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  • California fires were bad, but they could have been much worse
    Los Angeles Times
    The toll of wildfires in California has been staggering over the last two years. Much of Paradise was destroyed last year at the same time that the Woolsey fire devoured more than 1,000 homes from Oak Park to Malibu. When the Easy fire in Simi Valley threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark ...
  • Manhattan Beach House Hunt: Which Strand home is superior?
    Los Angeles Times
    The perfect Manhattan Beach home would be — of course — oceanfront on the Strand. It would need to be on an elevated, south-facing corner walk-street lot for the most spectacular views from Palos Verdes to Malibu. It would be located far enough from the busy parts of town so you could enjoy privacy and quiet beaches, yet close enough that ...
  • As California’s fire threat begins to relent, officials say it could have been much worse
    Los Angeles Times
    The toll of wildfires in California has been staggering over the last two years. Much of Paradise was destroyed last year at the same time that the Woolsey fire devoured more than 1,000 homes from Oak Park to Malibu. When the Easy fire in Simi Valley threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark ...
  • As California’s fire threat begins to relent, officials say it could have been much worse
    Los Angeles Times
    The toll of wildfires in California has been staggering over the last two years. Much of Paradise was destroyed last year at the same time that the Woolsey fire devoured more than 1,000 homes from Oak Park to Malibu. When the Easy fire in Simi Valley threatened the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark ...
  • California parents and educators help students cope with fire trauma, again
    EdSource
    At least 15 California community colleges shut their doors this week due to power shutoffs ... UCLA and all schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu School District closed earlier this week, along with 16 Los Angeles Unified campuses and several Los Angeles charter schools. Many reopened Tuesday and Wednesday. For many students and educators, the ...
  • California dreamin’: The glitz, glamour and great views doing three SoCal cities by train
    Lexington Herald Leader
    Olvera Street is the one-block spot where Los Angeles was born. Andreas Hub Visit California Exploring LA’s outlying areas such as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Malibu without a car would be quite a feat, but there’s plenty to do within walking distance of the Sheraton Grand. The hotel is located in the BLOC, an indoor/outdoor “Lifestyl ...
  • 'Not on my list': private California firms fight fires, raise concerns
    YAHOO!
    But having been stung badly by last year's Malibu blazes, some insurance firms are refusing to underwrite properties ... He only has six wildfire response staff running three trucks, but plans to expand private coverage next year. Further north in California, Don Holter's wildfire company has been running for almost three decades and has ...
  • The Story Behind Every Song on Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’
    We had to call my housekeeper in Malibu, who took the cassette, put it in a blaster and played it with the ... symbolic journey through the titular hotel -- are his finest work in that arena. "I guess I'd have to say 'Hotel California,' although I feel it important to point out that Glenn contributed some very important lines to that set ...
  • Rattlesnakes have had a busy year. Same for the people who catch them for a living
    Los Angeles Times
    Bo Slyapich seeks what no one else wants to find. On a recent morning, he waded into grass so high and so dense his legs disappeared from view. He crouched low and then lay on his stomach as he scoured the backyard of a house above Pacific Coast Highway. The homeowner looked on from a safe distance. Luna, the family dog, barked as Slyapich ...
  • Updated: Mureau Fire Holding at 10 Acres
    The Malibu Times
    Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station reported the fire was "holding at 10 acres." 10:59 a.m. Caltrans reported heavy delays along the Ventura (101) Freeway in Calabasas due to the Mureau Fire Wednesday morning. Northbound traffic has been stopped. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. MOTORIST ALERT: Traffic on NB US 101 at Mureau Rd in # ...
  • How CA Firefighters Saved Reagan Library from Wildfire
    Firehouse
    SIMI VALLEY, CA—When the Easy fire erupted early Wednesday morning in Simi Valley ... Years earlier, the Reagan family had lost their ranch in Malibu to fire, which the president’s daughter, Maureen, mentioned to visitors. “We live in a place with unique terrain that’s continually touched by fire,” she said, “and thank God we ...
  • California Wildfire Might Reach Reagan Library, Getty Museum
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday the state secured a grant from the ... which killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes in a swatch stretching from north of Los Angeles south through Malibu to the sea. No deaths were reported from the current fires but weekend gusts may have claimed three lives. A 55-year-old homeless ...
  • Guest Column: Halloween Safety Tips
    The Malibu Times
    Halloween is quickly approaching. As a kid, this was always one of my favorite holidays. Carving pumpkins, dreaming up a costume (then trying to make it) and collecting pillowcases full of candy... What could be better? As an adult, however, I see the spooky side of Halloween—and I’m not talking haunted houses. No, it’s children out on ...
  • Omaha Beach enters Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile with something to prove
    Los Angeles Times
    He just does it so nice. … Whatever he does won’t surprise me because he’s that good.” After the Breeders’ Cup, Mandella has targeted Omaha Beach for the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita, a seven-furlong race on Dec. 26, to be followed by the 1 1/8-mile, $9-million Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park. “He’s set to go to ...
  • Areas of Malibu Under SCE Blackout Wednesday Night
    The Malibu Times
    "SCE notified the city that it had shut off power the Cuthbert Circuit 10/30/19 at 8:49 p.m.," an alert from the City of Malibu stated. "The Cuthbert Circuit is in the City of Malibu and incorporated areas south of Malibu Vista, covering most of Point ...
  • County Reviews Woolsey After-Action Report
    The Malibu Times
    Beginning the moment the Woolsey Fire leaped over the Ventura (101) Freeway before dawn on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, Malibu came face to face with a stream of disappointments, harsh realities and bad luck—extreme weather, poor communication, failures of preparation and lack of resources chief among them. Now, those realities are being codified ...
  • The Young and the Restless' Eric Braeden forced to evacuate as fires rage in California
    soapcentral.com
    #GettyFire Y&R star Tracey Bregman (Lauren Fenmore) lost her home in the California fires that raged in the Malibu area in 2018. She was able to get a few personal effects out of her home, including some family photos and her Daytime Emmy. Everything else ...
  • Twin Southern California wildfires menace Reagan Library, Getty Museum, homes
    SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) - A major wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald ... The Reagan Library, Getty Center and Getty Villa in Malibu were all forced to close due to the flames and thick clouds of smoke, although all three facilities were said to be out of imminent danger by evening. "The dedication of our staff and ...
  • Reagan Library in California at center of raging inferno
    California's sweeping wildfires have devastated much of the state ... “Many years ago, we lost our old ranch in Malibu to fire,”Maureen Reagan, the former president's daughter told the Los Angeles Times . “When those winds start to blow, the same could happen to any one of us. We live in a place with unique terrain that’s continually ...
  • California wildfires: high winds fuel multiple new blazes in south – live
    The Guardian on MSN.com
    Had to put the cameras down for a second to help get these horses out. Rancher: "have you ever lead a horse?" In addition to the Mureau brush fire that kicked up this morning just north of Malibu, a count one in southern California’s Riverside county and another to the north in Kern County. The fire in riverside was reported at 7am ...
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