NITHYA RAMAN
Councilmember/Urban Planner
THE ELECTION FIELD GUIDE
Every contest and local measure a Pacific Palisades or Palisades Highlands voter decides on November 3, 2026, taken from Los Angeles County's final lists, and the January 2025 fire and the rebuild mapped lot by lot.
THE GROUND · STATE, COUNTY AND CITY RECORDS
State inspectors examined every structure inside the Palisades Fire perimeter in January 2025. Los Angeles County joined each result to its building outlines and to the assessor's lots. These counts cover the two City of Los Angeles communities the county calls Pacific Palisades and Palisades Highlands.
The City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety publishes every permit application. Each lot with a destroyed structure is counted once, at the furthest stage a new-building permit for a dwelling or a main building has reached on it.
2,802lots signed off as complete under the federal debris removal program
1,224lots whose owner opted out and the county records as cleared
42lots with no clearance on record
2,114homes in applications on 1,855 lots, accessory units included
6.2 millionsquare feet of new floor area. The roll last recorded 11.8 million on the lots left bare.
101 daysmedian from filing to an issued permit, on 1,330 lots
388destroyed lots the Assessor reassessed for a change of ownership between the fire and December 2025
213of those lots have a rebuild application on file
528more lots were recorded as damaged with every structure still standing
Lots reaching each stage since the fire, counted at the first date on record for the lot.

| Street | Destroyed lots | Stage of each lot | Permit or better | Nothing filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Sunset Blvd | 150 | 25% | 61% | |
| Via De La Paz | 137 | 29% | 56% | |
| Chautauqua Blvd | 135 | 18% | 67% | |
| Hartzell St | 128 | 45% | 42% | |
| Galloway St | 122 | 45% | 43% | |
| Fiske St | 112 | 46% | 38% | |
| Iliff St | 110 | 50% | 41% | |
| Swarthmore Ave | 108 | 43% | 45% | |
| Radcliffe Ave | 97 | 39% | 51% | |
| N Las Casas Ave | 90 | 37% | 58% | |
| Monument St | 87 | 30% | 63% | |
| Embury St | 84 | 58% | 32% | |
| Bollinger Dr | 82 | 39% | 54% | |
| Lachman Ln | 78 | 27% | 59% | |
| Kagawa St | 75 | 37% | 53% | |
| Livorno Dr | 75 | 35% | 48% | |
| Bienveneda Ave | 70 | 26% | 60% | |
| Haverford Ave | 68 | 31% | 51% | |
| Jacon Way | 63 | 30% | 49% | |
| Las Lomas Ave | 61 | 36% | 49% | |
| Muskingum Ave | 59 | 31% | 59% | |
| De Pauw St | 57 | 42% | 40% | |
| Mount Holyoke Ave | 57 | 28% | 56% | |
| Toyopa Dr | 52 | 33% | 58% |
ON THIS BALLOT · CITY OF LOS ANGELES PROPOSITION TE
PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION FOR VICTIMS OF JANUARY 2025 FIRE DISASTER. PROPOSITION TE
Shall an ordinance be adopted to provide a one-time exemption from the City's special documentary transfer tax (Proposition ULA) for residential properties that were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and are sold within five years of the date of the Fire?
Supporters listed: Councilmember Park; Mayor Bass; Council President Harris-Dawson; Western States Carpenters; Palisades Community Council
Opponents listed: None submitted
WHERE THE PALISADES VOTES
Each lot in the two communities was tested against the official boundary files. The whole community sits in one district of each kind.
