The Beverly Hills City Council approved fee waivers at its Feb. 19 Regular Meeting for Palisades Charter High School seniors to use city parks and facilities for their upcoming events and also adopted new changes to city housing law.
Speaking on behalf of the Associated Student Body (ASB) and parents of Palisades Charter High School 2025 Senior Class, Ava Friedman, a senior at Palisades Charter High School and secretary of the ASB, addressed the council. She requested permission to host senior activities and events at Beverly Hills parks and facilities following the impact of the January 2025 wildfires, which left the Palisades Charter High School in an uninhabitable state. The request is also to waive field use, facility rental and parking fees associated with hosting these events, which include the school’s annual Soccer Banquet, Senior Class Breakfast and Senior Movie Night. Fees and costs for the events are estimated at $8.876.
The ASB is planning to host senior activities at Roxbury Community Center and Park, La Cienega Park and Greystone Mansion and Gardens. “This would provide our seniors with the opportunity to celebrate together and create spaces where students can gather, reflect, connect and enjoy these milestones,” Friedman said. “We appreciate the support that the city of Beverly Hills has shown our school … over the last month, we have been granted access to tour these venues and the Beverly Hills staff have been kind and very accommodating.” The council adopted the request to waive field use and facility rental fees for Palisades Charter High School events.
