Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles

This Is Not
a Blank Slate.

Palisades Bowl was home to 400 residents — seniors, teachers, veterans, families. The fire destroyed our structures. It did not destroy our community, our leases, or our right to return.

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400+

Residents Displaced

170

Homes Destroyed

—

Months Without Resolution

Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park, Pacific Palisades, CA — before the January 2025 fire

Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park — Pacific Palisades, CA · Pre-fire aerial view

Our Story

A Community, Not a Development Opportunity

For decades, Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park was one of the last truly affordable communities on the California coast. Home to approximately 170 families — seniors, retirees, teachers, lifeguards, veterans, and service workers — it was a rare place where working people could live near the Pacific.

"Every single one of those spaces is represented by another human being. To characterize this as a clean slate is an obnoxious move to kick us all while we're down."
— Jon Brown, President, Palisades Bowl Community Group

"I am not interested in a zone change. What we are interested in doing is restoring this property as a mobile home park for the people who were there and remain displaced."
— Councilwoman Traci Park, LA City Council District 11

"Mayor Bass' priority is getting every Palisadian home — single-family homeowners, town home owners, renters, mobile home owners."
— Office of Mayor Karen Bass

"Multifamily and mixed-use development on this site is not allowed by existing zoning and land use regulations."
— Mayor Karen Bass's Office, on redevelopment claims

"This was like paradise. There's nowhere else I want to be."
— Rashi Kaslow, 17-year Palisades Bowl resident

When the Palisades Fire destroyed our homes in January 2025, we lost everything — but not our community. Not our leases. Not our rights. California's Mobilehome Residency Law is clear: displacement by fire does not terminate a valid leasehold. We intend to return.

Legislative Tracker

The Bills Fighting for Us

Senator Ben Allen has introduced two critical bills in 2026 directly responding to what happened at Palisades Bowl. Both are active now — and your voice can help move them forward.

● Active — 2026

SB 1092

Mobilehome Parks: Resident Option to Purchase

Requires park owners to give resident organizations and qualified nonprofits a fair opportunity to submit competitive purchase bids before any sale. This is our path to ownership. Supported by ROC USA and the Palisades Bowl Community Partnership.

Author: Sen. Allen · Introduced Feb 2026

● Active — 2026

SB 1093

Post-Disaster Mobilehome Park Community Resident Protections Act

Establishes clear communication timelines between owners and residents, clarifies residents' right of entry, protects leasehold interest value post-disaster, and requires environmental testing and feasibility studies before any closure can proceed.

Author: Sen. Allen · Introduced Feb 2026

The Core Issues

Three Fights. One Community.

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Lease Rights & Legal Standing

Legal review by Pillsbury concluded residents likely retain valid leasehold rights despite the fire. The owner has not filed any change-of-use application. Residents are not going anywhere.

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Environmental Hazard & Cleanup

The site sat uncleared for over a year. LADBS declared the site a public nuisance. Toxic runoff has threatened nearby watersheds and the Pacific. Residents and advocates have now engaged EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's office directly.

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Affordable Housing Preservation

Palisades Bowl was one of the last rent-controlled, affordable communities on the California coast. The park's land has been listed for sale and marketed as a "blank slate." It is not. 170 active leaseholds say otherwise.

Our Mission

What We're Fighting For

Return Every Resident Home

All displaced residents have the right to rebuild and return. We will not accept permanent displacement dressed up as disaster recovery.

Preserve Coastal Affordable Housing

Palisades Bowl must remain a mobile home park. We are pursuing resident ownership and partnership models that protect affordability permanently.

Hold the Owners Accountable

Owners must comply with lease obligations, environmental cleanup responsibilities, and rebuilding requirements under California law.

Pursue Resident Ownership

We are actively exploring a Resident Owned Community (ROC) model with support from ROC USA, Senator Allen's office, and local government partners.

