2018-19 City Budget Defies Expectations, Woolsey Fire to Remain Balanced

The Malibu Times
The City of Malibu’s General Fund Undesignated Reserve held $28.3 million as of the end of the fiscal year, which ended on June 30. General Fund revenues were $35.3 million, or 109 percent of the annual budgeted amount for the fiscal year. Additional ...
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California’s fire season impacts Emerson community

The Berkeley Beacon
Photo courtesy of Charlotte Drummond. Freshman Charlotte Drummond watched ashes fall from an orange Malibu, California sky from the safety of a friend’s home last November, hoping the flames hadn’t consumed her neighborhood. Now, thousands of miles away in Boston, she is watching the same thing happen all over again. “Being away [from m ...
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Thanksgiving Day Storm Brings More Rain and Snow to SoCal

NBC Los Angeles
By 6 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, Malibu down to Irvine should feel the brunt of the wet system ... the forecast called for Big Bear to see anywhere from 1-3 feet of fresh powder by Thanksgiving evening. Almost all of Southern California is expecting more than an inch of rain on Thursday, with areas expecting about an inch and a half.
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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker says he “didn’t really have time to be scared” of California wildfires

thelineofbestfit.com
Kevin Parker of Tame Impala has revealed that he "didn't really have time to be scared" when evacuating Malibu last year during the California wildfires. Just over a year ago, Parker posted on Tame Impala's Instagram, writing, "RIP to all this gear (and someone’s beautiful house) in Malibu. I made it out with my laptop and the Hofner.
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2021 Audi RS6 Avant First Drive Review: Truly a Super Wagon

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MALIBU, California—As we step on it coming out of an apex, the wagon we're driving unleashes a baritone exhaust note from its twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 that bellows across the canyons. Then we mash the binders into another hairy hairpin along a delightful stretch of narrow, twisted roads in the Malibu hills, the Pirelli rubber registering its ...
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Major Storm Moves Into SoCal, Threatens to Disrupts Thanksgiving Holiday Travel

KTLA
In the Malibu area, heavy showers are affecting burn-scarred hillsides from last year ... Widespread rain is expected Wednesday, with most areas of Southern California receiving 1 to 3 inches, he said. Desert areas will get less, about a half-inch to an inch. The storm is predicted to bring significant snowfall to mountain areas — about ...
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2020 Audi RS6 Avant first drive review: Take a chance on me

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I know. I know. "Automotive journalist loves 591-horsepower station wagon" isn't exactly breaking news. Yet after a day of driving the new RS6 wagon through the Malibu canyons in Southern California, here I am, thoroughly impressed and absolutely thrilled that, after more than a decade of begging, Audi has finally decided to sell one of its RS ...
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Chilly Temps, Storm In Malibu Thanksgiving Week

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MALIBU, CA — As you're cooking your Thanksgiving feast, you might want to consider turning up the oven because Southern California is going to experience unusually cold temperatures, along with rain and snow this week. A midweek storm will make for a soggy Thanksgiving, and possibly complicate travel plans as a record number of people are ...
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Beyoncé and Mariah Carey helped turn Airbnb into a luxury brand

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For one week in the summer of 2015, consumers of celebrity gossip news couldn’t escape Mariah Carey’s trip to Malibu, California. Her stay at an Airbnb there, which she chronicled on Instagram, made headline writers swoon. It was covered in TMZ ("Mariah Carey: I USED AIRBNB... For My Sick Malibu Rental”), Page Six ("Inside Mariah Carey ...
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Resort-Like Manhattan Beach Home Is Steps From Sand

Patch
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — This gorgeous Manhattan Beach home looks more like a luxury resort than a house. It is steps from the sand, with sweeping ocean views from Palos Verdes to Malibu, the listing said. The 5-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom home is 5,478 sq. ft. and boasts a bar and oceanfront hot tub, 1,500-bottle wine cellar and a surf room for the ...
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