Show Caption1 of 9The National Guard directs traffic at Pacific Coast Highway and Entrada Drive on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. PCH was re-opened Monday to through traffic after being closed since the Palisades fire on January 7th.

City officials announced Saturday that checkpoints to enter the Pacific Palisades will remain in place despite previously lifting the requirement ahead of the Sunday reopening. The move was made after some residents voiced concerns that allowing public access would bring looters and crime to the homes that were still standing but largely uninhabitable due to

Pacific Coast Highway, which has been largely off limits since the Palisades Fire erupted on Jan. 7, finally reopened Monday.

Despite ongoing cleanup and restoration efforts following the Palisades Fire, a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway reopened Sunday to traffic.