centers in the area. Should a fire spread during the Marquez Charter morning school drop-off or afternoon pick-up hours, evacuating the area would be extremely chaotic, considering the traffic bottleneck that regularly builds up in front of the school during these times. 

·         Just as concerning, the proposed Marquez site is known to be geologically unstable and prone to landslides.  Slope failure leading to structural damage can be triggered by a number of events – heavy rainfall, earthquake, etc.  In turn, either can yield to dangerous fires and explosions.  Some may question the probability of slope failure at a properly remediated site or structural damage to a new “state of the art” power station.  Nonetheless, one cannot overlook the fact that should such an incident occur – perhaps triggered by the next big earthquake – the potential consequences and threat to public safety could be catastrophic. 

·         Human health effects of electromagnetic fields (“EMF”) from power stations have been studied since the 1970s, and these studies have consistently associated increased instances of childhood leukemia and other cancers with EMF exposure.  In 2002, the World Health Organization recognized the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s classification of extremely low frequency magnetic fields as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”  DWP’s own website acknowledges, “childhood studies have reported a[n] association between estimates [of EMFs] and certain types of cancer.”  DWP further advises consumers to “limit your exposure [to]” and “increas[e] your distance from EMF sources.”  With this knowledge, it defies common sense and sound public policy to install a power station directly next to a public school, where hundreds of children spend most of their waking hours, five days a week, year after year.   

·         Traffic conditions on this stretch of Marquez Avenue are already severely stressed.  This stretch of Marquez Avenue cannot support the additional traffic of heavy construction equipment and trucks that would be required during construction of the proposed power station.  Even once the power station is in operation, this stretch of Marquez Avenue cannot tolerate the risk of street closures to accommodate maintenance or repair.  Further, should a substation emergency occur during Marquez Charter’s drop-off or pick-up times when the traffic is most congested, evacuation of all the Marquez Charter students and the immediate area would be a near impossible task

·         Impacts on community disaster preparedness plans – For many local area families and other preschools/daycare facilities down the road, Marquez Charter is the designated place of reunion and emergency assistance in the event of a natural disaster.  Installing a power station directly next door exemplifies poor planning.  Not only would the facility itself be at risk in the event of a natural disaster, the additional traffic generated during the construction period would also make access by emergency vehicles virtually impossible. 

·         Air quality impacts – This includes air quality impacts from on-site construction equipment emissions (i.e., carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, PM₁₀) and fugitive dust from dump trucks and concrete trucks traveling through the neighborhood to and from the construction site.  All Marquez Charter students and neighborhood children will be subjected to such pollutants for extended periods of time over many months, even years.  Those with asthma and other respiratory conditions would be especially vulnerable to these impacts.

·         Noise impacts – Noise from the massive construction project as well as from the operation of the proposed power station would be highly disruptive and disturbing to the Marquez Charter students directly next door as well as nearby residents. 

·         Biological impacts – The proposed power station site and its adjacent canyon are home to numerous wildlife species.  The biological impacts of constructing a power station here could be devastating and long-lasting.  

·         Impacts on Marquez Charter School – Marquez Charter is a top-ranking school and pride of the community.  Many families move to the area in order to send their children to school there — nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood and overlooking a canyon and the Pacific Ocean.  Should a massive power station be installed right next door, those parents who have the means are already saying they will send their children to private school, and many others will do what they can to move their children to other area schools.  Regrettably, this would drain the school of its much-needed resources and committed parents, and would run the risk of ruining the school.  This would be a monumental loss for the entire community.

For all the above reasons, I vehemently oppose the DWP’s proposed electrical distributing station on the Marquez site.  [And I strongly urge DWP to explore and consider alternate locations.] [And I respectfully request ** to publicly oppose the DWP’s plans to install a power station at the Marquez site.

                                                                                                                      

Sincerely,

***

Palisadian-Post: DWP Station Risss Children's Safety

 

Coalition Background Statement of Concern

Background

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (“DWP”) recently announced plans to install a power distribution station in the Marquez Knolls residential enclave of Pacific Palisades.  The target location is an undeveloped lot immediately adjacent to the Marquez Charter Elementary School (“Marquez Charter”). 