| U.S. House | 32nd District | On the ballot. The lines are the ones voters adopted in 2025. |
|---|---|---|
| State Senate | 24th District | On the ballot. |
| State Assembly | 42nd District | On the ballot. |
| Board of Equalization | 3rd District | On the ballot. |
| Los Angeles City Council | District 11 | Not on the county's final list for this election. |
| County Board of Supervisors | District 3 | Not on the county's final list for this election. |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified | No board seat is on the county's final list for this election. |
THE COUNTY'S FINAL LIST · SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
Names and ballot designations are printed as the county prints them. A campaign site is linked where the candidate gave the county one. The county's final list of candidates ↗
Mayor of Los AngelesVote for 1
Councilmember/Urban Planner
Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles City AttorneyVote for 1
Deputy District Attorney
Deputy Attorney General
Los Angeles County SheriffVote for 1
Sheriff of Los Angeles County
Campaign site ↗Retired Peace Officer
Superior Court Judge, Office 64Vote for 1
Deputy Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Deputy District Attorney, County of Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge, Office 65Vote for 1
Deputy County Counsel, County of Los Angeles
Campaign site ↗Deputy Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Campaign site ↗Superior Court Judge, Office 87Vote for 1
Law Professor/Attorney
Campaign site ↗Deputy Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Superior Court Judge, Office 131Vote for 1
Deputy Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Campaign site ↗Deputy Alternate Public Defender, County of Los Angeles
Campaign site ↗U.S. Representative, 32nd DistrictVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
United States Congressman/Dad
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Attorney/Film Producer
Campaign site ↗State Senator, 24th DistrictVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
Small Business Owner
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Democratic
Councilmember
Campaign site ↗State Assembly, 42nd DistrictVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
City Councilmember
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Small Business Owner
Campaign site ↗Board of Equalization, 3rd DistrictVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
Labor Union Organizer
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Democratic
State Assemblymember/Father
GovernorVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
Voting Rights Attorney
Party preference: Republican
Small Business Owner
Campaign site ↗Lieutenant GovernorVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
State Treasurer/CPA
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Educator/Businesswoman
Campaign site ↗Secretary of StateVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
California Secretary of State
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Orange County Supervisor
Campaign site ↗ControllerVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
State Controller/Mother
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Chief Investment Officer
Campaign site ↗TreasurerVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
Lieutenant Governor of California
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Retired Business Executive
Campaign site ↗Attorney GeneralVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
California Attorney General
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Republican
Deputy United States Attorney
Campaign site ↗Insurance CommissionerVote for 1
Party preference: Democratic
California State Senator
Campaign site ↗Party preference: Democratic
Attorney/Consumer Advocate
Campaign site ↗Superintendent of Public InstructionVote for 1
State Superintendent Advisor
Campaign site ↗School District President
Campaign site ↗THE COUNTY'S FINAL MEASURES LIST · SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
The ballot question is quoted in full, with the supporters and opponents the county lists. Each needs a majority to pass. The county's final list of measures ↗
City of Los Angeles
PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION FOR VICTIMS OF JANUARY 2025 FIRE DISASTER. PROPOSITION TE
Shall an ordinance be adopted to provide a one-time exemption from the City's special documentary transfer tax (Proposition ULA) for residential properties that were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and are sold within five years of the date of the Fire?
Supporters listed: Councilmember Park; Mayor Bass; Council President Harris-Dawson; Western States Carpenters; Palisades Community Council
Opponents listed: None submitted
City of Los Angeles
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGET, FINANCE, AND CONTRACTING. CHARTER AMENDMENT LA
Shall the City Charter be amended to: establish a capital infrastructure plan and two-year budget cycle for the City; increase the authority of the Director of Public Works and allow for the elimination of or changes to the Board of Public Works; remove restrictions prohibiting the City from engaging in business enterprises and mortgaging City-owned property; and change certain contracting rules and procedures?
Supporters listed: City Controller, Mejia; City Councilmembers, Yaroslavsky & Blumenfield; Fmr. City Controller, Galperin; Investing in Place
Opponents listed: Monica Rodriguez, Los Angeles City Councilwoman, District 7
City of Los Angeles
CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHARTER AMENDMENT PL
Shall the City Charter be amended to: establish a Neighborhood Appeals Commission to replace Area Planning Commissions and establish a process for City Council review of Neighborhood Appeals Commission and City Planning Commission decisions; change the timing and process for City Council action on certain planning decisions; grant the Planning Department the authority to investigate, hear, and determine applications for quasi- judicial review; and allow for changes to floor area regulations by ordinance?
