Edison once again seeks to limit liability from California fires

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With this year’s fire season already causing havoc in communities up and down California, Edison is making a preemptive bid to limit its liability from the Woolsey fire that tore through Malibu last year and destroyed 1,600 structures, including homes of singer Miley Cyrus, rocker Neil Young and actor Gerard Butler. Losses from the fire total ...
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Inside a wealthy L.A. man’s effort to help pilots fight wildfires from a remote mountain base

Los Angeles Times
“The longer the delay, the more opportunity the fire has to get larger.” The base has been vital over the years for dousing fires in Calabasas, Monte Nido, Pacific Palisades, eastern Malibu and Topanga — areas frequently on high alert, given the narrow evacuation routes. The rugged canyons within a five-mile radius of the site are home to ...
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Roadwork Update

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Intermittent lane closures should be expected throughout western Malibu as a city contractor works to replace guardrails damaged and destroyed by the Woolsey Fire. The project began in September and is expected to run through the end of November 2019 ...
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Entre las llamas de California, ricos y poderosos pagan por bomberos privados

Sun Sentinel
Pero planea ampliar su equipo el próximo año. Más al norte, en California, la compañía de bomberos de Don Holter ha estado funcionando durante casi tres décadas y cuenta con 25 empleados. Trabaja principalmente para gobiernos locales con contratos renovables de tres años, pero en los últimos 15 años, dijo, ha observado un crecimiento ...
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Wildfires ravage So. California again, but here's how thousands of homes were saved

USA Today
And earlier blazes in Southern California over the past five years have included the Woolsey Fire, which burned to the ocean in Malibu, blackening 96,949 acres. destroying 1,643 structures and taking three lives. Or the Thomas Fire nearly two year ago, which burned 1,063 acres, leveled 1,063 and killed two, according to the California ...
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Malibu's Big Money Political Donors Backing Joe Biden for President

The Malibu Times
CalMatters, in its most recent report on political contributions by zip code, stated that Malibu’s 90265 zip code contributed more money to Joe Biden than any other presidential candidate between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2019—with $37,488 going into his coffers. The numbers are based on published Federal Election Commission data, which only ...
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Letter: Hollow Argument

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In response to “Enough of this nonsense” published in the Oct. 17 edition of The Malibu Times This letter is in response to the one posted in yesterday’s paper by a Mr. Steve Jones. As much as I believe in his right to his opinions, I respectfully ...
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