On February 29, 2012, DWP hosted an informational Town Hall meeting to present the proposed project, “Distribution Station 104” (“DS 104”) to the community.  Although residents and Marquez Charter parents had learned about the Town Hall meeting merely days before, 200+ attended and over 2 dozen spoke out against the proposed power station as a potential environmental and health hazard.  At the end of the Town Hall, the community submitted to DWP a petition with 400+ signatures to protest the proposed power station.  See Tab 1 (March 8, 2012 Palisades Post article, “Marquez Residents Oppose DWP Site”; Petition “NO to Marquez Power Substation”).    

What is the Proposed Project?

The proposed project is a new electrical “distribution station.”  As DWP explained at the Town Hall meeting, a distribution substation is a part of the DWP’s electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system.  It transforms voltage from high to low between the generating plant and the residential consumer.  See Tab 2 (DWP Town Hall Meeting PowerPoint presentation, “Power System Operations” diagram).    

Although specific plans and design details have yet to be publicly disclosed, informal discussions between community members and DWP suggest that the installation will comprise multiple buildings spread over a large footprint covering the entire site.  The proposed power distribution station is intended to supplement the existing Distribution Station 29 in the Palisades Village.  With ever-increasing energy demands, the community anticipates that the proposed power station may ultimately serve the entire greater Pacific Palisades area and beyond.  

Where is the Proposed Power Station Location?

DWP has proposed the power station to be located on an undeveloped lot immediately adjacent to Marquez Charter.  Specifically, the location is in the heart of Marquez Knolls, a quiet residential enclave populated by many families with young children.  The proposed project site is bordered by single family homes to the south and the east, a canyon of natural vegetation to the west, and Marquez Charter to the north.  The proposed site borders the entire length of the southern fence of the Marquez Charter lower playground.  See Tab 3 (Google map of the proposed project site at 16931 Marquez Avenue, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272).

The proposed project site is a DWP-owned lot.  The homes surrounding the lot were developed in the 1950s.  DWP acquired the lot directly bordering Marquez Charter, located at 16931 Marquez Avenue, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, by eminent domain around 1971, with no or little public input.  Subsequently, a sign was erected on the property stating the site would be used for a future distributing station.  At the time, DWP had indicated its intention to reserve the lot for the eventual installation of a distributing station that would serve a then-proposed residential development in the nearby Santa Monica Mountains.  That development was never built and the proposed development site became part of the Santa Monica Mountains State Park.  For decades thereafter, the DWP lot next to Marquez Charter remained undeveloped.  Meanwhile, the surrounding residential area flourished, as did Marquez Charter next door.

Today, Marquez Charter is a California Distinguished School with an API 900+ Honor School rating.  The school currently serves 600+ students, ages 4-11, from transitional- kindergarten through fifth grade.  These youngsters mostly come from the Marquez Knolls, Highlands, Las Casas flats, Pacific View Estates, Castellemare, and Bienvenida Bluffs areas of Pacific Palisades.  The remaining students come from other parts of Los Angeles.  Marquez Charter is run by 28 teachers; 27 instructional aides and teachers assistants; 15 administrative staff; and a long list of parent volunteers.  Marquez Charter is a pride of the community, and a draw to the area for many residents—both renters and homeowners alike. 

Who is the “Coalition of Palisadians to Keep Marquez Charter Safe”?

The “Coalition of Palisadians to Keep Marquez Charter Safe” (a.k.a. the “Keep Marquez Safe Coalition”) is a group of Palisadian parents and community members, many of them professionals including doctors, lawyers, finance professionals and business owners, who feel strongly about keeping Marquez Charter and the surrounding area safe for students, children and everyone in the community. 

We vehemently oppose the proposed power station right next to Marquez Charter.