Supporters listed: Raymond Meza, Chair, Charter Reform Commission; Roy Samaan, President, Engineers & Architects Association
Opponents listed: None submitted
City of Los Angeles
CITY ETHICS, ELECTIONS, AND GOVERNANCE. CHARTER AMENDMENT EE
Shall the City Charter be amended to: increase the authority of the Police Department Inspector General and Fire Department Independent Assessor; prohibit Ethics Commissioners from running for certain elected offices for five years; increase penalties for campaign finance violations; require City Council to meet at least weekly rather than the currently required three days per week; increase referendum petition signature requirements; and make other changes regarding ethics, elections and governance?
Supporters listed: Tim McOsker, LA City Councilmember; Katy Yaroslavsky, LA City Councilwoman; Marqueece Harris-Dawson, LA City Councilmember
Opponents listed: Monica Rodriguez, Los Angeles City Councilwoman, District 7
City of Los Angeles
CITY DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS BUDGET. CHARTER AMENDMENT PRK
Shall the City Charter be amended to increase the minimum budget allocated to the Department of Recreation and Parks, phased in over ten years until it is double the current minimum budget allocation, with exceptions for fiscal emergencies?
Supporters listed: LA City Councilmembers, Monica Rodriguez; Imelda Padilla & Ysabel Jurado; LA City Controller, Kenneth Mejia; Father Greg Boyle
Opponents listed: None submitted
City of Los Angeles
CITY AIRPORTS, HARBOR, AND WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENTS. CHARTER AMENDMENT PRT
Shall the City Charter be amended to: require the Harbor Department to allocate funds for waterfront public access projects; require disclosure of workforce impacts for certain Harbor Department leases and agreements; increase maximum terms for certain leases; and change the composition requirement for the Airport Commission?
Supporters listed: Tim McOsker, LA City Councilmember; Imelda Padilla, LA City Councilwoman; Traci Park, LA City Councilwoman
Opponents listed: None submitted
City of Los Angeles
FUNDING FOR THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A ONE-HALF PERCENT SALES TAX. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE FD
Shall an ordinance providing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department, including for hiring firefighters, paramedics, and other staff, purchasing and maintaining vehicles and equipment, building and upgrading fire stations, and brush clearance; by imposing a one-half percent (0.5%) sales tax in the City of Los Angeles; with annual audits and a citizen's oversight committee; generating approximately $345 million annually until ended by voters; be adopted?
Supporters listed: LA City Firefighters; LAFD Chief Officers Association; CA Professional Firefighters; International Assn. of Fire Fighters
Opponents listed: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
City of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULES RELATED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS. CHARTER AMENDMENT SC
Shall the Los Angeles City Charter be amended to clarify the campaign finance rules for Board of Education elections and allow for changes by ordinance?
Supporters listed: Councilmember, Adrin Nazarian; LAUSD Board Member, Nick Melvoin; League of Women Voters of Greater LA; CA Common Cause
Opponents listed: None submitted
Los Angeles County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT REITERATING GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION OBLIGATIONS AND ESTABLISHING IMPARTIAL BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE DISPUTES
Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards; their supervisors; and nonadministrative civilian employees working in the Fire Department, Sheriff's Department, and the Department of Medical Examiner, reiterate existing legal obligations for good faith negotiations, and establish an impartial binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with certified public safety employee organizations representing County employees including firefighters, sheriffs, and the abovementioned employees, as specified in the charter amendment ordinance, be adopted?
Supporters listed: LA County Firefighters Local #1014; Association of LA Deputy Sheriffs; LA/OC Building Trades Council
Opponents listed: None submitted
Los Angeles County
PROPOSED COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ETHICS COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT BUDGET ALLOCATION CHARTER AMENDMENT
Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to provide greater independence and structure for the County of Los Angeles Ethics Commission, Office of Ethics Compliance, and Ethics Compliance Officer, including appointment processes, qualifications, term, duties and responsibilities, and to continue uninterrupted the County's commitment to community investment and alternatives to incarceration, as specified in the charter amendment ordinance, be adopted?
Supporters listed: League of Women Voters of LA County; CA Clean Money; Supervisor Lindsey Horvath; CA Common Cause; AAPI Equity Alliance
Opponents listed: None submitted
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