Who's With Us

Mayor Karen Bass

Councilwoman Traci Park

State Senator Ben Allen

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath

Pacific Palisades Community Council

Community Advocate Maryam Zar

ROC USA

California Coalition for Rural Housing

Pillsbury Law (legal review)

UCI Law Clinic

By The Numbers

What Our Residents Told Us

In January 2026 — one year after the fire — the Palisades Bowl Community Group surveyed 128 displaced residents. The results document the scale of financial harm, displacement, and unmet needs facing our community.

53%

Of households include at least one senior (65+)

93%

Want to return home — zero respondents said no

90%

Say park owner uncertainty has directly harmed their financial recovery

80%

Were uninsured or underinsured at the time of the fire

81%

Considered their space lease a major part of their financial security

56%

Report significant or moderate income loss since the fire

Top Barriers to Returning

Owner timeline uncertainty

69%

Cost of replacement

65%

Loss of lease equity

42%

Insurance shortfall

40%

Lack of financing

36%

Mental health impact

25%

Assistance Needed

Equity preservation help

73%

Financial assistance

47%

Legal / tenant rights

40%

Mental health support

19%

Insurance claim help

11%

Housing search support

10%

Survey conducted January 7, 2026 · 128 respondents · Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Community · All identifying information withheld · Full report available upon request.

In The News

Media Coverage

Palisades Bowl has been covered by local and national press for decades — from conversion battles in 2005 to the fight to return home today. Most recent coverage first.

2026

Mar 11, 2026 Letter: Palisades Mobile Home Park Residents Need Assistance Circling The News

Mar 9, 2026 Palisades Mobile Home Park Listing Angers Former Residents The Real Deal

Mar 9, 2026 Palisades Bowl Sale Sparks Fight Over Affordable Housing Westside Current

Mar 6, 2026 Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park Residents Fight to Prevent Sale to Developer CBS Los Angeles

Mar 5, 2026 Owners of Fire-Destroyed Palisades Mobile Home Park Seek to Displace Residents for Development Deal Los Angeles Times

Mar 5, 2026 Their Mobile Homes Burned Down in the Palisades Fire. Now the Property Is Quietly Up for Sale LAist

Mar 5, 2026 Pacific Palisades Mobile Home Park Being Quietly Marketed for Redevelopment SM Mirror

Feb 18, 2026 Senator Allen Introduces SB 1092 & SB 1093 for Stronger Mobilehome Resident Protections Sen. Allen Press

Feb 4, 2026 EPA Administrator Outlines Trump's Plan to Speed Up Palisades Rebuilding ABC News

Jan 6, 2026 Palisades Bowl Is on Sale for Up to $90M Palisades News

2025

Oct 2025 Why an Affordable Slice of LA Paradise Might Never Recover from the Palisades Fire LA Times / Tribune

Oct 2025 Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park's Future Is Uncertain Circling The News

Aug 2025 State Bill Aims to Protect Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Park Residents (SB 749) SM Mirror

Apr 25, 2025 Bill to Protect Mobile Home Residents After Disasters Advances in State Senate SM Daily Press

Feb 19, 2025 Mobile Homes Are Some of California's Last Affordable Housing. Can They Rebuild After LA Fires? CalMatters

Feb 12, 2025 LA Mobile Home Park Residents Face Uncertain Future After Fires CalMatters

2018 & Earlier

Nov 2018 Jury Awards Residents $8.9 Million in Fraud Verdict Against Biggs Circling The News

Aug 2010 Appellate Court Overturns Pro-Conversion Ruling, Citing Mello Act CA Court of Appeal

2006–2007 Residents Mobilize Against Forced Conversion; Biggs Seeks to Subdivide Park Circling The News

Aug 2005 Eddie Biggs Purchases Palisades Bowl for $15 Million Background / Wikipedia

Get In Touch

Reach Out

Whether you are a resident, a journalist, a policymaker, an advocate, or someone who wants to help — we want to hear from you. Our residents are unified and open to various options that bring us home.

✉ contact@pbcommunity.org

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This Is Not a Blank Slate.