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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wildfire season in California makes headlines every year, but it’s nothing unnatural and nothing new. It’s been a cruel fact of nature up and down the once Golden State since before I was born. When I was growing up my father had a ranch near Malibu. We had some wildfires out there, but what got burned were barns, stables and lots of grass ...

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 ...

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 ...