70-80 mph winds, single-digit humidity Tuesday through Thursday elevate fire risk across Southern California

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The rest of Southern California may begin to experience a warming trend on Saturday. Highs were expected to climb that day to 69 degrees in Huntington Beach; 70 degrees in Newport Beach; 74 degrees in Malibu; 76 degrees in Torrance and Hawthorne; 82 degrees in Fullerton; 83 degrees in Van Nuys, Chino and Moreno Valley, 84 degrees in Northridge ...
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The Story Behind Every Song on Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’

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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 ...
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Updated: Mureau Fire Holding at 10 Acres

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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 # ...
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Utilities say equipment probably sparked Southern California wildfires

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Meanwhile, Southern California Edison announced that it believes its equipment caused the deadly ... The Ventura County Fire Department found that SoCal Edison equipment ignited the November fire, torching homes in Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Malibu, the utility said in a statement. SoCal Edison said the fire department had not yet released ...
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Horse owners scramble to evacuate their animals ahead of California fire

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California wildfire: Goats help save Reagan library from destruction Emma Stavropoulos ... A year ago, the Woolsey Fire destroyed White Cloud Ranch near Malibu, where Brian and Amy Stevenson boarded a mare named Dulcinea and mini-donkeys Sierra and Lacey. They moved their animals to Castle Rock Farms on Tierra Rejada. And that site was ...
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California Wildfire Might Reach Reagan Library, Getty Museum

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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 ...
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Scenes From a Burning State: The California Wildfires

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He packed up belongings and his cockatiel, Pavarotti, and headed away. Mr. Patterson said he’s lived in California since 1985 and has moved around. He said that, at one point, he lived in Malibu and was evacuated there, too. “I’m a veteran,” he said with a laugh. But Mr. Patterson, 64, said he’s eyeing retirement. He has a house in ...
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Utilities equipment probably sparked California fires, companies say

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Meanwhile, Southern California (SoCal) Edison announced that it believes its equipment caused the ... which led to homes being burned down in Thousand Oaks, Calabasas and Malibu. SoCal Edison said the fire department had not yet released those findings, but the utility company conceded in a quarterly earnings report that its equipment was ...
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California parents and educators help students cope with fire trauma, again

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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 ...
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How CA Firefighters Saved Reagan Library from Wildfire

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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 ...
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