Statement of Concerns

• The risk of explosion and fire at power substations throughout the nation is well documented.  See Tab 4.  They can be caused by being overloaded, equipment failure or other reasons.  A potential explosion and fire at the proposed power station can easily spread to the immediately adjacent Marquez Charter.  Should a fire spread during regular school hours, this would imminently endanger the lives of 600+ youngsters and nearly 100 teachers, staff and volunteers.  Should a fire spread during the morning school drop-off or afternoon pick-up hours, evacuating the area would be utter chaos, considering the traffic bottleneck that tends to build up in front of the school during these times.  Given the hundreds of lives at stake, the real risk of explosion and fire is unacceptable.
• Just as concerning, the proposed power station site is known to be geologically unstable and prone to landslides.  Slope failure leading to structural damage can be triggered by a number of events – heavy rainfall, earthquake, etc.  In turn, either can yield to dangerous fires and explosions.  Some may question the probability of slope failure at a properly remediated site or structural damage to a new “state of the art” power station.  Nonetheless, one cannot overlook the fact that should such an incident occur – perhaps triggered by the next big earthquake – the potential consequences could be catastrophic.  Again, given the lives of 600+ youngsters and nearly 100 teachers, staff and volunteers at stake, even the slightest risk is unacceptable.
• Human health effects of electromagnetic fields (“EMF”) from power stations have been studied since the 1970s.  These studies have found a consistent statistical correlation and epidemiologic evidence showing association between EMF exposure and increased instances of certain illnesses.  See Tab 5.  Research has also found that the closer children are to power stations, the more exposure they have.  Children’s anatomy and physiology are different than that of adults.  Thus, they may be particularly vulnerable to EMF health impacts.  The World Health Organization has recognized the International Agency for Research on Cancer classification of extremely low frequency EMFs as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”  The DWP’s own website acknowledges, “childhood studies have reported a[n] association between estimates [of EMFs] and certain types of cancer.”  DWP further advises people to “limit your exposure [to]” and “increase[e] your distance from EMF sources.”  Given all this, knowingly subjecting Marquez Charter School’s 600+ youngsters and nearly 100 teachers, staff and volunteers to daily EMF exposure is unconscionable.

·       Traffic conditions on this stretch of Marquez Avenue are already severely stressed.  During the school’s morning drop-off and pick-up times especially, the street is jammed with parked vehicles, carpool traffic, and double-parked vehicles.  Should a substation emergency occur during this time, evacuating the elementary school kids and nearby residents would be chaos.  Also, this stretch of Marquez is an emergency fire evacuation route.  Risk of street closures due to regular maintenance or emergency activities at the substation cannot be justified.  As well, given the already-stressed current traffic conditions, this stretch of Marquez cannot support the daily entourage of heavy equipment traffic that would be required for an extended construction project.

·       Impacts on community disaster preparedness plans – For many local area families and other preschools/daycare facilities down the road, Marquez Charter is the designated place of reunion and emergency assistance in the event of a natural disaster.  Installing a power station directly next door exemplifies poor planning.  Not only would the facility itself be at risk in the event of a natural disaster, the additional traffic generated during the construction period would also make access by emergency vehicles virtually impossible. 

·       Air quality impacts – This includes air quality impacts from on-site construction equipment emissions (i.e., carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, PM₁₀) and fugitive dust from dump trucks and concrete trucks traveling through the neighborhood to and from the construction site.  All Marquez Charter students and neighborhood children will be subjected to such pollutants for extended periods of time over many months, even years.  Consider the effects on those with asthma and other respiratory conditions as well as increased cases of childhood asthma that could potentially result.

·       Noise impacts – Noise from the massive construction project as well as from the operation of the proposed power station would be highly disruptive and disturbing to the Marquez Charter students directly next door. 

• Biological impacts – The proposed power station site and its adjacent canyon are home to numerous wildlife species.  The biological impacts of constructing a power station here could be devastating and long-lasting.  

·       Impacts on Marquez Charter School – Installing the proposed power station right next to Marquez Charter will ruin the school.  Those parents who have the means are already saying they will send their children to private school, and many others will do what they can to move their children to other area schools, should the station be built.  If they do so, we stand to ruin a top-ranking charter school, which many have labored to make a pride of the community.  This would be a monumental loss for the entire community.

