One city's stress underscores California's new wildfire calculus

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To say we were made whole following the fires by FEMA and the state would not be an accurate statement.” In Southern California, Malibu, which lost 400 homes worth $1.6 billion to the 2018 Woolsey Fire, has yet to rebuild any, according to a city website. In Santa Rosa, the Tubbs fire damaged parks, street trees, two fire stations ...
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F-M volleyball standout California dreamin’ after college commitment

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When he was a sophomore, the club team traveled to San Diego for a tournament and Fuller was seen by the Pepperdine coach, among others. He took an official visit to the school, located in Malibu, in December 2018 and committed shortly afterwards. Fuller, who last summer was named to Volleyball Magazine’s Top 25 underclassmen to watch list ...
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All evacuations lifted for Southern California wildfire

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Neither of the two major fires currently burning are on forest land. Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California – accusing the state of “gross mismanagement” of forests. At the time, Newsom defended California’s wildfire prevention efforts while criticizing the federal government for ...
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California will never stop burning

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California burns. Always has. Purposefully ... There are brush-clearing regulations and no-parking rules on narrow roads during high-risk weather. In Malibu, mansions get built with underground water cannons that rise to meet a blaze, and residents train to activate hydrants on their streets. Choppers snort water from the surf and dump the ...
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California gets ready for more wildfires and power outages as weather refuses to cooperate

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His daughter, also named Charlie, said she feared for the worst. "I immediately started packing my stuff, my valuables," 22-year-old Charlie Lyons said. "My friend last year lost her house in Malibu. You can't predict what Mother Nature is going to do." CNN's Christina Maxouris, Paul Vercammen and Joe Sutton contributed to this report.
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Authorities lift all evacuations related to California wildfires

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The state controls just 3% of forest land in California, while the federal government owns 57%, according to numbers provided by the Newsom’s office. About 40% of the state’s forest are privately owned. Neither of the two major fires currently burning are on forest land. Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu a ...
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California survivalist indicted in deadly shooting of scientist camping with daughters

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A California transient turned survivalist who spent time behind bars for a string ... Beaudette was shot early on the morning of June 22, 2018, while sharing a tent with his daughters, aged 2 and 4, in Malibu Creek State Park. Beaudette had taken the girls on what was supposed to be a final camping trip in Los Angeles before his family moved ...
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New Laker Anthony Davis Is California Championship Dreamin’

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All that changes is what I work on basketball-wise.” His familiarity with the city meant that he already knew where he wanted to live and already had his go-to spots and restaurants, given that he “doesn’t do the nightlife thing,” which include Nobu Malibu, Lupetti and Giorgio Baldi. Davis also already had an existing support network.
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California evacuations lifted as wildfires become more contained

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Neither of the two major fires currently burning are on forest land. WATCH: In California, nearly 9,000 acres scorched by fast-moving Ventura County brush fire Last year Trump made a similar threat as wildfires devastated Malibu and Paradise, California — accusing the state of “gross mismanagement” of forests. At the time Newsom defended ...
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