RESOURCES & TOOLS
Practical resources to help you rebuild, recover and make more resilient choices.
Whether you are rebuilding a home, navigating solar and electrification, restoring a landscape or looking for ways to reduce your environmental impact, we have gathered tools and information to help make the process a little easier.
Rebuilding Your Home
A practical framework for rebuilding safer, healthier and more resilient homes and landscapes.
A vision set forth by Resilient Palisades, Established in 2019 A community-based nonprofit organization in Pacific Palisades, CA working to coordinate a community-led response to the climate and ecological crisis...
Recovery District Explained
Could a Recovery District Help Fund the Palisades Rebuild?
As Pacific Palisades rebuilds, new tools may be needed to fund infrastructure, resilience improvements and long-term community recovery. Learn what a Recovery District is, how it could work, and what it could mean for the Palisades.
Clean Energy, Solar & Batteries
INCENTIVES FOR REBUILDING ALL-ELECTRIC
Rebuilding after the fire is a chance to create healthier, safer, and more resilient homes. But navigating rebates and tax credits can feel overwhelming. Here are the key incentives available now to help make your all-electric rebuild more affordable.
LADWP HOME LA
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What it offers: Up to $18,000 in rebates for whole-home electrification (heating/cooling, water heating, cooking, laundry, with bonus incentives for battery storage and low-GWP refrigerants).
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Who it’s for: Los Angeles residents rebuilding after the Palisades wildfire.
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Learn more: LADWP HOME LA Program
Switch Is On (Statewide Hub)
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What it offers: Rebates of up to $5,700 for heat pump water heaters, $4,000 for heat pump HVAC, and $2,000 for panel upgrades.
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Who it’s for: All California residents.
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Learn more: Switch Is On Incentives Finder
California Electric Homes Program (CalEHP)
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What it offers: Per-unit incentives for all-electric new construction and storage.
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$2,500 per single-family / duplex / townhome unit (market-rate)
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$1,600 per multifamily / ADU unit
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Higher rates in disadvantaged communities (up to $6,000 for manufactured housing)
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$250–$300 per kWh bonus for energy storage systems
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Who it’s for: Developers and builders constructing new, all-electric homes.
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Learn more: California Electric Homes Program
Stacking Tip: HOME LA and CalEHP incentives can be stacked. CalEHP offers free technical support and guidance.
Soil & Landscape Recovery
Post Fire Bioremediation Guide
Created by our consortium partner, the Centre for Applied Ecological Remediation, this plain language guide explains how plants, fungi, and microbes can support soil recovery after fires.
Learn about common post fire contaminants, soil testing, exposure reduction, treatment timelines, and when bioremediation may or may not be appropriate for a property. Soil testing and professional oversight remain essential throughout the process.
SOIL TESTING
While federal agencies have not mandated widespread soil testing, universities and organizations are offering resources to help you assess your property. Understanding your soil's composition is a crucial step in ensuring a safe and healthy environment for your family and for rebuilding efforts.
Here are some key resources for soil testing in the Pacific Palisades:
Contaminant Level Evaluation and Analysis for Neighborhoods
Public Health
LA County Department of Public Health
Get a Free Assessment of the Invasive Plants
on Your Property Along with a Strategic Plan
Not all non-native plants are detrimental. However, certain invasive species significantly increase wildfire risk. Ecological restoration is essential to reducing fire vulnerability, safeguarding biodiversity, and ensuring sustainable water management.
Protecting Our Shared Environment
Request a Cleanup
See litter, loose nails and screws, larger debris or a blocked sidewalk that needs attention? Tell us where it is and our Anti-Litter League will review the request.
We respond as volunteer capacity allows, and submitting a request does not guarantee that we can complete the cleanup.
Cleanup requests are always free. If you would like to support this work, a donation helps us purchase magnetic rollers, trash grabbers, gloves, heavy duty bags and other cleanup supplies.
Artificial Turf & Children’s Health
Sarah Evans, PhD, MPH, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai examines what current research reveals about artificial turf, including children’s exposure to extreme heat, PFAS, microplastics and other harmful chemicals, and explains why natural grass is the safest choice for places where children play.