·       Bottom line – Our nation’s increasing energy demand is a fact, and the urgency toward renewable energy is a whole other conversation.  The fact is this community can use the additional capacity.  But not at the expense of a top-ranked school and its young students.  Placing this risky facility next to an elementary school defies common sense.  Next to Marquez Charter is clearly the worst possible choice of location.

Coalition Position Statement

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

I am writing you with a sense of urgency.  The LA Department of Water and Power ("DWP") has proposed to install a large new power distribution station in the heart of Marquez Knolls, directly next to Marquez Charter Elementary School.   Anyone concerned about their family's health and safety as well as the neighborhood's integrity is urged to forcefully oppose DWP's proposed plans.  

On Feb. 29th, DWP held a Town Hall meeting to announce its plans.  Over 200 people attended and about two dozen individuals spoke out against the proposal.  A petition against the proposed power station has been circulating around the community and has garnered 450+ signatures to date.  Following the Town Hall, a group of community leaders and Marquez Charter parents formed the "Coalition of Palisadians to Keep Marquez Charter Safe" to spearhead the community's continuing efforts to oppose the DWP's proposed power station next to Marquez Charter.  Please take a moment to review the Coalition’s background and statement of concerns regarding the proposed power station.

Click here for Coalition Background Statement of Concern  and the recent Op-Ed, “DWP Station Risks Children’s Safety,” that was published in the March 8 edition of the Palisadian-Post. Click here for Palisadian-Post: DWP Station Risks Children's Safety  

At this point, a forceful community opposition -- in large numbers and with persistent voices -- is the only way to stop DWP from putting its power station here. We cannot let this stand, and the time for everyone to act is now. Please take a few minutes of your time today to take the three easy steps below to compel DWP to choose another location. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Marquez Knolls resident Natalia Becir at (310) 430-5079 or nmbecir@yahoo.com.

Please pass this on to everyone you know who is concerned about the health and safety of their family and children, and cares about our community.

Sincerely,

Natalia

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A power distribution station in the heart of Marquez Knolls, directly next to Marquez Charter, presents serious health and safety hazards and environmental concerns for our community.

• ·          Risk of Substation Fires and Explosions
• ·          Risk of Leukemia and Other Illnesses Associated with EMF
• ·          Community Disaster Evacuation Problems
• ·          Air Quality Impacts from Construction
• ·          Noise Impacts from Construction & Operating Power Station
• ·          Traffic Impacts from Construction Vehicles
• ·          Landslide Risks
• ·          Wildlife Impacts
• ·          Aesthetic Impacts
• ·          Detrimental Economic Impacts to Home Values and  Businesses 

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What You Can Do Right Now: 

1. Sign the “No to Marquez Power Substation” petition on-line.  Click here for Petition

2. Put a link on your Facebook page

 3. Voice your concerns and objections to our local elected representatives and decision-makers.  For Coalition Sample Letter click here.

 4. E-mail or call:

·         Councilman Bill Rosendahl – Councilman.rosendahl@lacity.org or (310) 575-8461

·         Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s District Director Norm Kulla – Norman.Kulla@lacity.org

·         LADWP General Manager Ron Nichols – Ron.Nichols@ladwp.com

·         LADWP Project Liaison Victoria Cross – Victoria.Cross@LADWP.com or (213) 367-4141

·         LA School Board Representative Steve Zimmer – Steve.Zimmer@lausd.net  or 213-241-6387

5.  Call & email your elected Pacific Palisades Community Council Representatives and Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association:

·         Area 1 (Pacific View Estates, Castellemare, Paseo Miramar and Sunset):  Barbara Kohn 310-454-8185 barbara@kohn.com

·         Area 2 (Palisades Highlands and Palisades Dr to Sunset):  Paul Glasgall  310-255-5462  pglasgall@aol.com

·         Area 3 (Marquez Knolls/Bel Air Bay Club, N & S of Sunset from east of Palisades Dr to and including Bienvenida): Jim Rea 310-354-0790 jarea@kw.com and Christy Dennis  310-454-2824  christydennis@aol.com

·         Area 4 (N and S of Sunset from Bienvenida to Temescal Canyon):  Harry Sondheim 310-454-4667 hbsondheim@verizon.net

·         Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association: info@MarquezKnolls.com

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